The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-24

westward to clear the middle ground. 4
were enabled to keep such : broadside ii
upon the batteries or Fort MORAN thj
their guns did 10 comparatively little Il
was about ten minutes before eight O'Clock
the ram Tennessee daahed out & this shiI
~ had been expected, and IN anticipatio
Of which had ordered the noaitors q
our Atarb0ard side. ] took no further M
tice Of her than to return her fire. -
The Rebel gunboats Morgan, Gaines an
Selma were ahead, and tho latter partIcu
larly annoyed ms with raking IRE, whic
our guns could not return. At two miu
met to cast OF and go in pursuit Of the Sci
ma. Captain JOuett was after her in q me
ment, and in m hours time he had her !
prize. She was commanded by p. n
Murphy, formerly Of the United States Na
W. He was wounded IN the wrist. Hi
executive officer, Lieut.. C0mstock and eigh
Of the crew we're killed, and seven or ei9h
wounded. Lieutenant Commander Jou
cts conduct during the whole affair com
Morgan and Gaines succeeded in escapiuI
under the protection Of the gums of For
Morgan, which vet ld have been preventet
had the other gunboats been as prompt II
their movements "a the Metacomet. Tn,
want Of pilots, hOwoyer, believe. was In,
principal sdimculty. The Gaines was .,
injured by our fire that she had to be rur
ashore, where she WAS subsequently de
stroyed; but the Morgan escaped to Mobil,
during the night, though she Vas chase
and fired upon BY our cruisers.
Having passed the forts and dispersed til,
enemy's gunboats, had ordered most o.
the veasels to anchor, whenI perceived thu
ram Tennessee standing up Tor this shin
this was at forty-iive minutes past eight
was mot long ID comprehendin9 his inten.
tons TO be tho destruction Of the hagship
The Monitors and such Of the wooden ves.
sels ~ thought best adApted for the Dur.
the ram. not only with their guns but bowl
on at full speed. And then began one OF
the hercest naval combats ON record. The
MonOugahola, Commander Strong, was the
first vessel that struck her, and in doing q
carried away his own iron prov, togeihel
with the cutwator, without apparently do
ing his advsrsary much injury. The Lack.
ayanna, captain Marchand, Vas the next
VESSEL 70 strike her, which she did at full
speed, but though her stern was cut and
crushed to the plank ends for the distance
OF three fest above the waters edge to five
FEET below, tho only peycsptible effect on
the ram Was to give her . heavy lift. The
Hartford was the third vessel which struck
her, but a. the Tennessee quickly shifted
her helm, the blow was harmless one and
as she rasped along our side, We poured
our whole port hroadside Of pine-inch solid
shot within ten feet Of her ,casemate. The
monitors worked slowly.z but delivered
their fire - opportunity offered. The
ChickAsaw .succeeded in setting under her
stern, and . fiftoeu.inch shot from the Man.
haitian broke through her iron plating and
heavy wooden backing, though the missile
itself did not enter the vessel.
Immediately Altar the colliaion of the
dag-ship. directed Captain Drayton 70
ing % . Mu speed, When. unfortunately,
the LackaWanna ran into the Hartford iuai
forward Qf the missen mast, cutting her
down tOWlthintwo feet ofthe waters edge.
We soon gpt clear again, however. and
were fast approaching our adversary. whsn
she struck her cOlore aud ran up theswhifo
dag. She was u this time sore bess&; tn
Chackasaw WAS pounding away -, Aes
stern, the Ossipee was approaching her 1t
wanna and this ship were bearing down
upon her. determined upon her destruc-
tson. Her smoke-stack had been shot away,
her steering chains were gone, compelling
. resort TO her relieving tackles, and sew.
eral OF the. p0rt-shutters were iammed.
Indeed FROM the time the Hartford struck
her until AaE.surrender, she never fired q
8u1's az. .ne O.saRee, mmanoer Leroy,
was eoooI l0. str,Ae ner, she hoisted the
wnlte nag, anu mat vessel Immediately
stopped neg engine, though not in time to
avoio gleneang oiow.
] Onfing me contest vNh the rebel gun-
boats and Me ram Tennessee, and which
.ermln~seo oy nsr surrsnder ct ~ O'Clock,
We :oss nep more men toan from the nre
q Inc batteries q FORT Morgan. Admiral
Bpchamps wan wounded u the leg, two or
Ehr<e o. .nn men we're killed and I'VE or
AZ wounded: ts0mnander johnson, for
Iheriy OF me UnHed STATES Navy, was IN
board the fiag.ship to snrrsndsr hts sword
and thatOf Admiral buehauau. The Sur.
seon, ": ConIeu, CANE WIN MN. stated
@ KNOW what vas 10 % done vain him.
Fipet Surgeon Palmer, w1owas on board
ne Hartford, du!sne the a0non, commises