An officer on board of the United States steamer, Cuyler,
off Fort Pickens writes that no one was killed in the Fort during the cannonading
of the 1st instant. Only one man was
wounded, and no damage was done to the fort or surrounding batteries. He adds:
“This heavy cannonading at the forts will never lead to a
victory on either side, and the one who has the most powder and shot provided
the other side exhausts its supply, can in this way alone get the
advantage. If the rebels’ forts are
taken, it must either be accomplished by assault or starving out the
garrison. Do not believe what you see in
the papers about McRae and Barrancas being disabled and at our mercy. I am on the spot and speak with authority
when I say it is not true.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, February 1, 1862, p. 3
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