New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-11
NAVAL WARFARE.
Eight between Wooden Steamer and a
Rebel Iron-Ciad-The sfonnicr Whip
tho Iren-Ciud.

| the Iren-Ciud.
Co-s the United State. Army and Navy j. anil
LAT1sRAs IhLEr. y. C., May II, lsA.
SIR: | venture 30 submit the io!OwinE sc'
OF II the mot nnn,ns and rrrrar able naval
CONFLICTS Of this any other 10 which tie contend
ug forces markedly di,prUpoTt!onaie AID Tic
ut 50 contrary ~ prrccncciycd ideas Of iF0tola
iaurcibuy. That +; usy Justly claim a. take h'soF
cal position tho Pasc that records tie brilliant
exploits - Decniur md John Pal Jones.
On the afternoon q My the Mutahcscit. SasH1cEi
snd Wyalrsing side-vhed gurborta. were lying AZ
! nachor IN Automatic Sound twenty niles below The
mouth Of g., Roanoke River. having been assigned tte
arduuus duty - eDoountesiny aud II possible, destroy
Ing the Rebel iron ciGl RAN Albemare, whose recehi
r.d. IA coajuuciurr with the attack and capture ~
yaogth. hen she sureeslrd IN capturing two VI oar
uuboAs. nd tusin ned gDharued tie repeated broad
.lcs q tie Miami directed BY tie brave and l'men'el
Faa..r rendered our prolonged occupation 81 e soand
pecicd colio,t With Hnn u.rnt'fc-t
An sdv-rced grA u picket bats. coTsprfsiur four
or h'e q tho smaller vessels ~ our force with tho
Miami har been cent forward H. tho mouth Of she river
H. mouth into TIE Urcn waters Il the Sound. ara fall
my bsel before her into favorable position for onF
sli'rh. AZ s'i3 ?. H. tho Aai,abcs'it ES nacd " "
get under wav- and forming Ia Hoe sbeid tle tire,
vessels IN the order which their name. have been
rtitseD proceeded with ordinary speed up the Sornd
vLtn: at ,. NJ, the haitabes"it communicated
with IRE army transport HsSsasJit. cunning down srd
uedsfsIy sfer made signal ram - ort, ard Ne
nov dse,erei orr retrcaI!ng plckets ~ they soply
A nousni later AMI We dlsccfnci gs,oning speck
uPon The water bcyoud our retiring vessels with two
e,heT DARK huli lowering near Which We knew 70 Ne
tbs TnID ACCOM- ared b, her cors0rs. Our ship va,
cleared Tor aclon. and every preparation made Tor
determined and desperate struggle with our formidable
antagonist. shd now We we're driving along under fun
'ss"li. aAd cl'rinN rnpdly with The enemy Tho
weather perfectly charming not ripple disturbed
the glrssy sheet ~ water ron shore shore aud tho
dazzling sunshine CLEANED upon tho Inclined sides ~
he irVn-elsd like mass OF silver sho lay ccaaE tly
teaFiags msgnhcontJ large AID gaady ens-sa " the
Con'eacracy.
A, we approached. the Rebels wars communicating
hriricdy uith boots and the h.te stern wheel
steamer irrn~d abort round. and put back hHtily
%" ard plymouth. being Aferwsrd learned tho
co',on Rant nyer steamer eoi,ln.ci~t. and manned
By SD shafpshocters end bsfdors. As sc lefi. the
other ste uer which pro, cd ~ lie he Bombshe can
.usvd frutn Vie army b. the Rebels AZ Plymouth aud
o~ rlS against as closed MP on the ram. quarter. N
position fnr the impending gctlun.
he whole so'rc vas impressive ard beautiful Our
yess~l., under powerful mead ~ steam came sweep
Ing gracefully along. and ~ the MaIAbessu approached
nc-fri che hsnied for the ram followed by tho others
iu line. ssen the Mann. distance astcru. fred
over " making very good but uscsse shot, which
was answered hJ TIRE Albsnarlc whose guns. IL va,
eHry ~ zee Vers OF the heaviest cllibre When
abreast sud sbos three Hundred yards distant ron the
ram. the kattsbcse,t delivered nef broid,dr. AID
pass sround her stern. ran b. The Bonh.kel closs
AWARD the latter lay tie post quarter OF the
Our ATT. tion now absorbed IN the movements Of
our own ship. and ~ cane w. the ram having
!alltd to fst the Nattshcsctt as she swept b.
htr Tie HassAcus, Dnt measuring
.Ie GlptaBoc, gave ye~soi only a slight sheer
with -tArhoard helm, then tanning u hard port
psed ABOUT ore hundred aud hftJ yards from her de-
nycfing with D., cinon whole broad. de OF solid
slU. which bounded ron her armor IKE rubber balls
Sweeping arucDd hns stern. stood ,opurd
the EOub.heI vaioh had annoyed exceedingly
With -psli I.led shot directed At pilthoasc~ and
which g,ing IN quick succession over barr.
cane deck. and training On her irarsd uto her hull
ful eide. Which brough the Rebel ent..n down
and sent tho white Tag ny when. cca-lng irc. We
Ill, sha.rI and .tlo Lnn.. q 80. L.
surrendered. which Wa ans~ cred by shouts VI Yae
q" Yea. " les," iIofn aoz1a IhfUatS.
Ordered her to drop Of In, and anchor which
WIS executed IN soos filth. and pushing 10 rryvil
the tune We had conspmed IN ths capture noticed
that the nai'sboset lad again pcs,ed BY the ram
livefing her IRE, aud the Hynlnsng had come I'd
asbaa o. VIC Sn.,sous attracting tte attention OF Ne
A!brrinTic iivn III. 10 which sn0 ssv exposed her
Whole ,iie.
sho WIS about $50 yards distant oni ve vero Ia last
,hs po-isios Ne most desired Tho appeared 20 be
stoa!rg slowly, ~ II waiting for eVesls. bst ssirg Asr
guus lnplfJ al The time throwing Uo ~iunder brvokes
rirc shot aud ohe with spirit ana cnersy
Fortune seemed most favorable and our intrepid
gnndcr deei mined % c'oe VITA our Antagonist seized
Mo opportunity without Meditation. and ordering tour
bills asrn aud sain repeated. previously aTrar gcd
vita tbs onicf cngiGeer who was acquainted with our
tcgiCn. tio ship ae1drd stfpig Ui what sup
posed - H. The Wcak-f part Of to ram. where her cs
mute or sorso .cncd tg nuh Our bres seio clran.
had blirty pounds q steam. and WITH throttle aide
cgoa tsc o.ssacue dashed AT her grim aasossly. We
seemed 10 move righuniiy slow. but olch moment
incl,ihtG our seuu ~ !ac intervening space Hres
III atinod the rate ci nine Ia bnots whom No
eSvck our i!oa FOO lar. perfect ri5ht-unEled blow
wItivut glance Oh slide.
lie stuck " our saip not nearly 80 heavy ~ we
hnd s1pecIcd. Something gayswsy WIS II our ship
W'rO NC eat down. mol THANK Hoarehl IL was the
irpcld . snd L0r black hn forced under by our
bow. III the pa.r flowed over fron s,uo D side we
thousnt our foe WA going down. and could hardly re.
pFrss thoni II cNu,Gtlon In answer 10 tho ringing
with rbics comrades thu Wyalrsing greet
ed our bo.d grappo With tho monster
As ~ struck her, tho drove s l00-poundef
BorLch shot through and through her. from stsrboard
b,w o. POT. side.
Osr stem WAS forced Into her sids and keeping no
or Roadway. we esreenrd her down Lcncath our
weight aud pushed her like inert uh8s before ns
while. III profound silence our gunncrs training
their heavy oidnance Ia bear our aatonihed ouomy
Now back niuzzc protrudes trcm the open poit
and the loadcrs OF Parrot rifle, standing On the
sidc sfse the gan within 10 feet Of that yawhing can
non mouth IL was grand reproduction Of the old
days al " brondsldo 70 brosdsde." and yard arm
loched " ard. but the immense guns now grinning
defiance across the few feet OF space which separatod
iheul cach ono carrying the weight Of moal Of whole
tier OF tho Old time counonados rendered this duel o
pondereus ordnance magnificent ard imposing spec
taclc.
SILL we pushed her broadsdo 70 before u.s. our engine
AZ full speed pressing bow deeper aud deeper into
her etiu glle nnyc Eay and now Wa fhyav h..tv