, 1862-08-04

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guns. The port bow gun was disabled. But
in twenty minutes from the time The running
began, the enemy deserted their guns, having
been whipped BY the starboard bow gun
alone! Tne fight began at close range, which
was gradually decreased to about forsy yards,
and when at this latter distance the port bow
gun was again brought into action, and com
menced to assist its mate to demolfsh the
Yankees river pride. The effect OF these ter
rib1e engines Has soon apparent. The crippled
duck commenced his favorite dodge Of hunt
ing for shallow water, and for This purpose
sheered into the left bank Of the river, expos
ing himself to the port broadside Of the AZ
kansas, which vas poured into hin at a depzes-
SION, aid vent crashing through his sides and
bottom. He did not return the IRE As he fell
behind orr steam hutttry commenced the
Takibg process :gain. which cansed the rasc1
20 laul down his colofs, set white dag, and
desert bis vessel
Now the morale Of thi. is that cur batteries
sbn people have been afraid of q set Of COW
ards who stood less hau.mering Wheu brought
in front Of an equal foe thin history has here
tofore recorded The fellow ran away with
The two sssrift' aud stiff rams Of COM
mcdore E1Iet we're Masking splendid time
down stream and we, in the hope Of disabling
or destroying them with cur guns, pushed on
aftcr, but they gained steadily aud gave us
which was soon to come. As we round
ed q poiBt the immense fleet came In
view. The river seemed to be blocked
up by armed vessels of a1l ,descrfp-
tions- IatEs, HAs the 1its5eatfk aazatnr0,
Sea+ ard Bteook1ya eya and a. bali -. dozen Other
and unwieldy up-river boats, besides rams,
| mortar boats and Transports By the score. Ali
were under way taking position. '(Fhis Is de:
eidedly untrue. None were ready and but
one e1deavozing TO take 9 position.} It
| seemtd to me that their plan WIS to FORM a
| complete line across the river in the shape Of
| the letter Y, tie point up stream; the Hart
| ford occupying the van and centre, the Brook
! lyn immediately astern, the right and left
Wlrgs being composed Of rams aud gunboats
the left wing, neer Farragut's flag ship. As
#e approached the enemy looked on in n,ntts
| erossdtr and astoni&anaent. Not = gun was fired
| at long range. {The fleet was not ready to
! f1le.) AL we're awaiting for the moment when
the dreadful missiles would be most effective.
charged with solid shot aud hided their time,
with steadiness, never diverging an inch from
their position; the little ones, however,
edged of to the right and left, bows uI
stream. Gunboat No. fired the first gun,
loaded With grape. bnt With too much de
r; s;s;E ss Essssss : {: Fl s
which, alone sent her to the flank AS VI
neared the Hartford ram {the Lancaster
took up her position lust ahead Of Us, bot ths
! pert gun blew her up, aud the crew lumpet
tysrlsotrd on all sides the Arkansas running
through the sinking, drowning people. Nos
| we wire in the midst Of the melee; broad
! sides came as fast SIS blows from black
smiths BANNER; crash came the shot AMI
T H1,f
As soon as we came in front of Vicksburg tdt
en-. my below showed signs Of stampede
They forthwith burned mortar boat, thei
transports cot NJ steam, and hBd not Oh
crew been exhausted We could have deatroVe,
the whole bevy
But the thipr was not over for the aaY, a
srn6own Far, ut,s fleet commenced nAssfn
down, eight going down and exchanging shot
| with us IS tflcy uassed. But as Ws were no
at our fayorite fanpe, We have no idea whs
Before cIosiDg I must nav nv respects /
the {. sturdy y FANS that we're to po1nce NJ
. | on ma. The zascals paye us 7er1 vide berIf
, | and would advise Abraham I. to dispaus
: With Col. Ellet, Medical Cadet EIiet. Lieut.
E}let, etc, etc, 1s.e Phoenix's Survey OF nj
Zion Dolores ra,lsoad) No doubt ttiey whii
, | zed away at Mr. Montgomer1's light boat
7 | but when they heurd the ring Of the tru
metal from onf vessel they ssskedaddled.''
This account is somewhat apocryphaI 40
is neatly given as the rebel side ii The que
) tion,
t cosscR,p7s. ETC.
Tn tho co1ru,a ~ tho sa,na cs,,ar oro fo,,r
o,.l,,,s ,,r,a.s as,S ~ at; w. $500 ~.
satio1s otue1a ~ R.et1a.1"ns Mn... 4s'ueo no
fEhsVulg ~ esu. a. 49, DoiA- ~
& m 80 ,9ta ~ u eas a =, u5er r. Sens
f1o,n Yicksbn1,. ~ 'N' - ~ ~' N's'''
s "Gep. Van Dorn's address, cuts conside
able Of igure in this connection. II ia a
| 20 -, MI oF s,rticf rui
sippi and calls lusslS foE response to II
c.lI for volunteers. It also makes provision
tor the organization Of schools for ins1Euctit
+ in d1fteIenr places in both States. 1t.says
+ "The citizens ct Yieksburg hare given u
! comp1ish when they are truly patriotic al
L brave Victory once more sits smiling IN Il
folds Of onr long -drooplnX banhers-fhe en-
u my have been driven back III virginia !
T. has withdrawn his tofces from Cnasiestt
% hafeoF t9 qeIend a1s caplsa1-ls p1zz.eu p11se w
It ar6 is Iii, hs1fted at VicIkaburgs Tne rirer
not at his 0ne more efforfEo.ze snare f1et
(. n,ned Moo a,.d tue a.. .frxe.n
q vhs-a +,s hiou IA - ha s+1nnE rhs nne n,c
le te5 ~ 80 - 53nt5 ~ - -h;c3f I@3 = ~ -. ~
r. teaa1st.s ~ the fst encirc1ioe fo1da of
Gdaa1 ansonnds s ~ su' 'A'' 'e' 1o107 -
# The Yazoo miss Ban,4er furnishes pa
e hs,sa1s Hoi1.e, iatHs R1nf IL had heen ~
,e te~s IN t1,9ss o+hefa r., ~ 81 IN =;
fe Met.-ah ~. ~ +I,a -oooth - tSa Enn7o ver a
1e Since Isndtng n m III hal % been rambling about so,
1e 1ays In the Vicinity OF Liverpool and Haia
., Bluff, but was srIested and his pspets tak I
81 from him. Al the 1n131ma1on eoAec1eo II
be OF but nflla nse 70 nis eaoht15n1ea'
:. + suRF1R1Ra or E1cKsBuRG REFuaEEs.
- The .M;s.;.xi1,r,;az Of the cd. sags thst I
d ,nss,;a,, nf *. fam;I;ss f,rsTsn mi Of Tie
U bnru ~ the haMhariiment il. IN fnsny inst
y W 5;s3,ess1,1p a,1ft i1lnorfune1y clsims sDeF
~ ~ nt;"n mIan The naft Of rhnse WHO ars a
e fn siFe them reIief It adds: HIt.would