The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-05
particulars or THE Loss OF TIE RAN
hLBEhARLF

The 0olasboro' North Cardinal Journal contain
she particulars q The sinking Of the iron Abe
marie a; plymouth, North Carolina, on Friday last
Il says:
About O'Clock IN the morning daring attempt
made by party az eleven officers Of The zen,
ram Albenarlc. al IlvmoafA, and the attempt vas
sgo.cSsfGl The AibemaTie was nooiSn nv. 'o
wharf a gangwsy connecting her with inc snose
Some distance d0sn the fiyer, IN the stfe"n, iy INC
had of tho So,th6cid sunk there by Captain Cooke
when Plymouth captured from the fanke's.-
gl,a soaihhsld vas used as picket station by our
infanf,v forces. to which they passed u and rom
the shorr b. boat, and this boot was usually kept
at the Sou;hfcld.
thursday night was very dalk and stormy. In
thp darkness ard storm, at the hour stated, the
Yankee expedition surprised, II Is sad, the South
seld pickle; station, and captured all the pckets,
taenIy-rvc ia number. without h'ing n gun, and
81: tieia DOWN the river 20 tho fleet below in their
a.ra boat The vessel used for the Yankee expcdi-
ton . long, low steamer, OF torpedo boat pro-
lsiled by steam or 10y Inuf'ied oars. Having dis
O-a CT the plCkots quietly, The Yankees crossed TO
tho SIDE Of the Tivor opposite 20 plymouth, and,
.oping round, came upon the AlbeInasle from up
tbn stu'aTa. Our informant, who was on the Abe
marie At the tlne, as visitor, and was somewhat
injured by the explosion of the terpepo says that,
IN consequence OF the darkness and the noise Of the
storm, the watch The AlbemaIle knew nothing Of
the approach % the enemy until she was close upon
,h.Ja. The boat was hailed, What boat is that !"
The rply was, "Ihc AlbemaIle's boat !" and at
this yno-nent t1e Abepalle was struck by the Yam
scc boat on the star board quarter In Tbs attempt
II IS thought, the Yankees failed TO blow up the AL
DtmaTle through a defect in the torpedo.
They Immediately swung round their boat again,
and wcre coming down upon the Aibsnaie's bow,
when they Were again asked, What boat is that 20
Ire reply was, You will id soon - and on
the instant the AlbefnaTie struck and the tor
l'afo exploded By tins time the alarm general
throughout the ship, and the rushed 10 arms
aad made for the outside of the armor where they
were met by one or two voeys of grape from how
i-cr III the Yankee boat The Albemaile's men |
commenced rapid fire all around tho ship, but they
could sec nothing of the enemy in consequence OF
the darkness. 1t soon, now, ascertained that |
The torpedo had had the intended effect for one OF
the bows Of the Albemare stove in, and she was
Tapi lily settling down.
In abe meantime, the Yankees, in their confusion,
got their boat in the midst of logs fixed around
the AlbemaIle for her protection and being unable
10 eNtnCe her. the whole patty. with the exception
vi the captain In command, surrendered, torpedo |
boat and all. SO far learn, none of the |
crew Of the AlbemaTle suffered more than few \
slight wounds. Three of the Yankees said To |
have been wounded. They reported 10 be all |
and non-commissioned oficers-vO-
luntcrr, for this daring undertaking. !
The Alternate went down in few minutes, but
the water being shallow, her polt-holes are not |
and though her gun deck j. Ii lew |
inches under water, her guns still command the |
channel, up and down. The injury she sustained |
an te repaired IN two three weeks including the
raising OF thu vessel.