The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-13
/, = Struck seventy-ons Zines
BY Solid Shot.
. Ir0n-Clad Engagement ut
Fort McAllister.
Passaic, PataDses and Nahant
Engaged for Eight Hours.
pAssAlc NIT THIRTY.TnREE TIMES
Special CorTcspondent's SIN Weeks Expo.
flenee h the Iron-CIad Mentauk,
&ss, Ae., ~.
pecial Naval Correspondence.
UMTKD States IRON CLAD MoSrAuK,
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f USITED STATES IRON CLAD MoSrAuK,l
+ PoRr ROYAL HARBoR, Jan. %, 1868.
, vessel, commanded by Commander ]. L. worden,
DitOr fame, arrived at Port Royal on Monday, the
est having left Beaufort the evening the 18th
! Her passage here was marked with many expert
Of interest. In some weather and relative positions
action Of the sea she behaved very WE'LL but the
renee Of ner trip has clearly demonstrated the fact
|or a-going vessels they not without many I'M
ant experiences. ] do not propose at the present
20 % into the details Of her voyage, but leave for
ser time. In these predatory writings propose 10
(pnce that early tomorrow morning this vessel, IN
the United States steamer James Adger, Command,
tsrs0n, wi leave here for the purpose Of engaging
benny at batteries erected The Ogeechee river.
FOR the protection Of the rebel steamer Nashville,
some time ago ran tho blockade, and since which
pcs been kept in her retreat by our vessels.
Nashville y now ready for sea, and int, nds with
assistance of the rebel Atlanta 70 join the pirate
ma in her dspredasious upon our commerce.
airal Dupont has aksn every precaution keep the
N until ~ arrival Of this vessel whom the means
u disposAl were opportuneiy placed At mis- command
knsw but little q the river on which we are about
rass, but shall learn sossthing from cur blockad-
,pon our arrival thera We have great hopes in
|, able 70 close upon the enemy before no can be
ppspessd y receive us or run away with the Nash
II All q = would prefer 70 capture this vessel
ould mot only b. something 20 snow, but runor Ays
- large quantity>of cotton on board.
IA e@ ARrurATED REsuLrs.
most be Remembered that II this weasel should sue
IN her undertakng-and none OF doubt tit will
s,.s, "a, moreover, the rss time the enormous Dr.
inch guns will have been put TO work Ia earnest
ard Of any class Of vessels. In these respects look
~, ana shsiI feel proud Of being one Of the hum
Instruments In writing the history OF an event so
table 70 the American navy and the genius Of our
beloved country.
|Fspe win look upon the success Of our hfteon inch
NJ shipboard q demonstration In heavy ordnance
> 10 second only 70 That OF the results OF improve
. IN ron clads over wooden ships. Thus far, we
ve our plans for rendering vessels invuneraole are
advance OF theirs, ana q few hours-s0 10 speak
but ~ the head Of the list 70 improvements
Iavy sgtilIery. Perhapc We may predict too much;
lpeing u . hopeful turn Of mind, and having bcon
Slasly fortunate In other vessels under heavy IRE
J, sss signs Of saiety. must be pardoned IL this
Ne should pass beyond prophetic limits.
II Our OrfICERA
h oud be supernous for TO say at this time that
board Of this vessel or any or all OF the vessels in
haxbor, and, In fact, all our loyal people put great
u The commander Of the Aon,auk. Il the rebels
\ erect on their minds would be rather embarrassing
1 otherwise.
Il ] must no. promise too much; out from whs, I
are anxious 70 uoet TIC enemy, and when the time
= hey viii show themselves men and loyal citizens
Ie United States Of America.
n on RAcoOoy lsLAvp, ooucHK RIVE,
IA q SArvwAr EvK1Iue. Jan. ~, 1858.
. order Cor move IN The morning led us 10 seek our
~ early hour last night. Nothing disturbed our
end before daylight We were assir. The anchor had
hovo short last evening" 80 that no time aAouId be
u gestins under way.
lowing vessel, wss under way 30 As TO get ahead Of
sady 70 give US our Tow lines.
twsnsyfoSr minutes before sevcn O'Clock we had
ur anchor. and the jingle bell had been rung 10 "go
IA fast !, sseaming up under the stem OF the James
r, whore, q few minutes before seven, we received
sawsers and shaekled them TO towing chains.
u vessels now started ahead, the Adger being about
ole's length in advance.
THE xorrArK At STA
v hatchas werc now secured, and the only commun.
- between The living apartments and the outside
q VS. through the turre,. Aside from all other feel
attendant upon sailing under water there " one
20 leads thinking person to compare naval architec
has bssn sea for nsary twenty years bu, this
|fs first trip u vessel boxed rp like parcel of line
10, shut out nom all outside Influences save air
being a. ooufostsbic and quiet ~ in house on
|.e.
|, three O'Clock We saw tho United s,a,es s,eamshu
en bound intoPurt Royal and In thirty slY minutes
rwards pased the outer bar buoy ana turning our
60 the southward and westward. we were falrIy
Of port and II There q very txle s,s al ~
ths huge q IRON rode along AZ grarcfullv as 4
had been buiit q pine. We going aboni a. :,
.the Adger ast gong fast enough 10 keen m ~.
4 Of the hawsers. Occasionally swell IRON, ~
ers wheels would roll decks but not aooas
axe il unpleasant except for thin boots or low eho
urKsxsc-.
10 soepe was beautiful a bright sun, piscd< acs
LAID fr1gug along the western h9rzon made uI
;ture Of rarity, white in our mmt date foreground
q noble steamer-tne protecting angel ~ a move
IA, tn nrsf TO pass over that ground-tngging away
|she grim enginc ~ Our own deck, viewed fror
|burret top was a study OF iuterest-an iron raft
|{nted ny a tower Of iron; but few people we're q
II seen about the deck, groups Of oiccrs, however
ID top " the ,urret watching the progress o. ths
|tels as they went along the coast. Beneath ihi'
ID nearly hundred OF busy souls--a lttle world o.
Bile n graet motor, the steam engine, two monster
" and all the psraphernaiia Of machine 0f terrible
Sructlon. Yet our course marked only ny
ling ~ tho great waters soon 10 be lost trace ~.
1.-The history " that passage aud subselusst events
no doubt DO Inaellbly registered the page % his
dfty minutes past ton A. NJ we passed the buoy whct
ks the estrance over Jybce bar. In tine background
u be seen the ruined lighthouse Tybee Island
uaint old uarteIo tower. built by the saniards cen
lao, am nov occupied BY company o. the Forty
7yNew York atate Volunteers.
twenty minutss pest twelve y. ", wo passed War