Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-14

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/ pour an enat ,1re of grape and ,b.,. 8
into Fort jackson. aud they were ioins5 Z
the Portsmouth, sioop of war. n saline ~
which only could reach her position in 80.
/ of the exertions of her officers and crew F;'
! time to deliver one broadsids
Fighting IN Earaesf.
As soon as the vessels got under bead,..
I n furious fire was thrown in the direc,;oD !,
+ the forts from the whole line of mortar 70.
I sells, which seemed 10 shake the yery vo..S
and at times, / could count nine bopbs :,
+ once in their fight as they twinkled thror.r
the air, radiantly as failing stars. The reSsy4
/ seemed cognizant Of our coming, for the for. L
! most of the feet had hardly got abreas, - /
Z the line Of FIRE from the forts when ssn.i
rockets were made from For, St. Phlip or3
( shots began TO fall rapidly upon them, s.,
a time there was no reply; but soon we couId
hear the noise of the broadsides, which sonr5
ed, in comparison with the bombs, like
pack Of Chinese fire crackers let of tegetbe,
A fire raft cast lurid glare near Fort :,
Philip, and for half an hour tbs din was ter
rible Pandemonium could scarcely be mar,
awe inspiring. At the end Of that time !,
/ began to grow lighter, and | soon seen n,
Harriet Lane, with Capt. Porter, and all tbs
vessels of his division, coming rapidly down
| tho river.
Behind them were the gunboats Kennebe,
Winona, and Itasca, which had been unabJs
| to pass beyond the forts. The Itasca at tn.
time was under shower Of she'll from
Fort St. Philip. | was afterwards Informed
that when she was directly uoder the gums
/ of the fort shot passed through her boiler
| and this rendered her unable to proceed. On
/ her way down she was exposed TO a raking FIRE
| and received thirteen shots below heI water
| line. Singularly enough only two men were
injured on board of her. Their names are
Richard Kane, Captain Of the hUld, who was
struck by splinter. and Raney, fireman,
who was scalded upon his arm and face By
the escape of steam.
Cheering Nslrs-TRe Forts Passed
It was now about 5 o'clock, and the NOR
tars, which had kept up their Ere necessarily
were signalized to cease. Then report was
spread that the larger part of the sqadron
had passed beyond the forts. and cheers upon
cheers Of exultation made the wekin ring.
visited the Harriet Lane, and learned tina
although she had been exposed to furiou,
fire, no damage Of consequence had resulted
To lile NtSSSI. Oile SHOI DdO cut HeT rigging
and another had struck the brass hand rail
on the bridge between her paddle boxes A
piece of the rail about six inches long vas
broken off AID forced through the body Of
Michael Fitzgerald, the second captain Of the
after pivot gun. porducing wound which he
did not long survive. The same fragment Of
metal also struck George w. Huston, one Of
the guns crew, breaking his thigh, and ma
king the ampatatun of his leg necessary
WASHINGTON, May s. p. m-The following
despatch from q bearer of dispatches from
Com. Farragut. who has arrived at Fortress
Monroe. was received at the War Department,
this evening
FORTRESS Monroe. May Sth.
Hon Gideon IPelies, Sec'y. Of the Nary:
| have the honor to annnunce that in the
providence Of God, which smiles upon q lust
cause the squadron under Flag Officer Farra
gut has been vouchsafed glorious vi.tary
and triumph IN the capture Of tie CTty Of M.
Orleans, Forts JqcLson. 81 Philip. Lici1lqstoa
aud Pike-ihe batteries 6cisu aud cbyce Neg
Orismes as weU as the total destruction If til
eacmys graboais, steam rams foafiag batts,,
les, iiroAci0d.l fire ratts and oJStluctions-
JoaabS and Chains
The enemy. with their own hands. destroy
ed from eight 10 ten matio7is worth Of cotton
and shipping.
Der loss IS So killed and l23 wounded.
The enemy last from 1000 to 800, be
sides several hundred prisoners
The ray Is H0ar clear and the rebel defcncG
destroyed from The 9"!f to Btton Rouge a,tl
proJaJty TO Memphis!
Our flag waves triumphantly over them all
Il.
(Signed1 THEoD ,RUs BAILEY,
Captain. and second in command
of the attacking force of the gunboat Cayusa