The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-29

Frsobosr had ceased frpg not 70 hM our own men
when ON thsir temperance Captain Ward gave the orde'
TO tain sbc forward gun sharp forward es nae o'0
trained sharp aft Ill aicng he wS On the gaowe Eau'e
m this time but whether he the rebels when ne IN
dcsssd the pointing Of the gun he never lived 10 1e
Te gun trained when he sounded tho WHISTLE a. the
asxoe time haipg shore, Gan hands Oh board" inc
order was obeyed and they making fr tho ocach
hen rife shotwss fred from thcke' 70 the lott OTTO
tsnk creek at the picket stationed BY going through
b,s han, he fell back on the mAin body, dtscharg-
Inc his rife before doing So Two or three shots,
and uext q terrible voley, were iired from the
rebels from the extgene point 10 the left, al tho
va, to the commencement OF JotanS creek, en- tho
men who were running for their boats and the Free
bom The shots Few as thick ss hail al around Lieu
tenant Chaplin and The Major was among the lsAt
TO leays the beach, seeing that the men wore safe or
seyers Of had to swim for their lives among
thom Mr. Chaplin who, as well as all the rest, slccee ed
in gaining their boats, Not tool weapon was left
behind.
Coxkwain John Williams, OF the Pawnees Arst CUTTER
behaved nably. He WAS badly wounded in the thigh,
and the dag OF his boat SIX see By four had no fewer
than nineteen shots through IT, the stat was cut in
'wo. eezng the stump IN his hand, he waved tho lag
xaynr Boys the American flag shah be lswered;
don't allow any Of our men 10 DO ort behind"
Tho men now lay cr their oars and took On board the
swiuusrs the rebel shots lying thichly around thcm
Lieutenant Chaplin not yet takea on BOARD, when
wtliAma called ont "Mr. Chaplin, throw away your cap;
It's max for the enemy" Mr.. Chaplin cooliy turned
on biz back mis- cap to his sspondes turned
round again, apam and reached tho boat,
On board the Freeborn, whom the enemy opened fire
Captain Ward came down rom the gaows frame and
sosed rifle Viii h he nred at the enemy, nc did pilot
Pisrsoa and pyse7 We fred several shots, when
ahe CAPTAIN ra do xn TO tbs forese deck and began to
sigh. Tie gun, fret ordering II 10 be loaded With
round shot, he had got sgnt and about to with
draw end give word IRE, when he was struck by
bullet cay Ing Harry Churchill, tho boatswan's mate,
i'Churohi, killed" lie fed into one Of his arms,
while Churchill pulled the aring with the other, throw
ing the shot clear among sas enemy. five cord shell
and t~o rounds IF grape then Cred from the bow
gun white tho after gun fred about the quantity
"elp the cable md st art her," now Lieutenant
Lees order assuming the command II was dore aud
the FreebOrn aud AL tho has wero oat or range o
the deadly rifes aud riuskes. .
The Pswnee was nov ordered alongside, end Dr. J. A.
Moore or surgeon whs had been zen. on board OF her
In the rcsnipg came sosJd the Freedom, accompa
MED by LIZ. Frederick Ward, the captains second son
DR.. Moore immediately pronounced the wound mortal
The ball had enteged the ubcus, and out on the
right sde the back perhaps passing through the
liver and other vitsla
The Captain WAS first laid the quarter deo but sub
sequentiy removed TO q convenient position In re
moving him he sail, "Why remove mss ! AN
quite comfortable" Here Lieutenant Lee asked
rM he could do anything for him. He only
sad aRaise my head Istte higher" To Dr. Moore he
once said "Doctor the wound here;' pointing to the
pit his stomach. The Captain fingered for about three
quarters Of an hour when he expired after few gasps
Ills cen Was by him when he breathed his last. The
most profound grief pervaded the whole Of the officers
and crew OF the Freedom.
When IL WAS known that the Captain was mortauy
wounded George Czech, captain OF the after gun,
ciaiDed--s'Boys, Let US have cor revenge" Tue
gun wss then pointed true and the FIVE seconds shell
burs. right the midst Of the enemy lie about to
e az an when the Doctor forbade the disturbance Of
the Captain'e last moments, snd Conoh des.sted
Thus FELL In defence OF the glorious Stars and Stripes
the ncba generous ami intrepid james Ward, tho o-si
of the scheme Of the flying otla and who never
Bpsrcd bimBeif In ihc performance oil his duty, nor
shrak from personal danger though tender OF the safety
OF his
Several OF tho OF both vessels had narrow es
capes being shot through their caps and various parts
CT their s:esaing. round bullet went through the
r,ne room cut broom handle 10 two and fell board
is supposed that there could not have been e thar
eight hundred or one thousand rebels present.
During the night the Freeborn went alongside thu
Pawnee at tue entrance to Aqus Creek, and Lieutenant
Lee repotte TO Commander Rowan First Lieutenant
Lowry sent board to take temporary command o.
the Freeborn The then left for Washington Will
che remains Of Captain Ward. Mr.. Frederick Ward
DR.. Moore, your espoadsnt, and twelve seamen o
the Frceborn, wont delegation TO see the remains
thor corr niaader tskon their last resting place. TIL
men on beard the Freedom made rcqueis that tn
corpse OF ther beloved commander should be conveye
to Washington board his vessel whore DC glorious
iy , but the not allowed as the exigepcies Of th
seryice would not permit 1t.
NAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The following are the Of the killed and wound
ed -
on bo4aD TIE FeREBoay
Ktllsd.
t--Jernes r. Ward Commander Of the fotlia-
Wcasaied.
George Mckinney shot in tho thigh. dangerously
shattertrg the bone.
2-Micaael Heaney, eho. in the thigh, badly.
TIN rAwSEy,
Wounded
3--Iohn Williams, shot badly in tho thigh
4-W J. Dest shot 10 the thigh, hand and body. A,n
pusatiou necessary and rot expected TO survive.
6--Joco,ue Jackson colored, wounded slightly in The
anoie.
6-Rsserl Kelly one finger eighty, and part OF ht
nutset stock shot CO.
Tho whole OF tie wounded men are scRmso, eycep
Jackson, q boy.
INC otject Oh O*pta0 WARD VI tnto"he up Inc pi9aes
works at Matthias Point that his boats crew nigh
be able TO hold the p!scs, with tho aid OF small howze
battery end covered by The thirty two p1undsr guns
the Freedom uBt his force ehUud 10 reinforced By th
New York Seventy frat regiment which he bad sent fo
30 his support II was thought the regiment once
there could fority themselves snd hold The place aans
Guy force short Of vastly superior numbers Tho fawree
however, arrived ut the Navy Yard with Captain Ward
corpse before the despatch reached tho Seventy rst
The Will 90 TO New York under marine oscor
10 morrow morning
CAPTAIN JAMES H. WARD