Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-23
SECOND EDITION,
THREE OCy,OcK pM
THREE O'CLOCK r. NJ.
OFFICIAL REPORT BY ADMIRAL Dy.
POINT OF THE CAPTURE OF The
CONFEDERATE IRON.CLAD
ATLANTA.
SIN Is DISABLED IN FIVE SHOTS vgOH
TIE GUNSoF THE wEEHAWREs.
ONE HUNDRED AND SINTY-rIyR OFFICERS
AND CREW TAKEN IN HER.

FLAG SHif WABASH, PORT ROYAL HaR-
EoR, June Il, 1s6S.-Sir Having reason to be.
Neve that the Atlanta and other rebel from
clads at savannah were about attempting TO
enter Wassaw Sound by Wilmington river,
Tor the purpose of attacking the blockading
vessels there and in the sounds further south
l dispatched some deys ago the Weena vixen,
Capt. John Rodgers, from this port, and the
Nahant, Commander j. Downes, from North
Edisto, TO Wassaw, where the Cimarrop,
Commander Drake, was maintaining the in
side biockad lie.
] have the satisfaction to report to the De-
partment that this morning the Atlanta came
down by Wilmington river into Wassaw
Sound, and was captured This information
has Just been received in a telegram from
Fort Pulaski, sent by Capt John Rogers.
Very respectfully, your obedt serv't,
S. I. DUPONT, Rear Admiral,
Com. :. Atlantic Blockadiug Squadron.
Hon. GIDEON WILLIS, Secretary OF the Navy,
Washington, D. e.
FLAGSHIP WABASH, PoET ROYAL HAEgor
sc, June u, iS63.-Sir. have the honor to in
form the Department that since mailing nv dis /.
patch No. 3l6, have received further details of
the capture of the Atalanta sent through the
kindness Of Col. Barton. by telegraph from Fort
Pulaski.
The Atalanta. Captain William Webb, came
down this morning to attack our vessels in
WaSsaw, accompanied by two wooden steam
ers filled, il Is said, with persons as spectators
Tho Weehawken, Captain John Rodgers, at
once engaged her, firing, in all, five shots,
three OF which took effect, penetrating her amor
and killing or wornding the ere WIS of two guns
Two or three of the pilots were also badly
wounded and the pilot house broken, where
upon the vessel grounded, and immediately
attar surrendered. The Weeha vixen was not
hit. The armament of the Atalanta was two
seyen-inch and two six.inch guns She is but
slightly injured.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
5. I. DUPONT, Rear Admiral,
Commd'g 5. A. Blockg Squadron.
i. S.-The officers and crew OF the Ata,aut.
IL mbered l65 persons. SFDp
NEWPORT NEWS. June y. ls63.-Hoa. Gideon
NflleS, SECRETARY Of tie Nary:-Your telegram
just received. Admiral Dupont sent Weehaw.
ken, John Rodgers and Nahant down TO War
saw Sound to look out for the Atlanta. Jn,e
18th, at d a. M, Atlanta came down accompa-
nied by TWO gunboats. The engagement was
exclusively between the Weehay vixen and A..
no iotlcf mounted IOur OF the Brooke
rifies-two of seven Inch on bow and stern
riyots and two siX-inch, one on each side
She could fight tHo Of the former and one of
the latter on a side. Rodgers engaged at close
quarters. The first l5-nch shot fired ty him.
self, took Oft the top OF the Atlantas pflot.
house, and wounded two Of her three pilots
Another iJ-tcch shot struck half WAY up her
roof, iron-plated four inches thick, killing one
and wounding seventeen men. Eleven shots
We're fired IN all, five by Weehawken, six nv
Atlanta. The latter aground, surrendered.
The fight was short-the victory signal The
Weehaw ken sustained no injury OF any sort.
Atlanta steers we'll, and made six knots against
q head sea going TO Port Royal. She was com.
pletely provided with instruments and stores
for regular cruise She had ram, q Saw
and torpedo on her bow. Ex-Lieut. w. A
Webb commanded her. Her complement was
one hundred and sixty five souls. Her wound
ed were left az Port Royal. The Atlanta is said
TO have come down confident Of capturing the
Monitors easily, and her consorts, filed with
spectators, were prepared 10 tow them TO Sa-
yanEah- She will soon be ready Tor service
under the flag of the Union.
;. 4. LEE, "A. L. Admiral.