Daily national Republican., 1863-06-23
Capture Of the Rebel
Ram Atlanta, !
Official Dispatches from Admi-
rails Du Pont and Lee.
The Atlanta Confident Of Destroying
Our Monitors.
Hon. Gideon Welss SssSV Of he Epty, WsttingtOn'
Iplapateh No aIS-Ieaa.l

tDispateh No sIs-Isa1l
FLAo sHIP WABASH. PoRr RovALl
hAHBOR, >. c, June II, 1888. !
srRi Having reason TO believe that the At.
lanta and other rebel iron-clads at Savannah
were Roout attempting to enter Warsaw Sound
by Wilmington river for the purpose Of at
lacking the blockadlng vessels there and in the
sounds further South, dispatched some days
ago the weehawksu, Capt John Rodgers, from
this port. and the Nahant, Commander ].
DowueS, from North EdiSto, to Warsaw, where
the Cimarron, Commander Drake, was main.
tanning the inside blockade.
have the satisfaction to report to the De-
partment that this morning the Atlanta came
down BY Wilmington river into Warsaw Sound,
and was captured. This Information has just
beeD rec lived in a Telegram. from Fort Pulaski,
sent BY Cupt. John Rodgers.
Very respectfully, your obed't serv't,
y. ?. DU PUNT, Rear Admiral,
Cong South Atlantic Block'g Squadron.
tUisp itch No. AMI
FLAG SHiP wABAsH, PoRr RoYALl
HARBoR, $. June u, 1858.
SIR I have the honor to inform the Depart
ment that since mailing my dispatch, No. Sl6,
have received further details Of the capture
Of the Atlanta. sent through the kindness of
Col. Barton by telegraph from Fort Pulaski.
The Atlanta, Capt. William Webb, came
down this morning, via Wilmington river, 10
attack our vessels in Warsaw, accompanied by
two wooden steamers, filled, 1t Is said, with
p rsons as spectators. The weehawkon, Capt.
! T., 81, 10
all five shots, three or which took effect, pene-
trstinl: her nrmor and killing or woundlng the
crews of two guns. Two or three OF the pilots
wero also badly wounded, and the pilot house
broken up, whereupon the vessel grounded and
Immediately after surrendered. The Weehaw-
ken was not hit. The armament Of the Atlanta
waS tive seven inch and two siK-inch guns. She
l' but slightly injured.
Very respectful ly, your obed't Serv't,
s. F. DU PONT, Rear Admiral,
CONG South Atlantic Block'g Squadron.
P.S.-1be officers and crew OF the Atlanta
numbered one hundred and sixty. 6vs persons.
s. F. D. P.
Telegram
NEWPORT News, June 22l, 1858.
Hon Gideon WSi ., Ssers Gry ofths Navy:
Your telegram just received. Admiral Du
POnt srut the eehawken, Capt. Rodgers, and
NShunt down N Warsaw sound to look out for
the Atlanta June l7tb, at a. N, Atlanta
came down, accompanied by Two gunboats.
Tho engagement was exclusively between the
weeh ,wken and Atlanta. The latter mounted
four Of the Brooke rides, two Of seven inch on
bow and stern piyots, and two OF siK.lnCh, one
on each side. She could fight two OF tine for.
mer, and one Of the latter on q side. Rodgers
engaged at cl - quarter. The hrSt fifteen.
! Iuch shot Cred by hlmssIf took OH the top ol
the Atlanta's pilot house, and wounded two o
her three pilots. Another dfteen inch sho
struck hL,f way up hsr roof iron plated, fOur
| Inc eS thick, killing ons aud wounllng seven.
tees men.
Eleven shots were hred In all, five by the
WSshawken and siT ny the Atlanta. The Litter,
agrDund, surrendered. The fl Iht was short,
the victory signal. Tn; weehawken sust tined
no Injury Of any sort. The Atlanta steers well
aud made six knots against head sea going
TO Port Royal. She was completely provided
with instruments and stores for a regular
cruise She had a ram, a saw, and a torpedo
on her bow. Ex-Lieu enant W. A. Webb com
m4nded her. Her complement was one hun
dreIl aud sixty-lve souls. Her wounded mer
were lelt at Port Royal. The Atlanta is sale
10 have come down confident of capturing tn,
Monitors easily, and her cOnsorts, dlled with
spectators, were prepared to tow them to Savan
nah. She will soon be ready for service under
tho dag Of the Union. s. z. LEE,
A. r. Admiral