New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14
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aged us excessively" TO use the "exces-
slvely" guarded language of General Dray-
ton. At the end OF this round the fleet re-
manned outside, while the flagship Wapasn
sailed in close TO the batteries and fired a
single shot. There being no response. the
feet came to anchor and Commander Rod
gers put off in boat with flag of truce.
With anxious eyes the thousands OF men
on the fleet watched the little craft as IT
pulled out from the shadow OF the tower
Ing sides of the frigate, seeming no more
than a cookie shell dancing on the waves.
Before 1t lay the grim, silent walls Of the
fort Soon the boat reached the beach, and
the men were seen TO jump out and pull 1t
up on the sand. Then they disappeared
from view within the portal OF the recent
" smoking fortications. They were not
long out Of sight, however, for Command
Or Rodgers was soon seen scramDnng up
on the highest rampant. carrying nag
Quickly he raised it, and as the beautiful
colOrs Of the stars and stripes broke out
on the breeze a mighty cheer fioated over
the water from the thousands OF throats
on the fotilla Fort Walker had been
abandoned 1t was discovered I'm the even
ing that Fort Beauregard also had been
vacated and the following morning the
Union flag was raised there.
The fruit was even greater than could
have been expected. Not only did the white
Inhabitants in the neighborhood Of Port
Royal fee, leaving their homes behind to
the nercies of the negro slaves and the
Northerners, but the panic among the Con
feoerstes was so great that they ahan-
doned the fortifications of half dozen
other good harbors along the coast. On
the feet only eight persons were killed
and twenty-three wounded. The casualties
among the Confederates were less than one
would have expected from the tremendous
fan Of iron. being only eleven killed and
forty-eight wounded.
AS We have seen. the news did not reach
the North the same night, as the news
paper reader of to-day, accustomed to re-
oeiving news from the ends OF the earth
between morning and afternoon editions
would expect. The first news printed IN
The Tribune which gave any idea Of the
result was a dispatch from Washington
II was published on the morning OF NO
vember ?. and included the following:
Baltimore. Friday, Nov. 8, 1851.
To Mr.. G.. V Fox, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy:
A dispatch received from Norfolk an
hounces a bombardment at Port Royal en-
trance. There was stout resistance. The
Neamer Union and another transport with
'horses were wrecked. The crew of sew
eh'y-three are all prisoners at Raleigh
"A later dispatch stated that released
prisoner from Norfolk brought the news
OF the Decentralization Of the feet, but had
his lips closed by his parole as to all the
eeaiis OF the success accomplished by the
FORCES ashore and the guns Of the ships.
ms was regarded by the Navy Department
es evidence OF a desire on the part of the
'"'h'ary authorities 10 conceal the disheart-
'h'hs ruth Of great disaster 10 the rebel
Cause"
III Inc mean time an event full Of un-
peasant possibilities was taking place on
"e waters Of the Bahama Channel The
Vnieoerate government had appointed ex-
senator's James NJ. Mason. Of Virginia. and
.onh shdeli. OF Louisiana, on account of
HsH political prominence and recognized
s"ii'y' as ENJOYS TO the great movers Of
Europe IN the hope Of winning their sup
5''ft Having managed with their score
s"'s ana families TO run the blockade in
VI charleston. they landed at la