The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-01-28

cr, times, a.d any srenrt on their part N nm ny
to Wlu n-t.n Men bee Io.t "a Is will cc rceietri.
OR -t ~ ~ parry .tNu rtroug--are nuN ia
the V.ots WIt..u ga. 10 .i fuTt Fshet. ] cN re-
port y. Fort '".t -.c '1pi ui ht by ~N wou
from f,rt t7ssc' Tic sailors mi mariue~ tro'n
the frci-2,N O sttHr. 80 a'ao o. Jon ~ the as
saulL and endos,ur g scale I'll wall ~ tie Port.
rscy arc IN high glce the ruling, and huckhng
on lhcr armor With She alscnt, %. veterans
sSASp uoNBAfpStSt .su ANArL1
A. ~ o'clock the fr'sA. wst.sh. Muncsots,
PJwhstan and COLORADO toot positions ia hre and
joiucd in the h,tntsrdmenL wh,ch ulev be- reyard.
ed a- the grand drsl ATTEMPT to tase ,Nc Fort
1918 AN The bo,H from TIE 'u.p. sUh ma.
rincs aud sal.rs 90 lyir va she assault Ncro i.Sl
away 70 the flagship about iO0 hos,A ~ith 20 m'p
in each They sistted In hish spirits oil coucnd-
ing FIR thc Opportunity TIE rtls grntost s'ur-
colo, commanded ~ Lieut. GUSHING in close =
The Port, has s'nt ont hcet 70 take sound ,gs.
lie IL getting In position o. protect the asssuing
party and has succeeded N shelling the rohe gun
boats In Cspe Fear river.
1920 h-rhc rebel gunb Ns Chicamaugs and
Tallahassee can be Seen from the mssihe- coming
| down Cape Fear River, and sheng tho woods
where our soldiers are assembled preparatory to
| the sssauh Our army battery on the river IL en-
sasins the rcbti boats but With What success eau
| not e Asccrtsrcd.
| 1915 H.-Thc 6riug u The iron-cl,ls, iiiga,es
| sod gun oats rettirs qmtc lr'sk The tout 70
| main. slcrt, except some rife shots tr~l ~ the
| daring Gushing, Who soenq bravo a. recklr1ncss.
| rhr only shHts ftsi Nv the rcbcls are from The
mound and saer batteries t'uth ot the Tort II 10
| supposed that the seventeen psrupet guns on tie
| north wall " I shrr diSablest.
II A N.-Iuc boats crew. are landing the
! leach, u'out mile from the fntL mum cr.ny
about 2,00O sailors and marines. shells are cNpod
ing ina AMI around the fort, ~ the rate ~ o. per
IN mute, althuugh not more thNn hzi ot Tie Nve-
sale stc VI en- t,stou. The trlrg deliberate
Aui tAc ain Oh. - accurate.
list5 \ M.-Ihe Admiral signals b. Captain G,.s-
sou to tasr his d,Vs on 4 guuhoats int, action aui
tYff Hu "a afFw 10 q
/ und battery, south Of Fort fish'r + e. Wow n
tae uronls Of boats going u tic teach vi sailor
~ most inspiritug. About one-hSli Of tho men
have already landed sni are t'rmirg m four divl-
sious the each. their bright -ahres glsieui ng
in Ihe sun. The b, mbNrdmcnt " increasing In vol
une AMI the bursting 81 shells over FYri rsArr
kcep- II almost euvclopcd w smoke ard flying sar 70
u would ~rtu impossible iur tnortsis O. exist IN NJ
slough IT'S boul itucds are said " L. most capa,i Jus
Tie A1nirars hagsh = IL moving aTidly from ON,
point ~ another IN the uickcst Of the fight bril-
liant with hsge giving orders 10 til, various d.,i
si0ns az " tlcit movements.
! 1880 \ A..rhc sailors and marines have \
| lsndcd AMI ate marching alpny the lca.h IN rcgu
lar MILITARY style num' ~ of srusu guul- ~
arc arranged aiouE tie hcacH, throwing slo'l
scr1ss the peninsula at tho toivl CUNT ps'4 IN CHu
Fear R'vet. The men are ont On tho mouit,f,
dccks Iid urreis, watching tuo course of tuc.
4 slI.Us.
. il.55 The naval a,snult,ug party, iornc
In oshI line, ou The beach auout 25O mon N cac
now move torsard, each loAg' errW carrying %
! daf. lhCr atNauc' rklrm's h lur AZ, throwing
. I ~ light rifc-pls about af mile from the fHri
! Firing VI muskctrt eau bo distinctly heard no IN
, woods towards thc river where tb military a.
saulGng party are under cover, waiting tie s.gua
l. / .or tho attack
1!:ID T.. NJ. Thclom' arlmcut proc rsssrs. capt
4 GIsa.n's u.vaiu' Of punhrs's hsye ius' rrachc
!. uc Ioint aFsgnod lncm, s"u'h OF ftsnct wrih
l. getting INTO pus't. u 80 IA .nd anh water batter
, i.s oy,nc'l aluriuuscsuuunAdc uu thu S,utaso an
:, guulont Fort Jackson several large shells cuu
4, ticochruuS Yards us, sud The Two nrst Oouudc
A us, one Of th"m pi-elus l4st over thc head
. Cspt Gibson and his SOL, r'slc 81 one izhu
= iuiuriug acting master Wilksa ia the eve n
tnIrd suol entered the hull Iust sIvsn,e ut u
81, vhochou.c, sud exploited on tho othcr 80, u q
vessel slightly hru.s.ns and cutrn. two II u
gunnsrs on the lower deck TIE fourth shell psrs,
{, through the Whechuure, wituiu few feet % whe
your curtDGppnucut Vas standing. fur about ha
" | Al hour tlt heavy guns ON uud II. ttotg CONT
., ucd 20 rattle shells over AMI around VA, until u
=. / Fort JNkslu got into position, wheu SHE uIyid'
A., the hiuors with VA. IL" douuleol irr "SAtt.D B,
-. which wHs mo, tug along hshiui We, caught one
, the shells passing over us, which carr cd away q
Il, skyl,ght ~ tne cabin, The other vessel. 81 Z
a.. diysuu arc nov "a position, Aua al Il tltm dfi
p, the tire q tho tolN arteries
~ l-.nP.h Tho cannon 1ling during The last
- minutes has hecn mcat ilfluus, &c only frspon
80 L..ns from tho water batteries uu Capt b' Iu
4 div,.i,r The "hJynI" C.uuuueH g. IaF SPEC.
70 Rtteut on a. thc Santiago, doubtless rcDosniril
at lei a. the csptur OF 81 many blockade runnorH
is go 4 NJ lie line Of - naval brigade eau
Of | kccu about laf = u.lu itJ,u She iur| wing dow
n, | and awsitng tho order for ~" assault Tho CO
a. tr,uadIny hy tue ho,, ~ btill go.u~ on quite iu
A, U,iAly ou Fisher, whilst one divinon s attending
u a. M0unl and water batteries. We can no" =
/ thal Ihr Mound aud water batteries are chAnsi
Isl tho pustous d their suns, 80 ~ 80 sweep The Tea
= aud fHrt Fisher