New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-15
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| The LINE or BATTLB.-The Cnion feet passed
TIE Foits Ia tie following order First came toe four
lroonitars two e them Inc unch recently lay IN
front OF Now Orleans; next oeile ule Bro1h'!h, With
steamer she'd ~ tor sidCtho sdc 9citeet rcuO'vd
from the enemy: following her came the f,g ship lat
ford. with The Aetacost lashed to her Ia what osdei
tho others followed. We have not vet ascerta.ned
now IHg HARTFORD WHIT IN.
The noble old ship OF IGItiOrd had Of colssa. 70
perform soue deed a more thau COMMON darng-tone-
hing different lrom tue gallant exploits Of bei o'crie
| When 1t came to hel turn 10 run The fiery guunihI
Admiral FaIrsgu directed her 10 be steerr In 70 oose
to Fort MOI, an as the depth Of water would permit ;
and tie shore a, this POINT very abrupt vel! SHIRT
range thus OD'sIned
The battle tiled vessel uovcd steadily down toward
the rebels aid received tie q 81 fire wi.Gou, injury
when her heavy brCsdsdes were opened apo. The foI
Grspe and csiisier were literally iGinrd upon t1s
10 et ys e |" seek .s Tvs D sno o
flight 80 BE: ce and wesastsned was tue !laItoiG's
boadsidos that tho Iobi aIc was Lu.Gcd, aud III tie
damage tast vessel received In tic Subsequent ghs
| ia tue bay. Of Which more hereafter
ADMIRAL FAiaAGU1s POSITION.
The position chO.en by the Admiral and which be
! rAintained throughout thc contest vas ro,el but
most con- nsndae one. Desiring al once 10 overlook
the enemy and watch thc movements o. Lis own teet
lie asoehGe6 70 iEe maLtop VI tie 1.aii.Td aAd vas
there lnsied fast.
Age.lins tunret wac .un down 20 the seek, and
an officer was stationed 1t tie lower end 10 receive ihc
AdmraIs orders aud pas them 10 the person whose
duty II them cAolufN4- tbs IlONel " DC
most Gdmirab!c arrangement, ard W nay eIgoi. ere
long fer the commanders OF Geets 10 have comfortable
quarters puit iOr themselves The tops VI tLs"Sts
tier na8shps
Flevsfrd es ine staff q the Admiral tie Fec
Pilot ri ait him foT lie TOO iI up IA te rgeine
aad fro his high p0sii!Ca COMMUNICATED he o.aefs 10
TsEw WAY TEE 1ESNsssEa WAS TAERy.
The great rebcl ilOE-c.ad ram IeIieec, which TIC
rebels have oiten boased could aud would If oppor
srle l. al l.a
a trGl fought well. but forced 10 slccuIb 20 suis.
r.or III aud Drowess. Aftr tie feet lad posed the
forts s tie vessels made uIect Tor the Ione.pec ana
completely su rouLded Aer. 1leH followed tie fierce
prt of the combat. Shp afer slip driven 81
the iron sides of their formidable edS ry ard broad
side after bioadsde poured IN upon her until she ss
ycIed and the basaId stGls ULd bars guye place
to tie glorious fug Of the nee
I row 1BE HARTFORD WAS INJURED.
i. Is wl,h pain itaI We miorn or ieasrf- tho'
Aance In the Very tori Of The rebels IN their boas,e
stropgbolds received some nthcr serious inJuries Ia
tLs tgt but tie enemy cannot Gain credit Tor having
The Hartford toot a leading Part Ia the struggle
with the Tennessee. and II vss While nnncnyeIIns 10
inure her enemy that the accident occurred "LeA We
:" With full head Of steam on the Hartford rash-d
down upon the great ifUr.csd, ana the conclusion
shook the rebel vessel u the ccnr but without dnnae
ling the stout sides Of the flagship Swinging around.
a.ter buitug her opponent !, was the intention u
deliver bToalside Into ber Just at this critical
moment vessel Whs ul.SOssItu upon
Hartford from the other size
II proved To be tie Meaconet which had the exact
range II tie ram, bot the Hartford bad swung acioss
her path and the smoke which envelled the combat
nn.. wa 40 den thet untI the moment before they
colided the unfortunate position OF tie Hartford was
Lot discovered. AS Us the later wds discgIned
The engines Of the MetacODIct were stopped aud re
versedi but stl the momentum WIS ouhcieLt 10 crush
In the SIDE timbers Of the Hol tioid
This accident will compel the Hartford 70 60 North
for rrnairs Admiral Fnrragut said " be exec ding
LIN cieyed at tlis uisioriune-te IT, as much griere "a
a. man who has won great victory eau be-
TUE TIC MsiH.
AsbeSore stated, the monitor iecum'rh was blow7
nm by torpedo and sunk but 1t is thought thet she caH
b. raised aud repaired. IL grieres stoste Tim as aI
as know a. only ter rieD weesayed bet hope and De-
eve that later and positive accounts Will place more
favorable aspect upon TINS ataii.
REBEL LOSSES.
II ia 81 course impossible 10 give the Losses sustained
Nv the rebels but 1t IL supposed their casnaes all
greatly exceed Ouis The tire upon the hath catioLs
Has very severe.
BELOW TxrDcTAToSs.
pr highest avail authorities greatly SURF riscd NJ
the small loss Inflicted upon the mon meet Admiral
Farrncu IL ia said. fully expected TO lose bali dozen
of his vessels but Il n, the ran Tecunseh II TIC on
one thai can be called loot We surely have prize yes
| sells sufficient " offset this.
| ADMIRAL BUCHANAN.
Latest accounts sag that THE brave but misguided Of
fcer is very how aud that It u slnost impossible that lie
can recover. Admiral Franklin Buchanan Is the only
officer OF his rank in the rebel navy. He Is old and
experienced officer having originally entered the Cnite
Staies navy on the 2h Of January 1873 On the break
Ing ont OF the rebellion be deserted bis cyutfys flag.
and on the h OF September 1861 entered The service
of the so-oaled Confcderacy on the 2oth Of August
1902 the organization OF the rebel navy completed.
and he ttat date, received his COminission as Ad
niral Buchanan Is native Of and was appointed from
MARYLAND He served twenty years anu i've months
sea service la the United States Navy and nine years
on shore. lie has been naval comniaDdsut at Mobile
nearly the whole time since. eoguing with traitors
| Should the present incumbent Of the position or
senior officer In the rebel navy not survive chance u
testify their regards for tho pirate Seurnes viii be
opeDed TO the rebel authorities.
| LOSS or TBR PBII1IPPE.
We are sorry TO record the lo~s VI tbs dispatch
sight Of the feet bat the affair Ia yet enveoped la
mystery. The Philippe was . beaatifu y fnisLed.
sharp prowed lightdia steamer. built expressly for
| idmiral Farraguts dspatcb boat.
of the rebel works. bot When 6Iug began she was
ordered away. Aier getting some distance out. flames
were observed to burst suddenly from her, and It is
supposed she wss totally destroyed The fate Of Capt
Sewers and the other officers and men VI tbs Philippe,
IA unknown, but 1t 10 thought that they took ~ the
boat, and pulled OF tie bockading squadron In
Mississippi Sound distance Of nearly thirty miles.
The destruction Of this vessel . itss. ~ she
vas extremely usefu IN naval commanders.
TIKI MOBILE BLOCKADE.
friend at our elbow suggests the following pertinent
oueres With rebels consider tho present blockade
~ Mobile "eaicipntr What are the quotations Of
stck In Mobile block adrunnerss Il not Mobile port