The New York herald., 1865-05-03
CAPTURE OFTwOoF TIE REBEL CREW
LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE RAM.
HER VICTORIOUS END.
Destruction Of Another Rebel
Ram i'm the Roanoke,
&C., &C., &c.

New 0RLEAxs La, April %, 1895
Ono Of tho most impudent and daring feats Of naval
military history occurred yesterday the Missisaippi
river At about noon . steamer sweeping around
the lower bend OF the city, At the rate Of twenty-five
miles hour She displayed the national Dag NJ half
mast
The stranger had nearly passed feet st anchor
the city, when the Lackawanna suspecting her
character, fred, the shell entering her the bow.
In instant the American 1ag hauled down and
rebel colors up and longer doubted that the
swift rebel Webb running the gauntlet Of the
feet; and the Webb indeed she proved TO be-
Az she passed the French man-of she dipped
nag Five or six shots we're fred from our vessels bus
not more than ono or two took effect Two three
houses were hit but persons injured The Webb did
not reply 10 Of the shots but kept with the
tremendous speed downhe river followed by the United
States Holyhock, Lieut. Commander Ghsrardi,
the only vesseLat the time able to pursue.
rn ExcirENRN THE ouY.
was intense. The news spread and In . few mo-
ments It reported that JED. Davis and Kirby Smith
passengers, and that Booth At the helm gold
silver untold quantities said board,
together with all the valuable and ofcial documents %
the confederacy. This tale believed by several and
was repeated by the majority ~ good joke.
PuEun-ruE os wsss
Tho telegraph at Point Celcse-the nrst station down
the rver and not than forty miles distans-oon-
report .appee8a0cv
ssven O'Clock the evening, and vessels oppo
site the city wore on the lookout her retu when
the Honyhock arrived and reported the destruction Of
the rebel ram by Gre.
The Richmond, unfortunately for the webb, tss-
graphed coming up, that meeting Unavoidable
before Forts jackson Philip could BE- reached
The Hoyhock only able 10 keep the IN Sshs-
shell nrcd At ntervals-more perhaps 70 The
Richmond Of her approach than with the hope Of dis
| abling the rebel craft.
Suddenly rounding o bend, near d. Claire Pass the
| Richmond loomed MP, and, not caring TO meet such 9
formidable antagonist the Webb turned In ths hope o1
| once passing New Orleans; but there, directly
ahead, the Hoiyhook, bearing dowp upon her hk<
avalanche with the evident intention Of running Into
her.
This idea was as dsagreeabls to the onscen Of the
Webb the guns OF the Richmond Hsmmed In, be-
wldered defeated without firing shot, the bow Of the
Webb turned towards the shore Of the left bank Tho
vessel aground, fred and abandoned the onncers
and crew escaping to the swamps over Aecalrs nata
Only man and boy, out Of . crew Of forty-two,
were captured.
Boats wcr. lowered and every effort made 70 extin-
guish the flames, but TO purpose and the Webb
left TO her fate.
Her flag captured.
One man was found asleep In the engine After
the vessel abandoned aud while she nrs He
was rescued from a terrible fate by our seamen. His
name Is Charles Preston.
TUE PASSAGE sHREvEroRr
From this man and the boy who were captured tho
following has been gathercd:-
On Monday the 10th instant the Webb left Shreveport
Louis ana, the Red river, twenty Ave miles below
Alexandria She stopped at Cotes landing and took
board two hundred and hfty cords OF wood.
At hafpast four o'clock A. NJ on Saturday she lef1
Alexandria and anchored about seventynve miles above
On Sunday the Webb parsed feet at the mouth ol
Red river and though several shots fred 1t heS
she escaped serious injury, and continued her course
down the Mississippi II Is said that she arrived oppo-
this city without being challenged suspected
The telegraph wires between New Orleans and Baton
Rouge and Forts 81 Philip and Jackson reported
cut; bat this doubtful known In this cay al
early o'clock yesterday morning that the was
on her way down the Mississippi
RrESuoxs
Knowing that tho OF the rebellion was hopeless,
II determined TO place quantity OF cotton rosn and
turpentine board the Webb and attempt TO her
out to sea by southwest Pass she accordingly
sdcn with hundred and seventeen bales Of cotton,
and several barrels Of urpentne and rosn. The jnien
her into havana sell the cargo, and thsn
run the blockade into Galveston.
COMMANDER.
Tho webb was commanded by Captain Reed, formerly
OF the United States Navy, and more recently COM
mander OF the pirate Tacony He was also tho chief OF
the party who captured this vessel
The webb has had opportunity 10 distinguish herself
during the
When General Banks proceeded up the Techs two
years ago this vessel and tho Mary the only
iron -csds that escaped. The following Ia . list Of
oFricsRa
C1ptdin-- - Reed
Erectfpe OHcr-Licutenant Hall.
Afsstar Suvgcon-Dr. Ailiion.
kidshfpmdn-Mr. Scott
Masters Mdfe-Denjamin Jevia
Jtiot-John Lewis
thtef Ergneer--Mr. Smith.
<sstsfant Eng.nces--Henry Lewis and - harsh
Qioers Signal CorpS-hessrs Lewis and Derr.
Rkcxsr ArrrAtAscr
| A tho Guiding Star pssscd opposite MecalIs fsts
could DO lying with her broadsde cio7s 10 toe
shore sheet Of IRE four or fve foot height wassn
| burning at her bow. She Is Amos; defircysd 70 t1s
wsors edge, her machinery, bow and porb'n 0' H'r
| wheslhouse alone beins visible.
Another Unfortunats Hsbcl Kan.
wAsnssror, May ., 1865.
res Nav pepsy,m,pt has received con munica'i~s
| sycr, ccr,m.nssr w n HcComb, under date Of lf-t
| n :. plymouth. n c., In which no says:-1 got n
v,..vasv n The eject tsi tho rcSes had sont noa
| n.,,.r, soup N, Roanoke and that II was then -
| .sov. Ms place Immediately started from Win
| ~. ylsern.rs and arrived here last night then To-
| ,,v.. ccsnpa,der Tebger had sent party up, ind
lJ..,snsa, rrspklln of The Isaacs which parry "a
rsusd the battery sunk Jsnssrllla by Of hs
a. .cpsdoes Lieutenant Franklln st rrc 20 all o.
nn vas aSsve wai.- abo,n ,vo ieO,, ard %" suri''