New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-29

ana tbliblldn fiOfe.
NEWS FROM REBEL SOURCES.
TIE REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE ENGAGEMENT
AT DRURY's BLUFF.
The following is Capt. Fa-rands official report OF
tie action la,t Thursday AZ Drury's Bl.h: :, ,,c,
DRrEy's BLtFR May 10, luz
uoa. :. n. M.Llorr. s,7eta,y q TIE Aarx ,
SIR: The esmy anne up The rvs' ?, La pa.U ,he
wheel. and smaller gunboat following succession
When about go ysd. from or Go.tueons 9nT ost,ess
"a al the Calsna had placed Lere directly shs the chan
rel Atcr which she ard the Monitor opened nfi,s nse
quarter to mile owe down tui 30 close uncer ne oppore
shore that only four Of our gni, could pear ppon ue
mostly directed upon the Gslena, only oceaonay
paving compbne rt 10 Tho Others 49,
'hei long Isnsc pa'ed through and through
clad aud the .idewhesI sunboss were badly crippled
turned our attention TO tie GeeDon.ry every one OF our
shots telling upon Der iron .uriaoe Al II O'Clock IN ore
OF the Pack enrys eight inch sold shot passed into her
bow port luned,ey the smoke rushed out OF her own
nree hearty she slipped her cables and moved down
.e river Our ts eai her ebs@ ~, 80 oS Of Inc
Oar ,hlTr.hooe did good service pieAns Oh every man
who 'how I'd biu elf -
There 1, no doubt we struck them bard blow The las,
Every officer sud dis h-grd their du,ie with GOODNESS
aud determination, aud wsuc oe doing injustice to many
should m,nion or parcularke sn!. Capt pfHy NJ" NJ
men osht their guns wrh great effect. .
Casgstss-Seven haed-sEous them Mia'hllHs eeI'o
and eight wounded.
Very req se.iaily your ot,dent servant.
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LYING REPORTS.
As u sample Of the unbushDg falsehoods clrcn-
lated at the South, quote the following from The
Mobile Neus OF tie nth inst, purportipg TO be
taken from The Missouri Democrat Of the 81:
or, Of d,eS. on v..,srday ke 9d that nias hundred on.
G.n HseeEs army the Tennessee hsd resigned In
consequence Of the abolition Of Slavery IN the D'i'c oil 20
TI,r DESTRUCTION or TIE MERRINAC.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF CON. TATSALL.
The following is Il copy of a letter addressed By
Com. Ta,nall to Secretary Mallory:
SIR: II detailing 70 you the dscuulstanees which
esn..J TIE ds,ueon Tho S. ,,eam< Nirgna ard tcr
Irovrsnt few d.,. yr.,,oa' 70 ' ~ IAN,
dec,ns tsse such position In the James River as
o.. jrlss lSsmsnss At Yo on issnirr ,hs, h,d
received order called and declared that 10 stscn
ton wo-h obse him ab-ndou immediately BE fo'i' on
CrAn.y lizard sevsrt Pt and b- gons to The enem,
Informed bin that br oFtsf was imperative must ere
bot susgsied thai be should eeUs you snd .Eie
N. sqsruc~. lie dI ard the 9th inssn you t"ie
srh.d 70 enJe.sor 70 .aod protection 10 Norfolk Q, vel
lion then srrAused with the General that he should poy
.utc.uily anc.d TO enshc me to ao' ndereuientv
On tie 1th int Com io.s rcachej Norfolk with orders
fo you 10 cousui Nh anf such oeesas might sel.cs
IN the hes, dspoon 10 be made Of the Ngini
under The pr.ssnt aspect of,hing'
W. had ssas hs conference for the ueEt day. The sch
bat day. before the hou appointed the II
e sew,r. POis, battery, ard len Immediately with the
y IL.
We fond IN ofhe euey vssels Including The iron cl,d
steamers Monitor and Rlustucs heiug the battery We
purpose engaging him aud thought action certain pax
;ieulary tie anne.ot. and Vanderbilt, which were
below ofs Monroe 20, under and stood M 20
tbs. point sppseniy with n. intention Of joining their
squadron In Ill, Roads Before however, We got within s9n'
shot tie enemy ceased a and retired with oil speed under
the protection OF tie For'rs followed by the Viz
rn until tie .hc, from the Rip Rsps passed over her,
Point ,nd returned Norfolk hold the conference
relered TO.
Andsr,on aud Capt ofthe army sel"csd by Gen buFsr
who too uns' to attend lin. ard Or he navy ny.
Rchsi L. Jones' Lieut. Ap Cae'by Jones and J. Pen
I'm. opinion vs., nrannou. that the virginia then
Moved 10 the beet a3vara-s rnd that she houi connre
Tor present protect Noos and thus aoid time to r.
On tho nett dsv a, 10 O'Clock m, observed from the
Virginia that IN. la not dying on the se"rs foin bat
,,v aud that Il appeared 10 have iern abandoned di-
r,ichcd Lieut. j. Jones, the Flss Lieutenant 20 Cr'ney
snd where the Corf-de-s'c as .'i nying. a. h.
that large force 81 the enemy had landed on
the Bsy shore ard maieLiuk rapidly on Norfolk that
the sswa. Point battery Wa abandoned and our troops
n confer With Gen Hurer and Capt Lee e found the Navy
ysrd nsms. snd that all it, f-f, bad left by railroad On
reering Mo- o he found that Gen Huger md al The other
eicsr Of The AMY had also lr that the enemy were within
half mile Of the city and tat the Mayor was treating Tor ~
On returning the ,hp he found ,ha. Crsy leland and
all the bs,ere. The river hsd been abandoned
u o'clock In te evening aud this uuexpec'ei
confirmation rendered prompt measures necessary for the
TIE pilot. had .,.arel IN. ,hs. tn eoud the ship
with drs OF II feet. to within forty miles II Nicbm nd
This the chief pilot, Mr Psuisi AID hi. 81 e assistant
Mr. Whlht had asserted again anu again sni on u" alter
noon Of the It'll IL my cabin, Ia the prsenc" OF tomm0dore
Holm. and Capt serret in reply TO question OF nine
Coufdng ~ these and afr ccn'uirg win the
Flint and Fag LisuteDauts AMI leaning that the oco gen
e,y th 'ush it tie most ia cious course determined 20
tighten the chip once and the ryeI lor the pro'ec
zion Of Richmond ,
condition Of hings, AID nay hope tht by snt w We nyct
before enemy could be made awsie Of our designs We
sh, capture hi- vessels which had 1cnded a. sud r.nd
snt aid In tho defense Richmond but that 20 effect this
would require oil tber ouer In tightening the ship 1nsy
r,ued with three cheers aud went 10 work At once The
i. we're IN DIR and be- nd th. address TO tn. crew
Bsog quite unwe had retired 20 bed. Between End
Ger d. crew hsd worked for A hour. and lifted tho
hip render her uuh for action c pilots had drco ed
tier inability cary eighteen feet above the jsmeto
Fs. up which po the shore on each side was occupied
by the enemy , a., ~, - -,
lion Of this rapsble deception, ha replied that eighteen feet
could be carried after the prevalence OF eaefy %.nds, and
that the wind for the Gs. two days had been westerly
bad no tae TO lose Tue sh.p wsuo' IN 'ona'o lot
battle with enemy o. equa force and Hri' force was
Overwhelming therefore determined, with III concurrence
Of the lat ard sLienteoans to 'ye the crew io iu9ie
yice by landing them Crsney land the only road Tor
cs into m. hand, Of lie enemy may ada that although
Imsy Consulted The course was approved every com
mi''oaed eioeI In the hip There Was no os.en oPia
land ia the vicinity Of Cfausy Leland as possible aud the
fore and a for upwsd q All hour blew up little before i've
the morning Of the lith
We marched Tor SUFFOLK - nursi ana techeu u III TIC
evening. and thence came by pilTosd 20 this city.
twill be s.d what motives tie pioit could have lad 70
a, ceyo The only imaginable one that they wished to
avoid going Into battls
HID the ship been lined 40 to render her unfit for
action desperate conflict must have ensued with force
1gan8i too great "a justify much hops u suce ana ~
Ia not their occupation, they adopted TIN. deoeltiu
coDne to avoid Il. cannot imagine another motive for
bal to dius. their good faith to the Coned
cfacY.
Nv acknov led n due 70 the first Lieutenant, Ap
Cat.sby Joucs, ol BIS uniting e1rois and ioi mo ga q,
rndored all things The dea ming Of the snip and
landing the lett 90 him. and ever thing was con
dlctsj with be moot perfect order ,
he Ill tie .Lln. lannInv Am nlrO tnLhk