The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-22
THE LOSS OF THE c. s. STEAMER AT.
LsNTA-THE PARTICULARS

:, = ~ sAe Flpgaif IL Waysaw
''"eo' near Savannah, Ga, last "Wednesday,
mas been published We coudenss some h.
Iereesing particulars of the disaster from IL a
savannah papers. 1t appears that the Gov.
eFnment has long desired to put tie Atlanta
into active aervics, and few weeks ago Can.
tam webb was placed in command, who from
that date was buaily engaged in prepsf,sp her
TOR action Everything being in perfect or.
der and sp,ondid crew. rs to capacisy. on
hoaFd, about daylight Wednesday morninp iha
Atlanta moved forward into Warsaw S1upd
Z" lan on Warsaw Island she encountered two
iron clad Yankee Monitors, lying close in
shore.
The Atlanta fired the first shot at 10 minutes
10 . O'Clock, and the second at 5 minutes affer
D. Tie monitors replied, aod the engagement
was kept mp until the Atlanta had Ii cd shots
and tha monitors ). The Latter lay ao close ia
shore, IN shallow water, that our staamsr
found it impossible, owing 10 her heavy draft.
to get AZ near as she would At 81 o'cioe.,
toe firing ceased on beth aides at - minutes
TO cloak sIaa,i boata ware sasn 10 paas frora
beth monitors to ihs As.anta, and a wooden
guaboSf down tie souod was signallsd to re-
tIra, which sha did. rhs enemy boarded tho
atlanta at 10 minutes TO 6, and at 6 20 the Con,
tederate flag, which had iioated over her until
then, was taken down and The Abolition flag
hoi5ted III its stead. One shot was seen to
strike tic Atlanta, It is supposed near her
sterp, and shoii burst on her deck, but ith
what effecs is unknown.
off cf OF
who were in sight and Witnessed the eutirs
engagement aud surrender--gtats that tho At
iahta appeared to be aground several tunes
during the action. They think she was clssrly
80 when the tiFiog ceased, and perhaps biiged,
az her pumps were actively al work, and she
appeared eooa after The surreadAr to bs carean.
ing. Another solusion of the affair ia that there
wastrsachery ancpg the crew of our vessel. A
short time before Fha went ous remarks were
made by some Of tae sailor portion of the men
that IF .hs ship went oat il would be WORSE
!or her and her officers, as .hey would fud
oat. S'rangsto say, tho white flag was rGn
up on tho Atlanta, then lowered and the Con
f-derste flag hoiated, ana again lowered to
give place to the CAittd States flag, and is
strong evidence thai is was not a regular sur.
render, while it is yeTy suggestive of oopti ct
among her erew.
The officers OF the Atlanta we're: C9mman-
der, Wnl. Il. Webb; Isl Lieut., J. w. Alsxaa-
der; "a Lieut., Aiphoneo Barbot; 81 Lis ut,
- Ariedysi Masters Mate, T. L WIaVg;
Assistant Surgeons w j. Fl8eman and Z. 4.
Glbha; lieutenant Of Marines, JAS Thurs.
ioni and aldsaipmsn Williamson and Ps.srs
AFFAIRS IN NORFOLK, PORT6AO OUTH
AID SUFFOLK.
A6viess fgon Norfolk say taat The military
Authorities thsrr are &5gUt 9, esrd into our
.inss ali those Hhose n-turai protectors are
within ,ao D2i3 lines. Gen. ViaIe has Issued
al osdes appointing about forty gentlemen OF
PQ5tsnouth, Of kuoz.n secession pEineiElee,
as g comln!tsee, whose duty it SHALL bs 10 pro.
vide with food, fuel, and saastir@, The <. va q
aud eililditA O. "na@G Hl0 haTa >jeeD ssduce 4
iato taxing Up aEAs agGirGt their Govern,
msnl.' / theae means aIe net supplied vel
uutariy, taese wives srd children viii he
"h.j!s'ed upon those who arg aJla 10 TAX.
care 0f then. unjil sceh tine as their natural
protectors, eonfessihg tIae error Of their cor.
dnet, shall be allowed by tie Government 10
return 10 their homes."
a gentleman who was IN Suffolk On Thurs.
day rerorte that the Yankees are rapidly leav-
iog that place, ant that they speak of e7acu-
ating ii entirely aud bprniSg it. Two s'eam-
ess, crowded with troops, left Norfolk on
Thursdsy, and more transports arrived there to
carry away other regiments.