The New York Herald Newspaper, March 13, 1863, Page 1

HOLE NO. 9676. ) Montauk’s Engagements of Janu- } ary 27 and February 1. TAIN WORDEN’S BRILLIANT DASH Partienlars of the Destruction and Blow- ing Up of the Nashville, POP jlendid Gunnery of Acting }© Torpedo Explodes Under the Montauk. is Struck Seventy-one Times by Solid Shot. le Iren-Clad Engagement at | Fort McAllister. B, Passaic, Patapsce and Nahant _ Engaged for Eight Hours, = PASSAIC HIT THIRTY-THREE TIMES Correspondents Stx Weeks’ Expe- im the Iron-Clad Montauk, Bey Rey dee Special Naval Correspondence. i} Uxirxp States }Ron-CLap Montavn, Port Roya, Hansor, Jan. 23, 1963. 3 veeso), commanded by €ommander J. L. Worden, Pitor fame, arrived at Port Royal on Monday, the “at, Daving left Beaufort on the evening of the 17th |, Her passage bere was marked with many experi- of interest. In some weather and relative positions action of the sea sbe bebaved very well; but the jience of ner trip has clearly demonstrated the {act - nang or wen-going vessels they are not without mapy un- it experiences. Igo not propose at the present ) into the details of her voyage, but leave it for time, Jn these prefatory writings I propose to nce thatearly to-morrow morning this vessel, jn the United States steamer James Adger, Command. will leave here for the purpose of éngoging at battories erected on the Ogeechee river, or the protection of the rebel steamer Nashville, p some time ago ran tho blockade, and since which ; has been kept in her retreat by our vessels. | Nasbgille ja now ready for sea, and ininds, with of the rebel ram Atlanta, to join the pirate of the vessels in » put great If the rebeis: ENT eee} ‘Sarorpay Bvexmc, Jan. 44, 1663. ‘Tun stant. order for.a move in the morning led us to seek our /) at an-early hour last night. Nothing disturbed our }) and befere daylight we were astir, The anchor had || hove short last evening, #0 that mo time should be | im getting voder way. Dalf-past six o’ciock the James Adger, our consort ‘yesec!, was under way, 60 as to get ahead of 10 give us our tow lines, L swensyfour minutes betore seven o’clock we had anchor,and the jingle bell had been rung to ‘go fast,” steaming up under the stem of the James , Where, afew minutes before seven, we received and shackled them to our towing chains. J \th vessels now started abead, the Adger being about Jengtb in advance: ‘THE MONTAUK AT SRA. batches were now secured, and the only communi- between the living apartments and the outside was through the turret, Aside from all other {cel attendant opon sailing under water, there is one the eaze show themsacives meo and loyal citizens States of America. ‘ ten yearn ago. nearly twenty years, but this up like a parcel of tine outside influences, save air, ‘And an quiet as if in a house on pre soene was beautiful ‘non, hed frangiag aloug the westero horizon made w of rarity, while in our immediate foregron the protecting angel of a novel » the firet to pass over that ground—tugging away ‘be grim engine of war. (Our own deck, Viewed from urret tap, was a study of jnterest—an iron raft sur inted by & tower of ircn but few people were to koon Bbows ine deck, groups of officers, howew ‘on top of the turret watching the progress o Is an thoy went along the coast, Heneath th nearly a hundred of busy soule—a kittie world of le, @ greet motor, the steam engine, (wo monster and ai) the paraphernalia of a machine of terribie uotion. Yet our course was marked only by a of the waters soon be lost trace of. he history of that passage and snbrojuewt events no dubt be indelibly registered on the page of lus Ofty minutes past tan A. M. we passed the buoy which emtrance over Tybee bar. in the backgroand 1 be seem the ruined Aighthouve on Type islond yualat old Martello tower, built by the Spaniarde cen- 0, new coup! & Company of the Forty. jow York Mate Vo! 5 twenty minutes past twelve /. M. we paseed War TH saw Sound, where we saw two steamers and three schooners, which were watebing with interest the appear- fe ey les alpen gg While off bere we heard the fir: wy in Lhe direction of Savannah—target b Aunt uP eae ea past one P, M. we Canandaigua, Green, outside the bar tabaw Sound, ie tftsem mincian afterwards we. healed up for her and the changed; with our we could #00 the forecastic and the decks crowded with men watching es As we drew nearer a long line of briny Spang ede A thap one in- ger was towards us, that the theme of con’ speculative It must ‘those om ten minu' upver the Green was Worden had br i Some Ii had the a dense fox ‘not even Bee Ttieft as suddenly ‘ager, nue er, and, our pifot, steamed ‘winding channel, parsing tb gunboat “e to eee to tbe senier ctor, 5 greet ‘Us a8 we passed each ot! . at five o'clock, when off Racoon Island, the fog again abut us in, apd in ten minutes thereafter our auchor was dewn, finding bottom in a Jittle over two jathoms of water. Orr Raccoon Ist.ann, Ocrxcums Rivex, Jan, 25, ieéa. } ¥ 0a—voa, ‘The fog, which compelied us to anchor yesterday after. Boon, continued all might in its utmost density, nor did the influence of the sun this morning affect it sufficiently to make navigation safe. About eleven o'clock, however, we got under way and took up a position higher up the Tiver and ip deeper water. FORT MW’ ALLISTER. ‘The battery we are to engage is known as FortAlcAllis- ter, named after Major McAllister, a wealthy planter of this neighborhood. This work is situated on the right bank of the Great Ogeechee river, at a bend, 90 that ite guns sweep down a reach of say two miles. It mounts nine guns, one, or perbaps two of them, being rifles. One is certainly kaown to be rifled, as its shot. is thrown toa distance not reached by the ordinary smooth bore guns. The other guns in the work are thirty-two-pounders, probably army pattern, THR OBSTRUCTIONS. As far as we can learn the rebeis have placed spile ob. structions below the fort, about four hundred yards dis- tant, Of course there must be a passage leit in the ob- structions large enough to allow the Nashville to pass through; but in all probability we shali not want te*go through until we have taken the work. The town of Hardwick is near to this work, but how far distant nove bere seem to know, From that place our chart shows a sheil road, connecting with the Savannah and Gulf Railroad, about ten miles distant by land and thirty by the river. THK NASHVILLE, ‘The Nashville lies about five miles from the tort, all ready for sea—stores, &c., all on board, a crew of sixty men, twenty of whom are seamen and the remainder are “crackers,” or greenhorns. Owing to the gale which oc- curred on the epring tides the Nashville did not get out; Dut to-might is set down as the time for two iron-clad river boats to reach here from Savannah to assist in get- ting the pirate to sea, ‘The Nashville is said to be commanded by C. M. Mor- Jow, but formerly was wo the free use of wi ‘Lieutenant Commander William Gibson, com: on board later United States day and edged to our stock of information. ’ RRADY FOR ACTION. Dawn .........-Gunboat,.... Act’g Lieut, Jehn 8. Barnes. C. P. Williams. . Mortar scbr. . Aet’g Master —— Lawrence. ‘The Seneca and Wissahickon are of the class of pew gup- oats built in 1861. The first named distinguished herseif in the Port Royal fight and in subsequent operations in this squadron. The latter was prominent in the engage- ments which resulted in the capture of New Orleans and 1a the heavy work before Vicksburg. She eng the same fort a few weeks since, and received # shot four feet below the water line. The Dawa is one of the purchased gunboate, and is armed with a one hundred pounder rife, which makes ber a very effective vessel at rd range ‘The M , the flagshi; the expedition, was the second of the new iron-clad Ericsson batteries jaunched Orr Lowen Marsa Igaxp, Ganat Oceecums ious bal 26, 1863. } Nothing dieturbed our quietudegduring the night. A bright lookout was kept for secesh, but be did mot show himsew. A MAN OVERBOARD, A melancholy acekient occurred shortly after four o'clock this morning, whereby one of our crew waa lost. Isaac Selby, ® young man of about twenty-three years of age, apative of Konse’s Point, N. Y., in the darkness walked overboard, and, before @ boat could get to him, sank to rise no more. In less than two minutes after he fell overboard a boat was manned and sent for bim, but he went down when the boat was about ber length from him. Poor fellow, his voyage is up. He was a man full of promise and universally beloved by his sbipmates. is a sad warning to others. Had it not been we were ip an enemy's country and expecting an attack our Iie lines | fast precluded the possibility of @ good appetite, All would have been rove; but as it was no one can be blamed for the sad accident. We were not able to recover his body to day. ‘The day broke dull and heavy, promising anything but fino weather, The sun, however, came out bright, but warm. Heavy cleads hung around us all day, and there | bax been no wind to drive them away, ‘TUR COUNCIL OF WAR, The commanders of the gunboats were on board during the morning arranging plans for attack; and, while the war counc)! war in session, rapid firing was heard from the James Adger, which was reported coming up the chan- nel. Some thonght the Fingal was coming im, white owers ye ene had ramon a sboal. The W. was sent to het aesistanos. The firing proved to be only target practice. At a quarter to eleven a strange sail was reported sea. ward, which proved to be the Paal Jones, bound from Port hoyal w St. #imon's Sound. At bait past eleven the James Adger anchored astern of us, and te Wisrabickon stood ont geaward to speak the Fanl Jones A XRARER ANCHORAGE. At hal pat one o'clock we hove short, and in fifteen minutes afterwards we were going abead fast bound mt | theriver, At seven minutes to three P.M. we apchored Off the lower ond of Lower Marsh Island, about three miles Fort MeAlliater , joet out of the ri oot ther UD, At a quarter past thiee Che Wiinahickon anchored astern of on | At @ quarter past five the Dawn. having im tow the mortar schooner (. |’. Williams, anchored jn jine astern and subsequendy the Seneea took up her position behind ue and toe W yok. About the aame time the despateh in, having loft Port Royal (his moring orders to report wo Captain ‘den h servine on he might require, We are quite alittle fleet, and | think the rebels are well aware that we will make a demao | stration on them to-night. OTHER WORKA. We can see the Buelah battery, on the Little Ogeechee, very plainty, alo the camsp at cnithe's Rm At ine latter place we could see men very distinctly. The bat | tery at the former piace ie quice formidable, while tne } rae ged Ty Ly anne. Hoth are in en one! Ds stan twelve miles by the shell road. | Pee |, From our present anchorage we are unable to sew Fort Daffodil came 8 o'clock, with W YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, FRIDA Y, MARCH 18, 1863, THE IRON-CLAD FICHT. z™2)Scene of Operations at Fort McAllister, in the Ogeechee. any there—and to destroy the range stakes which enabies them to fire their guns with sueh accuracy. We are in hopes the weather will be propitions to.mor. for our operations, 80 that we can settle this mooted question—"‘ Are iron-clads equal to forts?”’ probably return during the night, and I will then record their experiences and the of the recopnoissance We have secured the services of Mr. Murphy, a firet rate pilot. He is a native of Darien, at which place be ‘was formerly a pilot. Heise Union man and an excellent pilot. We expect great things from him. Our officers and men are anxious for the work to begin, and regret that they were not able to do so today. We- ail of us fear that the fog which has prevailed since our coming into these waters bas evabied the rebels to get knowledge of our presence and govern themselves ac- cordingly. We shail start early in the morning. MIDNIGHT § Lieutenant Commander Davis, of the Wissahickon, has just returned from a reconnoiseance up the river ina ‘smal) boat from his vessel and one from the Fenece. He destroyed several dookout of the rebels’ gon range marks and a station Just as they cut away the lookout pole the sectinel at the fort called out ‘All's well.” We planted «small flag on the left bank of the river, and after taking @ look at the spile obstructions, where a small tug was evidently be | down infernal machines, they returned to their vesrels, first reporting to Com- mander Werden the reruits of the reconnoitre. Gunat Oorncuen Riven, Jan. 27, 1863. } ‘UP ANCHOR, All bands were called at Ove o'clock this morning to get a hasty breakfast and prepare to engage the enemy. ‘The daylight struggled bard to penetrate the dull leaden clouds which bung in the eastern borizon. The outward world gave no bright signs of promise, and we were not cheered by @ clear morning and a wind which would drive the smoke from our guns. The unusual hour for break Trese Mies Brow Fort McALueren, were anxious for daylight and to open fire. At fifty five | minutes past #1x we ptarted,ond in five minutes after wards we were going abead fast, the Seneca, Wissabickon, Dawn and ©. P. Williams following us at a distance of about a mile and a half astern A YIRW oF TN YORT The tide was running ebb, and we steamed up finely, and in afew minutes passed a clump of trees and the fort was plainly in sight. With our glasses we cou id soo no wigns of life, no flag flaunted defiantly over the works. A little tng lay at anchor about two hundred yards above the obstructions which stretched across the river. A little smoke from ber mack evidenced that she wax renay to move off. . MY STAND PoUWT. Your correspondent took up bis position in the pilo’ house, so that seeing, he could not be seen, and derpite the efforts of the rebels be would be able vo survive and record the fight. It was to be @ new test of nerve. Wooden ships be har tried; But this is the first iron clad in which he bas hod the pleasure of being in under fre I mnet confess the experiences were both pew and novel Two boxe guns directly beneath your feet were to vomit forth stnoke apd flame so clove that you could look into their vent holes as they were fired. The work before us was to be the first y Sneh gun. It rema: could be penetrated, or that | fire could i any way annoy being placed in & porition such as T bad never before oooupied. Only thank’ eight inches between you and the huge ten ineh solid shot. And yot one felt perfectly nate and comioriable, y of the rebels Vpen the whole it was OUR PORTING ANCHORAOR. Athalf pert seven our anchor was let go, about two hundred yards below the obstruction. We did not deem it Prudent \ approach nearer then, a& the litte tog evidently had the torpedo lines on beard ready to fre them t)¢ moment we were over them Not a soul wav to be seen In the fort, and for time we thought that poesinly the enemy had gone EOC EMONT OF TI RNG ACRMENY At thirty Ave minutes past seven we fired our eleven och gum, the line wae good, but the shell @tploded be fore reacbing is object, Now came the ‘big Afiecon i }/ concussion in the turret and with the same result. The RETURNS THE FIRE. seven the rebels let slip a ten us on the gumwale, ~ oe deck plates, and then OK did no otier damage, The shock of the impact was ‘heard in all pate of the vessel, The vessel is not injured Dy said shot,ind the resistance offered established a wonderful condence in the mind of Jack. As fast as wo could load and fire we gave it to them; but owing to ve want of practice in righting our guns we ee © rem ae shooting for the first quarter of an re Secesh dircted a good share of bis attention the wooden vessels which were piling im shell in | fine style. Two of the guns in the fort directed | their whol attention to us in particular, wait- | ing untit ou turret was revolved #0 a to present our portholes tabeir aim, We would fire, and vang would | £0 their gun, their shot Or shell passing with a few inches of our heads Usually they fired before we did; their | sheli¢ burst ® and over our deck, of courre doing not the slightest darage ‘Twice we fired both our guns at once: | but we foun that the shock was rather heavy, though no one in the teret complaived of the concussion, SLACK FIRING. At half-pai eight o'clock the enemy's fire D@d mate- rially slackeed, they ing only at intervals, While I was makir ® pote of that fact in my book a rifle shot — struck on or forward deck plating, making ap indenta- | tion in the ek nearly an inch deep, flying off % pieces . Our firing ws slow and steady, but gradually increasing jo rapidity ne men getting the bang of their work. A MOWER BATH. At nine Clock a hot struck abvut ten feet forward of standing (ban on the previous vecasion. Our met koow | wo owe to Our county aud the the port bea ip the water, throwing it up, drenching men in the turret and giving ling in the yot house. THe EXEMY REIFORCED. At forty-’e minutes past nibe the enemy were work. | ing two @s upon us rapidly, showing evidently that resere come up thelr support and | relief, Fe some time they played upon ns ay rapid! as they could fire, throwing their stot and eM! within ten feet from the turret and pilot house, On0f them cut away oar boat booms, bat did not bit theoat, By the way, our boats were moored an each quter and a6 alt times exposed to the chances of being b Subsequently one of them wor struck by a | richoebet ‘pounder solid shot. the shot remaining in | her, It iw in the possession of Captain Worden. | At thirtyve minutes past ten o'clock we «wong w the flood tide. wind which bad sprung op held os ia @ posits for some time. The breeze was in a direct Tine from 0 fort, aiding the enemy aud operating to our disadvante. completely | U8 @ aprink. THR 600D GUNERY. At the te’ of our swinging the enemy were fring slowly, burith thet remar accuracy which they preserved ym first to lagt, PYYRCT OF THR PROTROTIIN, Our #helnow began make an impreesion on the fort distidy visible Huge holes were torn in their | barbettes,¢ sand and Rod flew every time we fired. I. never sawitter practice. Bat our ehetis were running sbort, and the enemy presented no signs of giving up test was exceedingly painful to thivk of with- ing (A the contest, It is true they were occasion ally strikime, but It was like Uhrowing beant aga’ brick walled, a# for all the damage they wore us, we mig have laid there a week, SIMIRAWAL FROM 4OnON, very onf our at ae striking in the right place, ew re evidently would have completed the con action, but we were run down to th fifteen inet and five for the eleven. guns. Waade every one of them tli, aud at five minutes wwelve, for want of ammunition only, we withdrew im the action, The enemy w rome finding we had evidently ceased, he fred a thirtwo-poundor gun, hitting un f torret. Twa the last me we w n storm aad{ now ret in. and ip ten minutes it wae 50 thick we od not see half amile. The gunboats were ordered towe firing, and we all miood down the river to our forranchorage, At five minutes past one! M we anc wane On exanbg our decks we found that wo had been stragk as ows Himes, | On torr a Fi On smoke Sh . 1 On deck ‘ OM BORE eee es ‘ i On boat be i Total 6 Nowe of me had done any damage save the staying of the boubi b we have repaired (hie alternorn Two af | ahot—one ten inch and one thirty.two pounder—aek the turret teirly, the ven-ineb show rok ing an indétion about reveneghthe of an ine the abot ding (0 (be deck in pieces and rolling over board, Were bit betwen Ue gunports, a jutle aber e ‘hewn PAPER OF AND DRE OOH ONM, Fort MeAct i the eteonaest earthwork | have ever , seen. Ttw porition im commanding, while its pecutiar con- struction renders it quite necure from attack. As far as we are pow able to judge, it is a work having six irregular Destions, op which are placed enormous traverses, which ite guns. It is suid that each of them contains aux- jiary magazines, while the main magazine js about half # mle distant from the works. It contains nine guns and @ mrtar, placed ina dom+iune or detached work. Their gunnery exceeds anything | ever witnessed, and shows a Careful attention to target practice. ‘TUB SUCCESS OF THR MONTAUK, As to thie vessel, Tam freo to confesk and happy to re- cord that im her various workings she far exceeded my anticipations. The heavy guns were worked with won derful ease amd celerity. The turret revolves like a charm—alweye steady and reliable; the blowers rapidly clear the smoke, and the concussion ‘# go sligbt that after working the guns aM day vo iil offects are exyerienced. In the pilothouso the concussion or smoke docs not aifect us in tho least, The smoke that enters there comes {rom the outside of the turret when the guns are fired, and as the fifteeo-incts gun does not bura all ber powder some of the aie are drawn in, a8 well as quite @ body of the smoke; but by the aid of the lookout clos- ipg much of this is readily obviated. The compressors ‘on the guns wor! ‘a charm, holding them at all times ip the most pertect subjection, OUR GALLANT CREW. All hands in the turret were a8 Diack as negroes when the firing ceased, ana presented @ curions spectacig. pounds, 180 pounds. So it will readily be seon that the men have @ consideradle weight of metal to handle in the course of four Bours Gring. We bear some scars which will show off well. Ourflag ‘has nine shell holes in it, and, as 1 gave a tabular state” ment of the number of times wo were struck, it does not need any more mention. THe FLT. ‘The gunboats and the mortar schooner supported us well, throwing their shells finely; but, like us, they wore short of ammunition, and were obliged, towards the latter part of the action, to fire sparingly. The particular experiences ov board of each of these vessels I have no Tneans of ascertain’ I heard that the C. P. Williams eye. and tbat the little Daffodil towed her off. The ‘tle despatch boat fired ber rifles quite # number of ‘times, doing some execution. Bho left this afternoon with despaiches to the Admiral. Every one did well; in our own vessel to a man each seemed inspired to do all their duty promptly and with pleasure. ‘The fifteen-isch was nothinally in charge of Lieutenont Commander Cushman, formerly of the Pembina, and the eleven-inch in charge of Acting Master Piere Giraud, Mr. Cushman attended to the filling of shelis and various Other duties, leaving Mr. Giraud in charge of both guns. His practico was the subject of many compliments, as he Abrew bis shell with great precision. Aasistant Potts worked the turret finely, while the other officers Were stationed in different parts of the vessel, doing all that could be done. Everything worked well, and when she again goes into action things will work with more euse than ever. With ali our knewledge of tron-clads, there ure many things yet to learn, and many minor de- fects will have to be remedied; but'for our purposes they have no equal. All the afternoon the weather bos been rainy and un- pleasant. After cleaning up we ali sought rest. After the hammocks were piped down our boys were Boon wrapt in # ound slumber Weonespay, Jan. 28, 1863. Ithas been very cold all night, and thi and now await our supply of ammunition, If we had bad out fair and square. ‘Thin evening several deserters came in; but they Jeft the fort before the firing commenced, The rebels kuew we were bere on Sunday. We have their river pilot, and are in po! much valuable mformation. been blowing a gale of wind al 4 DRSKKDING YILOT. Sinee writing the above [have obtained the following statement (rom William Walker ,a pilot on unese waters:— + Fleftthe fort at Genesis Point about midnight on Mon- hes ‘day. My master in or wae Jamen King. who is apilot im these waters; but b fers the river about ton Saeed in @dleckade runwer. J am «pilot, and deen in the tug Columbue-ou this river for over a year. The tug drawsien Soak oC water, Tho ing lngmaplayed belween Genes int and the raiiroad bridke, Which in twenty-seven miles from ie Nasbeitie as! won 20 beard of ‘pou She ery, to protect It. he wo Wiking in cottom now. Bhe bas no goal, and is takingIn wood for fuel, ‘The fort con‘aine nine guns and une mortar. There is one ten iach colombiad, ome eightinch colutabiad, ene ride und ix thirty-two-poanders, oO is The apiiing commences about one hundred yards be! ted Ena aixty.ove of the busts were discovered Now | ahe fort’ ate place where the river is said to baa mile wise, pnd eatends to tbe my torvadons are way. . Linwood put nab for retufurceme nia, ut Of sharpahooters were sent Ulery, of four pieces, were brought Of eighty men, belonging te tho lv prevent a land! They have been looking for the Fingal since Friday last, far the moat intelligent contraband I ever conversed with. | i i Emmet Rites, but as soon as ibe in th irders were sent to Walker is @ great acquisition to our test, and be is by His story ts connected, and he is uadoubtedly sincere in bis statements, Walker was sccompamed vy Uiree other men and two women. They are now ou bourd tho Wissa- bickon. When we engage tho fort azain we will send ine women on board tue C. P. Williams, farenvay, Jan, ARRIVAL OF a¥MoN:TION. ‘The despatch bout Daffodil arcived with ammuuition | and brought orders from the Down to proceed without de Jay to Port Royal, while the James Adger will yot the same place for the parpuse of taking the Passaic (0 a poiut hot far from bere, where sbe cau have an opportunity of | falling in with the Fingal, should abe succeed in g | by Fort Pularki. We have reports bere that this rebe: iron-clad attewpted to go by the fort, but that rhe sprung aleak and put back to Savannah just ww tine to prevent ber sinking. Our reports from Fort Pulaski do not mention the fact of her being seen in the Savannal river. Possibly the negroes have been told such a siory for nome reason best known tw these who told it, Our firiug wan distinctly beard at Puluski and Port Royal, and the greatest excitement prevailed in referance tw it , 1863. resuite, The arrival tonight of the Daww and [afloat will give them a truthful statement of afairs IMPORTANT INFORMATION From the pilot Walker, who deseried trom the Gen nesis Point Battery (Fort McAister) we have sreh infer. ation as will enable us to work with a better under. the jocality of their vorpedoes, the position and calvre of | their guns, and something of the chasacter of tme wattory | ,, | apd their auxiliary inoans of defence. Uf course it tv jurt | powder to throw me of our hig *be ej omtue powder in the course Of & such information as we stood greatly in neo of, wid nev we shall be enabled to take op ® position more jn accord ance with our own views of safety in roforene (0 in- fernal machines, which were to as a source of some an noyance, as it would not do to lowe one ruwelads, in view Of the service they will be called upon soom to perform. these AONWETY OF THR WEE From the frequency of trips made by the litte tug Columbus we jadge the enemy are busy at work repair ing damages and putting themertver in order w receive | 4 again, and it is fair to presume that additional works | will be thrown up to provet the Nannvilie. It is reported that another steamer can be seen from the mastheade of the guoboats, near the Naghyilie but Walker says there are but two eteamers | in the river (Nasbyille and Columbus), and no way for | any more Wo get in unlens they part ue Ho it immnt be that | Gur okouts see & pile driver at work putting down (reen | obstructions t prevent our reaching the hould we get by the fort, | PREPARATIONS FOR MORE wom We are filling tells and cylinders and preparing for a | renewal of the contest, trupting that our aimmnnition i | will botd out this time, and that it will not blow « gale of wind in s direct line from the fort, therehy aid ing the fight of the enemy's rbot and retarding our pro. | Jocthien We have no meny work to take, The mort exeatient engineering talent bas been displayed in locating snd orecting |t, and their range ix clear and unobetrarted ana their aitiliery prastice beautiful, Nothing dimpareging can be said of them, and they will sland up to their guns in a manoer worthy of a better cavee Our plan of attack will be «little different this ime. We eball get nearer Wo them, aod are ju hopes, by a rapidand well Aireetod fre, tw clear the battery and destroy it This afternoon the wind bas gone down apd the ton bax taken off seme of the chill whieh hae made ite omom fortuble for the pant twenty four hours, If the rebe: el diery are an poorly clad aa represented they tut bave nuftered terribly Thee SAE TLC ON See Abont four o'clock thie Afernoon It wae reported Ufiat he Nashy ile bed come down the river and anchoret pene thefort Leapoot scoount fir wach am nt other Wine than that phe brovght some heavy) une for the (ort Ble tony Intend to attempt to pane we thie might, io the Dollef that thix verse i disabled, The Dawn ie load thew Wy Ubink that ate alee » reareely be leve that » erent yet lt may be pow k their eoeneen in boarding U en whieh LO base hope hao Attock with romeo oor (orks Mok at the viwit of « h n. The lite fellow was very tame, y &) home with an, tue « bern bovping around our decks ail day, as « ae’ his evening the re wan hea din the direction of the f iit 4 8 o'r nek gue rly a nm abe morning it nowed for afew minutes. Wo have boen clearing up, a few more shells on Tuesday we would Lave driven them or | course the wildest rumors prevailed jo referenco vo the | Its use oF position we cannot did not appear to be a camp fire. be no change at the battery at Buelah ee com a6. Cotes ‘8 Blof ‘A cmake, noch 0 would to rom steamer, was xeon away Up theriver. It wae probably the tug * woodmy oe oO come down to night with materials for the fort. We feel confident of having done them © much damage as to require their undivided attention in patting the fort in order for the next attack, which they tnay reasonably expect. Fripay, Jan, 30, 1469. NECONNOMRANCHE, ‘This morning opened with a frest westerly wind and achilly air. A boat expedition, im charge of Liou'enant Commander Cushman, of this vessel, went ap the river last night; but they saw nothing of the Nasbvitlc por any- thing unusual tn the appearance of things ja the vielnity of we fort. They retarned without an adventure. ‘This morning at ten o'clock the Seneca went up to ‘observe the fort from a daylight view and from her lofty mmaatbends, The enetny have repaired the damage done the work; but the lookoate failed to notice auy impor tant changes, A flag was seen waving in the rear of the work, Dut no extra tents were seen, THK RUDE PREPARATIONS. We believe the enemy are expecting to be attacked by land as well as water, and our brush with them oo Tues- diy was looked upon as a reconnoissance simply 0 draw their fire and ascertain their force. Later in the after- noon they burned off the rice fields aud uoderhrush 89 aw ! to give them a fair view of any body of mén approaching them in the rear, The fire extended over quite an area, and dense volumes of gray smoke roso up over tho belt of woods which lies between our anchorage aud the fort. ‘This afterno#h the Seneca started on another reconnois. sance. This time she went up the Little Ogeechee river, 80 as to ancertain if the Nashville had moved Ler position, From where the Seneca went the pirate could be seen. Up to this bour (eight o’clock P. M.) #he bus not returved, She was within a few miles of here when sbe suddenly stopped, and, turning around, steamed off iv tbe direction of Warsaw Sound, At the time she turved about @ small steamer was seon to seaward of hor, whee movements we cannot yet divine, At first wo thonght it was the Daffodi! returning; but as neither the Senco. por the de- ich boat have arrived we do not know what lo mako it. It might possibly have been a river iron-clad be- Jon, tw Savannah, bound this way, bat it hardly seems babe that they would atiempt to -eod one around Bere ut this tines ‘Thy moon it large avigation 18 easy, It is bo light, and ce cannot think we sre asleep, We are waiting with somo anxiety to know the results of the movements of the ves. cls. Another day hax pasved, and we are only waiting Proper support to proceed, | Hay raat Nive F The Seneca har nat arrived, and clears e steamer © 4 my pick ‘ ton, with Colone! Harton, of the Forty eighth New York Volunteers, bound bere t Di, She got out of hor reckoning. Abed \ y be npenrly to orping Her news from Tybee snd Warsaw T will obtain tomorrow. ‘The saw the Nashvitle mm her gid retreat, and nothing new around the veigbborbood she hits visited Rise. SION ALS When she came up her approach was nc rebel picketa, whe , Nght at their picke' They keep a bright loko telegraph it from post to pr tw make out the import of their #i wish, but [ trust we aluali soon br signa lizing in this im It is a lovely vight—c river i# ae amooth as a mirror, wh! as (ally ae L could nip these Statioow for . The rartace of the the mech ehines om brightly ax day. ‘10 morrow we eball look for @ mail by the despatch boat, which mw expected 10 arrive early in the day, Sarrnpay, Jep. 91, 1862 WAINKG Ax WATCHING We are still at our old anchorage, waiting the tune mad tide to attack again, The weather i# cool and clovay, while the wind i» lulled to sleep. We are on the eve of another conflict, trusting to be more successful than om Tuesday last, We regret that we bave not the Dawn with UF; Yel we expect her, more from & desire that she rhould be with us than from any knowledge that she will returo, NEW ARRIVALS, The Daffudil arrived this morning with amimon)tion for the Beet, and in ber wake ig tecrte Tig be | George ‘Washington, with Colonel Barton, of the Forty: eighth New York Volunteers, and Captain ‘eKenzie, of Geveral Bunter's stat, board, They propeme w re. main with us to so thy fight aud do what Kervice they ean. Hor guum way be upetul,, but ax she Js\n {rail erath it will not do W expose her too much. be volun ‘wer service that she will perform, aud sie will bet aot uo dor any orders from Commander Worden. Col. Harton, who lias been cooped up in Fort Pulaeki ee lone, w very anxious to see a tight, and he is here more o* » «pectator than a barticipatar ‘The news of tu day is of no import thus far. vote ign Of the enemy im any direction up to a late bour (oom aller won. Lastevening it wax reporten that notes were heurd ou shore resembling chopping wood 0" bykiy Provnbie that such waa the care,ak we are stil of the opinion that the rebels are preparing for wn asennlt By land. I dew’t koe where the troops are comng from but J know that we shall, weather permitting, go at then to Inorrew morning early Now that we know where (be luiernul moet are we shail go in this yore! close op wo the battery. and iry what wo can do at close range. We cu uo o and a half second fuses,» ¢ shail be obliged & ve ROCHUA ObeX, Wiiicl will Tender our fire aenw ‘ d then, owing to the Meant water. i a wh owe ohalt bo able to use one grave and cauinter wiih wiles. We Sxpect lo got hit quite often but! de not bok ther enn 0 us any barn, unless 1 t their Coe thregty Our porti. We kball know Ww torre ‘The atiucking feet will cour int of the } Montauk, Commander J. 1. Worden, set dicee yt sent Seneca, Lieutenant Commander Wo Gtbeon Wisaadickon, Lioutenant Comrutier a, L. wwe Cr w Acting Matier Freeman We niall ceonpy the sauue ’ that this verve! A the range of oUF gun permit ni friende will ray, You enue To thom wa will day there iw i! any ob@ Complain when the © irl Merrioac: If they will refer Ul fied Ghat the Oth of Me that wax the day whieh proved » every Joyal man and a uF because of the lifary Weir pet evip re uke we think vot fight ov xanday bee i a hucky day, but believe it wae aun moot ue sig 4 wii 08 A eafticieney of winmuniten for think, it takes + © be ow prosper the right, amd way The | ret Ww Vert Ke having di har ordnance storey rapa, Web 1, Len Ror Trae Ail hands were called at haifpart five o'clock thie nny parook of @ breakfast, whieh, @ cuee quence of events about to trauspire, wee Dut stphtiy retiehed. In fact, the time war re muet it mew of Abe nae al levur teat rewreely any une could Ont sulll ciently Ww prepare the vystem for te tw say wine it was abuut (0 be called upon to perform ee ie Al twenty minutes part nix ociork Mr. Morphy, owe trusty title pilot, come on board, The deyt ht now be at 19 force its way Lbrough & donee met whieh tute Close down over the jowlaods and of the om mir wom wLinring but we were m \ f an ter © FOuIA Aimpel thunk and we be ab © to sea the wort cleurly At hm Past 0:5 vor windlans brakes were manned, amt slowiy Our ancior came up. I Weg Le aneber wae ap j and ae 4 abrad, the gunboats for | motion fo river ty the Piguet to thew re the ude of tie morming and the feces whieh ally attendant npob gmiEg ini» ‘ $, feel What it was indeed the © Whe to Jear toned clurets Well farig ont upon Ur Ne quiet om board our venne) eave the steady ot he | omtiring en giowe which we oe oe | the face of tle enneny HEMRATION PRL OOE +0 190» ferhaye in the while © arte oh an on 0 Circumetencse tv wiich be oan he y ef Peculiar Kemwations ate eiperiemed as in eo mga.’ . m . {am i yponding Uw wate eM the Intern ie et gremter lonet 4 hin with twee anew m eit whe 7 + chawe WONTIVUVEN ON CIGHTM PAGE,