The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-17
nglClil REPORT OF THE NAVAL ENGAGE
MshT OFF CHARLESTON.

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s,.na.nt W ..h hs fses III Cha.iest IL published
!, lie Eo.tlern paptrs. He mentions ihst cur
,-,,.elsds went on; 0. Charleston. unperceived by
-, hloek.dsrs agd attscksj the biocksdefs; that
d. sa-et lila wss first attacked, and hsivy ii,
aAip,ss.d thrJush Ter condenser snd the s.cssn
s.ru Of her port boi er and exploded, biowiI -
.etCr or Il re fee! q ia-e killing tie sunnet and
,Sics LuT'ser OF ,len. he says Capt steL-
r,,su saIreaGered-"tte e'ew end tifics.s veye
,lFo.ed tbcrsl nothing va, said Of the ship. tee
,E.,c!ve cfi:e., liecisnGn. Commanding Abbott.
i,rior gone Oh beard ihe eneny's gun5cst a, d
AZ te Arrangement" He states ihs: 1.-The only
,a.l,ies ~ets on the Msr raed!ts snd the Eeys ystore
s,,s" On tbs Keystone Slate they wee very
-:s-s5cut one-tuat:h OF her crew were Killed
.si -ouLd,d sod among the former the medical
& ,e- Of he ship. Surgeon 3o:maid. Commander
s.sir.gsn makes his report IS fellows:
u. GTEAMHR MKRcEDIrA
PoKr ROYAL. January "a 1861,
Be, 44.sirat S + H.tpan::
sr.-I hsre 10 rspo.s .ha. al half pas. o'clock
81 noroins Iwo iron c al rsms from Charleston,
10 lie 9lsedTitY Of p Thick hsz,, and tbs moon hav
~. jasl Set, se !ed iC psssIrg tia bsr near
re sly ed&ncel unpcTceved oy the SO 1siton, and
r.da attack upon 1t, this ship being the 6rst
saaolElfef.
P.t.lea!sr vigare es IS exhibited by the FL :srs
800 crew in .hs expectation OF vessel to run the
b-essde.
H3 o'clock IN the mornilg we b slipped our
rssis EBi cye-haJl.d g troop stsaner FLAMING 70.
l.e th4B1e. Al o'cltek / laid down. L,euten.
g.! 09,1m .nder Abbott was en- deck giving An Or
l' 70 Acting kazter Dryer about recovering the
sn.hor -ras1 they saw a smoke and the faint ap
st-aree cf vessel ciose as hsnd.
IAts.t them exelsin. She has black smoke =
Ts!cb, .aAu the euas" Spring ths rattle i'-
"lsA 81. hands TO qnartersi"
I. i;w5er came to ths cabin dor, telling me, a
s.SlJoat was close aboard"
IrG4 then in tie &c: Of getting ny pes jacket,
q! slipped i, On rs foiiow.d him out. 7 jumped
he poop .scd-r. saw tie smoke and q 10 boat,
s,q&rsn.iy tCg ait horsA ;hs sh. .t m ga. he
3s PIC psllsr for TIA 81 issror
!ang oI., "Trsin your guns right on hin-be
l4iy - fire ~ soou "a ! order
iiGIe tls stPaaer-'' Ahey stand clear OF us
as hesga TO. What steanaer Ia ths.2" then o.
esad ry men to Ere on him AID told him, "You
vii be ,n.o us. What steamer u thAtf'
Eis snswe: 10 the fr:i AID second hail was
usLosf" The Oshe. replies WeIs G0isticct either
.y o,,ntion. or from having spoken inside Of bis
"a. sr.noT uaiil in the act OF striking with his
gF2w, when be ssid, This 10 the CorfedsrS:s
S;s;es sts. N ram
| Ifepessea tia order Fire r. "Pire - "Fire y
Bal 10 gun could be trained on him, as he ep
llatchej lie quarter and struck us just a5aft
,t.sr mas. with 81 poupder, and fred heavy
t, through az di&gonsily. penetrating the star
ssri eide through oar Ecrnsndy ccr.enaer, the
Etsn drum Of our po.t boiler, aud exploding
amt the port side OF the chip blowing hcie IN
is sli some four or A. fact square.
rle vesgti 'Has instantly ii led ard sDveloped
VIII s.e.ul. Reports were brought to ms that
VI we're shot theou.h both b1ilers tha. The dies
ses put 3u. By 10, it9sIn sni sElosei that gru
&c: and ous n ~ vera killed. shat number Of
tsa we're ba. lp Ecs.dej that the water wa over
liz ffs.otm fioor aod that ths vessel was fiLk-
Eeias,'
ras ssu lad cut Gg through at ard below tho
ss.sf..in5 III enc s.de and :se shell bad burs: On
u Cthsr side slmoi: a. tLs water 3 EGG
A,is. the ram Bifdek, she swung around under
saf gar5oHfd counter, her Prov touching us, sad
tailed Surrender, cr He s.nk you. Dc Jcu sus.
scJg.'
hiar receiving ths reports, answered, Il can
E,s. 10 Resistance; Ely boiler Is destroyed"
he retei theE cried out: "Do you surrenderf'
saii Yes having found my movIr pow or de-
sl5yad Az: that coui bring nothing &c besr but
llissls ,ssirat bis sao.- proof coaticg.
/ ae hailed s5yerei IiGieS TO SIND boat, AID
lFeasusd 10 t.s sgsil. Af,e- Some delay boa:
y. o~.reG, sLd LisutsnAlt Commander Abbott
nsed II he should 60 ia her. and asked for orders
sA.iogAy
ted him 70 ese what they dsnsnded, aud - tell
tl tie coDditiou re we're III Hs proceeded
saast sad according to their demand gave his
inos in tetaif Of himself sud al! tho III AID
a.s Hls report accompanies tLis.
Tie ram having been detailed hsif honr or
aae now ran ont for his s:samer Keystone State,
'aict .essel aud three others We had tried to
ava by ah,s.
W.ss~ shell explode "a II struck The ran, with
Va Rlurins her. Saw tie Keystone state struck
e'ah tmes. aud law the steam and fmcEo blow
4s fat1 hsr
3a- d,.ng .hen reeedsd 10 tao northwErd and
at'"sIt, and petty b,isk al the lead Of the
~ ! BE. everybody st work taking csrs Of our
N'-aded punpias tte ship stopping lssks, exam
"t !-e taglAsf, &c.
isoal c e. M. got ,.inge in O. der to stop little
rem, and love up anchor. The Eteliin and Flag
.5scg Ger condition. told them they might be
Al'ed 10 80 s,ushwsrd to pick up Laeo, the fight
+sRo" bong over.
s2lc!u.on. / bavs to ssy that in the squadron
's al ias vesseis were conspicuous for vigiaIcs,
- - sbip has never bseu tounc wanting. Every
"as done .hs circumstances pefGittsd, aud
'a'J respectfully yonr obedieu. esrssn',
II. 6. ETHLlwAdkf.
Ata: Abbo:i makes che following report
aooeaisaco to your order, proceeded to
esei '.ssei ram and was received by LIS. Parker sud
I,.s,ees' Gd conduaed by the former inside OF
al, rss where was received By her CAPTAIN -
aane I'D not learn. / told Lin I had come
s,saa eas' OF Capt sselIwsgen to give up the o:
,s,.s.t .Iet heresoita, ske being In q sinking aud
gsclS cei.ncs!ese condition
sna ~ ~seo me about the condition OF oar boa1
toa,s saesr aaaesr OF the crew. ! tcld them our
c.len to NV uV' large enough nor In proper con-
nc"Vy or number os cTew.
Il, r. pi'aey consulting with the Commodore.
.ertns"a as 'etrired 20 Ins ssyiog "that they had
yd,s sel 70 iarue cur ofHeers and crew, pro
IN .moaid pledge my sacred word cf honor
II. E.,a.ari E.sr ner any the oficsfe and crew CT
y. .f,asr'ats would again take up arms sgsinst
e.ly sefats States during ths war, unless le.
"x N regularly exchanged es priscusrs OF
ss ss'sios to be the proper eonrss to pursus at
tsaia ,.,, eorssntsA / was than informed that
.,,, Urn 10 the 4srcedita
s,t. u.. stats In this report that was On deck
sea In .s i1 .h1 smoke of the ram WAS discovseed,
Yea, o.sn taAn two minutes she waa ioto us.
&Io p, S' 70 hfe into her c1uid not bD Obeyed,
~ llt h.. "a Tie ship could ba depressed or trained
ii. s.ca moush every n ,rs was made to do 20,
qaartsfS, S,a NV 10 ths water, and coming upon ~
u tlsIr aa. We had only tiiae 10 get the wstch
be =. .ss'sss and before We eouid slip our e.
saa.D,, ~, without steam. shell havins psased
~ through the ship and boilers.
~" very respeatiull :
Cop, Hsx Z AEs,TT LAsut Commsrdey.
Gam astsltraSsn. u q steamer 1escedits.
s.u A..,. Leroy. Of the Keystone Stats, Isposss to
n, Aen'al Dupenti
eay, J.sa.vs % report thss about v'sloek on this
taas. ~ ~ 81. white q anshoe On ~ rssin N.
AptsO.ss. 1s hafSoR u OhasIestoa. ~ sSsn ~
tW rss.sety " whss wss snppass1 "a - : sassuscrs
sssa iLs ssLf asf eppeasaese = saspiStsue. g
'skss1sA A.sss = = slieHse - Asea 8 =, Wk3 90