The New York herald., 1864-07-09

an win my intentton a. previously anounc-d 10 yun
seamtd 0n ef the harbOr u ChorDOL bet ecu MA
aud ten o'cio the morning the iehsof June 10
the parpore engsxiog The eueays steamer ksArsss
which had beeu yins on snd on tie port oF serera
days previously. Ai,sr clearing ,hs barbor desc-ie
tho enemy ilh mis- hosd OF shore Ht dstcr OF ao "a
seven miles, We were three Quartess hour
iug mp with him. had previously pivotsd my gans Y
sarboard and made all my preparations for engs ns ts<
enemy on that SIDE When within about mile and
quarter OF the enemy he suddenly whosed and bring nl
hS head 10 shore rasened h stsrboard battery 70 ma
ny this time We we're distant about one mhe from aSch
other, ~bsu opened him with solid shot. 70 which ne
replied 10 few minutes and tho engagements became
active on both sIdes.
Tue enemy now lressed his ship under fil head ol
steam, and TO passing each other too seed
w. and 70 keep respective broadsdes bearing be-
came necessary TO fight in circle the two shps steam
ing around common centre ana preserving stance
from each other OF from quarter 20 half mue When
We got within good shell range We opened upon him with
shell Some ten fiteeD minutes after the oommence-
meut the action spanker gan shot away, and
our sign came down BY tns run, Thu WAS immedi-
aeiv replaced by another at mzzenmaai mead she
firing now became very ho4 aud the eaemys shot and
shell soon began to toll upOn our hull, knocking down,
killing aud disabling number Of men In different parts
OF he ship.
psrceiviog that she'll though apparently exploding
against the enemy's sides, were DONG him oai little
damage returned to solid shot firing ana from this
Onward aIternated with shot and SHELL
After the lapse of about hour and ten mnutcs our
snemy's shs having exploded iu our sides aud tween
decks opening large apertures through which the wafer
% For some seS minute: had hopes OF being abba to
reach the French coast for which purpose gave the
ship ali sieam aud set such o. the fore and AZ sais az
were available The ship filed 80 rapidly, however
that before made much progress the fires were OK
tngusned the furnaces and We were evidently on the
point OF sinking no haated doscn cotors to prevent
e fuYAsr dessuction f I've, and dspatched bOat t.
inform the enemy OF our condition.
Although We were now but four hundred yards from
each othcr the enamy ared upon me i've times after my
cocrs had been struck II 10 charitable TO suppose that
ship Of War Of Christian nation could not have done
this Intentionally.
We now turned all our exertiOns towards saving tho
wounded and such u tho boys Of the ship who un
able 10 swim Theso were despatched 10 my quarter
boats the only boats remailing to methe waist boats
having been torn 70 pieces.
Some twenty minutes after my furnace nres had been
extiuguished the ship being the point OF settling
every man, in obedience TO previous order which had
Deen given the crew. jumped overheard and endeavored
There appearance OF any boat coming to mo
from the enemy after my ship went down Fortunately
however, the steam yacht Deerhound owned by gen.
tloman Of Lancashire England MIR John Lancaster who
was hinsef on board. steamed up in the midst OF my
drowning rescued number Of both officers and
mensfrom the water was fortunate enough myself thus
to to the shelter OF the neutral aAg together Wth
About this time the Kearsarge sent one and then,
tardily, another boat.
Accompanying you win nnd lists Of tho killed and
hound; the remainder, there is TO hope were
picked up by the enemy and by couple OF French pilot
boats, whicn were also fortunately near the scene OF
AZ the end Of tho engagsmsnt II was discovered by
those Of our officers who went alongside the enemys ship
with tho wounded that mldship section both
thoroughly iron coated this having been done with
chain constructed for the purpose placed
frtm the rail to the waters edge the whole covered
over by thin outer pankng. which gave no indication
OF tho armor beneath.
This parkng bad been ripped or IN every direction by
shot and shei, the cham broken and ipdentsd in
msny places and forced partly into the ships SIDE She
was most enectuay guarded, however. In this section
from penetration. The enemy was much damaged 10
other parts. but TO what extent is impossible to
tel; y believed he was badly crippled.
My officers and men behaved steadily and calamity,
and though they havc lost their ship they have not lost
honor.
Where all behaved 60 vol II would be nyidious to
particulnrize, but cannot deny myself tho pleasure OF
saying that Mr. Kel my first lieutenant deserves great
credit for the fine condition In which the ship vent into
action with regard to her battery, magazine and shell
roems that he rendered great by hts
CoOiness and judgment az the fight proceeded
The enemy was heavier than myself bot b IN ship, bat
tory crew. but did know until the action Was
over that she also iron clad
Our total loss In killed and wounded is thirty, TO w.t.
Nine killed, twenty-ono wounded
have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obs
dent servant, T. SEhAtS, Captain.