The sun., 1862-05-10

and - ing . crew. igiorilin, go. 49,, oi &.
Oneida, rho had lao been .d va .. ". %.
ia "a imadc fn.sl. o. 7. boats. I ~.
rnainder Of tho 4 ct now 90. .. up the NiasisTIpi,
,hst had been detained below " III the Manassas
and smother iron clad vessel. After this everything
passed under your oleervltlon.
The pleasant duty row rtmsins o. spcnhins OF
tie Cay,fyn and het ''1 fhcers and crew. Prom
frs, 10 last Lieut.. comm lnding NJ II. Harrison dis
played mastery at. ity iu stctins his vssssi past
the forts under butricsue 81 SHOT and aaell, aud
afterwards H. manosuverng aud fgLt.ns her among
the gun boats.
can no, say 100 much for him. H. was gallant
ly sustained by Lieut.. George II Perkins and Act
ing Master Tho. u Martin. Thee Cheers lave
my nns99ai;d .dm,siGp ,'.S @, in Sops',9 E, ,
nessins the seamsnlike manner IN which all The
ships we're handled. The divisional CAPTAINS will
inform 80. Of The particular part eorne by each
ship. Hspettnlly, fout CDcdt Sery'I
j. BAiL,y, Captain cemdg
Division Of the Rcd.
To Fido Ohcer D. q. FarraguL Commander.
m-C.sy dc, Aeu Orleans.
L. l. srrAx GuSBoAT CAfuGA,l
Ars SEA, May = 1901.
hon. Gid,on Wet,ss, secrctdyt or N, N1,vi
sik-I have the honor ~ enclose lierew'.A
durlos.e Of The report ot Commander B'sgs'
vision Of the attacking force. This gelsnt oifcer
came mp d my support Yhel l bad more Of tie
cnemy's steamers .ttacking nee than could W. i
attend TO. , Afterwards saw him In conflict with
\
, rnahdor Lee, Of the Oneida, 10 go 70 rs support
which he did NJ a most dashing fnsiner. Z. n.
r'ifter No "a deicriptiop of e loss Of his vezse
4 boil, % 10 be accurate ! saw him bravey Gght-
u, I,s Guns level with tie water ~ bis vessel srsd
uslly siIis underneath, leaving her low res,us On
the shore aud above water. 'i
hay, the honor 10 be -.
Your obedient Servant,
4 BAIrpv
e. 9. STEAMER BaookLYs, y
of New Orleans, April goth. /. g.
| rnssing A., i,,,,i ., ~ ftFi' us. etcf
| iuIor mo c,,,',,,','.'i WV" .c aeeh,t 'afuns
| Yttb anI,, 49,. +" ", n'"rhIus "1 tne
| - 49, ~! ''ssoi anna nest O' rebel
At" sieI,eI hne'd, delivering ler ne,
@ @.u'n S'",""n sAu IW" ~ every one tLnt she
iti "a. 'to. W ''e' s''' 1o'il Dean tnit re-
,l.'i H't M nIe 'lie " u' crowded " IN troops
-, -. @ ~ - "a" ".'i sIe ui''er 70 sh' p
~ ~ '''Ni'Ici 'hi'' Nt''i ',h7c JAe oi ihsn
s.','rS' N'te nri'eh ashore h y Ices, and after
"aius b'". up -
AZ . A. D. thc Narufs' was attacked by tho Nor
| gan ,ioh-chu SooHt We Low, commanded hy Bev.
cry h"hlYh' eh - pgyEl .fnc'r. THIS vessel rake1
n'u!oug We Ipn shhsWay' kiliins ~ aud wc'ild-
! '"s "'.'- w 'le tf'N' tuttlls the Naruua Ola the
! lisIiei, aud again on the st.rbOard side. man
aged 30 set threu snch shell intp her alGt her at
NOR, ~ aiso several shot from uIe aftcr in u gun,
when she dropped out OF potion partially Disabled
| While stlll engaged with her, another rebel
steamer, truu-glDd, with y piow under wrtcr.
-tiak us In the port sangway, doing considers bie
! damage our slt glanced from her tow ehe
| lacked on foi another blow, and struck again In
| the same place, cruslirg in thu side hu,
! hy going ahead fast the concus.ou drf s
| hor bow around, aud was able Will tho mort guns
| to give her, while close along side Ave inch sIrs
| shan her amor TuIs settled her. and droy. her
ashore iy faii,c'. Finding tue varnrs sinkiug. /
rh' @ u,t ~ Wv ,niH, 'e' N 'n'hor' AM ltd
| w " W" H,"' pIrihS sI this TIM the guns
| We're actively at N0rk cr.vphnS tho NJ. giu, which
was mgkif iehe ,roiis ~ s't up steam.
~, hIe wa. kcp, W Wy. ihe water was over The
th, wounded AMI crew ont Of the vesscl. ITO Onci-
! rushed to her assi>tauce, but waved h,r on, and
IL. Morgan surr' hi.rd tn het The vessel iu fancs.
,'SNe ~, S,,, es'n'u u '''s' uV9t ~ o' h'r cS"
| w N'.',' ''' "o'i % i' 'u - was 81 On me
| ~ wv ~ "'nuo'' WIZ 'tu ne oo"nI'd wan
ae 90, W.. , w ."o,' l'ihe " the
@ .u I' ., v. w '''.!l'' lo' We houe ii'"l4-
.' ~ wllS 'he! sulI"i'eu ile ana ineir Gee ~
% %ul'' SUI tNS''"s o'ViI,,s'n,os' Iatthl Wy
| Nh,h eNthghEhhs nt', having been set W.. l. &
| ,c'uu'i't at Wv "'oh ~ 'n.'s.
~ il',,en Ii'u'Vn ','i 'no TN. '"e N"tlhh "s
,, s,r'ick she wns on ,ne SC',h, win only nor tp,
ssllah' lOreceNe out 1t water lho ohieeN aud
rev .nay ,s'.tseu, n2 ont tllnk'
s VI 's ' "'''. iI It,h 'H,n'e ~ w,