Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-02-12

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II Forf Heary
Yesterday. ii 1880 :. n, the gun boats
Sc. Louis, csrondaies aa0
E.ssex, the Tyler, Conessoga and Laxing-
AN. bringing M tbs rear, advanced bold /
II against The rebel works, going 10 the |
.szhS of paahsr Greek Island, Immediately |
afs,ve which on the West shore OF sns |
saxsr saaxds the fagsiaaasaonss and koep
ing out of range unsil 81 the bead OF TIE
Ialaud and wishin q nilas D& the ansmys
lien passing The TaIaad u foil view Of
thsrebei guns, ws steadily advanced Wisn
ever man IS qasrssfs, sna every ear
strained 10 eatGh the tag oaasesss signai
qua Cor she commencement OF tae assaoii'
ia. line at battle waa: on the LETT the
ID. Louis, naxs the 0arcndelse, maxi the
Cinsinnasl. far the time baiag TIE Gag
shig, having on board Flag 0faces Foote,
and next the Essex. ,szs.s
We advanced In iina, the CIncinnaa .
boasss length Ahead, when, ~ 1880 TIE
Cinciaaasi apensd tbs ball and immsai..
atIy the accompanying boats followed
suit. The enemy, not being back agas
gave an admirable gaspsnses Afa the
hght ragged furioasly. Fer bali an hoar
ne steadily advanced, rscsiviag and re-
turning ssorms OF shot and shslls when,
getting within hundred yards OF the
snernyss works, we came 10 stand and
poured into them right and lsfs.
In the aasansams ths Essax bad bean
disabled, and aEifted away from the scene
Of action, leaving the Cincinnati Caron-
dales and st. Loais slons engaged.
Al precisely forty minutes past enc,
the enemy struck hls eolorss and sacn
| cheering wild excilamens a. aeized
the throats, arms and caps Of the four or
| ave hundred sailors OF the gun-bosts, can
| ba imagined.
| After the sarrendeg, which waa made
10 Flag Officer Foose by Geaera Lloyd
| Tilghman. who defended his fort in q
| most determined manner, We found thai
the rebel infantry, which were saoaaped
oasside the fort, numbering four Or hvs
thousand, had cut and run, leaving To-
rebel artillery company In command o.
| the feyt TO their fate.
The fort mounted seyentasn guns
naoatly 81 and 24-poaaders, one being 4
magnificent l0.ineh calambiad. Ga
shots disrnounEad two Of these guns, driv
ling the enemy III the enbFazures. On
i of shsir YiEed 32-pounders burst durinl
kths engagement woanding enc Of thei
gunneFs. The rebels olain TO have hai
} but eleven effective guns, worked By hi
, sy -four men, the number all told OF gu
! prisoners. They lost 1--WE killed and te
wounded. The infantry isft syerythirl
/ | in their fight, and gast deal Of PlRRds
has fallen into our hands, Including
large and valuable quantity Of ordinane
stores. 1.>
81 Gen. Tighman 10 diaheartsned, al
!. thinks il oas Of the most damaging blow
OF the war. In surrendering TO tag Oh
Ger Frots, the rebel General remarked =
: 81 ana glad to Surrender 20 90 gallant d
!. oikesr.s Flag ofRcsr Foose raplied: FSg
= done perfectly right, sir, in surrans3erinI
but you should have blown ny boats o
of the water before would have surre
e dered to yog."
II In the engagement the Cincinnati W.
. in the lead and tying the flag ofaeer'a pc
. nant. She was the chief marx, Flag c
hcer Foote and Capt. stembei crowd
y her defantIy into the teeth Of the enemy
lie guns, aud she rscsived thHsy-oae sho
d soms Of them going completely throal
>. her. .......-.-... ....-.
The Essex was badly crippled. VIII
J. about half through the light, and crow
r. ing steadily against the ensmy, g b
q went into her port side, forward, passi
through the heavy bulkhead, and Squal
ly though one Of her boilsrs--tha sscspi
u steam scaldlng and killing several Of
le crew. Capt Porter, his aid, s. P, Bs
D. ton, and Paymaster Lewis were ssandi
in a direct line of the balls passing, Br
con being in the centre OF the group.
u shos struck Brotton On the top OF the he
Is scattering bis brains in every direction.
IL The escaping steam weHs iaeo the pi
:, house, instantly killing Ford and AcBriS
the pilots. Many of the sailors, at
= rush Of steam, janped overheard d
ID we're drowned. #i
e. The Cincinnati had one killed and I
IN wounded, and FIVE missing. Thare y
no casualties on board the St. Louis, Il
III shes aud shell fell upon her like rain. I
ut St. Louis was commanded by Capt. Lex
tie ard Padding, who stood apon the Z
- deck and fought the guns TO the last
Not 9 man hinched, and with cheer up
o. cheer sent shat and shell among the o.
ut my. -.
u TEN MONTHS or u EPT ELECAH RUL
nd The Republican organ, Of this city,
=" Quincy Whig, IN its issue Of last mig
~ draws the following moarnful bat tru
- fal picture Of the present attitude Of
country s-- .
am 1852 hnds 10 Inundated before
world, beaten, routed and diagraeed in
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