Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-05
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INTERESTING EXTRACTS
SEn.i THI
Log hG1K O. TIE YANKEE eUNB0AT tUhTlI,

Among the trophies taken from tie Yankee
sunboat Sumter, recently captured and de-
stroyed by our forcea st Bayou sara. is he
los pcok kept by Lieut.. Henry Ertea, Ir,
commanding that i'll starred vessel.
Tho Sumter Cr;ginsl belonged Sc Us hut
vas captured in the naval eng ageuent r-s,
Memphis, previous to tbs fail Of that ety.
Lieut., Erkea Was then placed i. command 81
her; Hhen she was towed Up 70 Cairo, snd
after undergoing some repairs, was brought
down 10 participate IL the siege OF Flch, y
burg.
FIGHT "ITr mir AhKAaa.s.
The fclluHIus private and public accounts
| Of the coolest with the Arkansas and The
passage oi ohr batteries 81 TicLsLure. viii
be found Interesting. The resd,r y i rot
fail II notice the fact ;iat in his a~u pri=a;a
account, Lieut.. Erben acknowledges loss Of
iiteen, but in his report to Fle, Cdc=r DgEs,
written only the dsy after, lie is happy t. IL
form that Officer, that be passed our Le;teIie5
without shy Casualties "a his crew" Here
- pslrshie contIariety Of ststen=ut=, ard
conviats thz Lieutenant beyond The po1er Of
logic to dispute, of ha-ing uniltsntionsilT
furnished tn world With another svidan;s
OF Tie peculiar idioSJncrscies OF tee race
We, Of ccu::-', believe bis private statement
Ms ne >errsiniJ Lad llo ohj":t y. misleading
h,nstif We qaate:
Jly l5th.-At 8 4. NJ, vas caiiei Is -
Seer OF the deck reporting heavy firiaS up tie
r:v.,. Sccu cav the gunbost Tyler coming
around he point firing her stern GunE. soon
S rebel bcs;, b. Arkansas, hove in sight
All tho vessels prepared for action ara com
mercej I-ing. Ny vessel being oncer re-
pairs, had no steam up. Repairing outbosrd
deliver? pipes neglected at Cairo, Coin
lrancei getting s,esu. Kept up FIRE - the
Arkansas q she pas:.d. The arkansas, AZ
| ter passing the hcst.turned round 81. opsns:;;
s.e on liz stand Of grape striking our
pert Wheel mouse. filx ship Renln5, & ID
Cincinnati aud Louisville, followed the -ar.
ksnsse down engaging her. Benton c:. ~
! Nth shot, losing seSerai killed aad wounded.
| Tyler killed and 10 wounded. Carondsl.s
! 80 killed and wounded.
,iade preparations during the day for rua-
| Mn, p1et the batteries At FicksbuTg. ~ s,
s91 orders TO follow the !lset Md run TIRE
ATksns&a ,ta@n aad sick her. o.25 2. N;
fSot headwaJ aud stood down the ri-er.-
Seol s5t uuier heavy FIRE OF nusketrJ-
ports opsnsi with shot shell ard grape
! Passed clure under the o@rk receiving e
hear fra from re rst-ls, One l0.iuch
shell tu7s. IL the hull, tearing up TIE side
and dech--1.re r,n. stuck tie iron : e.;a-.
| another just forward Of tia port wheel
| both works y Il. iiddied with snsll shot
| Stepped tSs '5rsioss snd driftsd hy n: Iowa:
! ,s,reries 8. hopes u: hnd;is the AKA n.aE.
! Lot 49, .,nEhl- H. 10 20, ii hsGas quite :i7rh
and he atnoAe s.rT Ai:k. Cleaned Vi,
and i,lned tie ia-: heiJ", Tcta! iass,
.:insj @ad scoudj=d fifteen. anchored ioF
rs hight
july leth-5laie Est to lie bank And coln-
1lsntvd rs.iairnz talsses. Nsae the ici-
lseins report to Flag-Ohca. DAVIS:
[. 5. G-1EoAr Ecarr., sSLo~ FIcE.scRa,
JgiF Il, 1902.
Sir: hay. the honor TO report that list
| night Tin the rebel batteries with 40 casu-
atty 70 nv crew, | rrg1st shat l failed to
SEE TIE gunb3at Arkansas, aithousb Rugged
| the shcre eli he ~av down, and s;Gpi--d M
engine 10 drift past Will. z5jea7o.Ing ta ind
neT.
i al loT ~ a very r4d condition, oTiog
to inpeI lec: equipment, !ssx throughout board
delivery pipes, ,I.j want Of cos! Our leak IS
aggravated byz Ten iIcE she'll which ex-
pioGed in the hull and a;ot IA me size. just
forward the front y neel sod leak. but a liz
tie above the water Dne. have now only
sbou: fifteen OF twenty hours coal Oh b1ard.
Respectfully. &c.
FIGHT At EATON ROYCE.
sugust 5, ln62.-1hIs iaT, one siTavs to
bs remembered - one of snIietJ and excite
nent- at 4, A. d.. the enemy uader brcck-
inridxe made the promised attack upgn or
forces on shcre. took M position, a1G
wa ordered bJ Commodore Porter 70 exam
lie the river ibov. fc1 sanbns,a. Steamed
around the point but could nee nothing like
> 5essel u III kid Retu:ned 70 ms: s'a-
ton aud opened fire with sheIl; upon tie
r.bela. The tight ST lhl= TINA, $50, vas very
fierce, tc;n artillery and inisRtry heiDs ho.iT
engaged. Received direc tons from Tina 10
time from shoIs ko- 70 IRE. Our troops
falling 5sck- EnEnY QUITS up l+ta regiment
Maine uaInp. tired int the eDaks and
drp-e ths en6Hl- back. Laage 1umbs;: Ct
our -ol1l-rs skulklns ucti-r the river bank.
OrdEI eli EtsiI s,vey-tnreessrt5 ~ IRE Into
them
sISai:G; Or Tx sTk.h..H @HITEELS.
il is known to our readers tbas tie C2i;sd
S,acss military ioroee o! New 0rleans made
quite stir over tie pretended body Of Gen.
Williams The -p-ltE" gays a long account
of the fcacrA cersmonis5. ald STATED l5at
after thei1 conclusion the body II Gen. WI
iLas Vas plsosd upon tie sseau.ac S:at Of
rae YES; sni SAIil.d ~ it's lar eli home y
the :ioI.h, Inc following s1ir.ct, to"e7sT.
sho=5 ths. sli this inEubriou5 parade wzs
merely Yankee "su stesy:"
august I:a--In the morning saw seTsral
OF Farragut's deet coming up. bS bc-a2
seven cf tam al snchor OF tns city. No Aews
o. shore. Ea5ury stii! ,etr estls. ne csicIr-
ed some OF their oaiscEo. ltz Dfsai7d2- C~p-
Preol< arrived Reported hs'lug Zen 1un
Ito o. tho stsamer Mhi.enal. The IS bite
man sunk. Carrying oown with heI som. ~
snrT wounded men on the way To the New
Orleans hospital. all vert drowned but ne
Captain TWO pllo:e sud thirty wounded. TIE
oedy 81 G=n. W.l!aans ai;1 sans.
Had Upon The GEocHD.
va close our 5atraats fTo;l the !cg hoch Of
It's sumner g giving tue aubjoi1.d elosns
eat7iss:
August ls.-Ltft tbs E"chli.: =; =. y
for Bayou .>arg-arr!r1d e. =. VI. he
ported 30 Captsin Porter, shd :ecsi-ad ordsra
&c remain: here Until further ordere AID guard
the fs-:.7T. gave bin all TIE information To-
eardile me NOV emenls Of the Ccnfederstes-
He affected To think hight Of it sa!ins there
vas nothing in th- shape Of q euaboa; IT
7an on tie =iTeT" ! did sil ceni3 with
him, but 70 no snd. Hero mat rsanin Ii
6 crippled condition il crew srd engine. Re
cei7ei two persona from the Essex as prison
s7s tlkea from .hia place. 3: i7e the stock
OF Tho anchor psr.ed, sni " began drifting.
Esaye up the anchor. but working Of ouT
stesm te<Ame unnanaF4eie. sid d1uss.d
aground under tie bank of the t5Wn. Tried
.zar.. u-s.. ro ret or nut cnuii Ent sncceaG