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The main affair Was a good two hours' steady fight Between our gun boats and the Fort. The Louisville's wheel was smashed outright. THE MAIN AFFAIR WAS A GOOD TWO HOURS STEADY FIGHT BETWEEN OUR GUNS AND THE FORT THE LOUISVILLE'S WHEEL WAS SMASHED OUTRIGHT
-stander said--Well suited him. Next day another crowd was seen In the dark weather’s sleety spleen. Bald-headed to the storm came out A man, who, ’mid a joyous shout, Silently posted this brief sheet: GLORIOUS VICTORY OF THE FLEET! FRIDAY’S GREAT EVENT! THE ENEMY’S WATER-BATTERIES BEAT! WE SILENCED EVERY GUN! THE OLD COMMODORE’S COMPLIMENTS SENT PLUMP INTO DONELSON! “Well, well, go on!” exclaimed the crowd To him who thus much read aloud. “That’s all,” he said. “What! nothing more” “Enough for a cheer, though--hip, hurrah!” “But here’s old Baldy come again--” “More 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. K A SHOWER OF BROKEN ICE AND SNOW IN LIEU OF WORDS CONFUTED HIM THEY SAW HIM HUSTLED ROUND THE CORNER GO AND EACH BYSTANDER SAID WELL SUITED HIM NEXT DAY ANOTHER CROWD WAS SEEN IN THE DARK WEATHER'S SLEETY SPLEEN BALD HEADED TO THE STORM CAME OUT A MAN WHO MID A JOYOUS SHOUT SILENTLY POSTED THIS BRIEF SHEET GLORIOUS VICTORY OF THE FLEET FRIDAY'S GREAT EVENT THE ENEMY'S WATER BATTERIES BEAT WE SILENCED EVERY GUN THE OLD COMMODORE'S COMPLIMENTS SENT PLUMP INTO DONALSON WELL WELL GO ON EXCLAIMED THE CROWD TO HIM WHO THUS MUCH READ ALOUD HE SAID 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
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