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Some damage from our fire, 'tis thought, Was done the water batteries of the Fort. SOME DAMAGE FROM OUR FIRE TIS THOUGHT WAS DONE THE WATER BATTERIES OF THE FORT
news!”--And now a different strain. (Our own reporter a dispatch compiles, As best he may, from varied sources.) Large re-enforcements have arrived-- Munitions, men, and horses-- For Grant, and all debarked, with stores. The enemy’s field-works extend six miles-- The gate still hid; so well contrived. Yesterday stung us; frozen shores Snow-clad, and through the drear defiles And over the desolate ridges blew A Lapland wind. The main affair Was a good two hours’ steady fight Between our gun-boats and the Fort. The Louisville’s wheel was smashed outright. A hundred-and-twenty-eight-pound ball Came planet-like through a starboard port, Killing three men, and wounding all The rest of that gun’s crew, (The captain of the gun was cut in two); Then splintering and ripping went-- Nothing could be its continent. In the narrow stream the Louisville, Unhelmed, grew lawless; swung around, And would have thumped and drifted, till All the fleet was driven aground, But for the timely order to retire. ID WHAT NOTHING MORE THIS WILL BALDY COME AGAIN MORE NEWS AND NOW A DIFFERENT STRAIN OUR OWN REPORTER A DISPATCH COMPILES AS BEST HE MAY FROM VARIED SOURCES LARGE REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED MUNITIONS MEN AND HORSES FOR GRANT AND ALL DEBARKED WITH STORES THE ENEMY'S FIELD WORKS EXTEND SIX MILES THE GATE STILL HID SO WELL CONTRIVED YESTERDAY STUNG US FROZEN SHORE SNOW CLAD AND THROUGH THEIR DREAR DEFILES AND OVER THE DESOLATE RIDGES BLEW A LAPLAIN WIND THE MAIN AFFAIR WAS A GOOD TWO HOURS STEADY FIGHT BETWEEN OUR GUNS AND THE FORT THE LOUISVILLE'S WHEEL WAS SMASHED OUTRIGHT A HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT POUND BALL CAME PLANET LIKE THROUGH STARBOARD PORT KILLING THREE MEN AND WOUNDING ALL THE REST OF THAT GUN'S CREW THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUN WAS CUT IN TWO THE SPLINTERING AND RIPPING WENT NOTHING COULD BE ITS CONTINENT IN THE NARROW STREAM THE LEWISVILLE UNHELMED GREW LAWLESS SWUNG ROUND AND WOULD HAVE THUMPED AND DRIFTED TILL ALL THE FLEET WAS DRIVEN AGROUND BUT FOR THE TIMELY ORDER TO RETIRE
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