Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-20
BOMBARBMENTA NTANDsURRENDE OF
-.it go 80 , NATGHEZ.T - ESQ
BAYOU SARA DESTROYED.

lFrsm the New Orleans Deita Of Sept pth.l
The United States iron-clad steamer Essex
Commodore w. ID. Porter, arrived from up The
About q week ago, as thr Essex wa. cruising
along The river, tue lookout reported tie rob-,l
gunhoat Vim. II. Webb in sight. Chass was
glS.n immediately, and she was pursued past
the guns at vicksbarg,
The Etsex then startrd down sae river. and
On res aing Matches y-ut boss = Grew ashors
fuIrrsI. gNP bosi. t,s. rrer,ns the -hor. NyL.
h1td intD>-> We Tehe,. 2ka s~TSNl 81 VI r0'SS
@oanG'~I ~ tEY- eA A. Str-.sz thr :. 1v1
shoC-snE .ai'cE az the fSs-4 WI" T5,,s:lr 20 .F.r
apes, tne i.ta''' ''ty sr a'.nEt two noIr- ans
hhii, %bsn dcputafion wns sent down. with
apcpveiiiUa 10 surreRder the ely asa bsls.
uie s'6rs and stripes
coinmoiore Porter tncn ordered the frins to
crasr, and proceeded down the river tilI ~
Bay sara where he cane to a stop long
enough To burn thai "-fatod abode OF rcusls.
Thur wnt but two 'es ,cft standing, oae
hflonging ~ gentle. WHY ls-sas 10 sa
lrof crty OF lady. We I'd not ssrn wfsr "a
suit was t3e imm"diatH g tni. vtaIta .1n
= sraF'Err-.
fn SunGsv, 40 Esss was coming d ,wn
Ls' ~rv ve., 4 rs Uattsry Of Ih.rty- -four guns,
opp, site PIr.i udscn, opened upon 1er. fi~rce
tafts, N not more IN m ei-hry feet distaace
b. .aii, which lasted ItH ..Sur Al the end OF
that time the DatIsrs ws.s sitenccd, and tue
strancr passed on down.
/ n" rebel battery was mounted with guns OF
very heavy CalIbre; but that circ cumslan n re only
tufheed to prove the remarkable powers Of re-
sifisnce of u4e Essex. HsI iron sides were
struck in multitude Of places with bsn- -ineh
aud other sized bail, he result IN ali cases being
the same-a slight indentation ITO The sides OF
the steamer, anu then The balls breaking into a
thous md IaEmeats andfallihs hannle.sly nto
The water. The Essex commenced with the
upper gun and siisnesd them all, one after the
other. She A ILiy "A formidable craft, and
comes fully up to the most sanguine expecta-
hcEs Of her deslgner and builder, who, our
readers will rccollcci, is Commodore Porter
lmself Certainly, nothin < the people OF New
Orleans have evsr seen in the shape OF an ..iruu
clad" can compare With tile Essex In tue con-
tst with the battery at Port Hudson the smoke
pipes and the ventilator were perforated IN nu.
InrrouS piac,s, and pTNe ent snrl~thing the ap.
penrunct Of being riist eaten.
Itwas impose !bie 10 ascertain what lL, lSs, n
use rebels was, as those engaged on tis Esss,
e7rr" too well protected by iron arnar To permit
W.T. ~ t'sr leuon was at very
Z lac naa.,.-s .: ,~,rtrr as,a sas Tfes steamer,
passed me, iss, ,v!S toTra-r pa,
lhp exploit sf the gailaa.t 20 fraL w. .nd
waters Of tie Paclfe hHys beeh lfAA % "a.
theme OF discourse around millions of Afhvs,
hearthsiones. This sensraiioa can now, ,i,s
boast OF q Porter, the Of the gallant sailor
n 10 rhcd ~ much lustre urcn the United Statrs
Navy; and the Esre1, too, q crsft OF hir owe m.
vcntiou, named efter the famous crniser, and
like her sunEuished for being almost withont
Q raw al in hsr line Of ssrvice.