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flanking squadron was ledby the gun-boat Bienville,Commander Charles Steed-man, followed by the Seneca,Lieutenant CommandingDaniel Ammen; gun-boatCurlew, Lieutenant Com-manding P. Gf. Watmough ;gun-boat Penguin, Lieuten-ant Commanding T. A.Budd ; and the gun-boatAugusta, Commander E. Gr.Parrott.

The plan of attack wasto pass up midway betweenForts Walker and Beaure-gard, receiving and return-ing the fire of both, to abouttwo and one-half miles northof the forts, then to turn to-ward and close in with FortWalker, encountering it onits weakest flank, and at thesame time enfilading its twowater faces. While stand-ing to the southward thevessels would be head totide, with just enough head-way to preserve the orderof battle in passing the bat-teries in slow succession,and to avoid becoming afixed mark for the enemy’sfire. On reaching the ex-tremity of Hilton Head andthe shoal ground making offfrom it, the line was to turnto the north by the east,and, passing noi’thward, toengage Fort Walker withthe port battery, but nearerthan on entering. Theseevolutions were to be re-peated. A plan of battlewas sent to the Navy De-partment. The “New York