The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-02-12
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two Rebel iruii- clad rams and three steam
tenders, uuder Gen. Beaure-- gard and Capt
Ingrabam, against our blockade feet of
Charleston Harbor. in which one Union
vessel, the Slercedita, Capt Stellwageu, i
claiincd 10 have been sunk. and another,
name not known, to have suffered the same
fate This is the extent of the casualties,
if we except the steamship Quaker City,
which it is said, had one wheel disabled,
and. with the rest of the blockade feet,
made her escape
This is the Rebel story, with the addi-
tional information that though the fight
was severe, and the Union feet numbered
thirteen to the Rebels five, not one OF the
latter was struck. After the fight, Beau
regard and Ingraham were unable, '3ith
the strongest glasses to discover a single
Union vessel. So they declared '.the
! blockade raised >
The bark Restless, which left Port
Royal on Saturday, the 3ist, and arrived
here ON Tuesday, brought no news of this
affair Yet the attack is sa d to have been
made at once at ole o clock on the norniny
oJ Mtot day Had the dispersion Of the feet
been So comylcte as it Is claimed, It seems
impossible that some portion of it shoald
not have reached Port Royal before the
sailing of the Restless.
1t should be borne in mind that the
| Boston steamer left at noon yesterday for
Europe, and it Is quite possible that the
report was greatly exaggerated and sent
| by. the Rebels to The Herald, that it
nigh. go uncontradicted and unmodiied,
to aid the Rebel cause abroad. Mean
while, it is gratifying to know that we
| have the Ironsides and four iron-clad
| Monitors at Port Royal, with an ample
| complement Of gunboats aud soldiers, and
! before this story reaches the ether side of
| the Atlahtic there is every reason to
/ believe the blockade of Charleston, which
| Beauregard has ..raised," will be SO effect
ual that there viii be no question about it
| hereafter.
! We append the dispatches, leaving our
readers to put Their. own estimate upon
| them:
/ DISPATCHES TO RICHMOND DISPATCH.
CuARLEsros, S. c. Jan, 81, 1868.
The two iron-ciad gunboats Chicora and
| Palmetto State, with three steamers as
! tenders, went ont beyond the bar at one
o'clock this morning to attack the block
aiding fleet. Firing began soon after one,
and for time was very rapid and contin-
uous Afterward it slackened, but con
tinued at intervals until 8 o'clock this
morning. Owing to the fog tho result
has not yet been ascertained.
Commander Ingraham is aboard the
| Palmetto State as commander OF the eX-
pedition.
| SECOND DISPATCH.
! CHARLESTON, Jan. 81, 1868.
This morning the gunboats Palmetto
State, Capt. Rutledge, anu Chicora, Capt.
Tucker, accompanied by three small steam
ers-the Gen. Clinch, Etiwan aud Ches-
terfcld-all under the command of Com
modore lugraham, made an attack on the
blockaders, and succeeded In sinking two
and crippling'a third
The engagement commenced at 1
o'clock.
The Palmetto State, with Commodore
fpsraham on board, opened fire upon the
Federal gunboat Mcrccdita, carrying
eleven guns and one hundred and fifty
eight men, which was soon sunk in five
fathoms of water. Her commander, Capt.
I-Stelwagen, with boats crew, came on
board and surrendered. One shot pierced
her boiler, going clear through. Capt.
Stellwagen and crew were paroled by
Commodore Ineraham.
Capt. Tucker ofs the Chcora reports
sinking another Union guaboat and the
disabling Of the steamship Quaker City.
The. latter was set on fire by the Cbicora,
and hauled down her flag to surrender.
but afterward managed to escape, using
only one wheel. She was very seriously
| damaged.
The number of the blockadiug fleet
outside at the time Of the attack was
thirteen, with two first frigates, the
Susquchanna and Canaan daigua.
The Union loss was very severe 1t
was complete success on our part, with
not a man hurt.
Our gunboats were not even struck.
All the block aders have disapl cared. =
miles with the strongest kind of glasses
Our boats are how returning to Charles
ton.
The following is the official dispatch
THE REBEL OFFICIAL REPORT.
OS BOARD GCSDoAT PALMETTO STATE.
| went out last night. This vessel
struck the Mercedita, when she sent a
| boat On board and surrendered. The
officers and crew were paroled Capt
! Tucker thinks he sunk one vessel and set
! another on fire, when she struck her flag.
The block aiding fleet han gone to south
ward and eastward, out Of sight.
d, y. INGRAHAM,
! Flag Officer Comma nding
THIRD DISPATCH.
Charleston, Jan. 81. 1863.