Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-15

der the guns Of = battery placed there
the night previous, her stsrn end of about
twenty feet only being visible, on which
the Tawsh continued firing for an hour,
VIXEN sle flames and smoke issued from
ali parts of her, and at about 10 O. clock.
A. n, she blew up. Daring this engage
ment the Key West got too low down the
river, and was subjected to heavy fire
from the battery on the point The
Tawah Immediately proceeded 70 her re-
lief, aE1, with her heavy guns, kept the
battery engaged until the Key West es-
capped out Of range Of the enemy's Par
Fott guns II was here, and not at John
sonville, as stated, that the Key West re
oeiyed her chief damage (in her cabin
oulyl One man was killed and seven
wounded on her. AtIl o'clock A. n i,
the Tsvah aud Kew Wess returned to
Jacksonville, aud we're moored in the
rizer short distance above the upper
warehouse
The Fight al J0hnsonrille.
At about ocloek p. N. the enemy
were seen planting battery at the up
per edge Of the felled timber, which Is
directly opposite the main railroad track
and lower end of the upper warehouse
The Tawah's PARROT guns were imme-
dlately opened on the spot, and the fort
also commenced shelling the rebels, but
without receiving aHy response. Sup
posing they were driven of, as the fort
continued the shelling, orders we're
given for Ihe gunboats TO cease firing.
In about fifteen minutes Afterwards q
shot from a battery directly aheam Of the
TsEah, passed just over h.r aud through
the Key Vests pilet house, lying be-
tween the Tswah and the thoFe AL
three Of the gunboats nov opened FIRE
from All their guns that could DO brought
70 bear on the enemys batteries (now
discovered to be four in number), and
the firing became general The gun
boats continued to FIRE in very rapid
succession for thirty minutes, aud
ceased only from waat Of ammunition.
Without ammunition 1t was impossible.
Of course, to maintain the fight With the
boats, and orders were given TO burn
them Immediately, and for the officers
and crew to save themselves The order
Occasioned no confusion Even after
this order was given, the Captain and
crew Of the Tawah's No. gun continued
70 Eght, till a shot from the enemy en-
tered the port and severed the hand.
spike in the gun captains haEd, when
they retired
The Tavah received several shots in
her hull under water, and she WAS in a
sinking condition when fred anu abAn-
doned. The celors Of all these gun
boats were flying while burning. Sev-
eral men were wounded in climbing mp
the bank, two Of whom had their legs
ampatated. Ths eight transports we're
fred Immediately after the firing Of the
gunboatz, and the burning eindeFs from
the former set the canvass coverings on
the goods on the lesee, and TO the lover
warehouse on fire.
The fighting between our forts, land
forces and the rebels continued till after
sundowu. Daring ell this time the u.
:, gunhoais, 10 the chute, SIX miles be.
low, were distinctly visible, and wers
not, IS stated in other papers, burned on
Friday or Saturday; neither was John
sonvi:se evacuated nor bad rebel
force entered the place up to SundAy
evening, ss has been enormously stated
in the papers The place soiH be Acid
BY .hs United States forces.