The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-10-30

beat to quarters, and a perfect storm of
IRON ha'i was falling upon and around
the Manassas, the machinery Of which,
it was soon discovered bv her commau.
der, had in some manner become deran.
ged. This was most inoppor,une and
perilous, and the Richmond, soon observ
ing that something was wrong, began
playing upon her with all the power OF
her guns. Lieut.. Marley found that on
ly one engine would work, and with this
be began working lis way out of reach
towards shore; but the shot foil thick
and fast around and upon The 'oiL tutle,
and her fate seemed hanging on a Lair,
when the bravo little Tuscarora and the
Watson came up with the fire barges on
fire, ard soon cut them adrift on the
| stream
The Manassas had, no doubt. pretty
badly scared the Yankees but they
might have recovered from that, and
showed Com nodore Hollins hard fight,
but for The barges; these caused regu
lar stampede to take place, and, unfor,u
nately for our side, it was not expected,
ana consequently they got long start in
the race which was to follow.
Commodore Hoins did not know
what had been the result Of the firing,
neither did the rest of our commanding
officers. 1t was too dark to make oLser,
Vations. and they did not like to risk sig,
nails. So daylight was waited for impa'
tiently. 1t came at last, and presented
tue following picture The enemy, some
miles down, heeling it for the open sea
by way OF the Southwest Pass, with one
Of their ships sunk on the middle ground.
The Manassas close in shore, among the
willows, concealed as we'll as possible
the Watson and Tuscarora aground on
the bank, not far off, The Tuscarors was
soon pulled off by the rest, and the fleet
commenced pursuit Of the re.rea,ing
enemy. They soon came within range,
and a heavy cannonade began. The
sunken ship seemed TO be IN very bad
fx, as she was nearly on her beam ends.
The Richmond drew up on the outside
and protected her with her full broadside.
The other vessels Of the enemy soon got
aground, but near by, and in a great
measure protected by the Rchmond's
guns. Our fleet pitched shot and shell
into them with vengeance, and our in.
formant tells US that he saw at least two
shots hit the Richmond, which were fired
from the Fuscarora, and two or three
from the Ivy. The shots from the Yam
KEGS were all badly aimed, aud not one
touched any Of our vessels, though over
five hundred passed all around them
Alter continuing the canonade until about
8 o'clock, commodore Hollins concluded
that the sport did not pay for the pow
der, ana feeling that he had won glory
enough for one day, and that the enemy
were in fix that it would take them
some time to get out of, he ordered his
fleet back TO town. On their way up thev
came across the Yankee tender schooner
Joseph r. Toone, loaded with coal, de
serted, and he captured and brought her
along. All the vessels arrived a, the ci
ty Yesterday morning.
The Manassas struck the vessel which
she ran into Gt is not exactly known
whether she was the Vincennes or Pre-
ble) near the bow, and cut into her up
wards Of twenty feet, if we may Judge
from the facts that splinters, copper and
iron on her siJes 70 a, ie,s,,hat d;s,.noo Wv
She drew off from rho colI;s;on m;,L',n,
,rouble ,bonoh sho nndorh,oIu, ,m;.,aI
her Prov badly, which swayed to one
side BIZ the current, for !, ;s founJ hroten
and hen, ,o ono s;Je Tha h,II. n,n;on
struck he, bourdad off ,v;,bon, off.o,;no,
any dauIsoe. eycen, in ors c,ss whan :
ball hi, fair On ,be lLng ~ I,a LnmJ
made an ucIv, ,bouch M, ss,;ovs dnn,
in the iron. IL !, said ,ha, tho h,IIs frnn,
the Ricbmond's broadside fsu u,on knr
like hail on a housa,on for q Gill; H.,
to day nothing OF This can hs seen e,csn,
ting the dent above mentioned Tho az
ciden, which bannanaI - hor maoL;nor.
disabled her nronelJer and sba ws. con,
seouen,Iv. aImos, unmanaoe,IJs 60, !,
was no, Of nature 70 reonirs nor: ,L.n
! ~ ''F $1,000