Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
Detail. OF Fsrrsgu,'s Victory.

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| Detail. of Fsrrsgut's Victory.
From the New Orleans Era, Of the Tlh instant.
THB LINE OF BATTLE.
The Union feet passed the forts In the fol-
| lowing order; First came the four monitors,
| two Of them the same which recently lay in
| front Of New Orleans; then came the Brook
| lyn, with n steamer lashed to her side-the side
farthest' removed from the enemy; following
her came the flagship Hartford, with the Met
acomet lashed to her. In what order the others
followed we have not yet sscerta ned.
now TIE HARTFORD WENT IN.
| The noble old ship-of-war Hartford had, of
course, to perform some deed Of more than
| common darlng-sometbing different from the
gallant exploits Of her consorts.
When 1t came her turn to run the fiery gaunt-
let, Admiral FArragut directed her TO be steered
| In as close TO Fort Morgan as the depth of
| water would permit; and as the shore at this
point is very abrupt, very short range was thus
obtained. The battle-tried vessel moved stead
lily down towards the rebels, and received their
first fire without injury, when her heavy broad
sides were opened upon the fort. Grape and
canister were literally rained upon the enemy,
at once stopping all work at his guns, and
causing the artlllerymen TO seek safety In ig-
nominious flight. 30 fierce and well.sustained
was the Hartord's broadsides, that the rebel
fire was nullihed, and all the damage that ves-
sci received was in the subsequent fight In the
bay.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUr's POSITION.
| The position chosen by the Admiral, and
which he maintained throughout the contest,
| was novel but most comm anding one. De-
string at once to overlook the enemy and ateh
the movements Of his own fleet, he assembled to
| the maintop of the Hartford, and was there
lashed fast. speaking trumpet was run
down 10 the deck, and an officer was stationed
at the lower end TO receive the Admiral's or
| ders and pass them to the person whose duty
| usn In aaa al
be q most admirable arrangement, and We may
| expect ere long for the commanders Of fleets
| to have comfortable quarters built for them
selves on the top of the masts Of their flag
ships.
Elevated as was the station of the Admiral,
the feet pilot riyaled him, for he too was far
| up in the rigging, and from his high position
communicated his orders TO his subordnates.
\ THE WAY THE TENNESSEE WAS TAKEN.
The great rebel iron-clad ram Tennessee,
which the rebels have so often boasted could
and would, If opportunity presented, sink the
whole Federal fleet, has had a trial, fought
well, but was forced to succumb TO superior
skill and prowess. After the feet had passed
the forts, all the vessels made direct for the
Tennessee, and completely surrounded her.
Then followed the fiercest part Of the combat.
Ship after ship was driven against the iron
sides Of their formidable adversary, and broad
side aftei broadside poured In upon her, until
she was overpowered.
HOW TIE HARTFORD WAS INJURED.
The Hartford took leading part In the
struggle with the Tennessee, and II was while
manDuvreng TO inJure her enemy that the &C.
cident occurred which we are about 10 relate.
With full head of steam on the Hartford
rushed down upon the great iron n-clad, and the
conclusion shook the rebel vessel TO the centre,
but without damaging the stout sides of the
flagship. Swinging around, after buttiug her
opponent, 1t was the intention to deliver a
hRn lat IA MT hAE I..aN . IL
ment vessel was.dlscovered rushing upon the
Hartford from the other side. 1t proved to be
the MetacOmet, which had the exact range of
the ram, but the Hartford had swung across
her path, and the smoke which enveloped the
combatants was SO dense that, until the mo-
ment before they cOllided, the unfortunate
position OF the Hartford was not discovered.
AS soon as the latter was dlscerned, the en-
gines Of the Metacomet were stopped and re-
1 yersed, but still the momentum was sufficient
, to crush In the side timbers OF the Hartford.
1 This accident will compel the Hartford to go
' North for repairs. Admiral Farragut Is said
to be exceedingly grieved at this misfortune
that is, as much grieved as a man who has
4 won great victory can be.
THE TECUMsEH.
AS before stated, the monitor Tecumseh was
, blown up by a torpedo and sunk; but II IL
:. thought that she can be raised and repaired
. 1t grieves us to state that, as far as known
4
h leve that late and positive accounts will place
! a more favorable aspect upon this affair.
REBEL LOSSES.
1t Is, OF course, impossible 10 give the losses
sustained by the rebels, but 1t is supposed theil
: casualties will greatly exceed ours. The fire
upon the Notifications was very severe.
BELOW EXPECTATIONS.
Our highest naval authorities are greatly sur
prised at the small loss inflicted upon the UnioI
feet. Admiral Farragut, 1t Is said, fully ex
pected to lose half dozen Of his vessel, but az
a 1t is, the ram 1ecumseh Is the only one tina
can be called lost. We surely have prize ves
!, sells sufficient to offset this.
ADMIRAL BUCHANAN.
Latest ac counts say that this brave but mis-
guided officer Is very low and that II Is almost
impossible that he can recover. Admira
Franklin Buchanan Is the only officer of hi
, rsnk In the rebel navy. He Is an old and ex
perlenced officer, having originally entered tn
/ United States navy on the 2Sth Of January
= 1915. On the breaking out of the rebellion b
- deserted his country's flag, and on the 9th o
= September, 1861, entered the service of tho so
+, called Coulederacy. On the Goth of August
. 1869, the organization of the rebel navy va
n completed, and he, on that date, received hi
4 commission as admiral. Buchanan 10 q natlv
y y of, and was appointed from Maryland. II
served twenty-One years and five months Be
l. service In the United states navy and min
years on shore.
. THE LOSS OF THE PHILIPPE.
We are sorry TO record the loss Of the dlspatcl
n steamer Philippe, Capt. Sewers. She wa
!. burned In sight of the fleet, but the affair is &
yet enveloped In mystery. The Philippe wa
a beautifully finished, sharp proved, light drai
h. steamer, built expressly for speed, and for som
l.. time past has been employed as Admiral FarI d
n quits dispatch boat She accompanied the Hart
+ ford until within range of the rebel works, bu
when firing began she was ordered away. Afte
getting some distance out flames were observe
to burst suddenly from her, and II is suppose
n she was totally destroyed. The fate of Capt
Sewers, and the other officers and men Of tn
4 Philippe, is unknown, but II is thought tha
a they took to tue boaIs, and pulled to some O
the blockading squadron In Mississippi Sound
a distance of nearly thirty miles. The destruC
! ton OF this vessel is a severe loss, as she wa
extremely useful TO our naval commanders.