Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-04-17

covered The Patapsco DISABLED Hsars
. Whaoorth" Guns Ured By the Rebels :
Serious Damage Done 10 Fort Sampler -
The Monitors Goig 10 Pori Royal.
NEw YoRK, 18th
The Tribune, Washington despatch says
the iron-cad Squadron, conveyed by nam
Der of gunboats, arrived % Charleston on
the morning of the 9Th.
In the course of the afternoon, the chan
mel across the bar was buoyed out by the
coast survey steamers b5, and Keokuk.
II was intended to cross the bar that p.
NJ, but high wind arose which induced
Admiral Dupont to postpone crossing until
the next day.
Towards evening the Patapsco stood in
close to the light house inlet to protect the
buoys. 1t was expected that she would
draw the FIRE of the rebel batteries, but she
anchored inside and remained unm0lcs ted all
night.
In the evening the Admiral issued his or
der of battle. The plan Of attack was to
move the iron clad Squadron up the main
ship channel, without noticing any fire
from the Morris Island batteries, steer di-
rectly to Fort Sumter and engage its north
west face at a distance Of six or eight hun
dred yards, the fire to be aimed at the CEN
tire embrasures
The line of battle to be as f,llows
Weehawken, Passaic. Patapsco, new
Ironsides (fag ship Catskitl, Nantucket,
Nahant and Keokok.
Inc squadron oil reserves consisting OF
~Ana,ui,gua, iioasa'ohic' huron ohaaiiia
s sh 'ne issanickon, was 70 form ou.s'ar
tne oar prepared 10 come TO the support OF
ohe iron-eiads ii necessary.
iue ee"erai siShai 10 get unoer "eisn
Wa gwen oone ears "efi entertainer o,
srouhuine "neh crossing tue oar ou' All
''e Vessels go' over sa'eiy anu came W an
eh9t directly opposite the Lighthouse inies
- ""s aee"e' u s 70 ~"'t s"e e3o
~. :" $50 " O''e0''' AH''e ie''d''' '"e
~. a
Inc hse' was expeS,ed 70 DC ao'e 70 move
" Tue H''aoA az one NJ Du' 'h'cA ipe
naa ilseu eoneca,iha Tue shof9 iiies' 'he
su'u"uIe u wig" tue pnoS' auho"s whom
Sau . .J'9ieu toi"u'ee.' anu 49, =.
o' eduiSA i'i s''e eteeii"s' '"o ~
infai 'uen r.iu''an'iy Postpoheu 'he ATTACK
rae u"y'
.1e o' 'u' VI ",'
1,t1 ... WI Aeu t ,c way up " tons te'""'
s.a'nea 81 eiose W VI. ",.u
oponeN "ts'i vac ~
point o' "t'ac ana ali were ooiiSed 70
pay tne part oil ear witnesses.
Nothlhs was done during the REMAINDER
vi .le otu mss;
ou tue va tue log was sun lnlek' ou,
uy nihe ciocA nearly eieareu away a','
."e ,,s was no iul'ner cause loF aei'y.
i" - CLOCK preparations iof the CONNECT
'on'ihusa'
~ tue p,io' OF tue n'e sup ae-
eiAlea himself ready. Inc sisna' y GET
aneet ~eisn was ,naue' anu al 10 minutes
.:o . ''o'A 'H' "'o'e ne7' was III M
'io".
~ n",' p"os c'ocA Tue o'''efie' o''
-ioiiie isi"'ia Hau 0ee'' p'seeN " 'Ie LIE.
iour ih'hitofs, Without drawing l'c uFe Vi
'ne euemy'
SHo,"s oe.ore eioc- tue iso"s'ueS
1890 oisoosuieIice 10 ner ruuacf' ner %"
s"H,s"s " 'ue strong eoo Tue; anu urea
e.Ia W g, 'ns iet y" " sne suoais 70 Ho'
Iieu'' one was eonil " cohe y an'
en9i' ,.. ---...-
In sne meantime the hfs' i9ur IN Monitors
n.,1 I'"',huea on i"e enemy al,o vel tue
esna"Aeh 70 come WITHIN 'oo !aF's Oh
TIT aou'srie' "neh !" s'oes across he'
Dom if'ni 'lis 'of' oPeped TIE action
AnI iiops'Is g 20 u"iei WEI" anu mp
P,'"'"00 "''it ~ '"'u' u i0' ~ 90 ;
""su o"oo I.o'e '.'o "eSaine unin ma -,
anu was again oociSea - aToP a''c"of' iae
nonit.ts aueAu VI .si rsaene4 ."e e'"'e's
s pm. ~ 'p r. nss non ' ne. W unh''ns
foih1 n1Iery, Fort sumter: ror' INQUIRE
anu nassefy nse' sliIee ot n'Hl e, anu Vol
unI' oi s'noAe' eAIehe'ns from Mor5'' rs
iAnI 70 oulii'al isianu, ihau5ar"tea "hl'
nas oeen eniouoseuis 'he most serI'uG I'm
onaaS Vi s"e "noie wall i'd9ed ever
s4.u N
a perfect torrent oil sh9' ana sIcd pour
co upon tue monitors, wrapping thelh some
'u l,, amos. cn'iseiy III sP1uls u "a'sF'
LUG -h'i'itors con'ii"ei 'i'eIr Wy fgl'y
ing Vigorously rom 'aeif oa'1sFI' lazy
passed the northeast lace oil fGr' STUNT r.
.ou1 wneh 'ney came near us an9le WIN tue
northwestern lace they maze out u e"'F'
ais'ahee' three distinct lines u o'slroc'i ms
CONSISTING Vi n'a'n'7 i'ss Win ~ t9H'e-
attached, ana network o' caoles "e'a Pr
Penuicuiariy I'D the ""'eE ny "e'5"'
Ina fAtapsco go' ioul OF one ana could
not WORK her screws Tor hi'e'n Miau'-s Da'
nIaily got clear.
A torpedo exploded close to the D." Of
tne neeha"Ken without damage
The vessels aI steering very heavily
through the passages the lines OF oostruc
tions could not be reached. Alter several
vain attempts, the four vessels then tarnei
about and steamed down the harbor' all the
while sustaining heavy IRE responding as
vigorously as possible
The PatapScO had her 900 Parv1tt gun