The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-01

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Latest Rebel Reports.
CITY POiST, August 30.-rhe following Is from
the Richmond Enquirer of this morning.
NOZZLE, August 26.-The flag of-truce boat
returned last evening. The Yankees say Fort
| Morgan capitulAted las' Tuesday 40 O'Clock On
Monday afternoon they concentrated their fire on
| he fort, which replied spiritedly. On Tuesday
| the bombardment WIS renewed
In the meanwhile the enemy succeeded in
| getting their howizors into position, and line of
skirmlshers ON the gacis Of the fort, and opened
| u heavy fire on our guns aud gunncrs, aud with
The assistance of the mortar fleet, they succeeded
| in damaging several guu-carriages, The tort did
not tine ON Tuesday. General Page destroyed
every thing in the tort, and ,pikGd his guns.
He, and rrisOn numbering five hundred and
| eighty-one men, were sent to New Orleans.
seventeen men were killed the number Of
wounded is unknown. None of the uOa-cOm-
hHtants were allowed to Visit the city. The en-
my have thrown "A force Of four thousand men on
| the main land AZ G. ants Pas.
SECOND DESPATCH.
MoBIIE, August 2S.-No change in affairs at
this point. All is quiet.
| The Captured Rebel Iron-cIad Ram Cen.
pesse.'-Onicial Report of Her COndi-
| tiOn, etc, etc.
UNITED STATES STEAM SLOor RICHMOND,
INSIDE OF MOBILE BAY, August l3.-Sir In
obedience 10 your order of the 7th inst, hereto
| appended, we have the honor respectfully to
| report that we have made stric5 and careful
survey of the iron.clad casemated steamer Ten
nessee, captured from the Rebels ia the engage
ment in this bay on the morning of the 9th inst,
| by the feet under your command, and submit as
| follows, viz
DEsCRIPTIoN OF THE "rENNEssBE's" HULL.
The hull of the vessel appears 70 be exceed
| iugly strongly built in every part, the material
being oak and yellow pine, with iron faStenings.
| Length from stem to stern on deck 209 feet;
| greatest breadth OF beam on deck, 48 feet; mean
average dTaught of water, about ii feet. The
| deck Is covered fore and ait with wrought iron
plates two inches thick. The sides OF the vessel
| are protected by an Oyerhang, SpOnsOned, and
| covered with two layers of tgJ-lnch wrought
| iron. This Overhang ends about six feet below
the water line The sides af the vessel below tue
| deck are believed to be eight feet thick, and the
| distance from the knuckleor outside Of the over
| hang on deck, to the base OF the CAsemate on
| either side, is ten feet. The vessel is provided
| with n strong heak or prov, which projects about
two feet under water, formed by the cDntinu lriDn
Of the sponsoring, and covered with wrought
| iIon plates.
| CAsEMATE.
The casemate of the vessel is very strongly
built. IL is seventh eight feet eight inches long,
| and twcnty-Cight feet nine iuches wide inside
the sides Of the vessel extending ten feet from it
| on either side ut the greaest breadth Of bean.
The framing consists of heavy yellow pine beams,
| thirteen inches thick and placed close tOgsther
| vertically, Outside planbing of yellow pine, live
| and half inches thick, laid horizontally, and
| outside of this horizontal planklng there Is
| layer of oak timber four inches hlck, bolted on
vertically, upon which the iron plating is Sc
| cured.
The plating or armor of the caSemate forward
| is SIX inches thick, consisting of three twO-inch
| iron plates, of about Six inches vide each and
abatt and on the sides, iive inches thick, consist
ing of two two.iuch thick, and one une-inch thick
| iron plates of the same width. Tue vel on piue
| fmming OF the casemate is planked over inside
with Two and haf-inch oak timber, laid on
dagonally
The whole Of the armor pl ting Is fastened with
through bolts, one and one-quarter inches ia
diameter with wa.hers and nuts inside. The
casemate is cover, d on top with wrOught.irln
gTatiDgs, composed Of ba 3 two inches thick and
SIX inches wide laid fiat, ami supported on
wooden beams, twelve inches squire, aud about
hye feet distant from each other. Some Of these
gratings are hinged, and ii ted to open from the
inside.
There are ten gun ports in the casemate-tW 40
| IN bToadslde, on either side, three forward aud
three ait. The forward and after ports, TO port
ana StarOOaid, are placed so ns 10 enable the fJr-
ward aud after pivot guns to he used AS hroadslde
guns. The directly forward and after ports are
on line with the keel. rhe ports are elongated
and made just wide enough for the entrance of
the muzzle of the guns in training, and only high
enough % allow moderate elevation and deprrs-
sion Of the gun. The wooden backing IS cut
away on each side Of the ports inside of the case
I
point forward aud af'. The gun ports are covered
with wrought iron sliding plntes or shutters i've
inches thick tsOse for the four b;Oadside guns
fre fitted in Slides The sliding plates or shutters
tor the pivot gun are piyOed on the edge with one
bot, that can be knocked out detaching the
shutter, II necessary, and are worked by "a com
binaiiOn Of racks and piniOus.
ARMAMENT.
The armament of the Tennessee consists of six
rifyd guns called by the Rebels Brooke's rides
| aFn inch oVI NHA
four broadside guns are iuchb0re. These
guns are reinforced abaft by two wrought iron
bands two inches thick respectively. Weight of
projectiles 95 and ll0-pound solid shot Tue
pivot guns are fitted on wooden slides, with a
rack let into them. On an arm attached 70 the
carriage there is plnion for running out the
gun, and by raising the arm the rack is thrown
out Of gear TO allow the gun to recoil
The arrangements for working the battery and
the implements and machinery employed appear
10 be very good.
QUARTERS FOR oFFIcERs AND CREW.
The cabin is large and comfortable for an iron.
clad vessel. The ward-room is situated imme-
dately over the engine and Is open % il, and
although sufficiently commodious we are of the
opinion that IL would be impossible for officers OF
others TO preserve their health or 10 live there
comfortably for any length of time in the alb
sence OF berth deck and more perfect ventila-
lion than is at present provided. The quarters
Of the crew are excellent and exceedingly com
Iortable for an iron-clad vessel of her description
These quarters consist of u roomy berth deck
with rooms lifted up on either side for the junior
| officers
The berth deck communicates with the case.
mate by means Of large hatch, and Is provided
| with two large ventilatOrs through the deck out
eide OF the easemate. While in port and in mode.
rately smooth sea, it is believed that the bertb
deck will be found 10 be sufficiently we'll venti.
lated 10 insure reasonable degree of comfort 20
The crew; but when the yentilators are un shipped
Il Is believed that the one blower now on board
land which is also used for forcing the fires) Is
not sufficient TO produce proper circulation OF
fresh air.
The steering arrangements appear 10 be very
defective, and the accommodatiOas Tor the pilot