New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-02

driven hCIoSb DttHtcu luo tmO tOlie ~ was Icu-
dered still more difficult and dangerous by being
filed with these Internal machines, Oh one of
which the TecuInsch struck. The reason that the
rest of tho feet did not share her fate was that
they kept as close into the fort as possible which
the rebels thought we should not think OF doing.
They naturally supposed that we would keep as fan
OF from them as We could, but they were deceived
in this, as in many other OF their calculations,
though the commandant Of tho fort, Capt. Richard
l.. Page, formerly of tie Z. s. N, resolved TO leave
no means untricd to accomplish our destruction
BY this catastrophe were deprived OF the services
Of noble vessel, and still nohlor body OF men,
Her captain L. A. NJ. Craven, oil her officers but
two, and about 100 Of her crew, met their death
OF the number saved. four were taken prisoners
after swimming ashore from the sinking vessel
They werc saved By boat from tho Metacomei.
Capt. Jonott, who, though surrounded by a storm
Of shot and shells, lowered boat and sent hor to
the rescue of the perishing men.
by this time this ship had got nearly abreast Of
the fort whom rife shell struck the side, passing
through the chain cable as easily as If it had
been paper, and entering the starboard boiler er-
ylode9 IN IL. The effect produced was appallin9i
The ship was instantly engeoped in the escaping
steam and ell the engineers, fremcn and coal
beavers, with the exception of two or three, we're
horribly scalded But this did not prevent us from
working our guns the presence Of mind OF q few
prevented any thing moro than momentary con-
fusion and the firing was continued rapidly as
before We, being the sternmost ships. were ex-
POSED TO much longer and heavier fire than any OF
the other vessels for there nothing astcrn of u
to draw the fire Of the enemy, and long after the
fleet had passed by the fort and entered the bay, q
tremendous raking fire was kept up on 10 by the
fort and water-batteries.
One shot struch otwclve-poundor howt2cr on The
poop, breaking the elovating screw and disabling
The bed Of the boat-carriage on which it was mount
ed A fragment Of this struck Commander Mullany
on the forearm. He coolly took handkerchief
from his pocket bound it round his arm, and re-
NAMED for some time talking to his clerk. In fact
the coolness and bravery Of Commander Mullany,
both before and during the action,was very conspic
uous, and, although he had only been on board two
days. we had all learned to esteem him, and, what
is best Of ALL we had the greatest confidence in him.
Before reaching The fort, while everyone await
ing the order TO fire. he went from gun to gun,
speaking kindly and cnccuragngy To MS all telling
TO remain steady obey orders, and keep cool; he
himself setting noble example Of what he wished
each one of MS to be. His wound proved 10 be very
serious; he was compelled TO go To the surgeon,
where he suffered amputstion of the limb below the
elbow.
The command Of the ship now devoycd upon
Lieut.. c. l.. Huntington, the executive officer.
About the same time that the captain was wounded
An eght-inch shot struck Che mainmast about three
feet above the deck, embedding itself in the very
center of the mast where il still remains another
riaeshel also struck the ships side, close TO the
water-line aft, and, entering the shait-nlley
started FIRE there, which was, however, soon OK
tinguished CHANGING upwards, IL entered the
cabin, and thero exploded producing the most
complete wreck ever Witnessed. Chairs, tables,
looking glass, bureau book case, in short every
thing in the cabin was in an instant utterly domoi-
ished. Fire was communicated TO The bedding,
curtains, etc, which, however, was soon extin-
guishcd The bulkhead separating the cabin from
the ward room wss torn down, opening easy "e'rs'
IN that direction, in case fire should again break
out.
Another shot struck MS close TO the water line
forward entering the berth deck and passed through
the port side carrying with il one of The AR poTUs
IL MERGED the bow 81 the Galena and going INTO tie
yeomsn's store-ro0m stove in an oil tank and there
BY some means IL started fire on the
berth deck very close 10 the magazine, but when
was speedily eItinguishcd. The con-
cusson produced BY tbs passage OF ths sho' eA''n'
guished the magazine light, and for " tmc all was
darkness below this vas by far the hottest ana
heaviest of the fight, and st tho roar OF our heavy
II. inch guns could be heard and felt, though we
had now got 40 far ahead that guns could hard
" no broncht 10 bear and as we passed on we pre-
.epted A fair mark for rakng fire, an advantage
,bo enemy. you may be sure, did not fail 70 avail
themselves Of.
Two rife shells struck the break OF the foFecas'ie
rip,pc m the deck, and then glancng downwaFds
Dassod out, ono on tho port bow, exploding - II
ressed the other On the starboord bow close 10 the
sheet haysc pipe and closer still to ono OF the un-
terminate Grcmen who had been so dreadiulIy
scosed and who had been laid there for shelter IN
Iii he could DO carried below TO the Surgeon. Inc
shot did not strike him. though the poor fellow "i-
forwards died in great ogony. In The same rakins
fire niece of a she'll struck the after ll-inch gun
carriage. embedding itself in it; and solid shot
struck maine, taking OF his head al clean os
though with large saber at the same time striking
the Gun itself, deeply ipdentiRg ard CRACKING II.
Tho Captain Of the gun was badly wounded by
the splintcrs md By pieces Of the mans head sun
king him in various parts of tho body, besai'efs
KIM u;,b blood and brains. But he experienced
remarkable escape similar instances OF which
- occasionally recorded in the annals of