Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1864-09-21
MACON, MISS, SEPTEMBER 81, 1854.

1toad, ordering oil he vessels to follow
He passed the Brooklyn abreast Of the
font Both discharged fearful broad |
sides, with nine.inch guns sinul'an |
eously. The FIRE of the forts was res
NEGLECTED on our vessels.
The fight will, the rehel feet wa,
more desperate aud resulted il the great.
est losses Farragu, designed the Mon.
TORS TO fght the letel iron,clads; tu,
they mau@uvred too rapidly and moved
TOO quickly for Us. Faragat bad avs
ehored, when the Tennessee, having
shaken oif the Mauirors. was seen eon
ing nrer 1im lie immediately called
10 quarters, with the remark Hit mus
BE- k,hip for fa5shp, admiral for ad
mil& am willing
The tebel ram came on with great
-peed aiming 10 run the Hartford down.
The latter was handled with wonderful
xii. A he saw lis adv rsary comiug,
Fa rogut waited the oppgtane moment,
and then, tnriing bis ship slightly gave
her headway, and ins'ead Of being
struck himself, dealt the ram a fearful
blow, which must have shook her ferris
bly, The two boats thon sided along
side against each cller, side to side,
both diselarging Their broaasdes. Ihcse
Of the Tennessee passed directly through
the Hartford The Eiarlford's' sold
ninc inch Shot glanced upward from tie
heavy cas,naes Of the Tennessee ana
few away lato the air
Encounters in single combat were
frequent during the action not only le
tween the IAN and the Hartford, bu
also viih the Lackawanua, Monongaho
Ia anil Brooklyn, which with the mon
tors. came to the aid Of the heroic ol,
lfaeslip Tine fail, me at this oppor
tlH,y to write the detailed account 0
this remarkable fght, which deserve
yoiumc, fur its record Of leraism. conr
a.e and determination displayed on bot
. sides Shall ask space for the ful'e
account in Il few days
/, The fnal shots that Terminated th
career of the rebel vessel were fred b
the monitor Chjckosaw, which passe
+, close under her stern, giving her The fu
: weight Of two eleven iuch solid she
/ from her. bow turret, which damage
! the cover Of the lam's siernpost. Bucl
/ anan went afC with bis engineer to rear
iust the port cover While engaged
I the opelat on the Chickasaw brought ht
+ alter turret to bear, ont Shot from whic
d carried away the iiller chains Of the TeV
4 nasaee, rendering her uumansgeabl
T. while the other, entering the damage
n port, killed one manand fractured Buc
g arans leg with spinters,
ie Having already lost her smokestac
d the rebel ship was now utterly helplq'
Is She was therefore surrendered at one
,o hauling down her colors to the Chick
|. saw. Lieut. Commander Perkins col
r. mandjng,
t> When Farragut was notified Of t
g. surrender he sent an officer off to
le ceive Buchanan sword. On Learnt
il Of Buchanan's wound an officer ask
rs Farragut if he would 60 of and see hi
Farragut looked along his decks, stre'
with dead and dying and mansled co..
II rades, and red with the blood Of otht
who had fallen aud been removed, a
bo then replied, with these brave m
;, before me, killed and mangled by hi
~. consider, him but nay enemy. | wi
ID nothing 10 DO with him"
i TIE Tennessee is the most compI
h ard formidable iron clad monster afo
= She was considered perfectly iuvuln
=, able. Her model aud construction
- = very similar to those Of the Merlin
a. a. of Hampton Roads fame, though she
m a ,tauncber and more formidable 81
w. ~. u,r I,0.,4 is Two luu4red feet bread
} forty eight. Her cascmates hav'
he backing Of three inches Of oak, cove
,.n with sixteen inches Of yellow pine ere
wa ed. On this tbcro is a peIpendlct
70 layer OF iron plate, three inches in thi