, 1862-08-06

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be walked of into the bosom Of our fleet be-
Low. Everything that ingenuity or expert
e1ce could device for the successful ACCOM-
p1ishment Of this object was executed; and,
fitted cut with everything that the brain Of
man could plan, the feet started on their per-
lous journey. It Was about eight O'Clock In
the evening. The Benton, Cincinnati and |
Louisville went down ahead of the expedi~ |
tiou and engaged the upper batteries, while |
swiftly and silently after them came the nh !
jestic ocean vessels Of Far1agut's leet. The
hoquois WAS the first to pass the point
lending by few hundred yards only, the
Oneida; next came the s1oop p-of-war Rich
mond, Twenty-Five guns, the gunboats Pa
nula, Wssahicon and Wenona, while the rear
Was brought up by the flagship Hartford.
The Benton and her associates, which had
been keeping up an incessant canronade for
some fifteen minutes, now ceased, to let the
fleet by. Some five minutes elapsed and not
a sound WAS heard, when at once most deaf
epiug roar which seemed to shake the very
foundation Of the earth, announced the com
bat as opened. This roar is followed by an
other and another, until the whole sky is lit
up with the flashing Of guns, and the air fairly
ttemb1eB with the tremendous raverberatious.
TIE peals at last came in such rapid success.
sion that there was no distinguishing them,
the air is impregnated with eickening sui
pLurous Vapor, the echo catches up the roar
and repeats it ten-fold. To add to the scene, a
large fire breaks out in Vicksburg, which
casts lnrid glare over the whole horizon.
r,F
will never be efIaced from the minds of those
that saw 1t. At this juncture Of aft lirs a low,
black mass rnshes by the iron-clads, and
rounds the point. It Is the captured rebel
rim Sumter, who, like the roaring lion is bent
| on mischief The cannonadlng grows weaker
and weaker and at last only an occasional shot
| isheard The iron -clads turned to their old nu-
| cho1iEg ground up the river and messenger
| is sent across the point to ascertain the re-
| su}!. This report dasues the hopes Of every
one. The ARKANSAS could not Be found Be-
ing of . dirty mud color, she had laid in close
to the bank and had there defed detection.
| Our fire had, however, silenced every battery
| which was worked. Vicksburg had been
taken, but the victory was barren because it
could not be followed up. Nearly all the
vessels got hit, ,5 bpt ~; very little ta damage was
! killed ard twenty OF more wounded, conf
| prised the List OF casualties. The Sumter
was slightly disabled. So much fer Farragut;
| low Tor Da>i6. ..
was exposed BIZ the ntighnorhood Of such a
| customer, Flag Officer Davis determined to
Bee what the iron clads could do towards the
1lddsnce Of this 1oating monster. His pre-
parations were carried on with the greatest OF
secrecy, but an intelligent observer could
the operations in the fleet yesterday. The
Essex ccaled up. A hay barge was taken
along side tie Iam Queen Of the West. The
Caronde1et, which was about leaving for Cairo
for repairs, came to anchor quietly ont in the
} stream. These were all sure signs Of "suthiu
up.'' At about dusk yesterday evening the t1sg
officer visited every vessel in the feet, apC
soon it began to be currently reported that
another attempt HRs to be made on the ram
This vas hailed with joy, Tor with the re
, n1oval Of the Ark2r6as goes also tons Of anx
iety. uueasiness and fear. a vessel which de
family sustained such pounding as she re
ceiyed while running the blockade, m.y vel
excite dread and anxiety. and til,
Three O'Clock this morning found th'
t whole feet nnder way, steam up and ready 70
f | actiun. The moon, now far gone on its las
: quarter, cast kind Of ghostly light on lant
and na'er, but even its feeble rays suBiced x
> discover the Benton slowly moving out iron
+ stream. The Louisville pushed out from th
~ crowd and followed her. Alter droppIp
down come distance they arc joined by th
,, Cincinnati, which had been doing picket dut
!, near The point, when all three stood bold:
= down stream. Day just breaks Us they reac
TIE point, but vas Aurora ever ushered in 81
v before? Bang, bang go the rebel batteries
u ard two big rifle shell come screaming throuy
II the mir. Our boats row open, but not II Q
- animated a manner as heretofore. Eyideatl
something else is on the tapis; and here
b comes, too. Looming largely up throug
2 the gray mist OF the opening da,
- putting out huge volumes Of dense, b1ac
smoke from her chiznneys, comes the Esse.
'e as grim and savage looking warrior as treat
It swiftly and silently past. She rounds Il
~ punt in full view Of the rebel batteries, au
& heads directly for them, Upon her appea
J. ance they cease firing; they are evidently sa
l. ing their powder tn they arc sure OF its eS
n and ominous silence reigns supreme, eac
ii party evidently satisfied to wait the result
= Il 4 moment Of intense interest. On rush
,e the Es6tx, into the very jaws of death, as
it were. Long lines OF dark batteries troW
a. down upon her from both river side and b
1e top; but fearlessly she pushes on, every rev
Il luton of her wheel taking her nearer at
=. nearer. The silence cannot last much long.
~ aud true it is. One long, bright flash leaps |
!, into the air, q laundering roar, and the wat
il. il fairly plowed up around the devoted boa
Or but she has not been crippled, for steadily s
~ proceeds on. Shot after shot strikes ia t
y Wa1er around her, but the distance is too gre
IN to ascertain il she has been hurt, and at IL
az We lose sight Of her altogether, as she roun
en another point. But here cones somethi
in n,w. Tie run Queen OF the West, with h
nf bales piled high up in front Of her, con
tie swiftly down the river and past US, to rep
.ra stnt the ram fleet IN this undertaking, So
n. as she comes in sight, the rebels tdrow p
,w thing with q charmed life, she pursues
EVER tel4or Of her way, a2d is soon asoa
the pcinr and out Of our sight. The batter
X. Low turn their attention to US, and for
minutes the thelle fly quite lively. hereb
off ST EN- to pay particular attention to the G
:. c1nnati, Tor while the other bosts escaped "
IL bat q shot apiece she Was struck six time
sas her launch shot away, dispensary turned I
Of side down by ball; hammock nettiI
mn splinterfd; bag rack shot to pieces, and +
nf ally d ball passed through her escape pi
or filing the ship with the hot vapor, be-lt
an iIjurlng the machinery. Seeing the condit
ro. oi The Cincinnati the Benton led the way
- the river to the old anchoring ground. NJ
no man on the ironclads was Killed. News SO
PIE came across the narrow neck of land. Jud
os- Of our establishment when it turned out Il
nd the Arkansas. u7ahurt, laid at her old nc
~ ipge. The Essex ran alongside OF her
aay fought her taenty ninutes, tried to board
on. but VAS driven back by sharpshooters I
!. ecaldiDg water. Belted away at her u
balls and shell, grape and canister, but to
= rt the West came on to the ground, when
= Essex Withdrew to give her chance.
Queen cracked on steam and struck
an1- Arkansas a terrible blow on the port b
Was bnt did not even faze her, when the Gu
ois backed out and stood up stream, for ho
t She was struck several times but Is not
men te1ial1y damaged. The Essex had only
kct man killed and three seriously Wonnt
be- Her escape ia miraculous. No more at
ng- mt as tie mail tug ID coming. Next tit
INT hope can tell sou hov our great bugbs
ugh was taken. Fa1ragut's feet is ordered
fort Mobile. L. +.
We
sct. Republican State Convention at
On Rau1-~LteutenAnt Governor 10
sheS I ely Nominated
egal Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune
S A. ST Paul, MINI j, July 81, Is
ELL At no time was the intelligence aud P
otism OF community better represented
and in the convention held yesterday In this
Though representing hut one congressi
- ,nea' district, 1t was fair exponent Of Il {
party.
J., AT u o'clock the delegates assemble
{. Ingersou's Hall aud at O'Clock, such vi
'1 T" unanimity that the convention adjou1
t1on, Hon. q. n. Burt wss chosen presidez
osas oms, the present organization. His address
J and effective, asking Of the party vigorous,
I Z the i've and determined patriotism. .
CON The resolutions adopted were Of a kin
a5es, : character. The Union must be prese
next, AL mesns necessary, used; the war P
weel | 1nfod nth vfror- fha af9n7iniet ration