Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25


Board our Fleet.
Mobile papers of the 9th instant are received. They
o1a particulars Of the entrance of the
Into Mobile Bay. The Tribune has very interesting
rative written in Fort Morgan from which make the
following extracts:
THa cPSEIFG OF THE FIGHT.
4. the the following day, discovered thst
tie had during the night hauled of
and contracted their lire semicirce, nearly due
south of the 1ort and within not more than three miles
from the main INLET into tho channel Their appearance
was quite martial broad pennous that oaed in the
breeze from the top Of their dark urets seemed to bid
rampars of Fort Morgan and called up sneering
parison between he bukey forms and the almost puny
size of little feet, which cooly expecting tt
advance OF their formidable adversarics.
thirty minutes past six signal shot was fred from
southeas of tho fort after followed by
she'll which burst fort, sending its death ling
the officers quarters outside. By that
time, all and yty within the walls the
officers rushing to their several pests leading their
tramp of their brave followers only heard
through the stiffness OF the morning.
The feet then commenced their movement, and closing
the centre, to bring the leading ships Of the
extreme right AID lsf wigs breast Termed them
of the pass
In front, westward, roie the Tecuuseh, double tur-
stantly revolving her left largo frgae, aud
their wake the balance of tho fseG. each succeeding file
covering part which preceded it. To those who
look only the outward appearance Of things this array
looked quite maral but for those to whom the respec-
its prestige, aud Interest bat tina
from TIE really beautiful architecture of the Fedsra
navy sailing up with force OF over three hundred guns OF
the largest cabre to cverp wer tort and fact mount
ing not moro bs7 forty Of vastly Inferior weight.
II then 1870 4. Ri, and their Ike advanced they
discharged their brcadsides the fort kept m0Viag
ha milo from batteries Then calm deep voice is
heard, and the command "Jommencs drg, rings slong
cbeerthat he willing ard devoted
who have for twenty minutes Stood like stat
the lap7aIds pulled the sharp shr of
heavy Parrot heard whsng through the air as
the Invaders ships each brosdside. in
defiance of their Iumherto every shot feed by US hun
glacis the tbs bursting up in
direction, buryDg under their flying the hea
glasses Of cur eannons and covering with their rub
bish the gallant fellows sarvng the pieces.
AS General age and down the parapets, hail
~ novice the hail fire, lead that
and psat him. 20 nd in them old fa
liar voice, which merely recalls to him that sentiment,
that idol or his life, EQUITY"
THE SINKING OF THE 1RoH-cLAD TECUAssH
As no slowly each battery he stops, end in few
simple words encourage the and advises the officers
me E bo It's 0a hs
quaklng tanks. YETI the long line still slowly advances
On the monster montef Tscumssh Who steering
westward bravey to stand the shock I'LL suddenly
hls heaviest shot she disappeara as by magic from the
broad bosom Of the waters engnphed in Whirlpool which
rapidly closes upon bsfore the astonhed gaze
of the spectator has commenced searching for her. moth
ing more than ripple settling on the surface o.
tnOse waves WHICH moment before was
ding Sunk, sunk il the deepest depths of the Gusunk
With ore hundred and fifty living souls SIX OF whom only
escapedths captain and pilot to the shps and four
to the shcre cheer the cheer Of five hundred ia
raised over what the of the insoent invaders
"a grave from which viii rise till just and avsDg
ing Goa shall call them up to be doomed to the still
aud everlasting punishment for the muir
deIers OF public peace and domestic happiness.
Yet, the frgh1l example before them deters them not
and pushing under increased steam they advance
ing through the pass till the foremost ones have already
presented their broadsdes The western flank Of the fort
But there instead of being able to concentrate whole
fire them the traveraes awkwady disposed that
guns OF the southern basons cannot be brought
bear the channe there being room to swing them
the right and AUS the illustration Of their oftre.
peated prophecies to the folly to provide the fort with
deeIcss calculated only to repel the enemy whilst of in
the Cult, instead OF tempting him to right abreast
the fort aud there pouring in deadly volleys.
Thus al each succeeding s passed out Of the range Of