Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-17
The Great Naval Victory!
FuII Particulars.
-om the New orleans Crescent, 4th ins

Full Particulars.
From the New Orleans Crescent, 4th inst
Last Saturday, the 18th day of October,
1861, has now place in history, and place,
too, inferior to none connectec with the bis
tory of the people of America, the Fouth of
July only excepted. Saturday gave to the
South also hero, one who will rank with
the Jones's, the Hulls, the Perrys, and the
Deeaturs, those glorious defenders of the
old Union Yes, henceforth the name of
HolIins viii be mentioned with pride through
out the broad extent of the Southern Confed
eracy. He has fought against odds, we be-
lieve, which have never before been encoun-
tered, and obtained a victory which, so far as
we recollect, has no parallel in history. Five
extemporized CUR boats, armed with II guns
all told, attacked a feet of four men of war,
armed with about 40 gnns, sunk one of them,
put the balance to flight, ran them ashore,
and captured transport schooner from them.
This expedition, which had sRch glorious
termination, was fitted out here and over in
Algiers by Capt. Hollins, amidst the most
profound secrecy, not the slightest hint OF
what was intended getting noised abroad
until the vessels were almost ready for de-
parture, and.even then nothing definite could
be learned, nor did any one know exactly
what was going to be done.
The following vessels constituted the force
engaged, and the most of them were old tow
DUaJs, raced ana shaved down into gun.
boats:
The Manassas" the iron clad marine bat
| tering ram bnilt by private parties as an ex-
pertinent, was armed wish one sixty-four-
pound Dahlgren gun, and was commanded
by Lieut Marley of the McRae. The Cal
houn, Com. Hollins's flag ship, carrying one
| "a FOUNDER and two Is pound Dahlgrens.-
| The Tuscarora, Lieut.. Beverly Kennon, COM
| manding, carrying one inch columbiad and
one 80 pound rifled cannon. The jackson,
| carrying two inch columbiads. The Con-
| federate steamer McRae, Capt. Hugar, armed
| with one GA pound pivot gun, four s inch
| columbiads and one "a pound rified gun. A
| launch, having on board one "a pound brass
| rifled piece and two fire barges, was also
| along This was the whole force, and iu-
| Guiding the crews all the boats, the number
of men engaged in the expedition wss about
/ 800, all told. z.i
The boats left the city on Wednesday af-
| ternoon and arrived, without accident, at the
forts that night, where they lay all Thursday
and Friday, getting ready. 1t was, at first,
| the intention to have made the attack on
/ Thursday night, but the fog was too thick,
/ and it was deferred. ga
| On Friday night, about II O'Clock. the
/ little feet lett the forts in the following or
| der: The Manassas leading the way, with
| orders to go right in among the fleet. aud
| run down the first vessel she could get at,
/ sending up a rocket at the instant she made
| an attack. Then came the Tuscarora, and
| the tow-boat Watson with the fire barges in
| tow; these had orders to set fire to the barges
| the moment they saw the rocket from the
| Manassas. After these were the Calhoun, Ivy,
/ McRea and jackson, aud last was the launch,
bringing up the rear. The tow boat Watson
was under the command OF Lieutenant
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| The night was intensely dark, and it was
| almostimpossible to see twenty yards ahead.
| The Manassas put on heavy head of steam
and dashed on in the direction where it was
| thought the enemy were lying. Suddenly a
1 large ship was discovered only about a
| length ahead. and before Lieutenant Marley
could have time to fire the signal rocket. into
| her they went, with an awful crash. An APP
palling Shrek was heard on board of the
doomed ship, and the iron steamer was borne
/ off by the current, aud found herself in the
midst of the ehemy's feet. The signal rock
ct was fired, the enemy beat 10 quarters, and
perfect storm of iron hail was falling upon
1 aud around the Manassas the machinery of
which, il was soon discovered by the COM
mander had in some manner become de-
ranged This. was most inopportnne and
.periious, and the Richmond, soon observing
| that something was wrong, began playing
upon Der with all the power of her guns.
/ Lieut.. Marley found that only one engine
would work. ahd with this be began workiE 9
| his way cut Of reach, towards shore; but the
shot fell lhi k and fast around and upon the
| .old turtle and her fate seemed hanging on
a hair, when the brave little Tuscarora and
the Watson came up with the five barges on
fire. and soon cut them adrift on the stream.
/ The Manassas had, no doubt, pretty badly
scared the Yankees; bat they might have re-
covered from that, and showed Commodore
| Hollins a hard fight, bat for the barees:
these caused regular stampede to take
place. and, unfortunately foI our side, it was
not expected. aud consequently they got a
1 long start in the race which was 20 follow.
/ Com. Holt - did not know what had been
the result oi he firing, neither did the rest
ofithe commdiiling officers II was too dark
| to make obs rTations, and they did not like
4 to risk sigsai:. So daylight was waited for
impatienily 1t came at last. and presented
| the following picture: The enemy, SOME
miles down. heeiing it for the open sea by
| way OF The Southwest Pass, with one of their
| ships sunk on the middle ground The Ma
nassas close in shore, among the willows.
| concealed as well as possible, the Watson and
the Tuscarora aground On the bank. not far
off. The Tuscarofa was soon pulled off by
the rest, and the fleet commenced pursuit
of the retreating enemy. They soon came
| within range, and a heavy cannonade began.
The sunken ship seemed to be in very bad
fix, as she was nearly on her beam ends. The
Richmond drew up on the outside and pro-
/ teeted her with Der full broadside. The other
vessels of the enemy soon got aground, but
near by, and in great measure protected
also by the Riohmond's guns. Our feet pitch
ed shot and shell iato them with vengeance,
aud our informant tells rs that he saw at
| least two shots hit the Richmond, which were
1 hn FL,
from the Ivy. The shots from the Yankees
were all badly aimed, AID not one touched
any of onf vessels, though over five hundred
passed all around them Alter continuing the
cannonade until about O'Clock Com. Hollins
concluded that the sport did not pay for the
: powder, and feeling thai he had won glory
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