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Further Particulars Of the De-
structi0n of the Albemarte.
New ,YeeH,, Aosg 3.-Ths Hampton
Roads correspondent Of the Herald gives
the folIdtv ssQunt I'll the dfsifactiioan Of T
the Albemafls :TssEw $4,000 geolya
Along the dock to xAele the albemarle
was tied were large number Of soldiers,
evidently stationed There 10 guard against
ariy movement of our forces i'll that direc
ton. In front or their Hines bla1ed q mum
Der Of camp fires, fighting up the rebel
weasel and the river, by the aid Of tbee
lights, Lieutenant Cushing discovered the
pier of floating gtimberS " hich surrounded
the ram, on the accessible. side of which q
guard had been plscsd, igai6st The approach
of rams and torpedoes, and by; the aid OF
the same light he plainly saw q large mum
Der of soldiers, throhging to the wharf and
blazing away at his bout Ts quiet these
fellows he brought the bow of his boat
around little, and discharged q heavy
stand of canister into them from bis twelve.
FOUNDER )howitzer, mounted lat the bows,
which sent them flying. ssK tsis1es iisz s1Ey
's Making complete circle, under scath.
ing musketry FIRE at less than thirty yards,
he came around bow on, at full steam,
struck tie floating guard of tinbers, press.
ing them in toward the hull Of the ram.
His boat soon lest Roadway and came to
stand still, refusing to back off or move
aside. The moment for decisive action
had now arrived .al So 5l1GaJs -
The enemy fired muskets and pistols al
most in his face, from ports of the ram, and
from the hundred small arms on shore
several of bis msn wers wounded, and Pay
n, aster Swoon hal fallen severely wounded.
The officers and crew of the Albemarle
cried out "now we've got him; surrender,
or we will blow you to- pieces The crew
looked desperate, but Lieut.. Gushing was
cool and determined. He seized the Ian
yard to the torpedo and the line Of the spar
and crowded the spar until he brought the
torpedo under the overhang of the Able
marie. a, Deliberately he detached it by an
effort, and then pulled the lanyard of the
torpedo and exploded it finely Under her
port side, Just below the port hnls OF the
200 FOUNDER Brooks rife, which Vas at
that moment discharged at the boat, an i'm.
mense volume of water was thrown out ny
tho explosion of the tol pedo, almost drown
ing all in the boat. To add to the peril of
the moment, the heavy shell thrown from
the enemy's gun had passed through the
bottom Of the boat, knocking splinters about
in q terrible way. ja1LEk1
She at once began to sink rapidly and
Lieut.. Gushing ordered ell hands to save
themselvs as best they could; he Invested
himself Of coat and shoes, and plunged into
the river followed by those of his men who
were able to do so; they all struck for the
middle Of the river under hot FIRE of mus
kerry, the balls were striking allabout them
and In two or three instances, tbs feared
so badly wounded the swimmers that they
sunk before boats from shore could reach
them. Lieut. Gushing heard the rebels
take to boats and push after the swimmers,
demanding their surrender. Many gave up,
but two of his seamen were drowned near
by him, whether owing to wounds received,
or exhaustion he could not state. Paymaster
Swami was wounded and is'a prisoner, for
like many Others fell into the rebels hands.
Lieut. Gushing swan down the river half q
mile until exhausted and reached the shore
about daylight; he crawled through a
swamp until he reached position within
speaking distance of the enemy's fort, and
while there some rebel officers walked by
and from their conversation be learned that
the ram was destroyed.
Deemipg his situation unsafe, he man
aged to push himself along on his back
about sixty yards and got better position;
before midnight he secured the services
of a negro to 60 back and look after the
Albemarle; the negro returned and re,
ported her sunk. Lieut. Gushing then struck
through the swamp in his stocking feet,
over briers, &c, until he reached point
six miles below town, when he took boat
and pat off for the squadron, twelve miles
distant, where he arrived in safety.