The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-24

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BURLINGTON W
cost al IN pursuit Of tho Selma. The cool
ue1D and promptneos Of Lieutenant Com
Mander Jouett throughout merit higl
praise; his whole conduct was worthy o
his reputation. In this connection, I mus
not omit to call the attention Of tie De
Henry G. Nields, Of the Metacomst, who
had charge Of the boat sent from that ves.
eel when1he Tecumsohsunk. He took he1
in under one Of the most CALLING fires
ever saw, and succeeded in rescuing from
death ten Of her crow within six hundred
yards Of the fort. would respectfully
recommend his advancement. 4&
who took part In the action, deserve my
warmest Communications, not only for the
untirine zeal with which they had pre-
pared their ships for tho contest, but fol
their skill and daring in carrying cut my
orders during the engagement.
| With the exception Of the momentary
arrest ofthe fleet when the Hartford passed
ahead, and to which ! have already cd
verted, the order Of battle was preserved,
and the ships followed each other ii close
forder past the batteries Of Fort Morgan,
and in comparative safety, too, with the
Exception Of the Oneida. Her boilers we're
penetrated BY shot from the fort, which
completely disabled her, but her conSort,
the 0alena, firmly fastened to her side,
brought her safely through. showing clear
y the wisdom Of the precaution OF carry
ing the vessels In twoabreast Commander
Mullany, who had solicited eagerly to take
part In the action, WA severely wounded,
losing his LEFT arm. In the encounter With
the ram, the commanding officers obeyed
with alacrity the order to run her down,
and without hesitation exposed their ships
iron -clade, from their slow speed and bad
steering, had some difficulty II getting into
and maintaining their position in hne ~
We passed the fort, and In the subsequent
encounter with the Tennessee from the
same causes, were not 80 effective - could
have been desired but cannot give too
much praise to Lieutenant Commander
the Department to return North. volpn-
teered to take command of the Chickasaw,
and did his dnty nobly.
The Winnehago was commanded by
Commander = H. Stevens, who volun-
TERED tor that position. His vessel
steers very badly, and neither Of his tur-
recs will work, which compelled him to
that he could not fire very often, .but heidi
his best under the circumstances.
The Manhattan appeared to work well,
though she moved slowly. Commander
Nicholson delivered his fre deliberately,
and, as before stated, with one Of his 10
inch shot broke through the armor of the
Tennessee, with its wooden backing, tho
the shot itself did not enter the vessel. No
other shot broke through her armor, al
though many Of her plates were started,
and several Of her Ort-shutters jammed
BY the flre from the different ships.
The Hartford, my f1agship, was COM
manded By Captain Percival Draytop, who
exhibited throughout that GOODNESS and
ability for which he has been long known
to his brother officers. But must speak
Of that officer In . double capacity. He is
the Fleet Captain Of my squadron, and one
OF more determined energy, untiring de-
votion TO duty, and zeal for service, tenn
pered by great calmness, do not think
adorns any navy. Idseirs to call your At
tsntion Y this oficer, though wen aware
that In thus speaking Of his high qualities,
I am only communicating ofIic1aliy to the
Department that which Il knew full well
before. To him, and to my staff in their
respective positions, am indebted for the |
detail OF my fleet.
Lieutenant ]. Crittenden Watson, my |
Flag Lieutenant, has been brought to your
AO.icc ~ 1OSmeS u1DpasOoeSs DuIluS Lo0
signals, and performed his duties as might |
be 1pected-thOroughly. He II = scion |
worthy the noble stock he sprnuR from |
and ! commend him to your attention. NV |
Secretary, Mr.. Mckinley, and Acting En- |
sign L. 81. Brownell. were also on the poop. |
The latter taking notes Of the action, d du.
y which he performed with coolness and
Two other acting ensigns Of my staff |
Mr.. Bosart and Nj. Heginbothsm) were
On duty in the powder division. and. a the /
reports viii chow, exhibited zeal and abil.
ty. The latter, regret to say, was se-
verely wounded by 1aking shot from the /
Tennessee when We collided with that ves-
sel, and died few hours after. Mr.. Heg-
n0otham was young married man, and
has left q widow and one child, whom / i
to the Kindness Of the depart
ment. s@r@ rsnsa
Lieutenant A r. Yates, of the Augusta.
acted as an additional aid to me ON board |
he Hartford, and was very efficient in the I
Of orders.
Fs FaRRA0Uf's PILOT. -
The last Of my stan, andto whom / would I
Ill the notice Of the department, is not the /
east important. mean Pilot Martin
Freeman. He has been my great reliance |
q all difficulties In his line Of duty. Du-
ding the action he was in the main-top. |,
piloting the ships into the bay. He was
DOL And brave throughout, never losing I
1is self possession. This man was captur.
ID early the war in fine fishing smack
. hich he owned, and, though he protested
hat he had no interest in the war. and on.
y asked for the privilege Of fishing for the
1eet, yet bis services were too valuable toll
he. captOrs AZ pilot not to % secured.
BE vas appointed frst-class pilot, and
has served Us with zeal and fidelity, and
ias lost his vessel, which went to pieces
N Ship Island. commend hun 70 the
department. l.ss 4
OFFICERS PRAISED.
1t gives me pleasure to refer % several
ulcers who Volunteered to take any situ-
ltion where they might be useful; some of
whom were on their way North, either by
orders Of the Department or condemned by
medical survey. The reports Of different
viii show how they conducted
s.stssasr asss as.ss,s
] I have already mentioned Lieutenant
Perkins, of The Chickasaw. i
md Lieutenant Yates, ofthe Augusta +
Acung Volunteer Lieutenant William II
4amitfOn late comm a ndincv ofFiooe ~ ~1,<. /