The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-28
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FPOW WASHTNGTON.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Commodore Nc
Kean's dispatches are received at the Navy
Department. Capt. Pope of the Richmond,
reports the hole made in her by the ram
was two feet below the water line and i've
inches in circumference. At the first alarm,
the crew cody repaired to quarters, and as
the ram passed abreast the Richmond, the
entire port battery was discharged at her,
with what effect, it was impossible to dis
cover in the darkness. A red light was
shown as a signal of danger, and the entire
squadron was under way in very few
minutes, the Richmond covering the retreat
The Preble went over the bar while the
Vinceunes and Richmond grounded. The
enemy coming down the river with i've
steamers commenced firing when we re-
treated The firing was from our port
battery and the rifed gun on the poop. Our
shot, however, fell short. while their shells
burst on all sides of US. Several passed
directly over the ship. At $50 Command
er Handy, of the Vincennes, miseaking
my signal to ships outside the bar, TO get
under way for a signal to him to abandon
his ship, came on board the Richmond with
all his officers and large number of his
crew, the ermainder havinglgoue on board
the Water Witch. Capt. Handy, before
leaving his ship, had placed lighted slow
match 10 the magazine. Having waited a
reasonable time for an explosion, | directed
Commander Handy to return to his ship
with his crew, and to start his water if
necessary, at his own request, and to throw
over his small guns for the purpose OF
lighting his ship, and TO carry out his
kedge with a cable to heaTe Oft by. At
10 o'clock A. NJ, the enemy ceased firing
and withdrew up the river During the
engagement a shell entered our quarrer-port
and one of our boats was stove oy another
she'll. Capt. Pope reports the Richmond
and the Vincennes both ahoat, and the
leak OF the former SO reduced that the
small engines keep her free. This is only
temporary, and the Vincennes will have to
&c somewhere and have two or three planks
pu: in. nave received rihed guns and
have placed the 32-pounder on the forecastle
and the l2-pounder on the poop. Gould
have possibly managed the ship in any
other way than in keeping her head up and
down the river, would have stopped at
Pilottown and given battle; but this was
found hazardous owing to her extreme
length, an attempt was made but her
broadside could not be male TO bear with
out running the ship ashore.
Commander Allen, of the steamer South
Carolina, relates the capture of the schooner
Ezilda, commanded by an ex-oficer of the
Sumter VIM. Anderson Hicks and the
schooner J. H. Louis. The vessels contained
from 1000 to 5000 guns, many of them
old flint locks and some entirely useless
One passenger, VIM. 81. Amer, merchant
of New Orleans, owner of the vessel and
Thomas Lewis q. S. a, were made pris-
orers of war. The captured cargoes also,
embraced quantity of powder, caps, re-
volvers, blankets, lead, sc.
Adjutant General Thomas has ordered,
that troops transported by railroad through
disafected parts of the country, shall march
on foot over bridges where possibility ex-
lists of the cars breaking through. To this
end there will be an agreement in the con-
tract for transportation, that the train shall
permit the troops to alight before crossing
the bridges.