New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-14


=, 18th stores OF valuable character, CONSIST
issuoS .,otI;rg medicines, and 100 boxes OF cart
- IN addition TO go pounds OF PVM1ooi 49, 80
sss.y;n. The Fanny wes then oroefeu W SN -
a;Somico TO deliver her stores pul Nv 49, a
.srt With her. Her gun crew SoE,eu Nioior pea.
~ uevkins's Zousves, under Sergeen'- s'Joi ~ =
% 1bnrs was also on beard tDlrty-hVs men Vi
VocH' a;oTo regiment, who were under command OF
To,i HIATT. he, being the only captain Oh ooau'
bsd charge Of the bOat. o,,o.l o,d
Tarfiyed of Chic0mieoGico aoCut y 'lOeAl 'H 4
a,Sov ebout q miles from shore IN about FIX
tl, 90. ~ ster The Putnam then came alongsde,
JEo,S lie Fonnv's riRed cannon, and lett for
1870, 80 n Was not until 81 O'Clock that any
.,ova,srt was made BY the troops on shore TO re-
80 he cargo of the Fanny. mad but two boats
~ v'itb which the cargo could have readily been
rsmoyed in . short time. tlu0lly, the commanding
nsicsr of tie Indiana regiment came OF IN canoe
lin lighter and took Of cargo OF goods Tor I'M
osdsse.use. About AZ o'clock SAW the Rebel sice-
-Shssl steamer Northampton heading from Roanoke
tslspd directly toward Us; shortly after raw TWO
smalsr boats pTOpellers, one heading to cnt on our
retreat and the other 20 get ahead OF ll' ny
,j5e-whee steamer was about go tuns buroeu anu
bsd two 32s forward. The other vessels were aoou
lo0 tuns, and each armed with ons %4-pouhpeI 'AN
n0n capable OF throwing 6i-pouno shot
The powder | had on freight was stored IN .
house On deck, forward Of the boiler, anu SH.n
sxnloding into il would have blown the vessel 10
atoms. Beside this, my boiler was on decA, anu iu'
,rAic;ertlv rrofacted against shot from cannon
NJ ~ srptosch of the Rebel steamers was
,.,ns;gsd CANT Hsrtt asked me what had better te
done declined 10 assume any authority IN ne
,'vsn,i.es as he was the COMMANDER OF the eXpeul-
I'm and responsible. He finally ordered the men
20 throw fhe cartridges overheard and went ait and
Lowered boat to 20 ashore as he said, for assist
,pcs To this course / objected, and insisted that
he sbopld remain ia charge of his men, a. l was not
wiling 20 assume any responsibility. The hebeE
l. l. Il wrrrFh MIN UN
which fe short gave one, which struck one boat III
the bow. | then took my son, who was lying sick
In lis berth, and with boats crew, pulled ashore.
AS lefi Capt HART suggested 70 the mate that he
ssd better slip the cable and run The chip ashore.
was about five hundred yards from the Fanny " hen
the cable was slipped, but sire struck immediately.
Afser she struck, Sergeant-Major Peacock ran ny
toe white rag. This signal that ali Lad 5oen
done that could be, and the reneindeT OF the crew
took the spare boat and left.
The Rebels by this surrender came into possession
Of one Of the best assorted cargQes and everything
CA beard save thirty of cartridges, which were
thrown overheard.
70 have attempted to defend the Fsnny, under the
circumstances, would have been badness. The gun
crew knew nothing Of gunneryt and think The
Indiana groops on board knew hit e better We had
enough time from clock TO 4! 10 have discharged
every portion of the cargo Of the Fanny, and the
vessel been destroyed, had we received assistance
iron, the Indianans GU shore. cannot but feel that
III
Fanny nav be attributed. Nor do think IL was
rolcy in CAPT. Rowan or Col. Hawkins to have Gent
bs Fanny TO Chiconioomico without sn escort or
sghcient guard on board when ale had 80 valuable
icargo. -.
Of ne loss to Capt. Rowan, and on Friday 4th
instant went up 20 Hampton ROADS with my crew.
Hare reported to Gen. Mansfield and detailed the
circumstances OF the capture OF the Fanny. lie ae-
Quilted ne from blame, and furnished me ana ny
crew with passes 10 Philadelphia
Ii is true 1 am not nor haye been recognized by
the Navy Department as commander OF the Fanny
She mas never betn regularly commissioned a.
Qunboat although doing neariy three month"; se-
live and successful duty az sucn, Neither nave my
crew Oeen recognized by the department, ana II
pysslf or any OF my crew had fallen in any of the
many actions in which we have. been engaged our
families would have had no claim upon the Govern
ueDt During the tiHDe j WAS in command OF the
Fanny myself and crew received pay IRON TIE
owners OF the boat, and not from the Government.
! NAV state here, as the Fanny CadWall2der has
been MANY times mistaken for tins vessel, that the
original boat chartered by Lieut.. Crosby was tue
Fanny Of Philadelphia AID Was owned by t1e same
COMPANY. With her various expeditions ON Inc
eastern coast of Virgins were prosecuted, and she
mas done good service. After some time, however,
abs became Gsabied and her crew were transferred
20 the L. T. HaItt. Az il advisable 10 retain
the prestige OF the Fanny name the sgE upon her
stem was transferred The y. 7. Hartt and sne a.
keTWEfO baliCQ AuOtG tue AdllG "a -
IN reality it was the Z. 4. Jartt and not the Fanny,
that was captured. The latter, under the name vi
II. Bardeu, is now running between Baltimore and
Annapolis, ia Government service.
an resident Cf Brooklyn, and well known in
this CITY and Philadelphia, and for capacity rs Al
commander can produce the best Of references. For
my courage and that Of my crew, refer 20 Lieut..
Crosby now Of the Pembina, Capt. Rowan, and
Iieuts. Maxwell and Eastman o! the Pawnee, Under
whose immediate command have been.
J. r. MORRISON.