Washington telegraph., 1864-08-31
July, 1863.

FIGHT IN MOBILE BAY-The Caddo
Gazette takes the following interesting
particulars from the New Orleans True
Delta of the sth instant:
The sinking of the Tccumseh has been
already described As She went down
some men jumped from her turret. Eight
of these cut the painter OF her yawl and
escaped to the dispatch boat Ensign
( Neels, Of the Metacsmet, took a boat and
rescued one officer and three men, whose
names are unknown to lis. This action
I was one of the most heroic Of the war.
Nc rowed fearlessly between the con-
! tending ships, exposed TO the fire NJ both
I friends and foes. From the plan of
battle it will be seen that the starhoard
ships only fired on Fort Morgan, the
| others on Fort Gaines. After getting
/ beyond the range ot the forts, tile ships
unlashed and prepared to receive the
rebel ram aud @unboats that followed
| them As the Tennessee came UP it
was evident that she was searching for
the Hartford. She steamed through the
fleet, delivered her broadsde right and
left, but did ro. "ram any. As soon
as she appeared most Of the vessels
steamed for her, seeing that tho whole
battle turned upon getting her ont of the
way
| Farragut in his flagship determined 70
! give Buchanan the opportunity Of fight
ing him he evidently desired, and made
directly at him. Like Richmond and
! Richard on Bosworth Field, Fauagut
and Buchanan we're hunting each other,
determined, so far rs they could, to settle
the issue in person.
| Capt. Strong Of the Monongahela, see
ing Il clear sweep at the ram. Il half mile
distant, came down upon him amidships
with blow that made his riba crack,
and backed out without getting 4 shot
( Then came the Hartford steaming at full
head, but the blow Of the Monangaheia
slightly changed the position of the ram
80 that the Hartford instead Nj striking
! her fair blow at right angles, made a
glancing one towards the bow of the Ten
ncsSee. thus causing the vessels tp swing
4 side by side, the Tennessee pouring "A
I full broadsidc directly into the Hartfuril's
ports, causing nearly the whole OF her
AAh ANti -AA ftllAl'GA Alif Sststt ill'liNtlt
/ the Laekawana came at the ram, hut
missed her aim, ewing TO this swing of
/ the Hartford, and struck the latter vessel
between hei after ports, knocking them
! into one. But the staunch old craft stood
still in the fight. The TeIElcs9ct then
struck her colors, and was taken posses
I sion Of as stated Yesterday.
/ \ j,,,ir,l I(u.I-,,, If. Ill
rendered his sword to Capt. Gerand, re-
marked that so great was his mNicty IN
sink the Admiral's ship, be would have
been willing TO die in two minutes II he
could have sunk the Hartford. When
the Selma struck her flag, the Port Rova'
/ had ceased firing on her, and had
/ preparations TO board her Nasle
ritt had the boarding parry parade .-I
! in readiness. The two cuuhnat~ w'5-l
took refuge under Fort Morgan. were .a
have been attacked yesterday by thc
monitor Chickasaw All tile wounded
have been removed to Pensacola. Lieut..
Prentiss died at 2 o'clock yesterday.
Admiral Buchanan is doing well. u il
thought his leg will he saved.
! -Four steamboats, loaded with specla-
tors, most of whom were ladies', came
down from Mobile to see the fight When
the boats 60. by the forts, they ran il
hot haste for the city.
Concerning the loss of the Tecumseh,
we have received the following from the
naval headquarters in this city:
According to one Of the survivors, all
persisted except nine, including two off
GERS. Some accounts give larger mum
ber of saved.
Capt. Craven succeeded in getting out
of the vessel before she went down, but
is supposed to have been drawn i'll the
downward current, produced by the sink
ing vessel.
| ERYsIPELAs.-Mr. Ii Manning, Of
Butler, Freestone county, informs US that
applications of spirits turpentine at ANY
stage of the disease, wul cure erysipelaR