New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-02

l. eat. Col. Ellet who was standing, rather
lying, che hIrIicsne roof beside tie pof-bonte
with his galant son, youth Of only sixteen, dir
charged his revolver INFO the por,-hole nearest him.
his brave boy Initiating bic example.
They heard cries from The Rebel GU boat, "She
is sinking ehe il .Dkingl" but they themselves
could see no evidence OF ie alleged fact
AFORLORN HOPE INDEED.
Nothing more could be done, and Col. Ellet deter
mi ed IL possible, 70 save his men, though that
unler the icunstan> e., tue most iorlorn II for
Torn lOp,s.
No friendly gunboat or Union vessel was near.
Three or four Of The hostile batteries PLAYING
upon the devoted and seemingly doomed Queen,
| which nue run by ihe great neal h-beicliug guns
before sbe could le REGARDED in any way secure
Where were Davis's tuubonts that were 70 cover
The rams retreat after she bad performed her duty
NObly ehe bad dischi T,ed her Obligation; but the
promised ali was no, forthcoming was not visible
| Col. Ellet could depend only on himself. so,
with check uublanchrd, and npalteTipg purpose, be
Orcersi hs s,Dut-heated engineers 10 ascend the
river, a. 4 run The gaunilet of sulphurons death.
AlreldY had he ram been struck twenty or TWEEN
Itv.fve times. Her .himney-sta,ks were perforated
with balls; one OF her steam-pipes had bren shut
away; IN varions places large holes had been bored
tbron. n tie sides and bow Of the dauntle vtssl
md vet no one was hurt, though many OF the
escape, bad been ALMOST miraculous.
| IL Was supposed he ram seriously injured in
her hull ant was leaking, for the Arknnsas bad given
her q hr)ad,idc jas as she war passing. AID That If
rhe lid ne. axe advantage OF time she would coon
I be winter logged
H. spite The great danger, Of the fact that Death
war staring with c,Id aud renorssless eyes INTO the
face oi every man Oh board, ali seemed cool, collect
cd and fearless. Every man was at lis post aud
reeGed 10 eXhortalicn 10 diEcharce ID duty.
POWERFUL REBEL SHOT.
! The ram moved 40 tlo Tiyef, anj the Rebel bat
| ,eIias increased their hre Heavy shot aud she'll
fell before. ohind, aud around her, aud every few
seconds one would - teniing through her DECK Or
cabin. A. she pa,-sd one % Tho upper batteries,
3i-ponud -hot truck her n tie rear, Wet tlIouga
every ore # her lir5oird state rooms in witch 10
person happened - be ~ time into the Cal tsins
oince, Irse' riting ihe iron sne, aud pacing oat
.hatte ed the wOclen c8IIago OF one OF the Bouued
brat- i>cts tie boiler d-,k, dl-mouuiiug The ,un
1nd, biting IT, ioft dosp indeutsiiOn 10 the ne a.
The thot which we aiierwarf picked up. wa- a
! pe-diir one. IL was composed oil pewter mostly,
with u admiXuiFe Of lead und ne, and w'igls
| 20 badly much - fifty pounds. II y, rroba y,
nodded ont ui tie l1tlo-t cons mate al- Wi IA tie
/ ,rizcut-the wives, mOihers, sud dauguters Of TIE
CoI4,d-racy'-ii.v ave from tine 20 time been Drg.d
~ ihe Rebel leLQ,.s 20 60. tribute g The glorious
| cause.
EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPES OF TIE RAN HrRoES
4 - pound -ho', after laf,ing through 'ie heavy
timber bu'warf- 81 iio f1fh, and brc0uiug nc rly
spent gr.lt the lip OF Lieut.. Jane, VI. Hunter,
cnu.iu, severe confusion aud swelling that have
disabled bum iOf the present., -nd uay prevent his
aaisinl for come tine. II u an inch nearer sould
have bed TIE Lieutenant, NiO y a brave ana An
cuergeti, o.ilDvr, who-e bath would have been
los To the service 90 winch BE- b. deeply devoted
Ney,ial huge rOuId-rhot passed Immediately over
tf. aeadi oi Col. ii~i aui 10 con while - their
rlube.f inri.inr. Had thry been standing, they
would h4yo become hea1ic-- aud perhaps trunkless
h-roc-.
A hfypornd rl,d th,t ascd through the pilot,
Loufc Within Q. y Joe. - 81 he lrs oi ilraHud-r
Ford, WHO wps zen b., the wheel, und n'rroNIy 80
Gaping ttr breast OBJ h- ts'o'air, Kol~y - VI Key.
standing his eide, AID pissipg the wOld irOm the
.Jac b LAUDER and John McCollou h. engineers.
were hro vi doeu ouce or twicc from the wind OF
| Il ing -!ot and thcr us.istant, John l.. Ssehou,
W. sfru,K 81 b small ifagmrui Of a stell Ola Tie
! J. so hud-tic mott sciipp- wound received by am
( orc Oh tLe Q.ecn Of the West.
Tng QuEIN's RETURN.
The Queen iau by iLe hostile batteries, through
! terrible tire, and NJ de- her appetfahce above The
bend ii1di,d with shot, bot tOt man on tourI
serously injured. Sc VS. rec,ived 81 ith accluu-
,ions by TIE crews e the fleet, who Tad ~ httle
hope oi seeing h.r return a. Col. Ellot hin,s had
.. retupiing. His crcap- was ~bat BE orthodox
ct.l miraculous, aud iv rll0spphic Fortunate. The
! ane experiment could not ie uied Win n e. t.inc
resuit once ia ten tLOu-.nd times though her almost
,btiro freedom IRON caflal'y il partially due to ihe
! urec.uiiOn Of Cot. Ilot--he even icfu.ed the
! pro.icfcd services two o. The BYheniau- on tlo
exc ediiou-in taking ~ icw ler,ons O.. os.iJl,
| ~ DNiIf NlAf tiif li'nfNi4iJ VI INJURY NDNu At
| prOgoTLiCIed o. The mum or OF ils crew.
| nisMANTLRD APPEARANCE or THE RAN
TIE Queen pre- cents IT mort dl-manisd I'D iorlprn
appearance, and is ~ uealy shot 70 fccos fpr any
yrrsel ti.. Will do, a. veil bc ina iued. THE
ua.y who have Vi ted hcr in e her terrible eAp.-
! Hence with dii,ul porsuud'd that hot a.
| her cr. " was killed or dong rOusy w"und-c. Ste
las tie seluLiu.cs OF conf rfe wreck, aud ~ vIii
be Ie.cr-ary 10 end her north 80 once for rrIir,
though IRE Think her injury 30 grea. for r NEEDY
mat rne is not worth the ueodiog.
Shells ~ iI0dcI IN cabin, sriverlng ber iurn-
tufe ciocsc y and -iate-room- to pieces Tie vlrd-
rOOe o. tc crow WaH c0nveItrI intp rags, and hudN
u Whole gaimcnJ or - lHu Oi boots or shoe, can b.
| found on tie boat. $ & is denied and damaged and
bldclcu,d ,nG 81 linisied aud singed ird shattered,
IN 4 ,'e had patr'o throulb score Of The tefeest
battle, and pres nts HH 90. AN example 81 the
amount Of injury u,at may be done Ia a oat ill.,
ont absolutely destroying her as Il would be cOI-
veuunt 10 present, o. eaty TO dlscover Ia twelve
| mouths service on 'he llOula.
| COURAGEOUS CONTEABANDS.
! Tho rams uaciuely ia brok in various rarts
but .oi so badly as 0 prevent iha working OF her
engines. Her cug ucers ard ifemen rAlr ted to-
zee "a suot explode boilers every second, bl
bhll hey + tub,d ll..ir cOolLess nud coufage-no
one thowlug more than sovrfnl coniraoand' VINO
| had applied iut "A few DAYS before tor employment,
aud WHO d,lucd tprt tLey would be glad to die ia
! defense II ,he country. lhe uegrots never hesi
lated, never fncbei. They were there to do their
duty; aud th,y cId 1t VII out egud to conse-
qucnces without revea ing tie least shadow Of fear
cot. FIIET NOT DISCOURAGED.
After Col itll,ts return, II may io surposed he
felt as VI no had been, - ray the lcast unfairly
trc,t,d by toe Two COmuOdpcs who bad 10 40 Wise
fulfill ti.eir portion oil the coycnutt while he had
doe great deal more than biz. Tue Colonel cir w
r.urets the conifctomps bcc,use h. j. hmy OF tie
orini1n that If Furrigut nnd DAVIS had eriouDel
what tney agreed be ul1 have been successihl 10
raDtnring OF destroying toe Arkanras; und he eS'
mr., secs hin.elf not only wiling bu. anxious 10 re
lent the attempt whenever tney Wall insure bini
thew will aci Icve their portion Of The task.
(nI Ell-t ysrrihe~ 40 hid latin whatever to Com |