The New York herald., 1864-08-16
Additional Details Of tho Brilliant
Naval Baltic in Mobile Bay.
Of1cial Despatch from Admi-
raj Farragut.
Tho Casualties on the Union
Side,
&o., Co., 90.

WASHINGTON, August 10, 1854.
The following official dispatches have been received by
We Navy Department.
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD, MoBiLH BAY, August s, 1864.
SR have the TO report 70 the Department that
this morning entered VI, ste Bay, passing between
Forts Morgan Gainos, and encounterng the reb el
Tennessee and gunboats Of the enemy-vz: Selma,
Morgan and Gaines
The attacking feet under way by i've fortynve A.
u, In the following order:-yhe Brooklyn with the Octo
her port sde Hartford with the Metacomet Rich
nOnd, with the Port Royal Lackawanna, with tho Semi
noe; Monongahea, with the recumseh Osspee, with the
Ikasca and the Oneida, with The Galena.
On the starboad Of the fleet proper position Of
the Monitors or iron clads,
The wind light from the southwest and the sky
cloudy, with very little sun.
Fort Morgan opened upon at ten minutes past seven
o'clock, aud this the action became lively.
Az we steamed up she main ship channel there was
soane diculty ahead and Hartford passed ahead
q the brooklyn.
Al forty minutes past the Monitor Tecumseh
struck by torpedo and sunk, going down very rapidly,
lan1 carrying down with her all the officers aud crew,
the exception OF the pilot and eight ten men, who
were saved by boat thas sent from the Aetacomet
which alongside Of me.
The Hartford had passed forts before eight o'clock.
and fading myself raked by the rebel gunboats, or.
dered the Metacomet 10 cast OF and in OF them
one Of which he Selma) she succeeded In capturing.
All the vessels had passed forts by half past eight
bat the resel Tennessee still apparently uan
ared our rear.
signal was at once made to all the 6eet to turn again
and attack the ram, not only with guns but with orders
70 run her down at fuf speed.
Tho Monongahea was the first that struck her, and,
though she may have injured her badly yet did
s0oceed in disabling her.
The Lackawanna also struck her, but Intellectually.
Tho flags hip gave her q shock with her bow
end sbs passed poured her port broadsde
sed nine.iuch shot and thirteen pounds Of POWDER
. distance than twclve feet.
Tne iron closing upon her. and the Hartford
aad she rest OF the feet bearing down upon her,
when, at ten A. NJ, she surrendered.
Tho the rebel fect-viz the Morgan and tho
getting back under protection Of
Bort Morgan.
THIS terminated the action or the day.
Admiral Buchanan sent me hts sword, being himself
badly wounded with . compound fracture OF the los ,
which s supposed will have TO be anputated.
Having had many of my own mon wounded, aud the
Of the Tennessee being very desrous 70 have
Admiral Buchanan removed to the hospital sent hag
truce TO the commanding officer Of Fort Morgan Brga
Assr General Richard l. Page, to say that he would
aiow the wounded OF tho ns,t, well their own to
- taken cnsacoa where tney could be better cared
eor than here would send out one Of my own vessels
provided she would 30 permitted to return brin ging
back Dothns she did take out
General rage consented, and the Netsconet de-
spaiched.
The list casualties our part, far as yet
tanned, is as follows
Flagship Harford-Nineteen killed, twenty three
wounded.
Bro,tsgn-Nine killed, twenty-five wounded
LackaDdnnd-Four killed, two wounded
Cweida-seven killed, twenty y-three wounded
Non, aheia-Six wounded.
ketGtornet-One killed. two wounded
Osspe-One killed, seven wounded
Gatnd-0ne wounded.
Rtchmond-rwo wounded.
In all forty.one killed and eighty -eght'woun ded.
On the rebel Tennessee captured twenty
following list OF the oflcers:-Admral r. Buchanan
Commander JOS d. johnson; Lieutenants VIM. J.. Brad
lord, A. y. Wharton, E. j. McDennert Masters Il. De
hoey W. Perrin; Fleet Surgeon D. b. Conrad Assist
ant Surgeon b. c Bowles; Engireers &. ID. Lenipg j.
UConneli, John Hays, L. Benson W. B. Patterson; Pay
masters Clerk J. H. Cohen; Masters Mates Forrest,
Beebe and Carter.
On the Selma taken ninety officers and or
she officers have only heard the names OF two--vz
Commander Peter II. Murphy add Lieutenant and Execu
Sve officer J. II. ComstosK. The latter killed
win send detailed despatch by tho FIRST opportunity
Very respectfully, your obedeut servant,
d. g. FARRAGUT,
Rear Admiral Commanding w. G. B. Squadron. !,
70 Hon. GIDEON WKlLEs, Secretary of the Navy.
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