The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-27

re DomD0eaR0nS % NoleAe1s
he United 0tatss ifon-caad stsanse Esex,
Conno1oee ". D. Restes, arrived ho0 y tAe
river yesterday. Wehavs some vsry important
end intsrestine nevs b. this arrival, comprising
some Of The acts and doisgs Of this monster
iron chip, With ''won heartA"
& About week (uors Or less) ago, ~ the Es-
sex was cruising along the river, the lookout 70.
pertsd the Rebel gunboat ". q. Webb in sight.
Chase vas given Immediately, and she WAS pur-
sued past the guns 1t Vicksburg. The Essex
then 5tafted down The river, and on reaching
Natchex ssnt boaSs ctev ashore for ice. The
toat On nearing TIE shore, vas fred int1 BY
TN. Rebels. and several Of the crew wounded.
For this act Of tenerity the whole ehootinS
force OF the Essex vas brought to bear upon the
illfated city for about two hours and halt,
when dspufation was ssnt down with propo-
sition - surrender The city, and hoist the stars
stOonnodersPosssr then ordered the firing to
oesse, and proceeded down the river until on
Bayou Sara, whsfs h came to . stop long
enough 70 barn that Inflated abode Of RebslA-
There were but two houses left standing-oDe
belonging 10 gentlsnan Who is said 70 be
friendly 70 the Union cause, and the other the
property Of . lady. We did not learn what ip-
splS vss the immediate cause Of this visitation
~ ...~..... go So ses rs -.sF
On Sunday. .s the Essex WAS coming down
the river, Rebel battery of "a guns, opposite
Port Hudsop, opened upon her, and feres bat.
tie. ati,ot more than so FEET distance, began,
which lestsd an hour At the end Of that time
tie bstsery xss silsnesd, and the steamer passed
Ion down. s..ESsi u
The Rebel battery ~, mounted with guns Of
very heavy caliber;; but that circumstance only
suaiced 70 prove the remarkable powers OF ~
[iistance Of the Essex. Her iron sides we're
struck, IN :, nulttude Of places With 10.ineh
and other lized balls, the result IN ~ oA9s
being the same-a sight indentAton into we
aides Of the steamer, and then the balls break-
Ing into . thousand Fragments and falling hAtn.
leesly into the water. The Essex comusncsd
With the upper gun, and ssilenced them ID, one
after The other. She is truly formidable craft
and comes fully up TO the most sanguine expec.
|taaions. of har designer and builder. who, our
readers will recollect, il Commodore Porter him.
self. Certainly, nothing the people Of NewOr-
leans have ever seen i'd the shape Of an "irop-
clad" can compare With the Essex f6
In the contest With the battery q Port Hud-
son, the smoke pipes and the ventilator ~ere
perforated in numerous places, and present
something the appearance Of being rust-eatsp.
Il WA Impossible 70 ascertain what the loss
Of the Rebels was, % those engaged on, the
Essex were too we'll protected BY iron arnor to
permit their seeing ashore; but a. the action
was at very close qaarters, the loss on shore
mrst have been heavy There was no casualty
on the steamer. =. ~. -"
The names Of Porter and Essex have already
passed int history in . former generation, and
the exploits Of the gallant old frigate in the
waters Of the Pacific have been the animated
theme of discourse around millions Of Ameri-
can hearthstones. This generation can now,
too, boast of Porter, the son of the gallant
sailor who shed 60 much luster upon the United
States Navy; and the Essex, too, craft Of bis
own invention, named after. the famous cruiser,
and Ike her distinguished for being almost
without rival in her line Of service.-[NeW
Orleans Delta, Sept. 9th. G,'za