... a mere spectator, and that he could do nothing but pray for him, which he assured him he had done most heartily. Du Pont moved to the attack at 2 p. m., on April 7th, in single file, steaming up Ship channel , the monitor Weehawken leading, and the flagship Ironsides in the center of the column. The plan of attack contemplated the destruction of Fort Sumter, whose high walls and broad sides were a noble...