The New York herald., 1864-08-20
Mr. +. M. Cooks Dispatches.
MoBUE Ray, August 8, 1864,

MoBuE Ray, August 8, 1884
PROUD DAY FOR GuIr SQUADRON.
ns has boon proud day with the West Gulf squadron
which now than has occasion to rejoice and
esry In its gallant loader, the immortal Farragut
russEssIor.
Mobile Bay in possession and tho occupation Of
tAe forts commanding lis entrance, well Of the city
q Mobile are only questions Of time.
PASSING MORGAN, wHAf oRpER.
This morning at six O'Clock aect got under weigh
s tho purpose Of running the orls and securing
SION and control of Mobile Bay The feet steamed slowly
up toward Fort Morgan The Monitors leading and twelve
wooden vessels following The order OF passing Morgan
Was follows:-Monors Teclmseh winnebago, Man.
haitian Chickasaw, followed by flagship Hartford Brook
Nn, Richmond and Lackawsnna, each sowed BY another
steamer lashsd on the port side opposite the fort
oENERAL ACTION.
rne nrst gun fred by tho Tscumseh, at twenty
minutes after six, but responded TO by the
antil seven A. NJ when the leading Monitor nearly
abreast Of the fort The action then became general
Our fleet. moving up In re extended over the space
from Sand Island to the fort, about three miles,
ACCURACY OF 1HE FIRE BURSTING
sdeiIs.
The Monitors having the lead dred slowly, their heavy
metal telling with much eject while the FOUNDER
PARROTS the bows OF she following ships served
With accuracy unequaled In The history q gunnery
Al distance OF from three miles every shell fell
With in the souern shore battery OF the FORT
end exploded with admirable precision, silencng
NAT battery.
rm GALLANT rxcrnsru mowa ur ny r,RprDo
The wooden ships assisted by their conso,s sesming
much faster than the M0rtors abreast of
Shcy passing the forttho Tccumsch alone leading.
This gallant craft, iciioNoR the channel Into the bay
euchauaps fleet was lying, end had proceeded but ha
dozen lengths from opposite the tort when sbs struck
torpedo under her starboard bow, which exploded
such violence throw her completely over and che
went down within one minute In nine inhoms OF water
SArK OF rHE rEcuMssfs CREW.
single small boat sted away ~ which eight or ten
men we're to escape These made their way a 70.
two small boats Fort Morgan picked ~ sur.
vivors Nothing ~ known mora dehne.y than this ru.
sa,ed vessel Is reperted that Admiral Farragut
pscted that his leading vessel would be lost and not
therefore, dsconcerted at ,his disaster
III HARTFORD P0uRs
w0kEs
As soon this catastrophe occurred the Admiral
sscsmed ahead WIN the gallant Old Hartford, ond, arry
hg opposite tho tort, range discharged his terri
se 6roadsdo Of nine guns. double sho,ed sraQo
sna canister, Directly nso The rcbei works. She then
senaiizcd her orders 20 the rcst OF the dtol
ms srsEL warER R.rrsRrs KstiLApEp MONITORS
Np sRoADsiptn Nv rng sHIis.
From the fort the channel divsrges % The north yes
The tort has front. With powerful water battery OF
tors we're drected 10 ay close 10 tho lori a,d az
lAis water battery Each wooden chip WAS 10 s,op oppo.
site the fort and pour Ia broidsdcs until ita follower
should come up, and thon proceed up The channel
rHr poRr uHsHs wrn veoe
These instructions we're accurately followed. and occa
stoned such Gre upon tie that her gar
vtson unable respond with sry vlgor, tspc.
ctAlly our vessels moving away Up Tho chspncl wero
spared tho severe tire tn The they had looked for
irom the formidable shoro battery or the fort
rns RKBEI SLEEr sInkrrhEp iCloss rFg eHAHNrL.
A. ths time the rebel fioet consisting of the famous
ram Tennessee, dagship Of Admiral Buchanan; the
Gaines, Morgan, Selma one othor--pane unkno and
swo or three tendsrs stretched tho channel
ebovS mile northwest OF tort onaiiy
harmess shot al such OF vessels IN range.
un rKSrgsexs Jsira TO IunE HAinroRb rsro aNeik
cossAr-,rns xsaI o. TnE h,o,1 Firsr prsxAyrr.
when the BroOkSp came up opposite fort the Hart
Oui amc A fuN rNho Neot Ifle "a
cad dseonoert thom. 0s Tennessee steamed on 10 the
vss, n 70 lure The BNiford away from the rest OF
Ahs fsst and INTO single CON EAT The OF the rebel