Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-22
TIE NAVAL BArr1r AT FORT JACKSON.


lsh the following description Of the naval battle at Fort
J,csou, the lh ult, from the pen Of officer who
took a conspicuous part in the fight:
JACKSON, Mss, MAY 2, 1862.
j. o. GRSENLAw, ESQ l arrived here last night from
Forts Jackson and S. Phiip, having escaped from the
Louis on Monday mO,uing last at haltpist o'clock
b.. Will dot8il m, adventure as it occurred After CO.
ing 10 New Orleans, Com. WhiJ,le ordered me the
Louisiana Sos the .ht oiuOd ser on the l7,d Of IS
month aud On the % We eit .Or the forts. She
| iro1-glad ike the Sbiy bCa,-,he A.kanas-and
mOu1ted sixteen guns bur unfortunately she could not
/ prop,l herself her power being inadequate o. the
morning OF tho Path, had the mid watch-irOm Twelve
to tour. A. bali past three, the buge sounded the
alarm in the iOra aud in few minutes afer the enemy
commenced TO run the gau-ts. with twenty vessels,
/ lrg5 steam sleeps, and thirteen guuboas
Toe eAnnouA.ilg was tsrids &c eas. three hundred
heavy guns being engaged / fired the first gun from
The Louisiana az fellow close aboard This the
first iadnson they had OF our existence, and the ele
my believing us % be a lglt gu4boat steamboat laid
% aboard for tAe purpose " carrying US by boarding
which exposed him 10 ha iTcc: hire Of our bow battery
c,us,iug OF two y.,ucl smooth guns and Que inch rid
the yr much heavier aud much mOge formidable than
] th. Belmont or Lady Polk gus Oar captain,
N,Ist-sl designing ,he objec; OF tie enemy, called
nu uoef Of mon on deck 10 ryps and whilst firing
tgy 81 the snip so2gd aJ vas struck by grape and
| vcsely wound !, losing bis gat gEm, breakgg his left
aud hs .gh ,g Il hg usaruC the rascal Was last TO
our bow ab1u forty feet from Us, and poured 10 most
rgjbs br5ldsiC driving tae hot smoke from bis guns
into ous ports; cu' metal wac 100 heavy, aad he went
ahead and CL1 ia ga o, cur safD1aru .ery where
had the pleasure OF p1ppsrHg him with my division Of
rd's; this settled him, gad he dropped OF into the
stream helpless Then be !gl' Ia with The hanassas
" icA bad been pokgg and batting in all directions
| valley backed or aud went into our friend full ut
klo,kig HOs in his side which caused him to sink IN
ieE minutes
THIS vas the only cosa work ws had, and that di not
ilas! more than ten mnues It that louE, during which
Ne bad whipped d-st class sloop ot-War. During a.,
ba uca Of the erglgemeut, We stood by our guns aud
fired "a DIZZY passed Ia the morning upper works w5e
perfect wreck al 20 pieces by grape and canister
ls st,amboAt- cabin ao1 Csds literally Ia splinter
but our iron casemate IN hurt. Two IL uch shell
| struck us Hhi.8.IWc close, which ou!y made
[ deep den. IN the iron, not starting the wood, aud Al
| sboa,h vs. staining Immediately under them, ! did
mo-. tel he c0ccl sion. HAsey 10 tie Manassas, aud
duE-r in tue 4tR.e, covered themlcyes with glory
Wariay q 10 fairly rey,l 10 the ;ht. The Aanas
sls vas everywhere But unfortunately the vessels o.
the enemy sere faster than she, aud carried twenty
guns walls. she carried bu. one The McRea held four
u them a.; 5ay aud was gdl1Ltly hshtiug both broad
.iits when Marley came 10 her assistance Huger, OF
.be MgRae, was mos,dly wounded. Marley vas ua-
hurt.
Al the regular navy vessels vent into II e lgbt suj
rlrsiuyd there Bu. how t-egt vas i! with tic much
bowed Of Montgomery lee- with tho single eycep
.iol Of he Governor Moore, commanded oy Cap. Bey
!. ulJ,, g.g Of the navy Instead OF u-gg thcir ye5
sells s. 'faWs they iguowiGiously ran them asbof'
slo Cd rr CUTS, hrCd tn55J. aud TOOK the swamp
Es-uu1 o. tae Moore attacked OF the large soop5
oEsar running no the river directly after and striking
her on the s.ru frss then back oil and struck her
am jb'gs aud then at. then forward, and then amid
sl prgiya nc her i've blows, which completely hammeI
cd De lite out Of her aud d0vu she went But whilst
b ". buuuE The other yesss wss Civ ug him broad
sides and a. the uOuenyoi the last but shell sgucS
Jae Moore knocking her rUdder OIL, completely disabling
her, and sac dri,ed ashore aud vas burnt by the
/ enemy
| Her gallant commander remained and was akan pris-
o1er in her. After the fight felt cory.aced that
could whip the Ehole dsel they would only ,h us,
bI then We could 20 no. o. Thursday morning, a.
os o'clock, tlc men lu Fort Jackson mu:ilied spiked
lg gu saU. tie selues and left A daylight, when &C
ssoss We found the waite g in tbs plcc Of the bat
lc f.g General Duncan bad &c ented term, and it
thea 0els1 necessary 70 ms-1 our arrangement 70 act
rls Promises. Il surrendered the ship, no doubt
could be "a 0ed but We gave the euen my an Uol'c.A
Jlgcry. Captain Michel preferred Fort Warren to
giving up his honor aud so We fred the snip, and
0ya ~ ,ae swamp and escaped wJL three other Cic rs.
| Faou tbs BLorsAoNG FLzrr OF CHARLrsToS-The
Charleston Courier OF D instant. uoace- the arrival
u that ely o, liz. n B. Il OOp, passenger on board
the lohOole, Mary Taer.sl, captured oil Charleston
! afrb0r He vas seat ashore under Tag Of truce
| lie reports That the schooner Nay Theresa lei ,s
slu with valuable asserted cargo about the al instant
alE was captured en- the ID OF this hIf6Or while ny
l luE 20 l-r .as U.ccsaae
/ II Hts'ocp was detained on board the dee. about
Er GayE -ul says .-a he uniformly treated Si!h
c greatest possible kindness az also the masters and
Crews %. se,yiI yl,F vessels eip.dred. rso q the
laser aIe the schooner O. Pcokuey, Captain Dupont,
/ and ,lo p..O. boat ". Latch. Tie Vas shown the
Charleston papers regularly while board. The officers
| seemed 10 be aware OF tle mlU;est details Of every
movement made ia the city aud on the coast. They
aJre perfectly a-CaIdei howeyer, az the arrival Of the
/ F4n5,r Commodore Dlpo1t Remaining tret 6 wac nor
fling tl.- sch OCCURRENCE shytd happen 70 CticFrs
a.Uu he G. cousi Tered Li' ooCarynen. TGey a5sIr
NJ Fs loop ,h,y willing aud even anxious to re
sore every negro in their hands 70 the OsueTs on q
D. per demand being ml1e The negroes, they say,
very diGcu. manage, aud regarded With extreme
aversion by both officers and men OF the Navy.
PAzusAs Sravlcs-ga following resolution, in rsla-
ton TO tarti5,n .s,r,' VAS adopted 4y the Virginia
Legislature. Nay H., lst2
Whereas, ibis General Assembly places high estimate
..Il tan ya,ua Of tho Ranger Partisan service Ia
prosecuting the present 10 sssiul issue, aud
regards /: a8 perfectly Legitimate, aud il being under
4ood that o +. d,yl Comnln the Northern Dor
der OF ygns has adna.ad hi7 Purpos if such service
%, uc- Discontinued, 20 lay waste, by -c the portions
o. on, territory a. preseu; under bis poser;
E.sg'ssf ig aa O gaIl iE,CE5ig That ~ us opa,
i0r ao policy VI employing sa"l Rllger- aud trt5tHs
urgas TO lie carried o.. cuar5et -ay, both by the 0u
asu,os Of b.s S:lc aGd Of the Coaicder-tes States,
sit5Og. she sHgh;ss' regard to such threats
GEN. BUFFERS ORDER
"Nss ORlEASg, Nay IS.
CAS- cft-srs ard soldiers OF the Uai,od States have
6,au su lact " repeated ilsUls from calling
themselves che ladies OF Nv Orleans Ia returl for the