New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-09

lsrent Naval Aehicvement-The Nashville
Attempts 10 Run Out Of Ogeechec River
--shc Grounds and IL Attacked by she
MOainuk-Cspt. Worden's shells Fire
Her and Explode her MAgnxine-Her
Utter Dcstruciion-Experi KHpe-
dition Of the nonitors-They are to Try
their Guns Against Fort McAIIister, sc.
From Oar Special Correspondent
HILTON HEAD, March /. 1863.
At las. our navy s again riding. after the series Of
rcverses of tho las few weeks, upon the tide of sue
cess. 1t is with no ordinary qualification that
record below tho welcome tidings which have since
Yesterday filed every loyal heart in these parts with
Qladsome and hopeful emotions. The Nashville IA
no more. The craft which the sensation prints o!
the North have bad escaping to sea once every fort
night for many months exists no longer. The
months Of vigilance and effort on the part ofAdmiral
Dupont and his faithful subordinstes have borne
their well-deeerved fruits. The staple subject OF
senseless attacks upon Secretary Weles has passed
from among the things that are And all this thanks
to the watchfulness Of the blockaders Of Ossabaw
Sound-the shot-proof armor, destructive armament,
and able management Of the Montauk.
1t will be remembered that eight months have
elapsed since the Nashville managed TO run the
blockade, and find refuge in the waters that now
close over her wreck. After discbargng her cargo,
she was first loaded with thousand bales Of cotton,
in expectation of an egrcss successful her ell
trance The keen watch, however, the blocksderr
kept over her movements resulted in az many fail
ures a. she made attempts to escape to sea. Despair
ing of that venture, the Rebels finally converted
her into an armed vessel with a view TO her use for
piratica purposes. In that character she appeared
at the mouth Of the Ogeecbee River, under the pro-
lection of tie guns of Fort McAlister, some weeks
ago.
The wooden blockadirg vessels, however, kept
her at bay until the advent Of the Montsuk, upon
whose appearance she incontnent!y retired beyond
reach some miles up the Ogeechee. Here she lay
until last Friday when, emboldened no doubt by the
Montauk's failure to demolish the fort and taking
advantage of thick fog, she essayed again to find
her way past tue blockaders and out to sea. But
what the enemy expected to serve as means OF bis
unobserved escape, was destined TO prove the cause
Of her destruction. She got aground In tho fog,
within short distance in range OF the fort and was
discovered in that predicament from the Montauk.
Capt Worden at once proceeded to avail himself OF
the unexpected turn of good fortune that had placed
the object of his long solicitation at his mercy.
After giving the orders required by the occasion
TO the wooden vessels he stood promptly toward the
Rebel steamer. lie ran his Monitor as close 10 the
distractions as practicable, and found himself able
to his great delight, to come within 200 yards Of
bis prey. As soon us the Montank had gotin motion
the fort opened furious fire from all It's gums But
her Commander, without replying to 1t, steadily
continued his course up to the distractions. While
the Montauk was steaming ahead, the wooden gun
boats commenced engaging tho fort, and under the
diversion Of the Rebel fire courted by them, she
brought her guns to bear upon the Nashville. The.