Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-19
THE FIGHT AT THE PASSES
NEW VERSION.
From the n. O. Delta. 10Th.

We are indebted to Maj. Gen. Twiggs for
| the following dispatch, received last night
from Col. Duncan, commanding at Fort Jack
son. The account which it gives of the con
1ict on Saturday last, presents a new version
of that affair DR.. Bradbury, who gives this,
the enemy's version of the affair, is vouched
for as reliable gentleman by many citizens.
No doubt his relation is reliable; but as he
only states what be heard from the enemy, it
is suspected by our naval officers that this
version is a cunning invention of the enemy
to conceal the fact of the sinking of the
Preble. 1t is believed by Gen. Hol-
Inns and Capt. Marley that it was
the Preble that was struck, and
that she sunk on the spot when she was
| struck. Capt. Marley, who commanded the
Manassas, has served on the Richmond, and
is familiar with her shape and structure, and
is positive that The vessel run into was not
the Richmond, or any other steamer, but
round stern sailing vessel. He is equally
positive, and the prov of the Manassas gives
confirmation of it, that no vessel could have
lived after such blow, as the Manassas must
have run into the hull more than ten feet
The prov of the Manassas brought off several
sheets of copper, some heavy pieces of tim
Der, including piece which was vanished,
and which must have been portion of the
cabin or store room. 1t is certainly thus far
that in the telegraphic statement of Captain
Duncan's informant no allusion is made to
the presence of the Preble in the feet that
left the river:
Fort JACKSON, Oct AS O'Clock, P. NJ.
4b Major Gen. d. E. It0iggs:
About 10 O'Clock Saturday morning. while
the fight was going on in the Southwest
Pass, DIR. Bradbury was arrested in a small
boat about mile below the head of the
Passes, by the u. S. steamer Mcclellan, Cap
tain Gray, formerly of the Star of the West,
commanding. After taking him prisoner,
the steamer put about and went out of Pass
a-POutre and around to the Southwest Pass,
Immediately alongside of the Richmond
The following information is therefore relia-
BILE as the enemy's account. The Richmond
was struck by the ram, instead of the Preble;
she was struck little abaft the fore-chains-
a small indenture in her copper visible, her
great injury being below the water line 1t
was with great exertions she was kept afioat
going down the Pass, and she was there run
aground to save her.
The Vincennes also went aground, and her |
guns were thrown out to tighten her. Some |
time Saturday preparation was made to blow |
her up, match having been actually applied |
to the train, which accidentally went out |
This was stated by one OF her own officers. |
de QOeS not Know WuetueE any Que was HI |
iured on the vessels. One of our she Is burst |
in the cabin of :he Richmond. The South |
Carolina and the McClelland were both re- |
quired to get off the Richmond. They got |
off on Sunday, about 10 O'Clock, as seen from |
the Southwest Pass St alton. This morning
the Richmond was all by the stern, bows out |
of water.
The McCleliand brought two rifed cannon,
which gave the gre attest satisfaction, the off,
GERS saying they were ready for the Iyey;
they were taken on board the Richmond i'm
and placed in position. Dr. Brad |
bury thinks the bore OF the guns about three |
inches-say 6-pounders, or the mates Of the |
one on the Water Witch; they certainly do |
not exceed 12-pounders. The doctor was |
treated with the greatest courtesy-more as |
guest than prisOner-and was allowed to |
eave after the Richmond and Vincennes got
off the bar. The U. S. clipper ship Nightin-
gale is aground on the oltermost east mud |
Jumps of the s. W Pass.
The enemy,s account of the battle of. |
santa Rosa, is that our forces made yeIy
bold and brilliant attack, but were repulsed |
With great loss, a boat having got aground
IN the removing our troops, which was fired
ID from the beach with great effect They
that Billy Wilson ran in bis
hirt, and that another regiment between him
md the fort did the lighting.
J.K. DUNCAN,
Colonel Commanding.
Fort JAcKsnS, Oct. AS PM, 1861.
70 MAJ. Gen. d. e. 7ioiQgs
The enemy report that two vessels with
rms. prizes of the Sumter with a midship-
nan on board, Hicks, was captured off Ber-
Rick's Bay. ]. K. DUNCAN,
Coional Commanding