The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-10
Capture Of the L. 8. Steamer Water
Witch.

The savannah Republican, Of the 4ih instant
contains the particulars Of the recent gsant can.
| ,are Of the Uaited States steamer Water Witch,
| lying in Ossahaw Sound. ], says:
The expedition went out on tvedne sday night bpt
from unexplained The vessel ti1ey were
AFTER suddenly weighed anchor and put 10 sea
about an hour nc fore their arrival In the souud -
The following hight the Water Witch lying In
Ossabaw sound, presented game worthy OF the
pursuit one hundred and ten men, In se.c1
bafees. started ont about mi .nieht nnd boldly
pulled np To the steamer, WhicI was lying 1a;ot;y
at anchor, aHd commenced lbe assault The boafs
got within t:Fty sirpa Of the Water Witch bejnre
tney were halted AL was quiet on Tho vesse.,
| which had just enough stesm on - move ,ne
whssis wltbou: psoselIBs her forward.
Our men made no response, hat ran their boats
up sSh'Hei ine STEAMER and cnmaeaced cianber,uS
Ia !:rf =ijss. as one Of IN: guns was frtd ths
tasss being ali down below and The crew as.seo,
Most OF the fighting seealed TO bs done by ID. OH
cefs, with revuivris a1t sabrcs WHICH wer. psed
freely iie sides nS The vessel and through the
ports. Our Uen hesded It net bnt pressed Tor ward
reached the deck ard claubercd over the aetiIae
some sax feet In height, al The while fighting de.
D ratey, hand TO hand, with the enemy. Lput
pci0t was the first mdH on board. ard received
shot tTCugh the henri sOoI 6tr reaching the DIT
AID wtist de,i:g blows ,h!ck and heavy A
STo9Ed hm. The c0nmand lnen d-t Owed on l.,
Ptce. WHO had received severe sabre ca, on III s.
head bar although covered with bleed, led forward
bis fuPn most CALAMITY. and ha.icd with HE own
hand CG.i. The enemy surrendered
The prisoners BuUber about siyiy: ard ware
broussf 10 the city ieat evening, This attacking
party 1'cre oaig about eighty .n nuT5beTsva boats
we regret 10 says having pa,kcG on: he first io
and returned, The ,attns pGIiie. srnt forward =
report thai iAs en.,te xp: iltioa except hesneese-
bad tean killed. OF captured, :hsush teey failed a.
ihe sequel ETasGs, ID scBain lung "a as inslf
peat to know tib result.
TIE Water s,!ilti IS f,as side vhsei steamer, IS
fully equipped, and provided With every cea7e-
nisuee.
A Letter from battery Deanliese gives list Of shs
j5sss5 81 the szpo5sioH
deeply regret to stste tia; L.ent fciot " Z
Iooes, Ids SiaDtetca, Ordinary ssa,nen -- Cres-
by. isaSs;nsn Ps.Tics Isotin. qaarter gunner. s1i
Moses, cuored pi,Ct ,f the e1podit:n1 yeere killed
the fry med sfo1 through ;tig sisags. sias2to
man Minor, Itout PFice, toas5wain Seymour,
surge ems steward Harley, .sics, Barnett 4
Mcdonald. J Murphy, Les. A williams, 8
King, sna - Champion. were wounded
rhs following named officers and men belong
Ing to the captured steamer were killed:
Sells and aliis. h,,H na2-o 3, and the follow.
ing wounded: Lieut. Commanding A Pendefg.ssI, !,
Acting Assistsnt PaYmastcr Billings, Eas.sn j
iiil,, Ensign d Store, u p Wess0o, II n kfnr-
rhy, W Bafh, Henry W;iiiains, Jaha Parker,
~ Eazieion, Smith. and Wn Dick son, regfo.
The bodies at the elan and the wounded were
broasht 90 this f-ost and, fogshas with tn1 pfisoE-
eIs, forwarded 80 rRGqu2itess