The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-19

other through aperture a. had been blown out By
Of the shells from The eat Lisutsnan Porter headsd
the 's pa''. and = he arasd sh~snd Of The sodsds
vas ~saasS k,lss bys shaspsAeOs's hs@ he top q
.hs - w. M sssssag - bssass and passins su
hns..s ths rnouldsr baaAe The Aess I'D esassd hs
!, the sors whsn the sailors advihosd and the enemy
who we're nos slow perceive tbs fsos emerged from
their boubproofs and literally lined the rampArtA
Yhoss who got inside the palassas snsoantsEsd |
new objecs in the ditch, which, hAN nlsd with |
the soft sand that shells had knocked from |
the walls Of the fort, became a. impossible |
az q marsh The foundered abouA IN II, and |
ysinly endeaSored TO climb 70 the ramparta The |
SLOPE however was too Steep and they rolled down
again and the ditch became filed with mass Of huma
beings through which Of small flags visb'
an evidence Of the determinatiN with which each .ps
Grew endeavored TO plant thu particular AZ W.
parapet Commander Breese and Lieusenan' !. Gushing
and Preston everywhere among the nm raying
them whom any indication to give way ,s,ssed sself
and all this through most CALLING aye from the yebel in.
fantyy upon the top Of tha forA who from be.
tween the Savsrses, and .swry nook and hole,
poured Sorh q contnrDEs discharae OF musketry
Fortunately they ab 10 dspress the guns at this
stage Of the 8ght or would have been much
greater The men pshayed most CALAMITY. Such rally
ing cries Is "pccSard there Minnesota" ''his way,
ssnssasos," 'Wose Up, yuniasas /" Scsoundsd In tbs
midst Of the feriAs clash Of small arms Finding that
II was fnW ssibe 70 escalade the waIas the
finally With drawn, though not until they bad lef nearly
two HUNDRED dead and wounded lying around
the Fort II was repulse; but Admiral
| Porteyys blue jackets hilN proved their va,or
| even in defeat The Withdrawal 70 the boats was
mpished under a renewed and tremendous FIRE from
tho, Yebeh who elated with their temporary success
poured volley after voley OF mRketry WHILE a. the
'men within range of the artillery showers Of grape
were sent whistlng after them. The guns on the
Mound" diverted from the feet and, Joining in
with those of tho fort concentrated perfect x 0enr
upon the devoted band Some prudenty kept the shel
ter Of the ditch until nghtfa, and then escaped down
| the beach.
Colonel Lamb shot by one Of our men, who took
| aim at him rom behind the palisades
The gallant Preston fell while leading the men. HIS
last embraced request that he would be buried
Annapolis he had been edacated Soy the service
| MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS
Master's Iae Kempton, Of the Santiago dc Cuba dis
tingnishcd bnsef by carrying orders under heavy fire
10 General Ames
The fleet, during the three days. bombardment threw,
Is estimated between thirty and forty thousand shoa
AFvAIRs MoNDAy-rxpLospv TUE FORT.
Our victory is somewhat saddened by melancholy
accident which occurred this morning. Some soldiers
careessy entered the magazine with Torches and Is
supposed that a spark communicated with the LOOSE
grain. Of powder the 0oor and thus fired the whole
mass A terrific explosion ensued, and the sand and
earth thrown hundreds Of feet In the air. portion
of the Third New Hampshire, which WAS In the fort,
well number Of sailors, buried in the ruins.
| The number lost Is estimated two hundred.
Among the killed it Is reported the paymastev and
nm ensign OF the Gettysburg
ABANDONMENT ME.
Az write, the sky to the westward and southwark is
covered with dense OF black smoke and II is evil
dent that the enemy abandoning Nil the works in
this vicinity Some think that they will make
| effort 10 hold Fort CasweD.
GuHBoArs CAPE FEAR RIyFR
At high tide, about nine O'Clock this morning the
light draught guDboats and doubeenders crossed the
bar and entered the river. They steaming mp
towards Wilmington, and as yet have encountered no
resistance.
STRUCK.
The Hronsiles hit abort about forty times The
Santiago de Cuba struck four times. The monitor
Canon,cus struck forty times and had sixty holes in
her snsokestaok which, after the hgh looked very
much like well battered pcppertox.
other vesAe1 hit in proportion but not single
disabled 30 unit her to enter the fight
again to day