Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-08-20
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FLAosHIr HARTFORD, Aug.

~ Sr-l have the honor to report to the
Department, that this morning entered
Mobile Bay. passing between Forts Nor.
gan and Gaines, and encoontering the reb.
el ram Temerra aud gunboats Of enemy, viz:
Silence, Morgan and Gaiues. I"
'sii The attacking feet was under way by
5:45 q. N. in the following order:. '''
Fli The Brooklyn with the the Octorora on
her port side; the Hartford with the Meta.
comet; the Richmond with the Port Royal;
the Lackawana with the Seminole; the
sMonobgabela, with the the Tecumseh; the
Ossifsc with the I:ascs, and the Oneida
with The GaIena on the sfarbosrd Of the
hee', are the proper position Of the moni-
tors or iron clnds.
% Fort Morgan opened on Us at 10 min.
utes past o'clock. Soon after this the
action became lively V
Ns Z As We steamed up the main ship channel
there was some d ffienlty ahead and the
3 Hartford passed on ahead Of the Brook
lyn. fa !. l. t
.,lsAt 40 minutes past the monitor TIE
cunseh was struck with torpedo aud
sunk, going down very rapidly and carry
iEg down with her all the officers and crew
with the exception Of the pilot and s or 10
men who were saved by o boat that sent
I. from The Metaoomet which was along side
of me. .a., m tgHaian has s5ods
% The Hartford had passed the boats be
fore 8 o'clock. ~ igsa sfa. bra .iasm.a
Finding myself raked by the gunboats l
ordered the Metacomet 10 cast off and 60 10
persuit Of them, one Of which the Selma,
she succeeded 10 capturing. t..i. slroo
All the vessels bad passed the Forts by
$50, but the rebel ram Faror was still ap-
pareutly uuinjured, in our rear. n4I
e A sigusl was ct eaee made to all the
6ees TO turn again and attack the ram. and
were ordered TO run Der down q, full speed.
The Monongahela was the FIRST that
struck her, cad though she may have 10.
jured her badly. yet she did not 1suceeed Ia
disabling her. Ee1
The Lackasana slso struck her. bat in
seffectnslly. The flagship gave her se
we're shock with her bow. and as sue pas
sed, 6red into her q whole port broadsid'
of solid 9nch shot and 8 pounds of pow
der at distance OF not more than II feet
The isoa-clsd wss closing upon herr auc
the Hartford and the rest Of the 6ees wer'
wearing oOWu upOu ucs Wucu n nv u III
she surrendered The rest of the rebe
feet, viz: the Morgan and athe Gaines
succeeded in getting back under Fort Nor
gan. Hhis fetminated the action of th'
sday.iiH sif1 ffia adl 1870 ne ssb1 rc- COR
81 Admiral Buchanan sent me his sword
being himself badly wounded. with. q CON
pounded fracture OF ihs leg, (which zig il
supposed will have TO be amputated. EDA
n bad many Of my ewa men vounded.b
The surgeon of-the renuessee Was very
desirous 20 have admiral buchanan 70
moved TO the hospital. sssas sd ,assii
I sent flag Of truce to the coEnandipl
officer sf fors Morgan, Gen. Page 40 ss.
thst u hs wesid allow the wounded of th
flsss. e. eeit Is tbeir sown. to be- stskenst q
sPensas asela where they could be better care
for than here I sosid send cut one Of o.
vessels, psosbded sbe would ibs permitted q
return bringing bsck shat she did not TAX
oota Gen Page consestsd apd The Meta
comet was dispatched. lag ss,9g ! .uees
Total loss on our side 40 killed sad q
wounded. Hef
On The rebel ram Tennessee were capt
,ured 20 officers and about ITO mea. Oa
,ths Selma uere taken 80 oficers and men
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