New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-02

cSan commander Laoond. who informed fha Mesrsa
na she bad been bred upon BY the forts hmonos.I
Japancse asS, iviisn Suit vessels <eae under iha
| The o aosy ylns IN that harbor.
TO mass trd~an OK tho Medusa mad previously decided
Japaness pilot ,nS ih,nd sea- and therefore, had
o;chaa 'aU notnhs or the llth July the Eodrsa
Welghea anchor IN lhe neighborbool OF simo Wa
she had awaited daylight TO run mo Sbim,.o
Straits On entering thia strait two boi DimVn..sx
fired from ono o. tho batteries ard vcye ,c.s.,iS
answered By eight similar FROM tins hr;- rsr ~
town. As yet the Medusa did not thut e.. 'no
nails would be followed by any hosri,u o.. 49,
cally as the opposite shore OF Kmsin was Sses I'll,
native jnnks Having approached ths iri ss9 I'D a
bark without any flag, and very teaTif- ~ -, 80
terry the hill. opened fire upon thu ,s.atst tfron
the brig (Lanrick few the tag Of the Dsais ef Ns.
gatto-beinc blue dag with three whit Ma in 49,;
angle and white stripe aborei from the nea- "a TAG
few The two vessels lay behind bnnk Ia asnt 10
fahoms Of waer. and thercebrn Tho Mcdusa co.. sot
possibly approach them nearer than three cables euch
The Medusa. after the Of all shpsofver i'm.
medatey responded 10 the forts aid Lin shps w.ta sot
and she'll
Steering slowly up the stream the Medusa her. up
constant tire against the ships anu batteries the lat
ter being all armed with heavy artillery mostly "A.
Founders and 6nch Shells II was already discovered
hat there were six batteries at east Tho Mcdusa s-
fenced the biggest OF them. which mounted eight very
heavy guns but the others, which behind trcss
and rocks on the nights kept firing away upon htr.
A few well directed shots from the Mrdusa somewhat
staggered the firing on board the two ships but she got
all the heavier from the batteries on sorc as eLe was
seaming past within reach OF them:
She being exposed TO the Gre OF fonr batteries
In front Of Shimonosek and the cOrrec. aim OF The
mics shot and shell having begun to tell on the hall of
the Medusa the Commander was induced 20 give up I'll
idea Of sinking the two ships wiich unfortunately were
4 in too shallow vGter.
1T became now matter OF rnpo5silitv 20 return
with effect the fire Of al the batteries when hred on thc
aiedusa aud she being in doubt also rs 20 the intentions
Of some batter or the kiusr SIDE sic determined 20
make a dash through the straits-hrne 90 gnicHiF 80
she could a the ,iDe 10 prevent tie great disaster 81
having her boiler screw or rudder hit BIS tie large cali.
~ cigt 10
b through answering .hc enemies he AZ a.; tine
when il is considered that the Medr1a vas lpder .
heavy fire from seven batteries or ~ hCar ma TAX
it wonderful that did sink and ot che hast to
deploIc the loss ~ so few men killed.
"Of 81 enemies shots, IL pierced tie hnll Of the
Mednsa the remainder passing throrgi her rggiugana
funnel three snch shells OF the enemy urir board.
90 FOUNDER shot billed three and wounded Two men ia
one battery board The Mednsa. similar slo. soon
altl- struck s1iOr Of the nrst class commanding
can INJECTING mortal wound on hio ION which he
died soon after The Consui-Geaerli had very nag-
quite close 70 him Another ball entered To stargoaid.
smashing pistOirack and scattering spnt'is ana na5
in NJ directions and wOundng two ss!.rf ye'y severe
H.. those aro still in DANGEROUS state Itm Plr,ie-
,lsr ball passed between the Captain anc Irlshpman
Wisse both Ia, ing narrow e5clpe ~. shNrI.bs OILY
scit injuries from splintcrs Lleut laGrfo" ahd
oucomnis io,ed officer also had M 'cni5us c-c'pc
from another bai vlicn entered the mp. inc ma.he.
in which sn1t.gs AID balls tew bor tie Snip vas ~
deserblble
and that /. bas had entered the slip ac caused her
much injury it IS astonishing that OILY .our ren we're
Killed and i've wounded.
The orders Of the Commander W. coricl on IN
the greatest coo.ness aud the men foarcc veIy well
few II them having ever been under lIc hcigrc.
1t ia impossb be 10 determine tie boss ." tie enemy,
but IL must be considerable. thcy .crcc ~ 81
force IA the batteries and the Mcus67 -rapshot fAd
s.nch shells tod with great ofec; among them, and
must haye caused great destruction IN tie ,aite' ~
An her shots which missed TIE bater vent into tic
town whereas al thc cEemys shots vlica Missed the
Mclgsa vent into the nks beyond her ~ sae hlssla
40 art tho - il
Dn.ch wards wide AID il tie narrowed ahogi SO yaroS
wide"