The New York herald., 1864-08-20

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rounds Of small ammunition, and six months pro-
visions Tor twelve hundred men.
ARMAMENT oy FORT POWELL.
on foft Poweh there recovered eight heavy rnes
two ten inch coiumbsds and six howtzers.
Inc sailing OF the despatch boat requires me 10 STOP
FoRr GAINES, August s-P. n.
ADMIRAL BucHASAN's CONDITION..
The vessel that carried the wounded Pensacola has
returned. The feet surgeon reports Buchanan wound
not 20 serious at FIRST supposed His leg will probably
be saved.
GENERAL GRANGER ONE MAN.
The total loss thus far In General Grsngers command
Is killed. fort Gaines loe. eight or ten killed by
our picket firing and shelng
CASUALTIES OF orr1cxRs IN yARRAour's FLEET.
The following are among ths casualties in Farraguts
neet Ia the fight OF Friday
Commander Meaney, Of the Oneida, arm shot away.
Masters Nate ok, OF the Brooklyn, killed.
Third Assistant Engineer McEwan Of the Hartford arm
Ensign Higginbotham, OF the Hartford, leg or since
died.
Lieu. adams, Of the Hartford side splinter, slight
Masters Mate Herrck, Of the Hartford leg splinter
Roatswain Dixon Of the Hartford, head splinter.
These, IN addition to those who went down in the To.
cumseh, are the only officers injured In the fleet
THE CRACKING OF TIE TORI EDoEsTHEiR GREAT NUMBERS
All the vessels report that they constantly heard the
@ ba ss pn the was h opy
that exploded have Information that that ono and
M se but da
rebel authority that upwards Of two hundred Of these
internal machines have been sunk in the channel of Fort
Morgan The result proves their worhlessness after
being few days in the water
MIR. Henry Thompson's Despatch.
Orr MOBILE August 7, 1864.
During the hurry and cxci,cmcut of the naval engage
mont OF Mobile ths sth instant many important ard
interesting facts omitted and have another
fOr
HERALD enabled TO furnish your readers with tho
remainder.
The Monitor Tecumseh was tho first TO oren nrc on
Fort Morgan. The first broadsides were fired by tho
Brooklyn and Richmond, and were delivered with
such effect that the guns Of Fort Morgan s,enced
for several moments The rebel and guuboass
stationed behind the fort but when the leading vessels
OF the feet passed the forts they steamed from under the
guns Of Fort Morgan and crossed their bows arsg rapid
ly during the whole time This Gre returned with
spirit by the Brooklyn, Hartford and others shell
Of the rebel vessels struck the Metacomet and
burst, killing and woundng large number. Another
shell get fire TO the steamer creating considerable alarm
and she Immediately cut loose from the HARTFORD 10
which she lashcd The flames fortunately
tingushed without doing serious damage, and OBJ
serving the rebel gunbost Morgan making of in the direc
tion OF Fort Morgan the Nescomet OF once gave chase
but she succeeded in reacnng the fort, and remained
under It's guns till midnight when she started out sea,
which by the way was driven ashore by our guoboats
In addition 10 the capture OF the Tennessee and Selma
the formid sbe water batteries Of tho enemy
silcnced These were mostly manned by negroes, who
s'skedadded' at the first FIRE.
The surrender OF tho rams closed the action.
IN my former despatch gave you an account Of the
destruction Of the Admiral's despatch boat Philppi
Capt steyeos by ire and stated that the cause was un
for the purpose Of Joining the fleet inside the bay,
but was driven back by tho guns Of Fort Morgan. On
her return she grounded sand bar In easy OF
the lor which opened fire upon her and compelled the
officers and to abandon the vessel. Five six Of
the were killed or wounded by the shells, and
one very seriously scalded from ping steam,
shot having entered the boiler The officers and crew,
together with the wounded, escaped TO the tug Back
thorn under Calling fire from the fcrt The Phillippi
was afterwards boarded by the enemy and fred.
affair. The rebels evidently never expected the
Admiral would attempt the passage OF the forts In such
torpedoee midway between then. The recum,eh was
the arhost out OF any OF the fleet and had tho mssor
piodeG, causing her to sink aimos. Immediately few
escaped by jumping into the sen from her turre and the
,he oy the
men Frank cozzens James GSuld VIM 0.i,rien. Robert
Chas. A. Pennington also escaped.
Ensign Neeler OF the Meacomet deserves especial
on ,r bis courage ana presence :, mna a. this irving
lief saving ap officer and three men. During this time
those in the water and the gssnt fellows rescuing them
fired upon by nsusketry from Fort Morgan and IL s
said that than shell fred IN the drcc
tion by Of the rebel gunboats which was the
vessel.
is said that two Of the onemy's gunboa.s, unable to
make tn cir escape TO Mobile, under the guns OF
Fort Morgan. They will be attended TO- probably by
OF our IRON claos.
learn the prisoners that two three steamers
with ladies' aud distinguished citizens board, came
down from Mobile for the purpose OF witnessing the
gagemeni and took shelter under the OF Fort Nor
gan. the bay. AS our feet advanced these
steamed TO the end Of the fort for the purpose Of al
lowing their rebelous freight to have peep round the
corner tie Yankee boats; but the fleet advanced
they steamed further up the bay and witnessed the
sugc OF the forts and the naval engagement inside be-
yond The reach OF heaviest cannon, and when the
tight by the surrender or the rebel
and Selma and the dispersion or the OF feet they
returned In haste 70 Mobile for the purpose Of being tho
FIRST communicate the sad tdirgs Each lady wi
doubt, picture herself heroine and gossip with her
friends on the subject for weeks to come.
have just learned that the rebels made raid the
Pensacola Navy Yard this morning and that attempt
made to recapure the rebel Admiral Buchanan
his officers They wercsrepused however, With consider
abio loss by the gluboats and Second Maine cavalry
About tive hundred or the latter had, fortunately been
landed the Navy Yard short time previous and they
assisted materially In repeling the attack The loss
either side is not ascertained.