The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-02

C'l1 Ny rorEs oEFiCrAL ACCOUNT,
lSmnSrArts SrEAMRs RropMoSp.1
S", tA.sNts'I ssirII ENEH Oat 1851 I
FIR ha tbs honor to M AXE the t,llowiu.,
rp'tt AT quarter TO tour A. NJ. Jcto.e
-, i0oi' whilo the watch On deck were ON
pc, cl ~ avn coal on htari from tue s,hocn.
= JD''pb a. Tome a ram WA di4oyo,,1 in
,l' proximity 10 "a shp. By ID. timc The
ALARM could be given sIs hni struck Ia. ahip
abreast OF 'hr port fore Chan. els, tca-iry thu
set'tntr irCm her fistenings and fo-cln,. a holo
uT, ugh tho thips s,d1. PassinG AFT Ia, ram
rndsAtOcd 90 oEsc. n breach i'm ia. sisrn
out hilu'i. Three pl tnk "a tue shin, side wsr,
t'oN, III ABOUT Two foot below tho water line
making Lulc abIu' uva ilchcs in c,r,umf.,
nee. A. tho first slaim, the crew p,om,tlv
snd coolly rolaired 10 their quarters, and AS
me lam passed abreast of tho ship toe emit
port hl't,ty was discharged at her, with what
enc Il Is imp sstuls 20 discover. OWN, [, tbe
dafkle's. A red H. hi was shown ~ A gi,,nal
% danger, aud the sIlar ron WAS under yiy in
E'fy lie" minutes, nA'ilg slippai tn, r. files.
ordered the Pribls and Vinc. nnos 10 pr,csed
down tbs Southwest Pass, whiis co ,crsd tho,r
Ie'rca'. " ich they did ut A. ut i.5O A. Al.
White acSrfsI iuuy'' ,''--.>i-- e. -.--t-sl-,.
prop,l or werA ston astorn OF them. Ths squad
son poe, dod IO,sn the river IN the following
ordeT:-FTst, the Preblt: tecOni, the Vincennssi
third, tie Richl ond; fourth tbs Wasr Witt,
with tho pr,Lo homer PfolC in tow. Whss
abreast Of the p,lo settlement the pilot informed
no tha' be did no cUnste L. Gafe TO Won u-e to
turn this -hip IN tho river, but that BIO believed
ho could pass over thu Tar accordingly at
tempted 10 pass over the bar with tho 'qu ldron,
but IL ia pas ligc he Yinc,unes and Richmond
grounded, while tb5 reblo went over clear.
Jhi- O'clrred about eight o'clock, and the en-
my, ~hU we're nov down tho river with tho iirc
.,e4..,t., CONNER cod GrHg a. us, whils NO
returned tho ire from cur port battery and rllri
pun On the op-ou1 shot however, falling
short Of the enomY, VI 10 their she'll bur5i IN a0
tidss o! u, and several passed directly over tho
4 bali past nine CorGan Ter Handy, oe tho
NiuctLurt, installing my siIual 70 the snip,
uutsiiu tie bar T. get un'er way fyr a 'igr
'ot h m 4, abandon his snip, cam. on hDari tho
Richmuld with al his officers ard AlsrGe nDm-
Ter 0i tnc crew, "a" rcWtindCr having CJug IN
card TO Water witch. Captain Handy b1.
'J-o having bis Lip hal placed e ligh'n1 SLOW
ma, n ~ ito ma.azjae. Haviu: waited raa.
orill, time Tor an explosion directed Com
marA,r Hardy 20 return to his ship with his
crow, 10 s'srt biz wsts5, ard II nee Niry. ~ his
WI request, 10 throw overheard MSS nal guns
for tie purpose Of tightening his ship, and 10
cary out his dge wtr c'ola to hssyo ON
~. Al 10 A. 81. tho euomy Celstd firing and
sitlorew up the river. During the engage
y ent a she'll entered oar quattsr port, ana one
C the boats was -tovs Ivy another she'll.
have this morning Succocced in getting this
hin over the bar. Tho EcCiellan aud South
Cain'iaa Gre uting sll eScrtions 10 get tho Vim.
rennes of The NichtinJlo Is herd and last
aihoro to tho end Of the har. have succeeded
redui ing the leak Of this ship 50 that on
mall engine keep the ship free This is only
| temp my, and the ship will have 10 60 TO soma
place 70 have three plinks put in. | haVs re-
caivel rnl guns and placed tho thirty tw
pouurer on the foreclstle and the twelve pound.
or o. tho roop Could I have possibly managed
,tis ship IN any other way than keeping her
head UP and down the river, would have stop
ped At Pilot Town to give battle; but this was
fund too hszsrdou7, owing 10 her eStrems
length. The attempt was made, but broad,lde
cjuld not be brought 70 bear without running
thsship ashore. then concluded, as advised
H. start for the bar, and trust 10 the chance Of
finding vatCr enough TO cross.
In rsrrlting the affair Of the river | omitted
10 state II at the sunk one OF our large cut
tors, and hot from u enemy stove the gig.
am p'olsod 10 cay that the Vincennes l
| atfoa', and az aucto' outside on my starboarI
| qi4Itcr. Assistant Surgeon Robinson, from tin
| Y,ncennes il crierod 10 Temporary duty on bcar'
| his ship. Assistant Surgeon Howell condemn
| III hy survey, will return in the Mcclellan
| 10 N as,er Of the NightirGalo will deliver iift
I t..r- e coal 20 tho McCl,llan. This tOyoths
| y tn Whist viii tako out, will trust, lighter
l rer - that We can haul har of VERY rssp'et
1 fully, JoHN PoPF, C'ptain-
10 Flag Officer. Wiz. A. McKgAN.