Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-30

round IL But the gallant officer (an
.usign whose name / forget) heedl.ssk /
.spt on his way, and succeeded in ras-
;aing the pilot, one Of the officers. ano
hree men, belonging to the Tecumseh /
WI D the exception of the monitor.
ar feet had by this time succeeded n
using Tort Morgan, only to be subiec,
70 CALLING, raking FIRE from the three
-@hrl gunbosas-SeIma, Morgan and
Gaines
y r vessels, which were seeursd to
,etl'er in pairs, we're now cast of. and
he engagement became general. which
q short time resulted in driving til
am and two gunboats under the gun
f Fort Morgan, whilst she Selma steam
d up the bay wiih the evident intention
f escaping TO Mobile
Alters chase of about FORTY minutes
me Selma hauled down her flag 10 Capt
Drueit, Of the Mstacomet % boarding
Ter the cause Of her surrender was soou
apTarrnt---their decks were covered With
ne dead and diving, and her scuppsrs
xprs running with their blood. Among
Others ! recognized the body of Lieut.
somstock, with his bowels torn out ana
sying across the breach Of gun which
1e vas engaged in sighting 81 the tin+
OF his death he once belonged 10 our
iavy. Language is not adequate to
describe the soaisiirring cheers which
cent up from the throats of our brave
'ars, aud was re-echoed from one vessel
oanother, all through this terrible ordeal,
/ and oar brave, noble Admiral has exeui.
plified IN this fight that his theory OF
'iron hearts and wooden ship" 10 cor.
rect one.
Al tots time, while our Hset, with .
few exceptions, had collected togelher on
the west side Of the BAY, 10 the direction
Of Fort Powell, and out Of the range o.
| Morgan guns, the ram Tennessee wa,
diseov. red sieaming in that direction.
The monitors closed with her when ia
range, and one Of the most interesting
naval engagements o. the war succeed
ed, and we ia the smaller wooden YES.
sells, were he spectators.
A fight Of some minutes ensued, wher
Admiral Farragut, anxious to close ih'
engagement IN = summary manner, start
I'd toward the Tennessee in full speed
II the same time Capt Strong. 10 IA,
! Mono gahela, struck the Tennessee,
amid ships. and withdrew in time to Civ,
room to our Admiral TO grappie bis anita {
onist, Buchanan. When the smoke eleares
awsy from the two vessels, a white hag
was sean to wave from the Tennessee
pilot house, ia token Of submission, an,
Captain Jeraud, who went in as volun
teer On the Osippse as a Representative
Of Admiral FarrAgnt, received the sworI
Of Admiral Buchanan, aud that tsrribl
engine q destruction was ours, although
gained AZ a great loss Of life.
Our loss in this eight was about 81
killed aud wounded, including the brav
Capt Craven OF she Monitor. and 100 G
bis crew, who went down With him. Ad
misal Buchanan Of the Tennessee wa
shot through the leg below the kaee, an
the leg will have to be amputated.
Fort PoEell, 10 Grants Pass, va
! bloTn up last night afger dark, and For
Gaines ~ilt soon iollo~. The rsbsl got
boats whiea s1ugh, protection sndsr ID
gurs Of Fort Morg.u will be 6eslroye
: or captured by our Monitors to day, an
the Investment aud capture of Fort Mo-
: gan must follow
! We have b. this great victory effects
! ally closed The port Of Mobile, and Il
capture Is only 8 question Of time; 80
+ Admiral Farragat asd the galisni cd
GERS aud men under bis command hav
established another olai-n TO the admir-,
ton snd Fespeet Of their eountryns
aad those who love liberty.
2 hELow EXPECTATIONS
D Our highest naval authorities Al
greatly surprised at the small losa inf c
ed upon the Union feet. Admiral Ia
: rsgui, i Is said, fully expected 10 LOT
4 bait dozen Of his vessels, bat as il i
; the ran Teoumseb IS the only one tha, CO
be called lost We surely have pri.
vessels sufficient to Offset this.
E ADMIRAL BUCHANAN.
! Latest accounts say that this brave .,
b misguided officer is very low. aad that
. Is almost impossible that be can rscovs
Admiral Franklin Buchanan is the on
L officer Of his rank in the rebel array
/, He is an old aud experienced ole.
having originally entered the Unit.
y States navy, on the tweuty-eight of ia
o uary. 1915. On the breaking out Of Il
/ rebellion he deserted his country's IA
. and on the 9th Of September. 1861. e
tered the service of the so-ealled Co
4 federacy. On the Goth Of August. Is6
the organization OF the rebel navy v,
completed. and be, on that day, reesiv,
. his commission as Admiral. Buehas.
:, was native of and appointed fro
J. Maryland. He ssrysd twsnty-one yea
y and I'VE months sea service in the Ur
i ted States saw, and nine years on n
r shore. He has been naval commando
4 at Mobile nearly the whole time sin
$ leagning with traitors
y TIE WAY TIE xESYEssgE WAS TAxKs.
The great iros.clad Tennessee. Viii,
the rebels have 50 often boasted ecu
Is and would, if opportunity prsseute
. sink the whole Federal aess, has had
> trial, fought we'll, but was forced to %
cumb to superior skill and prowsss A
Is ter the feet had passed the forts, all q
IS vessels made direct for the Tennsss
(. and completely surrounded her. Th,
followed the fierce part of the comb,
Ship after ship was driven against II
a iron sides of their formidable adversar
II and broadside after broadside poured
upon her. until sue VAS overpowers
d aud the bastard stars aud bars ga
place 70 the glorious flag OF the free.
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