, 1864-08-16

11,e f.n1e Naval VIrfnrv
WASHINGTON, Monday, Aug. 15.-The fol-
los ips official dispatches have been received
at the Navy Department:
OFFICIAL
FLAG SNIP uAn1ronp. NOZZLE BAx.l
FRIDAY, aug. 5, 1874
To Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary Of the Navy:
have the honor to report to the Department
t1at this morning entered Mobile Bay. paseins
between Forts Morgan and 1slnes, and encounter
ing the rebel ram tennessee and gunboats Of the
enemy. viz, the Selma, Morgan and Gaines.
The attacking heet Tas underway by 5:a5 .. m. |
in the following order: The Brooklyn With the
Otorora On her port eide; the Hartford, with the
Metacomet; the Richmond, with the Port Royal;
the 1-acluwana, With the Seminole; the Mononga.
hela, with the Tecnmseh; the Ossipee, with the
ItAtca and the Oneida, with the Ga.cua.
On the tta1board OF the neet VIE the proper pn-
sition Of the.monto1s or iron clAds. Fort Morgan
opened upon us At ten minutes past seven O'Clock,
and coon after this the action became lively, A
We steamed up the main ship channel there VA.
zone citacultT ahead aud the Hartford pae.ed on
ahead Of the Brooklxn. At to1ty minutes past
seven the monftot Tecumseh was struck by a tor.
pedo and eunk, euinc down very rapidly and car
r1nr down with her ali tue officers ind crew With
the exception of the pIlot and eight or ten men,
who were sayed bv 1 boat that sept from the
Netacnmet vh,ch Eas a1ouce,de OF me-
The U.rtfo~a Ind nas..d the boats b.fnre ci.ht
o,c,oct Efna.nv mFpe1r rartd hr N. rrhcl nm
ho.ts ordertd 5hc Mctarou,et to cast of ana 90
a. .,1r.rt, oFtba,n o,e ~ uh,c,, f,he s.,m,, shr
.rcraaded IN r,ntrrtno All the vesse1a had naa.z
a5 ~ fo,+s r~ e.eo brt .bc rehe, r.r, renneascr
80 stt,1 .nns,.rt1r nn;r;n,ed T., onr r.,r
s;o,.i ,r.a ~ o,ce ,nsd n al the noet IN trrn
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-N> ~'~S $3.50 @f~~~~S --N
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1.,n. -,.o .,rnc,- hc- h1t fnef,ctn.r1~ RI. Al,
.n;n t,.xe hex sevcre sboct Win ter i,o,. .nd ~
he s passed, tred into her whole pot broadsids
Of solid Line inch shot, and thirteen pounds OF
powder, st distance Of rot more than twelve
feet. The iron Glade were closing upon her, and
the Hartford and the zeft Of the heet were bearing
down On her, when At 10 T. n. she surrendered.
The rest OF the rebel hecf, viz, the Morgan and
Gaines, succeeded in getting back under The pso-
tcr1;nn q, Fo,t MORGAN TINS terminated .he &C.
i'm n, II, dav.
sam,,.l r1ch.psn sa,t ,ne h,s er-ora, hp5no
,tr7' se,f hqo,x wnunocd Win comoound rrsc,ure
~ 80 1se .h;c !. !. .,,1,,.pd Iii h,v. m he
sr,nn,.tea @''~3'
has1nS aao Mans VI A' .nen "o0a"suf AnN @"e
Surgeon Of The Tennessee being very oesirons 70
have Admiral Buchanan removed to the hospital. l
| t+nt flag ot truce to the commanding officer Of
| Fort Mosgar, Bdgadser General Richard l. Pare,
to Say that 1t he would aao~ the wounded Of the
fleet, well as the rrbel-. to be taken to PensA.
cola. where they could be better cared for than
| here would send out one OF our ves.els prosi-
ded ehe wou:d be allowed 10 return, bringing back
ahat sne did uot take out,
en- p.ce consented, and the Metacomet VA,
a,.na,che4 The To,a1 ioss IN mr. sice x.s ~
,'!Iaa n!sl'.!. s.'a 60 1850 A'e' W VA ~
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ome 81 ana auoa. G ~ o ~ ~, '"e ens ~ aa,.,.s
dispatch By the frst oppott unltv;
VERY respectfully EoaE ooea' sefF1
VI; = son,d,on
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and an officer stato"ed At the lower e1a 70
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aan,3,.1 Farra1nt y, LITER - fscmmo.
aore P.i.na- aI w. 1r,eons savs ~ az sar.
ir hour r"n 1he nh onr fieet ,ssbpd = two ~ and
In and sailed IND ~ nass cIrse nnd+r t,,e
wv, a4a saIIeu 4nto I've paae: e.ene nnueI I9e =
sns h;as ~ a9ls ~ ana nn,s.sn ~ 4hue
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oatteI1ee euutaue1 9aaIsa 1. @na - ~ -
ns sEacuauon a1a .1e ~ fn1ts 4Sa nneias spas 70.
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crls, shot Wmca sra, ~ 1ueo t1I uGs
n.achlne5 PM sne mas ea'11y ~ romea ca,n. IT.
tne nte ~ uer Gonso foro,,cst rrns Evil al,
cnhsen, oas .. ans ~ s..;,tr dow. nh eha,,, -.
ne most 1ne'autangousGA, Gtn; Snss nv" ADo"'
~ nen, Hcuatnk Gapsa4a at H.a a.+ ,f 4he
Tie gunboats, nas1ne Passea oat " ~ ~
resch o1 tne Iorls, were Pulsueu y .uI ~
| M}dable rebel fam lennesste auu Aulee AIo4