New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-23
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The following account of the late naval fight in
Mobile Bay is from The Tribune of that secession
city.
Early on ThursIay the 4th Of August the Federal
fleet with &c SAIL including two double ana one sns'
turreted MONITOR aud al iroD.cad doube-ender com
menced closing in their line southeast of Fort
as with Il view to concentrate their Efforts on ror.
Gaines having the preceding night landed force 0i
from three to five thousand men on Dauphin Isl,
aud During the early part Of the day they kept up apd
ireRAar and dcsullCry FIRE on the fort as II designing
10 make against that point combined attack Dy lana
and But this fent did succeed in binding the
cool Old veteran who commanded the line OF lower de-
lenses, and keeping ON the watch for THE foe ne
stood ready for them at any time Of the night OF day
Towards sundOwn the feet seemed TO draw oil some
distance east of Pelican Island aud night closed In up
with the quiet and bslmy stiffness OF Southern
We discovered that the fleet hard. during the night
hauled of to the eastward and contracted their lines
into semicrle nearly cue south Of the fort ard it'll.
in than three miles from the main inlet into
the channel
Their appearance was quite martial. The broad pen
that foaed the breeze from the top VI their dark
turrets 10 bid defiance ~ the dimnutve forces
that roaming the ramparts OF Fort Morgan ana
called 10 a sneering comparison between their bulky
forms and the puny Of our nos little feet which was
cooy expecting the advance Of their formidable adyer
saries At 30 minutes past SIX signal shot was hied
from the extreme right wing Federa the shot fall.
southeast Of the fort which was soon after fo
lowed by shell which burst the fort sending us
death dealing missiles tie officers quarters outside
BY this time oil was movement aud activity within the
walls the officers rushing 10 their several posts, were
leading their detitchmens 10 the souher bastons. aud
the hr steady tramp VI their brave followers. was tue
only sound heard through the Stiffness OF the morning
The fleet then commenced their forward movement,
and closing the center a. 70 bring their Lead
ing ships Of the right and len abreast, they
soon formed themselves into sohson and made their
way toward the head of the Pass In front, westw ard.
rode the Tecumseh double turr,ted monster vomiting
fire through eight spertores, constantly revolving. Vn
her lcit large sized rigae. AID IN their wake the
balance OF the feet each succeeding e covering In part
nm. saied mn the Federal feet ith force OF over
three hundred guns 81 the largest cabcr to oyePower
fort and feet mounting not more than ioiy VI vastly
inferior weight :,
Heir broadsdes at tie fort and kept moving on until
the headmost vessels within not more than hall
mile from our batteries. Suddenly q deep voice Is
beard and the command. Commence firing rang
llong our batteries.
Its answered with a cheer O soul stirring cheer,
that comes from the willing and devoted breasts Of
bravo men who. for twenty minutes. nave STOOD Ike
statues by the side Of their guns Soon the pieces Gre
sighted the lanysrds pulled and the shr sharp souEd
Of the heavy Parrot goes whistng through the ar
But To each shot tired by Us hundred shells reply.
Soon the hea slope OF Tue southern sacis aa 'ui o.
the parspet se.n tearing up Ia every direetlon
burning under the ying the heavy eAasss OF cur
cannon and covering up with rubbish tne gallant Tel
lows serving tie pieces
kept I'D at furious though amort harmless rate, on our
size 10 cain aud deliberate bile the cowaIdly enemy
CONSCIOUS Of their oyerpowetins nunDeis are "huy
wasting their ammunition. our cheis are husoahdlhR
theirs as mel who heed not the noxicaton VI furious
cannonade 10 keep up their sinking courage Asanost
c cry shell from the eet passes over the fort aud ex
podes FAR beyond its precincts rot shot OF ours Is he
ess, thrown away but Is heard crashing IN the heavy
timers Of their aooden ships or shaking III ther deep
sockets the almost mpenetrable steel plates which pro-
tect their sides.
Ia al ,xith al
and gaantry Here the jolly jOval face Of Grave
CAPT Hughes. passing joke or exchanging smile
there the grim stern features OF Capt Campbell whose
every line bespeaks the deep. earnest Gnd uhdyiDg
h his heart bears 70 our cause yonder the elegant
and arstocrac looking Whiting dressed as on parade
day and handling his own gun with consummltc SKILL
and though with gloves on. so roughly handles tue
Bruokyn that she stops and reels under the weiidrect
ed fire and hustens 10 get ont OF his range
Capt Cary is not outdone by his peers ana wen zoe
he show himself worthy Of the confidence OF the brave
bov, who turn to him with an inqustiye glance ~
every shot Is fired. Cochran, OF the 2lst Aabana is
no, behind he but placed In the baston covered Dy
the old lighthouse where deahdealine fragments are
over his men. every time the tederss MI that
easy mark lie is ordered ~ man another battery.
and thus loses time that would otherwise cost dear ~
the enemy. 49,,
But over and conspicuous above al, two tall forins
toger unboundingy over the highest parapes. Here is
Major Gee whose sarcastic smile seems Ia laugh away
the danger he so recklessly dares lie commands the
lst Alabama Battalion; that noble corps 50 long a.
hearts were beating high for the glorious aoois VI tue
field lie commands those mea who-e energies were
thought have been wasted In the dischase Vi ,ne
same monotonous duties during nearly iVuF years. W.
who today in the presence Of the danger SO long sought
after by them are renovated 10 their baptism OF hre anu
ike Chrstisn heroes, find new source Oh hie III 'na'
baptism. H., u,,axr a
dgnified bearing Ills white hair and whsAers are CUT
and trimmed In the most approved siylc anu Tue Aan
az war, man and his energetic vet behevoeht isoo pcaI
Tho ssmp az auietde with which that noolest
work of God IAN honest man, Is at any uino ienuy W
appear before his Maker conscious To nave
the longest life done his du'y ns %f i've wear, pre-
cediny tins var had been serving MS ccuhuy III tnat
navy Then SO Justly proud OF his deeds now 80 Justly
degraded in che eyes o. no advanced in Years and
nar in fortune he indignantly threw on commission
hch could emily result associating his bright name
With those Of tho base renegades forter ana
he naces 40 aud down the parapets, hailed with
heer, nv the men who dearly love him, he naidy
ssoms 20 notice the hail OF hc iron aud lead ihatLusn
go over and past him. lie seems to ind IN them an OLD
familiar voice which merely recalls 10 MIN that sent
ment that idol Of his. duty"
A, he slowly passes each battery he stops and In
few simple words encourages the men nuu aH,ses ,no
officers often sighting the piece which nnaer ms ehpe
rienced eye sends, lightnng'hke, its steel bolts into
the eneuiy's qusking planks Yet the long me sun
slowly advances and rs the first ME Is entering the
channel our lire concentrates on the MONITOR
Who steering of westward, seems brayely 10 stand the
shock till suddenly and uss rs Capt hughes mas seut
her amdshp one OF his heaviest shots she disappears
by magic front the broad bosom ofthe waters enguphed
In Whirlpool which rapidly closes upon her that be
fore the astonishing gaze of tho spectator has commenced
searching for her. nothing more than ripple Ii seen
settling on the surface OF those waves which moment
before abe was 80 proudly riding Sink sink In the
deenest depths Of the Gulf-snk with hundred and
CIV living souls six Of whom only escapedtne captain
and pilot 10 the ships. and four men to the shore
cheer. the cheer of five hundred men Is raised-0'e'
what il now the grave Of the insolent invaders
grave from hich none will rise till Just aud ayeng,
M God shall call them up to be doomed to the sun
more frightfu and everlasting punishment reserved ior
Of nui, lic Al laate ham