The Washington herald., 1909-04-18

around one big chimney IN which North
Carolina pine knots supplied heat and
light on winter nights. This cottage be
came historic, and was famed for the fru-
gal bur tempting meals which its charm
ing hostess would prepare for his dis
tiusuished guests
Besides the many ilustrious C0nfeder-
ate army and navy officers who were de-
lighted 20 md this bit Of sunshiny civil
izati0n on the wild sandy beach. ensoanc-
ed among the sand dunes and struggling
pines aCd blackjack. many celebrated
English naval officers enjoyed its hos
pitaiity under assumed names-Roberts.
afterward the renowned Hobart Pasha.
who commanded the Turkish navy. Mur-
ray. now Admiral Murray-Aynsley. long
since retired. after having been rapidly
promoted for gauantry and meritOriOus
services in the British navy; the brave
but unfortunate Hugh BUrgoyne V. c.
who went down in the British ir0nclad
Captain IN the Bay Of BiSCay: and the
chiyalrors Hewett. who won the Victoria
Cross IN the Crimea and was knighted
for his servfceS as ambassador to King
John Of Ahyssinia. and who. after com
manding the Queens yacht died lament
ed as Admiral Hewett
Besides these there were many genial
and gallant merchant captains. among
them Halpin. who afterward commanded
the Great Eastern while laying ocean
cables and famous war correspondent
the Hon. Francis c. Lawley. NJ. p. cor
respondent OF the London Times. and
Frank Nizetelly. Of the London Ilustrat-
ed News afterward murdered il the
: Sudan Nor must the pIucky Tom Tay-
Tor be forgotten. Supercargo Of the Ban
shee and Night Hawk. who. by his cool
crew from the hands of the Federals af-
ter capture OF the fort. and who was en-
deared 10 the children as the santa
Claus Of the war.
Many Supplies Brought.
AT first the little Confederate was sat
ished with pork and potatoes. corn bread
and rye coffee. with sorghum sweetenlnE-
but after the bIockade-runners made her
acquaintance the impoverished storeroom
was soon filed 20 overnowing. notwitl-
standing her heavy reQuisitions on il for
the post hospital the sick and wounded
soldiers and sailors always being sub
ject of her tenderest solicltude. and often
the hard-worled and poorly fed coIored
hands blessed the little lady Of the cot
tage- fer a tempting treat"
Fort Fisher was attacked by Porters
feet on December a. 1864 Forty-three
vessels threw projectiles OF every de-
scription into the sand dunes. but Col
Lambs little garrison, assisted by a naval
detachment. held the enemy at bay, and
he withdrew on December. 2S. only 10 re-
appear Unexpectedly on January u. 1865.
a combined assault by large naval and
military force ten times the size OF that
commanded by Lamb was successful
after three DAYS. Fort Fisher fell and
Wilmington was lost 20 the Confederacy-
Several incoming blOckade-rUnners. IN
aware OF the success OF the attack. actu-
ally anchored under the forts guns be-
fore they discovered that no Confederates
were there 20 answer the familiar sig
nails. Some were fortunate enough TO get
away. bat others fell into the bands Of
the Federals The Notwithstanding
game was up. and the stream Of supplies
10 the Confederacy was ended, though
Lamb had done his best 10 keep Cape
Fear River open.