Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-30
THE BATTLE OF IRoN-CLADs.

The account of the engagement between the iron-clad sqnadrons of the A ustrians and Ital ians, near the Island of Lissa. represents 'the action as terrific. A Venetia letter to the Pa ris Patrie giving the Austrian version, says
 Admiral Tege.hoff,s the same who on May 1864, had to retire before the brave little squadron of the Danes in the action of Heli- goiand. was on board the armor-plated frigate Archduke Maximilian, lying of the port of Palo, when 8 signal from 8 sloop which had been sent out to cruise denoted some move ment of importance There were then under steam only two wooden ships of the line. the Kaiser, three decker, and @ two decker. and an iron-plated frigate. With this moderate force the Admiral put to sea, and was joined soon after by several arHiored gunboats. .s''' ''5"s Wien in sight of Zara he received intelli- gence that the Italian fleet. comprising twen. tY three vessels, moet of them iron plated, were about to attack Lissa" Three other yes. sels, ofwhich two had belonged to the fleet of the Austrian Lloyd g, but had recently been converted into vessels of war. and an armored corvette. joined the Admiral's squadron. ' This force. Of which the three-decker Kaiser formed the center. took up, iia station at some distance from Lssa, the guns of which town had on the previous evening crippled an Ital- ian armored frigate Upon the squadron com ing into sight the firing both on sea and land became appalliog.e Four Italian armored yes. sels, two frigates and two corvettes, bore down under foii steam upon the Austrian three-deck- er The action became furious. the three decker, enveloped in smoke. appeared like some monstrous animal standing at bay against Q pack of hounds Her gunners nearly all DalmatiaDs, and who were now under fire for i'm sod tr~ h4 1asl os their antagonists by fire less rapid but bet ter aimed. t.....1,-.. ..... ., .,.,,.; AN ITALIAN FRIGATE ENGULFED.
 ,, The Admiral seeing the danger in which that ship was placed went to it's aid and di rected his own vessel at full speed upon one of the large Italian frigates. This frigate, al ready damaged at the water line, was stove in . little above the the deck. A great cry was heard, a loud clamor, an immense gulf seemed to open, amid the waves and then widespread ing circles were seen upon the surface of the water which had again become smooth, The frigate had been swallowed up..ags gat .:
 It's engulfment was, however, marked by a glorious episode. A half battalion of Bersag- lieri, who were on board. climbed up into the tops, and while holding on by the ropes, shoul dered their rifles as on parade ground, and sent 8 final volley upon the deck of the Arch duke Maximillan.- This parting farewell pro- duced terrible efects-twenty killed and six ty wounded, falling around the Admiral, who seemed to be invulnerable. ;. l'.i a.'' .-..-
 EXPLOSION OF ANoTHER FRiaATE. H
 Scarcely had this event been concluded when fearful explosion was heard. A shower of iron and wooden fragments, mingled with DOT tiens of human bodies. fell upon the decks ot the vessels, and an immense wall of water ap. peared to rise up near the Kaiser. The Aus tIian Admiral then found that hollow shot from one of the guns of the three decker had caused the explosion of second Italian frig. ate. Thus, two vessels were destroyed, two crews lost, besides other serious damages to the fleet ,s ....t. if lgg-.1.
 A Milan correspondent of the same paper says: '-'''' '''
 Besides the two vessels lost, three others were entirely hors de combat. The action in it's results was indecisive, but the retirement of the Austrians gave an appearance of victo- ry to the Italians One result of the action, however, was to demonstrate the superiority of the Preach iren-plating over that of other countries. | The Italian squadron comprised several vessels built and plated in France, not one of which has suffered, notwit thstanding g the terrible fire of the Austrians. On the con trary, all the vessels constructed in England are in deplorable condition, and have their armor-plating pierced. The Re d'Italia, which sunk almost at Q stroke, was vessel of very large dimensions, quite new, and entirely con structed in English yards. -.... ..,,... .....
 This is an error. The Re dItalia wal built in New York.