The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-08-18
Particulars of the Naval Engagement at
Mobile.

New YoRK, August 10.
admiral Farragut, in a letter to Comma
dore Palmer, at New Orleans, says at an
early hour on the 10th, our fleet dashed two
and two and sailed into the pass, close un
der the guns of Fort Morgan, pouring in
broadside after broadside Of grape and CAMS
ter, thus driving the gunners from their
places, and leaving Onr vessels exposed on
Iy to fire from Forts Gaines and Powell, which
of course, was less effective on account Of the
distance. At the same Time General Gran
gers land batteries enfiladed Fort Gaines and
caused its evacuation and the blowing up
of Fort Powell. In passing the forts, the
Oneida received a shot which temporarily
disabled her machinery, but she safely
towed through the fire by her consort. Our
monitor TecumselI, one of the foremost, was
sunk almost instantaneously, carrying down
about 100 men, including Captain Cravan.
The gunboats, having passed out OF the
reach of the FORTS were pursued by the for
luidable rebel ram Tennessee and three iron
clads. The ram was immediately attacked
and battered so effectualy that it was oblig
ed to surrenderin few minutes. The ram
was but slightly injured.
Lieutenant Prentiss of the Monongahela,
lost both his legs. Captain Mahony, Of the
Oneida, lost an arm.
The HeralGS off Mobile correspondent
SAYS ''When the rebel iron clad Selma sur
rendered to the Metacomet, on boarding her
it was found that she had lost fearfuly. Her
deck was covered with dead and dying, and
her scuppers ran with blood. Her command
err, Lieutenant ComstOck formerly of the
United States navy, was lying dead across
the breech of a gun, with his bowels torn
ont.
."The Tennessee attempted to avoid the
monitors and made for the wooden ships,
but the flag ship and the Monongahela fol-
lowed her up The latter struck the Teunes-
see amidship with her terrible PROV, caus-
ing the huge rebel monster to reel like Il
drunken man The Hartford then crap
pied the Tennessee, but further blOodshed
was saved by the latter hosting the
white flag. The same horrible slaughter
was visible here as on the Selma Captain
Girard now commands the captured ram
We captured nearly three hundred prisoners.
Our army has possession of Dauphin Island.
The Hartford was injured more than any
other ship.
"a large force of our soldiers have march
ed from Pensacola to invest Fort Morgan,
to prevent the escape Of the garrison.
WAsHNGroN, August 10.
Official dispatches have been received by
the Navy Department from Admiral tarra-
gut, dated Mobile Bay, August 9th, con-
firmiug the accounts heretofore received of
our success there.
After the Tennessee surrendered, the re-
bel glnboats Gaines and Morgan succeeded
in getting under the protection Of Fort Nor
Gan. This terminated the action of the
day.
Farragut sent flag Of truce to the COM
manding officer Of Fort Morgan, Brigadier
General Richard l.. Page, to say that il he
would allow the wounded of the fleet as well
as their own, to be taken to Pensacola where
they could be better cared for than here, he
would send a vessel. General Page consent
ed, and the Metacomet was dispatched.
The total loss on our side was 40 killed
aud 80 wounded On the rebel Tennessee
were captured 20 officers and about 10 men.
On the Selma were taken 80 officers and