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The Daily Dispatch: October 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], Yankee history of the attempts to blow up the Ironsides — Excitement Ashore. (search)
uccession, was heard seaward in the direction of the steam-frigate New Ironsides. --These were followed almost immediately by repeated volleys of musketry, only the flashes of which could be seen through the darkness, lasting for the space of fifteen minutes--then all was silent; and speculation was rife on shore as to what it meant. The "long roll" was sounded in the various camps, and each regiment was drawn up in line on the beach. Fort Gregg was reinforced, orderlies were dispatched to Wagner — the telegraph not being in working order — to learn if anything was known there, but, strange to say, neither officers nor garrison had heard a sound at all unusual. In vain did we look for signals; not a light appeared save those suspended on the rigging of the vessels off the coast. Both Gen. Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren were signaled — the former at Folly Island, and the latter on his flag-ship, which lay at anchor in the inlet, although the sea all through the day had hardly power en<