The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-16

course Of safety, and we may add, too, for an
economy of lives Other mesns may protracs
the ii shting to days and weeks, and ooespone
the tsfinilau0n OF the strug2ls. No other
means. ID our opinion, will rave the city. We
believe il ean be easily saved, with rromptness,
aaa e,eEey, and dash. 1t ia too late for engi
ueering alone. Hesitation and delay are taial.
The Crew Of tie ATLANTA Arrived In savan-
nah Their Narrative.
On Wednesday morning II men Of the crew
of tbs c. s. ,rou.clad steamer Atlanta, cap.ur-
ed by the U. S. irontureted moLi.or Wee.
hawken, Captain John Rodgers, in Warsaw
Sound, on the morning of June II, arrived in
Savannah. Mr. George w. Hardcastle, the
carpentsrs mate, furnishes the Republican
with the following particulars of the engage.
meni with the Weehawksn:
Ths attack commenced at five minutes be-
fore o. clock A. NJ, there lying IN Warsaw
Sound tue iron-ckd monitors Weehawken and
Nahans, and the sids-w wheel steamer Cimme-
ron. The Wsehawken was attacked first. The
shot was fired by the Atianta from ber bow
pivot gun, followed immediately after by a ssc-
ond I'hs Wsehawken then replied with a
Io-Inch soijd shot. which struck the Atlanta
on tie starbosrd side, three feet aft Of the pi-
dollhouse, driving in the iron plates, shattsr!na
the wood work on the inside Of tbs easement,
and wounding l6 men-one of whom t5arreit,
died IN about two hours from the effects Of HE
injuries. The shot did not enter the casemate;
it passed over the spar deck. The starboard
broadside gun was Immediately fred the Wee
hawksn replied, and her shot struck us on the
knuckie, four feet aft of the starboard broad
side gun, doing no injury. The bow gun Of the
Atlanta WAS ROW fired for the third time, and
the Weehawaen threw her third shot, which
struck us ia our port Just as the men had the
gun loaded and were in tie act of raising the
port cover which was broken into pieces. Az
this moment the Weshawken fired another
ahot, which struck the pilot s-house, da!no!ish-
.ug it ana wOuDding two of the riiois, tAnstin
and Hernandez Oar pivot gun aft was fred
from the gtarbOard side.
Capt Webb, seeing that his ship was dif-
abIed by beingHground, and her guns unable
10 bear ordered her colors to be hauled down
and waite flag to be run up. AT this TINA
the Weehawken fred another shot, but it did
not take effect. Capt Webb jumped on the
spar deck and hailed the Weefawken, saying
II surrender" Capt. Rodgers, of the Wee
hawken, stated to Capt Webb that he wouid
uos have fired on tas Atlanta after the H.,
was hauled down, but from the fact that he
could not make out what our dag was. Is was
w iite, and they took it Tor blue or black, GU
account ot the smoke.
The snip, al the TINA CT tho surrender, was
in an sw fu condition. Outside nc il jury was
vis.ble, except a deep indeptation the slza OF a
yuau s hat inside, the woodwork was driven
eff from the IRON plates to the diameter oil
eight or teu teet, and the gun deck piled UP
with the ru5hish The wounded were lying
on all sides. 1t was impossible to get tho meI
from their guns to look after them, uatii Capt
Webb said to his meu, Il have given up the
ship" The fight lasted about 81 maU;es Iht
crew speak in the highest terms of Capt. Webb
and shey are ready to fight under him again.
After the surrender, 80 men were put aboard
the Cimmeron steamer and handcuhcd in con
pies Tney were subsequently i2k8n 10 Pur
Royal. The officers ant remainder of the mei
were seDt forward en- another steamer. 4
Port Royal they we're placed On board the u
= ship Vermont from which they were after
wards transferred to lhe james Adser aud IS II
to Fortress Monroe Hare the crew were pa
or board ths tag OF Truce beat i0r.City Pciut
tie officers raIhs iuing on the Ajgef.
On board the Vermont Mr.. IL - dcas 10 founc
SaTg asut Dillon and Mr.. T. iIlondatou, OF iii,
G.} Ge0rsla regiment, prlsonefs CT war; aist
Is uisn of Il South Carolina cavalry company
Dillon and Il L!monGa,on were exchanged witt
the era W of the Atlanta, and have been de
tailed by t.e War DepartGent for ssrvice il
Virginia Sergeant Dillon reported to Mr
ilasdcastle that Oh board Of the Vermont ht
heard u man named Rose make q fara ain ans
sale of tbs sioop Evening Star. This siooI
sailed fron: Savannah some two months ags
with d cargo Of cotton, bound for Nassau, bu'
went 10 Port Royal
The Savannah Negs says:
Capt. Webb was on the outsido of his ehi
during tho battle, and exposed himself very
mach. The crew were all in good spirts enC
entertained the hope OF T. suceessfui contest
Upoa nearing the Weehawken Capt. Webt
aaked the pilota II there was water enough FOL
the Atlanta to make @ dash at her. He wa
Informed tnat there was, and he then ordered
all steam up, in order TO run into her and blow
her up with his torpedo. III a few moments
after ehe had got under fnl steam she brough
to upon sand bank and carsened over, whict
rendered her guns useless, and placed the At
lanta st the mercy OF her two antagonists al
short range.