Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
For the journal,
NOBLE, ALA, Aug 6, 1854.

NOBLE, ALA. Aug g. 1864.
AEssRs. EDITORS EARLY on Yesterday morning az the
sun rose to dazzle the coudess sky the feet
observed to be foil tide of preparation for
this c Exchange Of ies
and the plying boats and Admiral
action at hand At A. M. their line Of battle
menced to two deep first two t1rrettsd mont
tors followed by two iron plated doubleenders then
Hartford. with small steamer her off side, her near
side being well protected with chains run from stem to
stern and below her water res the small vessel evil
IDENTITY intended to assistance CURED When
of the Fort the and
The Fo1t replied with vigor and good precision Of
pstaptv Tbree sn 70 the Fort Cas SUM
into his boat and pushed off, only one man succeeded
getting with bim the of one hundred and eighteen
nen went down. the water closing them like angry
wave breaking on the beach.
of Hampton Roads celebry his clad ram Tennes
see of six guns; the Morgan Gaines and Selma, side
Of battle acd at opened fire upon The advancing
ny and here the sight was msgedoenty grand to
numbered fourteen sail inside Fort But il was soon
manifest that our little eq1Adron OF vessels coud
long contend against powerful feet. he had
fire if by consent.
the commanding officer - sink, bat dons surrender
which the engagement with greater fury
before The Fort then ous OF range to do much
injury The Gaines had she'll in her magazine, auoth
er il her bread which caused her to leak badly
three fathoms water, with seventeen shot in her hall
She commanded by Lieut.. John W. Bennst OF Mary
she retired while fighting into shoal water Her
adversary could follow end she escaped win very little
damage
In his latter engagement the monitors and th double
endars surrounded 'he Tennessee ;; her steering gsar
struck which left her unmanag her
perforated with shot that fell overheard close
the DECK and this vented the possibility Of making
seam, and filled her gun deck with smoke. Them and
till then did this brave old veteran surrender neither did
he lit her de OK until shot down. des Patch from his
Surgeon, D. B. Conrad describes his wound fracture
of the thigh, which may require amputatou
In this engagement the Old North State furnished ons
Conn ander, P ID Murphy of the Selma.'' fought
HE ship against tie Hartford (sxteen guns with much
skill until all hope OF victory vanished and then il
madness drove him on he up, fired bro2dside Into
her and surreI dered-
Thus ended engagement which will be long remem
of history's page.
LETT the tort at P T., just admiral Farrsgu sent
in Tag & truce king permission hurry his dead
the toft, and send his wounded to Pensacola. Gen
Ram d. Page refused and hence their de ID thrown
overheard
ID the Phppi attempted the fort but aShot dis
bed her killed and cut tbs leg off anD' her,
1hicn they lett behind in their ha, shandou her They
we're thrown O ercoard before fred the vessel.
The casuat IL he fort very slight, be two kill
cd ard se souuded al the enamy's attention given
feet of Bachapan with slight long range FIRE
the Sort.
One Of our escaped from whom obtsiDe1 the fol-
lowing list of killed and wouaded the iomer-ha xii
Ell T., HI liz ay AID John rk, It, Comstock Elk. f
j. K Murray. haslers Mate, W Hall, GuaDe4 y mate, AID
Wouuds d-Adn al Buchanan, } G. Council an
teen mrn
By this man learn that all our wounded are gone to
Pensacola.
Yours, &C., &C.,