Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

brave
succeeding fe; that at time than hve, and
the Of feet But under such
pes the defenders Of the fort the con-
the enemy s. have to the gauntlet at the water bat
terry which rowna at the foot OF the southwest and wes
EN- bestlong
TRK TBkNEssEE IN ACTION
Another neal of guns heard tie Tennessee with
Admiral Buchanan standing outside her Shield as 10 the
fight of the herrnac There agan ne ooniFG a hsm
wide berth the eastward he pouFs INTO mem MS deadly
at ssVe yards then the CAUTIOUS Brooklyn
and Hartford then the whole fset running past him In ter
much Of bis rars as OF hs deeds One t~o antee
his sau.e and theD with the wings that
fear the 'h rush d1~n hose o
who lag behind, engage the Selma each OF which
make fer the Gaines which, still greater dsproportion,
rushs in their midst "a boldly attempts to grappa the
dy enterprise, receiving few minutes fifteen shots
through her hull and achlery crippled and almost sink
ing, she seems the vvlf,ng touch of the gallant
Bennett, for moment the spssnodc ener
ses of dying man, and exricating herself by supreme
ally rushes shore where she high
dry the solid sand, her whole fame, eEa ed and
hansted by the effort renders low, runDng sound,
the deash.rattle of giant.
But yonder, yonde1 the western shore, the selma
swept By their shot, aad decks co7ered with tbs dead
dying She strikes that flag what she valiantly de-
the enemy who triu nphtly raised their infamous
and stripes the immaculate standard of the South
end eSchanging rapid Shots with t3o OF Federal ships
she sdroity manages to Draw en- RON the ecnest
ceivipg only slight irjaries; and well do she act, the
brave ship for the Gaines sad Sc ma were Il eadE dis
posed Of would have bsen kesa By not less than
the powerful guGhoas With the gallant deed OF
Captain Harrison, Who the same right took ~ his yes
sci t. Mobile keeping raining fight with three Of the
enemy, the world already acquainted, bus what they
knew not, is fhet when sic sfarted he ad Lis noble
had pledged Themselves their sacred Lies and
honor to blow than Lei her !L III Tie
ny's hands.
And now ali anxious eyes turned towards IL, Ten
nessee, which sill the middle Of tho channel
proudly end dfanty expect the combined sorfa Of the
seventeen heavy crafts hovsrog her fank, AID
but she realizes tie thai AFRAID
the proportion Of seventeen they intend to dive
her under the of tie fort SID leave her there
Ill eaten up by the starved oct Of coal an proVi
sious, she will fall al easy prey into their haada.
from deep sumber, ADD Der whole frame shaking with
anger yibrates through The ion nos;Els or er "esfu
her lopgfearaned fury. and suddenly whseii round,
steamed up in qaest of the crew. her
broad plumes Of black SMOKE and STOW white roll
cleavng tho in tWai she roaz nc very image
courage and power combined, ard appears TO our eyes
like the Leviahen of biblical mythology. En, she rash
and IS she nears re western hho!e the enemY haet
scatter u every direction-tour towards town eleven
keeps her frantic rece irv e tbeIn bef5re her urdr
the lee ehore CT Cedar Point, y. beach
the midst Of thirteen vessels, wiz, powerful
than herself with eight F0us against TAG hanafed, 6ne
charge.
eTRUGgIE ST rEEEEsssR.
Thus like Infatuated beac worried bv g pack OF
houuds rushes and Gears up ore, RPS another op&n
ella va als back take fresh spring ar make fer
he vital parts Of The yalpinR thus Dr&ve Huch
turn ana though bis speed eqa.i to the
of his lions heart yet each time he ruhes
gathering cour=sa they form atonnd hai than
mile distance, complete circle. with Tennessee
her, send broadsde broadsjde into her flank Yet
abe not but gves back SHOT soos blow for blow
holes snd severely punching thre3 of her nearest a
versaries to compel them draw from TIE con
| con- cat IN spite of the fearful odds against her.
While the fight waa Progressing, little ow-eressure
of the excitement and pass the tort ;but shot
burnt hsr- The CT the Gaines adc their Ha to the
city last night in small boats.
In midst of ofthe groups our General who
alone had spyg!ass. and in whose iatsgent and nDes
sbe features were reading the progress OF the fight
mutters himself, " chs las ceased firing" We s,rai
eyery optic nerve stretch every sense to watch when
de aly the old We era1 rg 1T crops the pags and sh
out ''she flies the white nag, reres our midst with
the sad SLOW solemn step OF enc who has us close the
I grave his last cherished nope
And The noble ship had struck her coIors
that abe tired not that she but
We ards because 1udder chairs had
parted and she had become inert aud unmapageab!e
mass unable any longer confront foe Soon the base
vulures who had stood afar from her, gathered around
like al beasts Of prey which the carrioa but Iua
from the living flesh and tbs Tennessee was lost
killed during the action but as informed by flag
truce boat the vessel herself und IS when first
launched, aud had she with apparently ts
firg accident shs might yet be tie proud mistress CT the
bay. AS 1t is she wild be OF the most if inc
most redoubable # the eneros may have shortly ~
combat.
Thus closed forty minutes past zine A. IL the con-
est for possession OF lobe Bay, having lasted tE
and ba hours and resulted disastg y, but inao-
riously to our arms.
Abou: eight o'clock last evening fsgoftruca boat was
sent from the enemy to ort Morgan, asking permdsou to
bury dead at Fort Morgan gard their wounded
to Pensacola. Not neng in proper form, mt
ed Others that Admiral Fa7raeut rent message
TO General Page stating thai ne had Admiral buchanan on
board, with bis leg ated and he waited per
mission pass the for:s t. take hin Pensacola aere
wound would % better c2ced hsn hoard of tho
ship General Page led that if he would Admiral
Buchanan to the fort under parole ho would n
to Mobile where re 7oudeceiVe all the attention reqlir
ed
EVACUATION POWELL.
Friday afternoon, Of The rs rama Carrying
four began to reconDore in the Yicig the fort
the bay side. AID in short tine opened on il
That part of the fot rot completed though t7 Guns
mounted there, but they SO exposed that trey
could oe of little SERVICE and ons Of tn diem0uI' ed
he tnlrd or fourth shot from the he fort a.
ever exchanged few aho:s, with what eact il mt
known. The neared the fort within few hundred
yards doug great damage to the One ahot is said
penetrated the bomb proof; two of IL tanks
We destroyed and other dana ge done Tae unena
bio condition Of the place obvious Colonel Williams
deter mined, before his commute Alton F Was
cut off, to evacuate it, he arranged ti1e fnbe Z. he
magazine and then collecting the Together qlietIy
withdrew Cedar Point The explosion o. the ma ,az;ne
took place shortly after.
THE ENzHY's MOVEMENTS.
They ara within the bay and Low what Is to follow ??
eVacusted few hours work viii remove the
in Grants Pass and then there will be uninterrupted com