The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-27
Tho Action at Forts Jackson and
st. Philip.
The sc,la ring .crors OF tbs L,eu.enant Of
ths sseAlaar MuA,ss. il published &c part OF
the his'a13y ateshs var:

The !riif ring xeroTe OF lbs lieutenant Of
ths eeea1asr EIessss. il published ea a part OF
the hsss42y atrsha var:
- ? ~. J JAoas,H nisa, Mar L isea
fax ar Ems assensa ~ siss Ucsr IN Ar ding Of
sstsr. u nsccGsesmy d0ty - iAfsrfn you nf the
I sis TIA Ess ssssiner nacaae rook In he re-
:: sns . san ut For u j sGhss,s, ard 5. Pail .
The MsHas " r. at anchor IN ine area 10 .
ns.rs seS nf;s Of d. ,s'
Arrii, a large Steamer was discovered between
tina Forts, coming npss Tbs sh,p bsine I'll
ready cleared for acLs1u, the cable was siip-
ped and we main tained ouT position IN the
ssrssm until our port suns ssors upoa The al
vanctng vessels CT the ens &c y, when Ws opened
a 3. st the ien;h goand enr pivot sun
plotted, wounding one rrha ssiEa at 3 d.
we stood orar - .i,e er rpus.is ecs c1 tie river
md engages ore IF TIE e'reIay's grnhoats; !;
bat, sTsgg 10 nis s-e4teF speet, ne ao0a pass.
ei ah1s,s af "a ssaT helm wEs tiak 5ost In
er 3 b & gar sups &c hotr cs bin, tii. jass as
cus.gsEpsl ks4 begun to aasWsf u hsiIa,
sw1 lgree fail rgssd saigs were dtsc7TeTed a
short Ga;aCue - terG-~ert ga each qf%r ter
coming Taps6ly NJ.
Had tiis HcFsxe epnttneed 70 turn, Il COLI.
'iol ,-lts- tbs ship on orr ssarh)afd |onie
have hera ;nsVitatle Dur aetm Tgas there.
fore sisassd. and sll h&Eas easIad t. TspAi
hoard4re CT both quarler9 sGt. t'nts4rg TO
passed us 1tthont .Att1g sk@e-svihently
miataEtng ux III 1as o. shets saneoe@. IA
eoon - ;itev bsd cieared as, We chearfd To
iato ora pf The sysias, snaseheeriae 4aickiy
t2,e eta.s... Il 4. 5tss ssfs hrseaEssess,
| @s i 3 sTiai SFsc3s ti,~ TI4eg. aaa eas en-
evns. discovering rs. CPS !sei 'Ti II theiI star
i'scwarti. rni exploding in -, sail room, set
tae easp ca ne Thc engine and deck
pumps were imlnesliately B,ar:d; bat ow-
Zig % the c7mcus.ibie azure OF tne ar
ttcles IN the sail room, the fire burned
tterceiy. The alit room was selsratsd from
ne shell lockers by third talshead -
The commander directed the .~ip % be run
close into The bank. a1dordered Zne to !nforni
wien she fire should rea~h the she'll locker
huikhead. I paired to the easn3 Of fire, and
eucceeded IN smotheIinS Gnd e11u gushing
II. I 10 .arge ships and three gunbcats were
now er EaEins rs. ut p distance ot ahUut three
hundred yards. va b2t ID Of the bank
with ahs iGten ton of 6roppiag dOTen near he
forts, when lhe saauassas Cams t. Our reiief
She ssseIed for the aaemy's ces9e!s. ..;id as
snon as they discovered her. theJ s.sEted up
the river.
Just ,,a we we've backing CT .hs hank, lieu
tenant com notnF I. b Huge lsii severely
wCuudsd. J now uirec ed he course CO yhs
vessel Cross and up ne rigaT, 6riur tbs gEl.T1
board guns as rapidly as oosaibls, ana th,.k,
with n uch accuracy. We ao9n reached &c
satiO; ich furnished Gaview OF the nv r
around the first tsnd above ths forts. where /
discovered els7eG Of the enany, and Iot deem
inR i. prudent 10 engage q force 80 yestiy su pe-
r,or 20 ny own, Gster.llned 10 ratise unaer
tbs guns Of the forts Having lTocpa.i s.-hort
nibIaNCS. tNS Se.tlAS tAtS "i. SGuS, L sA4JcA it
!: b,st to turn IND steam down Gs tha ship
Tas farming, tke tNiaT ropes parted IAs
chip v1as tGsIs2-iy at ppea had -Ge engines
reversed, but too l&ts TO avoi! rtsing the
hauk eIueavoxai Ia h - nas oh Lie oIe,
nat could Gut succeed. 0ne o. Inc river 4 Be-.
ca.ieG 1Ee . hesotHss," haa been Iun aslers
early 10 the nornl &, luss anov" where we
Ter6 q; ~ /, irR. and had white II lg dying
4 sen. Lieut.. AR Old, With ten men Oh ccard
of her, vsith orders Il, haul do VI the white
fias AID figa: her guns rs loag IS possible.
AZ SO The enemy STOOD mp the riysr---and as
soon as our guns would 10 iooGeT bear we
ceased firing at u tow boat came up from
the forts and nGued' ua of
The NJ Lac received three snufs thTouE b hec
huil--f!i ear the vatsrlae- Most of the
snalay's ell passed over US; eyary stay
vas carried away nd III rec fcurtts Il the
sia2k .alf9, Is number OF grape.
The sides of the snip recsived g large um-
ter ~ grape and canister which did not pa SIS
through. 1he snemy's flung. upon the Whole,
war very oGd
ENCLOSE tbs carseon's report, showing the
nun Dor OF Ri,E'd and wounded
| cannot speak too highly OF tho gallant
oeI:1ag OF 81! o. D1Jri--alifi WnEks a. per-
formed their du-y Well. It rs IEaoat lib pc :.
stH" III paft c41srlGa; la. / Cannot TeTs8ic
Iron Iotn j 1Aiag taB c.,Gd act # s-I!llg MID
E1AL,,s - Z Ea+ss.c. tts an - x n / W
der Diviaion-bJ pAoAe c-3iaes: aaQ prom p:-
ne.s the ship W&a saved tTou. heing buri.i
aiso Lieut. r ID. fi=ter. of tas Ieya.l ae hsF.
vice, y No .Ss.s yclu ateerSn hoard n2d be-
hn-aG with much bravery. Liaut. Thom 8
Arnold, .horgh SsoGnd-o ala bleeding freely
rem alnot =. h,s quar- e:s, encouraging his di :
Wis Old 10 fight CUursgeously. Mach credit iE
due 10 Pe&sed ASST. surgeon Christian, fer hia
prDmprneas III All ending TO the wounded.
Very respectfully your OBJ, serv',,
To (tpnt