The New York herald., 1865-04-09

meuced. Tho Third division Of the Sixteenth army
corps General Carr commanding, followed by the First
division, under General NcArthur were in motion a.
early nix O'Clock A. NJ, and in few moments were
marching in the direction Of the fort which was about
three miles distant. II
Al have already informed your readers, the Thir-
tesnth corps had arrived in front Of Spanish Fort tho
night previous and while the Sixteenth advancing
the right General Berrams brigade Of tho Thirteenth
corps forming the extreme lef followed BY Gene
ri Bsntons and General Yoech's divisions The First
division Of the Sixteenth army corps General Macarthur,
Joined the division Of General veach forming the centre
and right centre while the division OF General Carr os
cuped the extreme right the remaining division Of the
Sixteenth corps General Gsard being sbout two miles
in the rear, guarding the trstna
NvErnSr OF sPAnsH FORT By LAND
While the regiments were forming in line Of battle
along the entire front the artillery preparing 10 open
ON the snsmys works g = yaw Ia =
Diminishing very lively sll day. The rain fell II
torrents but IN re was no abatement to either Che mus
kstry or artillery hfing. fk-l...A N'-eN
The rebels were driven slowly back and took refuge
beyond their rife pis Earthworks hastily throw
up by men, and In afew hours Spanish Fort conn
plstsly invested on the land SIDE Which the went
down the artillery csased each SIDE, though musketry
firing kept up for two hours AFTER Our loss In the
Thirteenth and Sixteenth corps was shout hundred
and eighty in killed and wounded. 4. ,x,.
odr fof5Ss Ec4 49,: .s s.-: Ride pits were thrown
up n the night and Tuesday morning dawned upon the
improved position Of the advance while several batteries
wers in position within four hundred yards Of the fort
ALL rHr EnADouARrrRs uxDn nRs-rM MONITORS HxrL-
, uo rHs WOODS
The country In front OF Spanish Fort Is
very hy At the distance Of half mile the fort can
nos bs distinguished, though built upon high blun
-
berry In front and on each side.
Yesterday and last night the division and corps head
quarters were all under nrc and this morning General
Smith, commanding the sixteenth corps, and General
Macarthur, commanding the Firt division, were COM
PEELED to movo their headquarters further to the rear
a. shells and bullets new about In mos, uncomfortable
proximity one ian sightinch she'll burying itself in
the earth in the midst Of General Smiths stan Our
batteries opened this morning about six o'clock; mus
kerry firing also resumed Heavy firing was heard
In the direction Of the bay 70 the left Of Spanish Fort
Az nrst was supposed TO be the enemys gunboats
shene the woods but II afterwards proved TO DO
Monitors firing along the right shore near Sharks and
Howard's landings, for the purpose Of clearing tho
country Of rebels In that neghbohood and 70 secure
landing for our transports and base for the army
Five MONITORS AND nn ocros,RA Gross nLAxsii mvn
sAR-A nEnkL FLEET IN sGHr.
This AFTERNOON nhor fuinam, OF General Canby stan,
arrived from starks Landing and reported I've Of oul
Monitors crossing Baksly river bar and that sixth VA
crossing as he was leaving. t@4tqfJ z la'l
Captain Eaton, chief signal o,cer (also on Genera
Canbys stanD len stark's Landing about hour Inter
He reports that nve Monitors and the ocsosn are across
the bar and lying at anchor short distance beyond
fset OF rebel sunboats, he also reports 10 In sight
| naval engagement n soon expected 70 take place
March 40, 1905
cLosrra IN On OLD srAvrsu yopr--SARRow ESCAPE OF
| GENERALS GRANGER AND n'ARIHuR
There very lively time along the whole line 10
day Our skirmshers and working parties had advanced
70 within eighty yards Of the fort while three or fou
batteries stationed within from three 10 four hun
| dred yards.
Last night General Granger and General McArthu
advanced TO the skirmIsh line In company with capta
Cobb, chief commisssry, and orderly carrying tn
| Tbirteenth corps flag A might have been expected