Daily national Republican., 1864-08-15
THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE
AT MOBILE.
Official Report of Admiral
Farragut.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED
FLAa-snIP HARrronp,

bay, passing between Forts Morgan and
Gaines, and encountering the rebel ram Ten
nessec, and the gunboats of the enemy, viz;
Selma, Morgan and Gaines. The attacking
feet was under way by 5i45 o. M, in the fol-
lowing order;
Brooklyn, with the octorora on her port side;
Hartford, with the Metacomet; Richmond, with
the Port Royal, Lackawanna, with the Semi
mole; Monopgahela, with the Kennebec; os-
sippee, with the Itascaj and Oneida, with the
Galena. On the starboard Of tho feet was the
proper position of the monitors or iron-clads.
The wind was light from the southwark and
westward, the sky cloudy with very little sun.
Fort Morgan opened upon US at six minutes
past seven, and soon after this the action be-
came lively. As we steamed up the main ship
channel there was some difficulty ahead and
the Hartford passed on ahead of the Brooklyn.
At forty minutes past seven the monitor Te-
cumseh was struck by torpedo and sank,
going down very rapidly, and carrying with
her all of her officers and crew with the excep-
tlon OF the pilot and eight or ten men, who
were saved by boat that sent from the
Metacomet, alongside Of me- The Hartford
had passed the forts before s O'Clock, and find
ing myself rsked by the rebel gunboats or
dered the Metacomet TO cast of and go In pur-
suit of them, one Of which, the Selma, she sue
cecded in capturing. All the vessels had
passed the forts by half-past eight O'Clock, but
the rebel ram Tennessee was still apparently
unlpjured In our rear.
Signal was at once made to all the feet to
return again and attack the ram, not only with
the guns but with orders 10 run her down at
full speed. The Monongahela was the first
that struck her, and, though she may have in
abllng her. Tho Lackawanna also struck her,
but Intellectually; and the flagship gave her a
severe shock with her bow, and, as she passed,
poured her whole port broadside into her
solid 9.inch shot and thirteen pounds Of pow
der-at a dis tance Of not more than twelve
and the Hartford and the rest Of the feet were
bearing down upon her, when, at 10 q. M, she
surrendered. The rest of the rebet feet, viz;
Morgan and Gaines, succeeded In getting back
under the protection of the guns Of Fort Nor
gan. This terminated the action of the day.
Admiral Buchanan sent me his sword being
himself badly wounded with a compound frac.
ture of the leg, which, 1t is supposed, will have
to be smputsted. Having had many of my own
men wounded, and the Surgeon Of the Tennes-
sec being very desirous to have Admiral Buch-
anan removed to q hospital, sent flag OF
truce to tho commanding officer of Fort Nor
gan, Brig. Gen. Richard L. Page, to say that II
he would allow the wounded of the feet as well
as his own to be taken to Pensacola where they
could be better cared for than here, would
send out one OF our vessels, provided she would
be permitted to return, bringing back nothing
that she did not take out. Gen. Page assented
and the Metacomet was dispatched about -
O'Clock.
The lists of casualties on our part, as ia: at
yet ascertained, are as follows;
Flagship Hartford, 10 killed; 80 wounded
Brooklyn, o killed; 90 wounded. Lackawana
killed; Q wounded. Oneida killed. 81
wounded. Monongahela, wounded. Meta
comet, killed; 2 wounded. Osslppee, killed
wounded. Richmond, 2 wounded. Galena
l wounded-ln all, Al killed and IS wounded
On the rebel ram Tennessee were captured
about 90 officers and about 10 men. The lis
of the former is as follows;
Admiral +. Buchanan, Commander jane
d. johnson, Lieuts. VIM. l.. Bradford, A. D
Wharton, and K. J. McDermutt, Masters J. r
DeMahy and H. W. Perrin, Fleet Surgeon D
B. Conrad, Assistant Surgeon r. G. Bowles
First Assistant Engineer G. D. Lining, Secon,
Assistant Engineer J. O'Connsll, Second As
sistant Engineer John Hays, Third Assistau
Engineer o. Benson, Third Assistant Enginee
W. B. Patterson, Paymaster's Clerk J. II
Cohen, Masters Mates W. A. Forrest, -
Beebc, and r. NJ. Carter, Boatswain job
McCredie, Gunner II. s. Smith.
On the Selma were taken about 90 officer
and meu. OF the officers l have only hear
the names of two, viz; Commander Peter II
Murphy, Lieut.. aud Executive Officer J. II
Comstock, who was killed.
will send detailed dispatch by the frt
opportunity. Enclosed is list of killed an
wounded on board the Hartford.
Very respectfully, your obedlent servant,
D. G. FARRAGUT,
Rear Admiral Comd'g W. G. B. Squadron.
List OF killed and wounded on board the Unite
stateI steamer Hartford in the action with II
rebel Fort Morgan and Fleet, August 8, 1864;
Killed.
, David Morrow, quarter gunner; VIM. osgoot
ordinary seamanj Thos. Baine, -; Ben
Harper, seaman; VIM. Clark, boy; Charl'
schafrer, seaman; Frank stillwell, nurse; Ge,
Walker, landsman; John G. Scott, ordinaI
, seaman; Thos. Wilde, -; VIM. smitl
; boyi Wm. Andrews, c. A. g.; Frank Musel
-: - Carwell, -; Lewis Nolan
, landsman; Thos. Stanton, -; Peter Dul
= can, - Smith, fireman; ThoS. Baine
. -. Total 10.
WOUNDED.
d. Lieut.. Adams, slightly Acting Third Ass
1 Engineer McEwan, Acting Master Mate R.
Herrlck, Acting Ensign W. II. Hegnbotham,
since deadi Wilder Werner, landsmani Ado
, phus Pulle, seaman; VIM. Elder, seaman;