The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03

the time she appeared in sight, and as the
white flag fluttered from her deck the Sa-
vannah ladies were seen rapidly going up
Wilmington river to bear to the people Of
Savannah not the glorious news of victory,
but the sad tidings of defeat.
DETAILS OF THE SURRENDER.
Upon seeing the white flag our men
cheered most Justify, and Captain Rodgers
Immediately despatched Captain Harmo-
ny, of the Weehawken, in small boat to
the Atlanta to receive her commanders
sword and take possesson of her in the
name of the Navy of the United States
AS soon as Captain Harmony arrived on
board he received the sword of Captain
Webb, hauled down the new Confederate
flag which was flying at her stern, and ran
up our own victorious ensign. He then
went forward and was ordering his men to
cast anchor, when Captain Webb exclaim-
ed, "For Gods sake, Captain, don't cast
off these anchors, we have torpedo un-
derneath this bow" Captain Harmony
turned to him with the utmost nonchalence
and said, 81 don't care anything about
your torpedoes, can stand them if you
can, and if you don't wish to be blown up
with me, you had better tell me how to
raise the torpedo
To this Captain Webb readily assented,
and, calling some of his men, pulleys were
attached to large iron rod which ran out
from the prov, and soon there appeared
coming out of the water a huge torpedo
attached to the end of this road, which
projected thirty feet beyond the bow.
Captain Harmony ordered hismen to care
fully remove the cap from the torpedo and
then fill it with water, in order that the
powder might be destroyed. This was
done, and the torpedo, holding fifty pounds
of powder, was raised aloft on this rod,
and was secured at an angle of about for
ty.6ve degrees from the deck .
SPEECH OF CAPTAIN WEBB.
Captain Webb after surrendering his
vessel, summoned the crew on deck, and
addressed them as follows 81 have sur
rendered our vessel because circumstances
over which l had no control, have COM
PEELED me to do so. l know that you
started upon this expedition with high
hopes, and you have been disappointed.
most earnestly wish that it had happen
ed otherwise, but Providence, for some
good reason, has interfered with our plans,
and we have failed of success. You all
know that if we had not run aground
that the result would have been different,
and now that regard for your lives has
influenced me in this surrender, 1 would
advise you to submit quietly to the fate
which has overtaken us. I hope that we
all may soon be returned to our homes
and meet again in a common brother
hood"
At the conclusion of this speech, Capt.
Webb became so affected that he tainted.
What contrast this speech presents to
the one which the same man had deliv-
cred upon that same deck, to the same
crew, but an hour previous, when he prom
ised them, in a grandiloquent Grafton, that
"Before breakfast we will have in tow the
Yankee Monitors
REMOVAL OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW.
Fourteen officers and fifty men, inclu-
ding those wounded, were transferred to
the steamer Island City, and the remain
der of the officers and crew were placed
on the O]eander. They were all brought
up to this place yesterday morning, and
again transferred to the United States
steamship Vermont, and the wounded
properly cared for.
WHAT WAS FOUND ON BOARD.
Upon examining our prize, Captain
Rodgers found that she had an immense
stock of provisions and stores. These, at
the least calculation, were amply sufficient
for two months cruise, and of the best
quality. The clothing found on her was
of superior make and texture, and suffi-
cient to keep the crew well clothed for
year. Her chronometers and sextants, of
which she had large number, were very
choice and valuable. The officers quar-
ters were fitted up very luxuriously, and
revealed we'll selected stock of liquors,
segars, tobacco, &c. Everything about
her, in fact, indicated not only that she
was a pet of the rebels, but that her un-
fortunate voyagers had started upon a
long cruise.
THE ARMAMENT OF THE " ATLANTA" "
The Atlanta is armed with six guns, one
seven-inch pivot gun fore and aft, and two
six-inch guns on each broadside. These
guns are all the Brooks guns, which, you
will recollect, made such good execution
against our iron-clads in the late attack on
Charleston. They are, also, all rif1ed, and
throw that long steel pointed missile of
English manufacture The Atlanta has
two magazines, one fore and one aft, well
protected, and upon opening one of them
five hundred rounds Of ammunition were
found in it. The other magazine is sup
posed to contain the same amount, and,
indeed. her officers saw that she has on
board one thousand rounds. When you
consider that one hundred rounds is
ships regular armament, you cannot but
conclude that the Atlanta 3 cruise intended
some damage. She had also, in addition,
plentiful supply Of torpedoes, cutlasses,
boarding pixies, guns, revolvers, &c. Her
armament is truly gigantic.