The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-19

( cooIIy went 10 work to make all his sr
= rahgements TO blow her up. This he
was enabled to do, owing to block adj
D. runner gong in right ahead of him. the
d iort making the blockade runner signals
e which they also did to the Louisiana.
; me gallant party, after eoollv making
a.! thelr arrangements for the expIosion
LEI. me vessel, the last thing they did
3 Deing TO set her on fire under the cahin
Then taking to their boats. thew m.J.
their escape off to the Wilderness lvir~
tetose by y.-=~The Wilderness then ,,,It -
shore, with good speed, to avoid the ~
iects ina might happea from the expIo
.ioh' AT iorty i've minutes past one on
.he morning OF the 24th, the explosion
TOOK place; and the shock Was moi bing
like so heavy as wss expected. 1t shooL
me vessel some and broke one or two
giasses, but nothing more.
ATTACK OF THR vLEET.
AT daylight on the Dish, the feet sot
under way and stood, in line og baftle
AT 4l:S q. m. the signal was made To on.
gage the forts-the Ironsides leading. and i
ene MonAdnock, Canonicus and Mahonac
ifoiio"ing. The Ironsides opened FIRE on
.nc ioft' which were fling at her with ALI
eI"S-"hlch did not seem numerous
on the northeast face. AIthougb {
counted what appeared 10 be xeven,o~'s a
guns but four or FIVE of these were fri b
rom that direction, and they were - t
tenccd as soon as the Ironsides o,.nod O
their terrific battery. Hou a
Inc minnesota then took her no.;,;or II
III handsome style, and her guns Sf,ar Il
Sung 'he range were fired ranidIv re
"nhe me Mohican, Colorado, and the d.
l~lss vessels IN the plan, got to Their pr
,'St,ohS' All firing to cover themaelvea az
yhiie Gnchorlng. BY the time the las. 2l
= = 'ne large vessels anchored and .oot co
neif batteries INTO play, but one or two qu
uhS OF the enemy were fred. this ts,, ,p
'1er driving them ali 10 their bon,h Or
roofs. '1eF oomD- ~ ~
ne sm&i! guhbasts Kansas, UnadilJ, wh
equoit' Senaca, Pontiac, Y.ntic a. sau
uroh look position to the nortbvord ing
IA eastward OF the monitors. And .r6 attt
ded the works. The Shenandosh r. A
hdefoga, Mackinaw, Tacopy and Van mel
!. I. "1I' LOOK effective positions as n,arke6 der
on the chart, and led their f;re r. an {
e e. Already begun. The SANTIAGO rio grea
o"' Fort jackson, Osceola, Chint,aw. bar
sSScos' hhode Island. Monticello On. .hd
: ony ana IsRco dropped into positio,, four
,oluI"e 10 order; and the battle be- CuAf
no sehefai- if he
Iiour ana ffteen minutes ahe, man
o.A"' Vas nred, not shot c,rn4 BE +,
- '"0 n'rt' Iwo magazines lad been ordeI
& ~ our smells and the fort ga, cony
are LII several places and such 70. had
OF missiles were falling into And h
sung over II, bat it was imno..;bl. tiea
'ning humsn to'stand it. Find the g
me oAtteries were Dilenced com woun
od, oirec'eo she ships to keep ur, ing OF
'uerate hre. in hopes of attract;na / al
, =, oi the transports and brine dient
~ u al sunset Gen. Butler cape it
ms nag ship, with q few ttans,,ort.
no' haV!ng arrived from Ran
,,II.I 700 is's TO do anytAisK moro I
10 pees 10 retire for tie In
,';,I anchorage, which the, ,euiat
~ "S molested by the oeng
eprat ho~ pass
sovo, o"eVtf. TO have TO report Commi
~ severe casualties by The burstioa amend
On boord t[ fari OFT cannon. Ont ing tn
y On BOARD the Ticonderaga. kiln. cent..
anu wounding sever. TWO Il,
;. Another burst on the Yant;e other
one ohcer and two men. Anotb .he bill
'"e "uhlaia, killing two Officer. read a
ung ana killing ten Others Mr..
=, y" 'he Mtcklnaw, killing one question
TV"nolng hve other men ed, was
vo SuaAef city, woundinQ The +
,banna LII another on the A BILL
/ think "oundlng more
bursting OF ,ho redel
disconnected the cra.,s % ~ IA All WnEK
ere the accidents sno yes from its
y 1na a"u All great distrust Of N. ~ 'he
ioo Founders, and, as subseoue,,, ,ull' wou
1'e' they were unfit for service M I'LL SOY
tulated TO kill more OF our MN means 10
'oSe OF the enemy. Feqlent
oi the vessels were strpck 49, Hon, an
:. The Mackinaw h al o,ce only agni
y" WIN shell, and ten o, now
persons We're badly scalded Thg reouct' sr
was aruck with she'll near ~ material
Is' end was at one time in 'ion OF al
con nai'lon but her eflicient com. le'ldue,
stopped uptre leak. while ths rom and
sH iouSnt. out the battle. mot war The
rum the damage she reee;vad enc, /.
= TIC "as The only vcssel tba. IAI, .ale State
to repair da images. iei' ter, a..d u
LAxD AYrAcr nv Confedera
~"tn' Christmas, ali the .,.n. 'uil
! arrived, and Gen. Butler 49,, "y t4
.'AeL 70 see me and arrange The q. ,. VI =
nie !, Tor the DAY. 1t was deci5ad &c g. RON IN
= attack the forts again. wLiia ~ II. :.
landed and assaulted them :. 'ne reAsu 81
q gunboats under nfe. l sent shall be
5, GIisson. to noxo- 1land OF amount ou
with their hoa,. '"e troops duced TO o.
.rs RI: ooaA IN landing OF dollur,
rs rs FINDING the smaller va: S.o aoiinr';
100 lar from the beach. viii oAc' >. 7
oold' sent in the Brooki. Tet"esn IN
~ Ah example, which the. ~. nIteo o'A
: ever commando, .bonId eeiVso
/ oava ~, S"ouid- 'r produce
ndIngs- 70 this numhar - ISi"nd cot
Tho small va,sai. .ioer .h were ratio OF Hou,
ne coast, and finally ! .,nt =, - eDrn ana
= or nine vessels that - - me redet
Ter Commander Guest. l., - Ia cifcu,atlo
70 Ind a way scross The b.n % oeSn redeem
with, besides t:,o.o - 20 land two dollars
iy srovi,, ed with .ho... army dollars per b
s"e;tt by the Cove
4, on the 25tb T ping ports
Ter way and fAm in I;4a, o,"'es; n ovi
"a "a was quicli5 done. The ~, a'ore'ald, o.
X was given, and the Jron IL nsent CT tt
position in her usual h6na ne ne same, pc
me n, monitors following clos. she shit in
All the Eesseie followed - .a. tne cotte
ne order, and took po.i,io,, co,,n ,,oli'y OF
aot being fred at thew co.ton ten ctassec
nols nred at Ihe torr last wa. o.son IN
into line. The f.inr thi. Ansy oe de1Ive
snd 'uficient to anuse a. exc. +. Tna
ping five r,iiss ,s,.e which and collection
o. cotton. corn .
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