Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-16

1lIE ADNAA uE lHE SUI AlhON.
Thurs lay, April 4th, 1852, will hence
ferth be redletter day in the history of
the Southern rebellion. At half-past 3
O'Clock this morning the naval squadron,
under command of Flag Officer D. G..
Farragut, which had been waiting the re.
suit of six days bombardment of the
rebel Notifications of the Mississippi
ready and burning with desire to strike a
blow which should bring this unholy and
fratrcida war to close, seeing the ene-
my still obdurate, and to all appearances
as unframed as when the first bomb was
thrown into his works, got under way and
stood up to attack Forts jackson and St.
Phillip.
ORDER OF BtTTLE.
The following was the order of battle
agreed upon several days before the act
ion. 1t may have been changed at the
last moment II so | will correct it at a
future time:
Blue. First Dirisioa sA A.Ps.
Flag Officer D. G. Farragut, Comman-
der-in-Chief.
Hartford, 2s- Bro@kiyn, %. &; h'rhmond' 10
'eeeoHa Dltfst''t = ',s'i1S' u. .is...;..4 =
pa5 ''a1S; E,st D,r;s;o, G~oIootx -
- G.,+ r R,iIcv Comm,ndinr
Oneida = Verona. 10. Katahdu. 5. kicao, 5.
wl.s.hiekon, 3 Cayuga ).
Red and Blue. Second Dtr14oa.
Commander IL. IL. Bel, Gommandins.
lFoqaois = ssotla .. M,,,e NynneeeG .. F'4o14 D.
n;n;so, e ''>sI Stc9oerr '''',, altgc5eg IN the
~ 's'''' = Jartar tYotIIq
. r,a,oon1.l by Commander D p Porter.
Hra1t Lane West:ord ora.so clifton, Miami.
-, ~. p....,,,..,, i,
he Sa'ti"9 s'ool-o.-"'' u ,''',,''' 80 g
" ". "''s -" - NJ u - y ~,
Fort 1'chso" oy the s''0iisf y | ''sN-
son: r., r.. =.
as pan ot ,o az a.''1 p,to,j "aa l'' ~
'iafsiofu' n'ooA,! u ''u it'e'Is'''' u -. -
iHe st,'o9tsS ut'A.et eaP'' :, - y -
foft j 1cHs son Nh'Ic t"' , e''s'soi'' - IN; ,.'
VI lsS'sSlp'l supp 'ea ;, ~ 49, s'a'',.' ~. ~ H.
Ion 10, %. 9t 9u'po''S' "V'' - e''''''0 u =
nra'''' II, -, =, G., moo :
AZ enemy H-N te'1 g ~ .,.,I snI
y N'o'N =, II -,
au''"9 'Ae ''S"' VI ..o I'1asN ,'l : :, pl;i
u nc H'.''' u - ,o ~ Ea1
HP' '5"' '''a o'' '''' '''' - - - -
3'SSe"' &c.. -.
ihfougHo"' 'ip t ~ -, sae nv,
9''',i'es' 'e'"''' va -, ~ =,
oroNen ., oi'y 9y - 'io ~, ssP ",',,' .,oaI,.
e"c il.o' 's'f'' " 49, = o. -. ~,
HFe upon '"e 'o.''. 49,, "'o@' y .,ho
shIa ihoEe u asI'''.' .i ,s '..'' ', aao a'.o
'0'i =, - - eio% a.'N 80 ,La l,.. % Tha ,wo
~ 'i"''G - a''',' ,!n -, ,araI,,i ta,loroJ by
H., l.,,,l,.at. ,,h;.b hove III ,he;r ,oa.fs
taken ont.
| have but moment lett before the
schooner leaves with diSPatenes'
Vt the approach oi the s'l'Ps 'ne fep' ,.
els on shore ilghtei their slshal l'sn'S'
and set their lire raits IN o'aze' III ofaeF
to enable them to see the ships. AS ,me
ships passed they pouFed most 'efiHiI
Aoiieys hie the meet, but they a, al pa5sei ,
except the flnola, W mona ana heiuepec'
which were disabled ana oolisea 'o re-
tire. -,
The mortar heet lost but one man MIL
Ell and had SIX wounded. one schooHer
was sunk 10y Shof from the lof's' onc
shot from the tort, Killed or "ou,iuci cN-
cry man at the rlne gun OF the W ''9il1, a.
one man was cut III TWO p'ectr Nv anu = nan
OF his body ieil overheard ! he harriet
Lane had one Killed ana one woFhd'a,I
\ mortar schooner cleared the PafaPe' Q,
Fort jackson with sharphe., ana s'.cneen
the water battery oy An enn!aalhs ntc'
/ append here
LETTER FROM rLAG-offIcEn fARRtGrr To
covy,ypER PORTER AFTER THE ACTION.
No.. po,,cr.
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VIII te'I you p9' 'nauA you tn' nm Il ~,
Der oi Ai''eo Ina Ill, "o9i.i'u = 'eiy 1'"I'', ,.n
eohsiuet'us' Inns S",P MAJ ~ 49, ~
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OUT "hou NJ ID" 'H9 u - .oi''ip5 ~
at ma 50 fa'iPan''l, anu - ~ up'a.a ~. .a "o'
anu ran on SToie' "n''o ,." '?''''" pu' ',.' wv
or thFee oFo'uSiueS -, i"'o "iu'' Nnoo"c's
hi,p an 10 pieee'' ut I""i puSHe' u - ~ !
fai' on 10 me- anu III ''y ~ " %' oi' -