The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-25

morning again shall ind they have changed the posi-
lions Of their pieces Our Parrot battery ranged direct
ly their sixty and the aim OF our gun
boats al the same piece. One gun cannot well be
tomorrow that that piece has been placed where viii
have only tho gunboais to fight against.
CHnncorus
was under IRE 10 day o little an hour and
half ane DOT Withdrawn until long after the enc
my had firing and then only because her store Of
ammunition was about expended, requiring repensb
ment Of her magazine. The rebels singled her out as
their principal target and they peppered her we'll She
was struck today tnrtytour times. her storm T9 o
launch all stove To pieces. Her ensign was fou
times shot through. and her pcnnant was shot away
Her massive iron plating was ndented al over her iron
where balls had struck her Yet she wthstood the ter
rbe ordeal and 10 night as gocd for light AZ she wat
this morning.
Notwithstanding she many times, the
casualties to Der crew wore nothing comparison n
those received when she last under fire But two
injured on her. These were Francis o'Neai,
seaman, compound fracture OF the arm sergeant Leo
pold 1ro Of The Twelfth Missouri regiment lace baay
burned.
THE aAaoy pgxAiB
was the unucky vessel 10 day, and, considering the
length of time she was engaged che got on very lightly
After The Cbicothe withdrew the pealb was ordered
to remain and continue firing until dark she did 20,
firing twenty minutes but getting no response
after the engagement closed. she received abont
dozen shots during the action, nj least three o.
which were ycry severe blows Que passed obliquelv
through her ssarboard caseate just forward Of the FIRST
portfolio, and raked through the main deck, hnay lodg
Ing in the warroom the extreme after part Of the ses
mate which not covered with iron In III course u
struck gun against which one ~ the ships quarermas
tiers was leanng-Joan oNeai--and giancns, mor,aliy
house which damaged two buckets and spntered
the bnlkbead little, but did no further MISCHIEF
Still another lodged Ia the forward casernae under the
heavy Eating Shells striking ON the outside Of the
vessel frequently set fire the cotton with which she
covered but no damage resulted thcreiron
cAsuALrIrs srsrsISED on rHr IsusLn.
Robert Murphy, seaman, killed.
Masters Mate Frederick Davis, seriously wounded IN
thighs and groin
John Neal, ouartermaser MORALLY wounded 10 head
and chest.
George W. Male seaman, lcft leg shot away.
Francis Mcs;ure, seaman. slightly wounded IN hand.
John McGovern, slightly wounded Ia arm.
UNITED srAnS mos-eLAp csfILrIcorBr.
The Chiicotbe rs light dranght ron-cad having ono
stationary turrst In which two eleven inch Dahlgren
shell guns. Ths following Ia sI Of hsr ofncers;-
L"s. som,, .'s ws,s, MINI,
Mdurs Ndies--Icnry Baker Horace A. Harmon.
AIDING Aaiasw sSreso.-wn. c. Fos,sr, Jr
Acting Favmaasr-y II. Hathaway.
CAiNf Enofneey-H. W. Hardy.
Ffra Enginsey-Chas. Trotter
.eerosd Eagsaser--fbarlcs W Reynolds.
Third Enoineers-watson u. Fleming, John @. Brsgs,
Daniel Iantz.
Pilon-y C. Morton, David N. Doyden, Theodore I'm.
Cap<airs CI>rk--Alfred Ryan
srArH csD sAsos DssAls.
The Baron DcKalb b. an ironclad casemated steamer,
carrying thirteen guns Of heavy calbre The following
s a list of her oficers'-
Lieuienar1 Coaaandy--.Iohn G. Walker.
ItfhtcN0M--Jouh
Aoting MaaSTs--C <. Kindrtck and r. n. Nedili.
Acin1 Ensions--H. II. Girrnge and has Hunter
Aeftng Aasiaanf Ssreou--John Wge
Acting Aoisf1nf Paymdaer--Wm. " Mum.
Acting Chfsf EagsnSer--Thos. Hebron.
Acfiag Frs Asisfdw Engtnc0'-Jas !. Smith.
acting Second Ass,stoHf E,agneey--Geo l. Britton.
Acting Third Akstsant Eaginesr- - Wicay0u.
Na1er's Adfe--E u. Breed G. Davis and J. &. Aea
chum
GBnnsy--J w. Mcdonald
We shall give tie rebels euother Hla u morrow when
Ihope 70 be- able 70 report more saifaetry results.
have already said tbs position il formidable one. IA
than that ~ an unapprnaciab.e one. We can't
got al them. n could should have been able half
dozen times today W drive them by storm B1i
infantry do nothing IN the water and this fofthoa
ton completely surrounded BY water.
10 former iettev THINK said that Gen. Lorlng
manded the rebels at this pace. Cen. Loring
neved IN Monday Inst by ten. lloyd righmsn who W
stu 10 command. Gen Tilgbman'H surrender ~ Port
Henry rot him but little credit IN Rsbeidom and he vii,
be very slow W himself BY another surrender
II DO avoided At any sacriaoe.
Every rlace have 4 name. ard battles usually
designated ny name corresponding with Abe pa,o a,
which they are fought rhs place. Our base " q,
Curtis plantation The rebels cail their Ipeit0n Port
Greenwood suppose the efore that history VII record
this an the battle II Fort Greenwood.