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1HE Rebel RAN AIDENARLE.
Account Of Her Destruction.
MOST EXCITING EPISODE Of THE WAR
The Ram Fenced in with Logs.
HOW TsAE FENCE WAS
lnrsD.
Tho Explosion Terrible Scenes.
a SWIM F0a LIFE.
FROM GRANTS ARMY.
Particulars Of the Picket Capture
DISPATCH FROM Mr.. SEWARD.
REPORTED REBEL PLOTS.
Northern <isics 40 nc E'ired on
Election I1ny.
REBEL RAID IN MAINE.
The Attack Repu!ss3.
TIE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
PR0Cl AVIATION FROM GOV. SEYMOUR
No Disturb ance Apprehended.
CLAMATION FROM GOV. SEYMOUR
No Disturbance Apprehended.
&C., &c, &c.
The Rebel Ram h,bemarle.
Thrilling Account of her destruction.

Wdshington, Nor. Admire! Porter las COIN
nunica,cl T. thc sccr,tr-- of ,c Navy the follow
,us interesting particulars fou LI,u, Cushr., IN
regard 70 the sinking Of the rebel ram Alhcmarlc
hlbe1nnrle Sound y. c. October 20 --stR:
havc tho honor To report tho rohcl ir,n-clad Abc-
marie IL It tho bottom n qrckc l. yer.
On the night o, the go, havin- prcpard nv
steam launch preceded III towards Pvn0uth
with thirteen officers and men, par,y vnluf ftc'ri
from tho sl alrlu Tx distance from the r.r'h
OF tho river to tfc ran, WINS al ut ceh. u"a, q r.
stream averaging ia wd,h some 200 yArds, AID
lined With he rucmy'1 pckcts.
mile tcl-w tie town was tho wreck q io
Southheld. surrounded ty soWr schooncrs, and Il
was understood thgt a s1,n WAS riouutcd trer" %
command tL' Tend. ! therefore { = ono cot ~ d"
shsmroct' $ cutters in TOW, Win orders 20 east ,'
and board At that point II VIC were liln.. our
bost succecdcl, howcTcr. n pas ~ thc pichD :,
aud even the uthfield, within twenty yuris. III
out discovery, and wo were not hai,cl until by the
look outs on thC ram.
The cutter was then ca.t oT and osdcrci lalow.
while We made for our enemy tndcr iu'l head ~
steam Ire rclFls sNrsng the'r .at''c, rang the
bell. and commoncel friu, ut the s.4'r 9 %, t.
peating heir hal and s'cm.ns muen cou.uec'.
The lig. OF tre N'l.or" lowe 'oo t. ron
clad, taaJo fast To the wheri, wlth ln iui hcr
about thir, ieet f m her side, Passir- hor cioso.
", We mace complete circlc a. az t. r,';c hrr
fnirly, aud went into her lows IN.
By thr time tho crcmy'3 hrc we4 vrrg severe
FROM several quarters hut u dose cam iter Al
short rlnge scc.nrd 10 modor''e thCl zosl Iui So
turh thcir rangc. psymastor swan Of thc O.s,,o,
was wcuntcd ncar nc, but how many moro /
know not Three bullets struck my cotl!Ar, and
the air seemed fIli o., them.
IN moLucu, "c had struck n To- lags W.. stfca o.
Of the qG"rter-pori, lr'ak ~ tL'A ia s.tue teri,
our bows testing on them.
Tie ,orpcio Noom was ,lcn lowered n.y. = hv q
vigorous pull sugcccic- IN ciy ng the torpedo
under tie ovcr-hang, ana exp ocinr :; AZ tic iu,e
Nme thG, the Ahcmcrlol ,un was Ar''.
shot seemed ~ -o craai ~ tr'uch nv boat
an "a deric i4al1 4 water rushed iU 90 'r fN 'f-
fcets Of the eSpiosi' OF tie torpedo, nII'.. D.t
launch and completely diaHtIlh- h,r. The enemy
then continued his FIRE st SEQ icOt 'sl g, an. To-
manded our surrender, which ! tw., refused,
ordcIirg the men - save tLcllselyCs, ami romuy-
tnz my own coat and shoes.
sprinVnc into TIC river | swan with others into
tie middle Of the stream, the rclcls failing T. {
US. Tue most G! tng ,Fty were CallNrl, lla
were drov mel, All op'' 70c escaped cd 'c. n .
sell, and be IN another oir, ,iou. 4 tt, A.stor.
Aaio Woodman, Of the Comm ocorr II '0, met hIIl
IN tie waite. nal mic below the to- o, .li assist
ed him as best lie could, but failed = set hil.
sshore
Completely eyhaus'cl, pnnorei TO roach to
shore, but was toI weak to ora'l ou, %. t.y vator
urt'l iust NJ daylight, who managed to ,racp u-
g. the swamp cl0'n 20 thc sort vs. IL .i..ta -. .
70 the path, the Atomarlc's 1Ii,ers Taat,i, and /
Judge, f'cm their co4vor4'''oa 'he slip va de-
sroyel.
sme hours ,rsve'iur IN the sva,np served TO
brlng me ont well .eoyv the town. when | s,i' /,
negro "a to ram in '.-I 't'ou, Gul ;1uui ttat the
raw wai tru ) slns.
Proceeding through another swamp, c,rue to a
creek, gN4 cnptatci .f1l reuu.lu. 90 .. u.uk,t 4
the enemy, and with tlls, hy II a'to'lC mo next
night, I ma ie ru' way ult e. the ,''e' CIV
AcUng brrt.t'1 mate WIN, i. tJHctN, ~ 'lo
Moul cell, si a7 q, a. asuul aspeuou- "a brave
cry. Ii is toc same uh'er ".D t. been with uo
-->swice in Wilml ton hAyuur, trust he may q
promo,ri, when eYthgu"ei, s5 well 90 ,ng
Third Assistant = rlrC'- SO urv, wiN J.. .ur for
tie first time u,dor t-c lfrl.'l lis on-1Lo
Yromrtly aud with coo'uDss. 81 tho oirgor, .li
l..Itu IA a. IN I'fa