New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-02
Another Account OF sae Wyoming's Fight

| Tire following account of the trip OF the
united States steamer Wyoming 10 ty T. . Benson
,sq.. who was passenger on board;
| Information having reached Yokohama on thc llln
instant that Ge American steamer femOioAe hau u,i
nrel into BY two japanese armed vessels, capt NC
Dour immediately issued the necessary orders ~ pre-
pare for Coal and stores having ueen taken on
board. gpt under weigh az eIoo- on we iornif
of the 18th instant entered the BIngo Channel on the
| 18Th ana anchored at the Island of Hne sama- Inc
ro1t morning doth ins,anD We proceeded toward u,
Strats Of shimonoseAi the western entrance OF N"
Inlaud Sea On tie northern shorc Of The narrow pas
sthc Province Of Sagaio. governed Oy Inc fHec
Of Tchu.saL -
Geld AMI big Lel-ck the former 70. s!-1OVO and TIE
on nearing Tie straits signal gun was fred nom
musked battery ol tie northern shore, when was re-
paied by Two others TO the westward toward sAioho
seki.
Rounding tie point on the southern side Of the en-.
t-ute@ a hts br!g AID steamer were dfcoY red lying
nf anchor close the north shore the steamer nnd re
rrig were immediately made out to be tie LanceLe,i
ADD I1rr,gE. tie barks name We did not Ahow. NJ
dc ye.s,. Werc living the japanese flag At the peak
and tine ryetc cOOrs OF the Prince Oi Nagato al the
mau Nc now siocrei directly ior the vessels Wien :
battery oi ilrc suns On the northern shore auot' ~
lec above tie level ~ the sen. opened Ire On US CUT,
IN lie rigging between The main and milIen masts' W.
tcn r 10 tho American tas. and ss..l steainihS on
were fred on by battery OF iouF sans 70 tN's We -
~ No now rapidly approaching the vessels the
lbsrs w.. cllsc in shore; about my yaids outside %
Der. and one length ahead y .4e DIG "D"iH'l 80
sh-rd ard iy yards outside lie DE a. IA. 81
Tlr taln 81 anncl MAS outside Of al these vessels
Captain McDougal gave orders 10 ,ah tn'
! " Wyoming" between the steamer ana tue brlS
A. we got abreast of the bark she opened broad
ado fire from three guns, in less ihan Two minutes
-. 't',,~st OF Tie llig and received her IRE fruni
G,ur brass ~ FOUNDERS We now had the steamer on
our mort side her guns like the oilers being trained on
! lie channel. she hrcd lev sNNes anu shal.fh =
only. H. passing We gave Item ell our suns Oh gon
sides iuihng both the brig and steamer keeping close
round DE bows Of the steamer We stood over toward
tlc southern Shore receiving constant IRE nom sly
batteries, tie steamer brig. and bark. We mere sol
around hut backed Oh without much difficulty. The
steamer Lauc,eld having steam up slipped her cable
kcellc close aouc the northern shore either with tx
inte.ton " escaping. ~ OF rinnlhs @" shors 20 exam
mc re damage caused BY cur nisi shols me wy"
mu Was LON unanswered into position, ana az e.etoN
MehsAe Wus planted IN the siegncrdiieot!y adn4dehl
uhoui o., Coos above tie watcrlnc. In M instant Vol
umos Of steam aud SMOKE Issued cut Of her fore aud M
her boiler MAS exploded. Ancl dropping two u.ol'
shells into beer hull tie order wa3 sNeh to cease hI-
ON TIE steamer ard e. dicct the shui, upon the di,
cnt hnt'eiio The hafh, and the blg al Of which "cr
loading and hrinF as rapidly AS possible. Que LINN
hor ~ -idl exploded .n he batteries, and consider au
| dlua gc WAS dole 60 the town.
I'm passing out Il tie straits we delivered rev y'rl
effective shots into the lrg and the lac. seen OF her sE'
WAS fast settling hy the stern. The fire ;rom ne oai
oros was Kept up throughout bat somewhat s!aeAcned
on our r,'pru. ,
er,tn vounGci zone since dtd). Tie armament o. u''
/ wyoming being only four .gponudsrs ana I'VE
pivot guns opposed Ia slN shore hhttflts OF ~ "'f'
af three gums cDch the bark sis the bri6 eight ana l.
Steamer two making in all tliiiyiour runa most! ~
Founders. capt. McDougal very wisely e0ncud'1 20
withdraw from unequal n contest ana pIo'1," :"
Yokohama for moIc force. Tie captain, All his oliot'
and crew behaved with tie utmost coO!hehS un"
bravery. Tho Wyoming Was lnn into me l!dsI 81 u.
enemys vessels receiving ma returning nio''siv'' III
pstol range at the same time sustaining hot ana con
Iinnousirr nom shore hnierlos Nh'n tiv sue
.hof Struck the steamer orr crew gave th1'o "V"i'
choffs9 The action lasted one hour aud ten m'hu'si
We warc hullrd eleven times, ira received twenty o
,lirt, shots in the mnsts rigging and smoke stack.
or .,.nonud >hsll o.irc through. immediately below
the tackles o the forward hg0acIte gun ana eAPodG
| lfcJ one man aud wounded five Others