New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-23


official dispatch dated Uuited States team sooP Pen
sacola, Of New-Oreans, April 3:
On the morning Of the 9th ult., At about day.
break, Admiral Faragut, in the Hartford eng. god
the batteries at WTrenton, three miles below
yicksburg, and passed bel W Il.
On the morning Of the ooh ult., before day
light the Albatross, having taken in full supply OF
provisions from q barge which had been hoaed
down the previous morning by Admiral Porter, alec
rassed the Waueuion battery and anchored near the
fagship
L. wac blowing quite heavily from the north on
the morning oftbe Goth. About | a. N. the wharf
boat Vicksburg having broken Adri1 from her moor
ings at the city Aoated down, aud ran ashore oppo-
lie TO where the Hartford and Albatrofs were an
chored.
During the day an officer was sent on board OF
the Vieksturg who found thst all her machinery
had been removed. She hal nothing on board save
four muskets and aceoutermeu's, which probably
belonged to the guard.
While the Admiral was hesitating as to the pro-
prety Of retaining Ter whRrfboat, or rather
depot the Rebels came down on the night Of the
3Oth, and burnt her.
The Switzerland Hartford aud Albatror,, being
all filed up with coal aud provisions, which had
been foated down by Gen. Grant and Admiral
Porter ia barges the damages TO the Switzerland
being fully repaired tire vrssels passed Wgrrenton
90 tie morning Of the 3ls ult, and at day light the
little squadron got under way and proceeded down
the river 10 a Mr.. Turner's plantation, where, on
our passage, we had the wreck Of the IDdanola
We found no traces Of the wreck, but learned that
it lad shd of into deep water during the late sale.
We anchored at this place and remained until
about $3.50 ?. M, when we got under way, pro-
ceeded down and engaged the battery al Grand
Gulf
This battery consisted Of some two or three heavy
gun. sen. down from VIcksbuTg. One Of there guns
was mounted upon a steamer, which had been con-
ceaed up the Big Black RIVER
The enemy had also light field battery. They
struck the Switzerland twice, doing no damage
however The Albatross was not struck at all.
The Hartford WAS struck only once, but this shot
struck an iron hammock stsncheon aud threw flag-
ment Of il forward nearly half the length of tue
ship and killed man named Jones, alandsman. This
was the only casualty.
We passed this battery in about fifteen minutes
and anchored below Grand Gulf for the night.
At daylight on the lst inst. we got under way,
and proceeded to the mouth Of Red River, where
we anchored about rundown, destroying in our
passage down large number Of skiffs and fiat
bOats.
We remained blockadiug Red River at it's mouth,
until the morning of the 9th inst, when we got
under way at about $3.50 a. m. and proceeded down
to Bayou Sara, where wo stopped, seized upon and
threw into the river about TO- 900 sacks Of corn, and
then proceeded on our way to Port Hudson, where
we anchored about five miles above the batteries nj
3 p. IN. on the 9th inst.
On the evening Of the 9TH instant, at 81 O'CLOCK,
the writer of this communication, the Secretary Oh
the Reur.Admra, left the Hartford and boarded the
Richmond Oft Baton Rouge about 4. M, on the OH
instant
The health oftbe Squadron above Ia good.