Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-25
TIE Grand N4i.iL ENG-t Ch.ah-' /!
II II(k.SE EG.
rue raw .,pE,ysAs. AND THEfEDEEAL FLEET

THE Fam ARKANSAS AM '!'i'
Nh. Jackson "AIisSiSsi ppian' Of The 10th
instant, publishes graphic description oil Tue
l,,o bri,li,n, "dash" Of the Ram ".lrkansas
;n,o the Yankee .!ect bomhardns Nirk>hHrg'
We extract the following
Til. Arkansas moved do"n III" avenue al
deaf rs quietly rs ever pleasure ii2at No'.'eu
on the bosun Of placid AK. iicf entrance
yeas sionaled hv more furious tempest ol
,orr;b]e missiles than ever descended upon Il
sinclo vcsce] From thirty to forty OF the
,nost nowerful cunboats AMI rams, including
the famous Benton, the pride and the boast OF
,ho Ea1or,l navy, cxhausted their magazines,
,-d ordnon,e Of immense calibrc in the vain
a,,a,nnr r, engulph her. But forward, still
farward.', she went pouring int" this one =
hro,dside, and rushing iurionsly against Una,
an. until two struck their iiagS, ami rushed
,chor,. to escape the m!rdcrnus lire. lnrn-
mo suddenly. amid The ieaden storm when
w.. DESCENDING upon her louder than the
bnl,s or h.aYcn. she dashed inpciu"uSiy ana
with all the power she could co!niI!na against
rho n,u,o,. giving her thrust IL the side
vh;cl * believed 10 have broken Sc'crdt ~ her
rh. i no, to haze inflicted Il morfa'
wnnod. The Battle continual 10 rage
r.;,h nnaLatrd violence. The Arkansas stu!
movip, forward maiectically, amidst death
shots falling thick and fast, and YET wan 'h'
execution of her smokc-Stack being r'u"iti !,
NOT a casualty had occurred Oh board. hao
not the smoke and heat become SO st'iiing IT,
.~e,fn,r.I tho .,pruiug of one o1 The port-hoiss'
VIZ should have hcru spared Tecerdln@ a SIN
F't,.t ;.ir,.Iun = ia nee. however,
enabled the enemy 10 effect an entrance, ana
tie losses noticed i'll our diSpatti: vi YESTERDAY
wcr. prn,lucc, by !; ball passing through The
port-ilolc. And now the gauntlet WAS rum
the terrible ordeal escaped anu the noole
Arkansas having passed through the avenue
of ,lesth, nothing remained but to waive her
adieus, which she did in the most gallant
ftelinq manner from the !mo seas Of Mars
who preside i'll the rear ri her court ANA
then the red field was won, and Neptune
crowned her Queen OF his rna!n.'
As she took leave Of the Formidable iitet,
and rounded the point above the city-turnng
her bow TO port-hcr noble flag seemed IN
stinct with life as the gentle breeze displayed
It's rGt,cring folds. Had nothing else been
done during the war, this single ieat would
hare written insm"yta!Wy,in characters OF nv
ing light. all over those broad and ample folds
The scene which followed the landing o! the
Arkansas was o; the most thrilling character
The crowd rushed 10 the wharf frantic with
low. As the immortal hero --toinmodore
Rrown--prrSen,ed Tito view, the warm
fresh blood still trickling down bis lurrowed
checks. from his wounded head-lhe enthuSl-
,sh became irrcpressiblc. All felt that s-'ieht
>, ,r.t;tuI. u.,S DING IA him, and his brave OIL
Gers and crew. whi9h COULD never be repaid
When tn. CIRCUMSTANCES are c"u5ltcrcd, Is
il too much to say, that tie :!cteTv Is more
sigma! and glorious than Any one recorded IL
naval history. In the cas-. 81 The AcrriN;r
iVirriniai ,lrrc were these points oil dI!!rr'
cu,c: She WAS :. vessel OF vastly Greater ds-
mensions. She probably cost five times a.
much IS The Arkansas Every facility was
eninyc,l in hrr construction, which money or
material could furnish She was Wf.nded by
ssr.rai other :Hp,rtcr re5Stls She engaged
only some t;yat oc lee ofthc enemy iiect. In
the case oT the ArkansaS--shc went unat-
tended. No Qid could reach her. Failing III
her cx,,cl:itiom ..r.:p, ruS h2!.s'sSS. She met
IN deadly s",I!a, a'ont 'ia'Y OF the best ran
nan Dronf vessel belonging /" ti'r eG'G:: :
navy.
Tie world will accord her the greatest v.c-
tory ever achieved on the water! realm
Each officer and each sailor has linked his
name with Immortality. Let them be pub
lishcd at once for the admiration Of mankind
Let grateful country trali>nlt them I" M
admirug poStcrit-. 10 tIr ren,rli,'"-rrt
as the champions of hutnil, ircr;:"E:.
Ali hail, glorious Arkansas