The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-24
THE CAPTURE OF TIE ATLANTA.
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The OBJECT OF her COMING OUT.
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The Weehawken Draws Her Into Deep Water
and.CrIpples Her at the First Shot.
She Surrenders and Hoists q
White Flag.
A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE REBEL VESSEL.
0mcial Reports Of Admiral Dupont and
Captain Rodgers,
4 FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE REBEL VESSEL.
Our Port Royal Correspondence.
PoRr ROYAL, g. c., June 10, 1888

fOkr ROYAL, D. u, Juno ~, 1908.
In my last had only time 70 announce the capture Of
the celebrated Ango-rebel Fingal and even now
have to roget that is utterly impossible give such
HERALD's correspondence in consequence Of the mail
closing In few moments which goes North BY the gun
boat Jas. Adger. win however. give ~ detailed an
account a. circumstances will admit.
Several days since Admiral Dupont received intel.
iigsnce from desertsrs that the Fingal was about
70 mako attempt 70 The blockade, and In
the event q being successful would sail immediately
for tho CAarsson squadron and Ia conjunction with the
rebel at Charleston would destroy dspcse the
feet there after which the entire rebel force would mako
demonstration against this point Immediately upon
The receipt Of this intelligence Admiral Dupont with his
customary celebrity Of movement and quick conception Of
tAs encmys intention despatched the Monitors weehaw
ken and Nahant to The Wilmington waters with orders
station picket boat u the above river The picket boat
secreted and continued to keep most vigant watch
Of the enemys movements Upon morning the 18th
inst, when about daylight, the Fingal was deserted
steaming down the river. The alarm was imme-
dntely given, and all hands beat TO quarters on
board the Monitors. None board the Monitors
believed that there could possibly be any other result
than that which has taken place the ram came within
range Of their guns The Finga properly, the
Atlanta, steaming down the with all the impu.
dsnce and defiance imaginable Captain Rodgers mme.
datey put and sailed down the river for the
purpose Of getting into deeper water and decoyng the
rebel mt nster down. The ent succeeded completely,
the Atlanta Immediately put on full head Of steam and
gave chase sending her compliments TO the Weehawkon
M the shape Of shells from her pivot gum a. soon a. she
tne ram should get well The Atlanta fred, 10 all,
eight shots none Of which struck the weehawken.
which took eject on the pothouss, and shattered 4
rather ehoctualy The second shot struck just aft the
pOsn use on the sde aSou. eighteen nchs: below tho
ahence completey through the opposite sde OF the house,
kiing two pilots and woundng another The third
mall and woundng twelve and killing one on the gun deck
With spintsrs Another shot passed through the smoke
sack.
ne second shot, which killed the pilots. OF
course rendered the ram almost helpless, and be-
and grounded. The weehawksn and Nahant were steam
up 70 engage her At close range, when she struck her
ooers found ali hands below. none rsmsinne op The un
tr and assistance from their comrades but none
The Atlanta drawing nsssn feet Of water, and has
two monshs provst no 90 board. q also an immense
xsss sss q recent ESslish ana iSproTsd
pastern, another evdsnee q British neutrality. While
ssntsd bsr gun deck appearance Of The nhy
character and strangely At variance with shs uniform
Her general appearance resembles very much our iron
osads on the Mssisspp-such the Essex and Benton,
ne gun deck runs from stem 70 stern, and over il i The
uppsr or spar deck sides are at about an angle Of
g n 'ss * Ssl:
Que and hss inches IN .hicinss fSsss are securely
Between the bars wSs composision Witch has become
asary hard the iron itself The pilothouse
fses This constructed Of soid iron nve and hall
inches hick with two soogasd ookouts each Of the
snssudns abou. two fest out from he bow attached g
which and down the cutwater We nnd what ono would
which are made o the finest steel No doubt sSoud shs
attsmpt 20 run down vessel this would abso-
lutely saw ships side through.
The Atlanta carries four guns. two sx-inch, two
inch and one pivot gun forward This gun fred through
Another ststsmsot sfves hsr Dimensions - forovs-
her length over all one hundred and eighty feet,
breadth forty feet draught o sixteen fes height Of
dred horSs power. Her pilothouss . ave sst square,
with SIX inches Of wood backing and I've inches OF
and me- ana @ ss:e wa Is
I'VE Enfield one hundred Founders. Her 10 feet
long BY three feet wide. Her roof which slopes at
inches wood, covered with two layers Of iwo ha
inch plates. Her plating all two and . half inches
inch in diameter she has four water tight compart
ncnts. her piothouse and smokepipe square Her
.Ss her ps s Of pn
VOID.
ing. bsays-
she ntenton Of engaging and capturing the weehawk
She was followed down BY two wooden gunbcats nIicd
With ladies and other excursions who were witness
the light, having been arranged that Of the gun
boats should tow the Weehawken up to savannah then
the Atlanta was 70 20 TO Ossabaw capture take
batteries ontrap the Fortys New York and
save ther6 70 hold the batteries. Next she
going 10 Charleston 70 cooperate BY signal with some
rebel boats in annhilating the bockadne feet after
which she 70 pay her respects 10 the Port Royal
squadron. This mica little programme very sumula-
ry chan yed The Finga had two months prov
boa and ammunition o the very best quality she
commanded by Capt. webb formerly OF the United states
Navy She carried four Brooke guns six and
sevcn-nch, and bow gun weighing 10 900 pounds.
She had very choice sextans, chronomeers, nc. She
quito formidable looking craft She has cutwater in
the sDape Of immense stool with teeth
outside Of that iron frame with torpedo attached for
aama ing vessels and above boom like piece for
penctat anything which she might che draws
Mteen fces Of water.
The clIowns among the ocers Of the Atlanta are late
Of the United States Navy William webb Command
o.; J. W. Alexander First Lieutenant, Alfonso Barber,
Second Lieutenant, A l. Freeman, surgeon o. II John.
eos, First Assistant Engineer. -