Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-19

He was killing and ~dlinlinr n prent nanY
Of n'y men with grape. spherical csae aid can,
stsT. whilst could not depress my bow cur,
enough to strike him. Finally fred shsll
through car oicn d:ci7 ard Jnws, which
rRknd. him; second one ioilo wei, when h.
shesred sndraked u.s with tiastarhoard broad
side nf a-inch-guna. loaded with spherical case.
aud hin ride EnnG loaded with shell. 81 tile shn,e
tim. I ran into him, and backed off, and
struck him again SEEING lie wa: now. pa6t
resumption. ran down the river TO st-r"t
some other vessel in the same way. When
was met by eix yessels--ths Ceyuga, Penola,
1roQuia, Oneida, PencscolS and Bro1klyn.-
Ihey soou shot away ny sngines, rudder
MISUNDERSTANDING; Git OF crew ol
ninsty-three msr, ,Hfty.seven vera dead and
many Of the rest wounded. RIO human being
could manRuvre the chip, work her huttsry,
or do suyrhint hit destroy nsT, holstsd
the jib and ran her CT shore TO saTs bar peo-
pie. and to destray her. Before giving tbs
order ''tr fire her. told sii hands to get the
then take the wounded, put
them IL, our host, and try to get in the woods.
aud marshes, remained to Ere the ship.
which did SO sdectually th5t although ths
enemy WIS within # hundred yards ef her; t
destroyed her completely. Whan L went 10
Jump overheard, | found that everybody who
could, had done :;0. Leaving thair duty uhdoIIe.
md NE t. take care 6i tho Wounded. AZ the
nra,:a Ie was on fire ar,'i The aaittr"SalVa iha-
taueu down., | had La whrlt puck la a!,rr hnr
livrs, | c,slt,:tit Lhr " Biindt,i and ,.avt,l
tbelr, hu! wAs ma,ir prsnner. Whru
ordered lJ Strr-nitr did :.u | Threw
nv arms overheard. az conld hrt
fseiel dozens ~ rlan. No mao WA drowned.
IT burned lnd ii ali had haau. VI h" cnnld
have blamed me: | depended Upon sarns
peTsons 10 hslF 1is. sEd they iaiisd. could
unt do a-eryttinE elons. could have es-
csred as others did; but to hcve done 80,
would haze been obliged to lenve o variable
steamer in the eucny's hands; or COLD
haze dsstrcy yed the ship AMI wounded, too,
and :;a@ed as2sslff from capture. Of tho TIC
evils ctcsa tie least. prevented III: sne-
10 iroIn getting 1hsr which wauil t2 oi
great Use ro tteni. ana surrendered vhst
could only bs useless burden e. tk2Is..-
Hal it. bot basu for the United States glIai-
ron. i would hsv- 'bEgged" Rngga. Hs
wnnA gladly have eolnr ou hosTd. for. when
lsst saeu, be WIS up 10 his eyes III tho Mis-
sisSipp- Tho fire from his ship did us Ea
damage. beyond killing. wounding, arl cut
ting tie Skips Upper works TLs other ~
sas injured IS rrost- lie claims to ra:e de
| siroyei ci1 rebel g7iaboats- will vananTs
&c 5sy that no iii n3t sss 3-ar rsllrhar nulH-
bar. - his stipa we're bet'sasn d= sGa our
xunGoste. ana il ~ AZ too dark /" -" th1m-
Al tIoas l., hin a. Gly ehir vas. liz 5Inesrs
thought sha was the "AIisaiseipp" Tho Heal
ri gunoodrs he poured DESTRUCTION int" vera
1uly river sis.m5ru: un.1iuei ani a. help
iess as woueu- Only che 7cosl attacked hin:
| snd commanded her When l Lett rim
preparing for 5wlm il the Mississippi river,
another 1gbss sanbost struck him. / Eno7T
that " hst / a=eert ie trus. and hi5 3mcara
will svear ~ it, j 81 Got uiear the eoEus.e.
5uI the rsnl G. S. Naval oi1eer:. The Fsrd-
liz WIS hne l1rsa .cr-T steam slonp-ol-war
| NOT nting ssren guns, nud had 8 crew ol cue
hundred aud sixty. or two hundred E.a1.--
The Go7srnor MooTs mounted tV7" guns, .ii
had ers-@@ 81 ninety- Three U.eI.-