Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-07-04

We had heard from rebel sources that soma
boats were being built at Mobile with which
TO sink the blockade, but had placed very
little reliance in 1t now. however, it looks
as though they mean fight. At this time
our whole force was but a sailing sloop of
war (the Prcble) and our own gun boat and
rs it was calm The Prcble was nearly help
less, and toe prospects were that the Kan
awha was to have pretty fair share OF tho
fighting. The odds looked rather formidn-
bic especially as two of the rebel gun boats
were Of size fully equal to cur own and
quite rs we'll and heavily armed but our
fellows thought nothing Of that but tired Of
this forced inactivity of the blockading ser
yica, | believe we should have hailed the pres,
poets Of fight even with the Merrimac.--
When TIE enemy were first seen comm. out
by the Forts, it would have done you good
to see the pleased looks of our Jolly tars,
The decks were quickly cleared tor action
our lorjous Stars and Stripes flung out at
tie peak the anchor ran up to the bows.
ANA the kauawha pr4nced and euryetei on
the wave. Our opinions were very FIRE "
banded abrut u to whether the rebels were
game or not; how many we shCuasin and
how long it would take us to capture them
all but le',cve scarce man or boy on
bard thought Of the possibility Of any
other termination OF the approaching com
BAT than glorious victory tor Ourselves.
The rebels came on very calamity in line Of
battle abreast IT their largcst boat ON tie
night with comm5iius blue 1lg at the fore.
We steamed in slowly 10 meet them and
took up our position about a quarter Of ,
quarter Of Il mic IA livanc. OF ani at the
night If the rrhlr and about four mics
from the Fort. L. WAS naw ocl1ek il tic
morning AZ quarter past tie leading
boat then ttrcn mics distant oIcu her tro
w5je1 was followed by al tac others W.
laughed ii that IS their sh5t lel at least !
mile sh8ft at NJ DOR Captain & hraver
mn II Yer IT ii = deca) cam along T. whcfa
WAS stagdlnS by our IL inch pivot gun
(tImIitafly ChristancI - ale A5raham.S
aud SAID calmly and mildly as II we wcra
exercising in holiday show, 1--WE will walt
until they get IN comfortable range aud
thea aim at their rshci house. ke.p Your
men c oi and strive t. make your hrin. II.
cttiyc rather tuan rapid. | looked ut him
witt admiration ~ he st1ud tncr, - cool ant
coll c'sd, watching with lis glass .be appa-
rent Tremendous al j. that were bcar,n.
down upen us. Bat, tie odds were mere
applTcrt than real. a., were s0n shown. TIE
rehcls kept approaching very slowly, ani
with considerable mInelycrins, blazing
away Win their guns all the timr. At last
to- Captain said tshrn tins shot fcll pretty
near usl ''yuu may try Your range MIR. Par
fridge FIRE when YOU arr ready The
wgr.!' wrre scireely out al has maa;h when
ont spoke i" Uncle Abraham. anl cpns,i-
tatipni argument IN the shapc OF an IL
inch smell won't hI,-,rs and booming towards
- l. II Il
reAel Camm,iures vessel just h,ypni her
Y the same time the Pebble spoke out IN
tAe SINE line % argument, AMI now the
ball Vas iairIy opened, a0d such an cAlibl-
tan ialia".7l rs | could Mt t,ye bslfesci
had / 10. witnessed i. Scarce had Ito
smoke u oar gga- elelrad away before I Z
~ ale III, Ata; htTv up ana brias part.
M gan n - s t8racI sd 4 "a faF tha Ir=5-
tetiuc wills If TIE FORT ilaw any MN
weaving q uniform could b. guilty of such
rpwart5ce Cannot convene, AMI TINS man
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