The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-04
RUNNING THE BATrERIRs Ar PORT,

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to-day, the will Of Commodore Livingston, be.
queathing Monticello, was declared null and
void. ~ 5fei . = B
New Orleans advices state that on the ap.
prcach Of Banks forces, the rebels retired to
Port Hudson. Col. Clark Of Gen. Banks stat.
was severely wounded IN the leg, while recon-,
noitering. The man who shot him was subse {
quently killed Gen. Banks was at New Orleans
Oh the Esd. On the return Of the army to Bat.
on Rouge, he issued general order Announcing
that the entire object Of the expedition was &C.
complished, and that it was . complete success
The movement is understood to have been Z
mere diversion to enable Farragut's feet to pass
the batteries, and not the reduction of Port
Hudson.
7 It is said information has been received By
Gen. Grover, that the rebels were about to at.
tack Baton Rouge, which rendered ret,sgade
movement advisable.
Our feet now is two miles beyond Baton
Rouge, the Essex being nearer Port Hudson
The rebel force there is said to number 2O,-
600. Reports says that the Mississippi be-
ore her destruction, had silenced two
rebel batteries which opened on her, except one
gun, and that the Richmond, which passed Port
Hudson, returned and mistaking her for rebel
gunbost which might have come out Of one Of
the bsyous, fired on her SO rapidly that she
nearly swept her decks. This Was not discovered
till she vas aground and her destruction ineyita.
BILE.
A eemi-official account of the naval engage.
ment says after the arrival of the army from
Baton Rouge and the ekirmishers Of Saturday
afternoon, Admiral Farrsgut's feet, which vas
at anchor Eve or six miles below Port Hudson,
prepared to pass the batteries
The signal for the advance vas made at half
p u nine o'clock. It was beautiful starlight
night. The Hartford, with the Albstross along
side, took the lead and successfully passed the
batteries, but with what damage We are not in
formed, as there had, of course, been no COM
munication with them since their passage. The
Richmond and Genesee followed. The Rich
mond Was exposed to the fire of all the batteries
and received shot through her steam drum,
and was obliged to fall back out Of range. Her
loss was three men killed and seven wounded
Lieut.. Commander, Boyd CommiLg, was NOR
tally wounded. A shot from the batteries took
off his left leg below the knee, and the shot pas.
sed through the smoke stack of the gunboat--
He died on the 18th, at New Orleans.
The Monongahala and Kinco went up next in
order. Capt. McKinstry, of the Monengahela,
was standing on the bridge when it was shot
away from under, and he was seriously injured.
It is generally reported, that in his case, the am
putsting of one leg will be necessary. The en>
tire loss of the Monopgahela was seven killed
AID twenty one wounded. The Kinco was under
a severe fire. Her rigging was badly cut, and
her rudder post shot away-a hawser was
entangled about her propeller and che became
|unmanageab!e. aud was obliged to drop back out
of the fire. The Monongahela also fell back
The loss on board the Kinco, If any, was not re-
ported. The side wheel of the gunboat Genesee
was somewhat damaged, and she also fell back.
The amount Of damage on board this boat is un-
known.