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Show GAME OF WAR. Admiral Higglnson's Command Makes a Demonstration Against Defenses at Nnrragansctt. Nevvimrt. II I. Sipt B Niarly the entire licet under Itcar-Adinlrnl lllg-glnsnn lllg-glnsnn s lonimnnd made n demnnstri-tlnn demnnstri-tlnn this afternoon against the nuns defence on Nnrrngausttt His but did not attempt to como Into ilo-w ipiar-li ipiar-li is with nil) nf the fmts A I Hiding was incited however at PilienNeek where, the sniih light mid tango station sta-tion on whhh the mm tuts ut Port Adams me sighted and llicd, weic put nut of action foi on hnlll During tint lime the battleshlis Kearsirge and Alibaina e ngugc-d Port Wctbeilll, Hie irulsein Olympla mil llinoklsn Irffmpertil Port Crebil In the west channel while tho hitllesblps Mossnchufcttn nnd Indlatia and the monitor Puiltnu ihsttoycil n signal stnilon nt tin tntrnnio of SI ikonit river After two hours of lighting the fleet dtew off shore whom It itssemhled Just befoie sunset foi what at that time lookid llki u nlsht attutk Ihe main I olnt of the attack was at Price s Neik the ohjeit In lug to put that station out of nellon bifine the mortar battel les tould file nine n twite This would give tho Ingot vessels u thantc tn tome up and mgiigi tho tegular hut-Icrlts hut-Icrlts 'Jho task was a hard one In uny (use hut todus It was doubly so foi tin air was Ilk. crj stnl nnd the mow mints .,; the fleet cnuld be winched at u great distant e oft shnn Hut tiiidei the rules Admiral JUgglnsou was obliged to en gage the Nnriagansett Hay foils Just us earucMtls as he had those In Long 1st mil sound nnd at Now lledford He was unfoitunatt howevei Inehoisiiig the chuiest das of the wek still he went at It biavily and the whole affair this iifteinonii was will planned an I wuricd thtough with ditci initiation |