The New York herald., 1864-08-27


east bank Of the channel did all .hs dee. In obedience
70 oroess soe put her bead out directly for she rebel
heet and hred her third shot, aiming rennessee
She had proceeded but two three eoRths her new
when sne struck the natal torpedo that terminated
ncr career was mournul, heart sickeniug sight 70
Ook upon the suddenness OF this catas
oe. tne agitation and npheavng Of the water about
the stsrbOard bow ndicsted calamity. "The little
Monleor ~. some ono cried Immediately every glass
was brought TO bear upon her, Some else cried OUT
'Its atorpedo--she " going downp' lnstandy she ap
peared on her port BEAM bows well up, then ed over
hull, and sunk IRON view The terrible ira.
gedy was completed within tho space OF minute.
Attended by the deafenng roar OF hundreds OF
and shells bursting over and about her, surrounded by
the utmost din OF terrible battle that little
70 the bottom carrying with her upwards Of hundred
brave men whom she had thus far borne perfect safety
through II all Her career wsv ended; but by no
yet recognized In honorable warfare she destroyed
As gallanta crew as over manned ship pershed but
the ignobe means that murdered them early in the
tOn only added Increased uere aures should
forever adorn the memory os them. They gave them
selves sacrifice TO their country They met the fate
they had some reason to expect, and by bravey
fronting II avered il from others II an heroic act
to lead that hee through those dangers Meme but be
would have ventured upon duty. As heroes.
theu they died. and were buried In their deep blue
with more than hero's salute They died they woud
have wished 10 die and their country will cherish the
fame they so calamity won
THB SURVIVORS.
From the bubbiing waters that marked the spot
OF the frightfu catastrophe there rose TO the BUR
face thirteen the sole survivors OF the gallant crew
who have made the American navy our pride and boast
Nine OF these were rescued small boat which nooy
put away from the gunboat Mstacomet 10 rescue them
and four to the shore and made prisoners by
the murderers of their comrades.
DISASTER
most demoralizng TO those who witnessed it Every
body was appalled, II was so sudden, 70 fearful 10
its nature that the soutest hearted might well quail
Fortunately The msndcrs and pilots OF the
panon Monitors the fearful spectacle, their
being below, where nothing s seen or known. These
vessels sackened speed little and hauled closer into the
ohNRa hn u uf pk hAr
whom u bad its full effect They we're brave men on
that snip not abe to give way 70 fears or foolish apps
Responsibilities not TO be- rashly assumed under
such terribly threatening circumstances That fatal
pass In safety. Would it be right for the commander OF
ship TO rush ahead into such danger without notify
his SUPERIOR II not lack Of courage was 1t an
evidence OF weakness or ndecison that the commander
Of the Brooklyn stopped and signaed back TO the Admi
raj, 'We have lost our best Monitor'-n was simply
the discharge Of his duty Had IL rested with him TO
determine the pursue under the circumstances
he would doubtless have been fully equal to the occasion
THE ADMIRAL TO BREACH.
The Admiral on receiving the sgnalled communion
tion simply replied. "Go ahead and, pressing on all
steam, by the Brooklyn, and himself took the lead
IL the display OF characteristic trait 10 the great
sailors chsracterfearlessness and determination. He
knew, too what likely TO be the effect OF such ca
amity and that y could only Dc avercd ~ counter .
demonstraion BY rushing 70 the front Of the line him
self he Inspired everybodt with his own boldness and
enthusiasm Amid the rdAr Of the battle there was no
time think or the fallen shed tears those who
had gone the bottom II mad been intended to pass
the neet by the for and no obstacles however great
should Illustrate IT, The whole fleet reanlmated by
this display Of determnason and eassured OF success
No batting no indecson on any hand. Every ves
sci was before, and all headed into the bay
rRR PASSING BROOKLYN
During the time that elapsed In the sinking Of the To
cumseh and the development of s effect upon the rest OF
the fleet the fort had not ceased ts firing had our
vessels abated theirs The work Of destruction went on
as no unusual calamity had occurred. The point at
what sousherIy--of the fors. She bad starred for
ward again. however, As the Hartford passed her,
and al that moment both ships o,.s were exscs,y
the Brooklyn both vsisels simultaneously discharged
their full boadsdcs Of inch guns into the water bat
terry OF the fort The effect was tremendous. the bat
terry that moet feared eecsuaiy senced. Eight
inch shells bursting At IN the contracted
space occupied by single battery would naturally
moralize It's occupants The runners
pieces confusion aud could they again. dur
ing the tendency o. the hess Be induced 70 resume Their
ships passing TO follow this example, and tho Hartford
steamed away the channel, closely followed by the
Brooklyn both relieved 10 great extent from the re o
the fort
II advantage that during the action the wind
what little there WAS, the blowing all
smoke directly spop she fort, where hung in
venting them frsm seeing any Of ships They were
therefore compelled TO fire by guess dong only she slight
est possible damage Indeed, none OF the vesses were
injured by the IRE Of The fort
rfyEy rAssr THE roRT IN sAFEry.
II would be simply series Of repetitions describe
the passage each Of the vessels by the o The clouds
OF smoke that covered after The
Of The fight the rebels from watchdog further
movemonts with dehniten They could only by
gness ths smoky bank, and sbe chances Of
their shot hitg On the contrary, vessels could
we'll i'm se RI and ss they came M each poured In its
broadsde 1mpsb,pg WORK OF lestr ocon and then
passing Ender Of its own smoke In the mean
time two cr tho Monitors, for reason, bugged the
shore close under the fort, conentng themselves by
pouring their heavy discharges OF and canister into
she rebel work and keeping her water battery silent
sructon Of the rebel aeetto the Manhattan the only
one that keot steadily on her course The belchng Of
the guns the shrekpf Of the Tying missiles the bursting
that called ont ard The thick dangers that impended
all hands-rcnspred b. make the scene OF the
thrilling and exciting shat caDewel be imagined But
amid il al heet weit safely through. Bot passing
the fort danger uAs encountered.
DspKR&o, or
The little Monitor Manhattan was the hnt 10 emerge
from The cloud OF smoke that enveoped the vicinity or
the FORT and as she steamed away abe took course d.
rectly for the reoo teot, opening her guns upon
passed the fcrt The Hartford being faster
saer soon ovtrhaued and passed the little fellow, let
Buchsnans ship TIE ether vessels following. one after
the other opened their gums the mark and
nc II hsa ~ o,a s"ohe o chss,c,e, ~ ~
ssd nght sltoget6Sr different from that which
they bad pfomised usmeelvcs Il would seem that they
had calculated on the probability Of Of the Monitors
.oodea % ships win Their ~ inmsus. =, Das,sr.s, -,
safety, and sscaps destruction from The hundreds
Of sorpedoes that hed the channel, were probabilities
that had ns, even been entertained But now the whole
he bay, each ship II passed from uDder the terrible
hre OF the fort separating Itself from s consort thus
doubling numbers OF the Invading foe Al first the
rebels seemed disposed .te fight out on that line
and for few minutes held their position, but the rapidly
diminishing distance between them and their adversary
sod the coespopdnRiy rapid increase OF the re they
seived, tended msrsraly 10 modify their views OF their
strsngh aDa confusion succeeded 10 their presr
ranged bu now sbsnsoned plan Of battle Gradually they
fell back befose Farraguvs 1eet, occasionally vomiting
forth N'd discharge then showing their heefs
ing st the same time their strength and speed with
Tie speed seemed 60 be with them against Mont
tors sloops and the Union gunboas had orders
pursue them. ~ skiful msnauvr,ns they managed TO
slip around 70 right avoiding sbe Monitors, and
eet reacnea the ower anchorage they found them
selves uader The better 6 Fort Morgan the Tennessee
alone for short tms contendnF Al long rdDgc with the
victorious fest dehled into the bay, and then abe
followed hsr companions Morgan, and The first nghs
ended
THE VICTORY.
The victory was won-comptete, glorious, grand. AZ
twenty minutes past eight O'Clock precisely hour
twenty minusss from the time they had nfs cucountsred
the rebel hrs, Tie crews Of these noble old chips
pped 70 breakfast within the strongly defended Mobile