The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-16

upon both fleets and on the leyees OF Men
: phis, described the onslaught OIL the Quee
as terrible and magnificent in the exttem'
{ Under the highest pressure oil steam, sh
D rushed into the enemy's fleet, and, selec
ing their two most formidable rams, Dor
down upon them 30 fercely that ct laI
, they tried to turn, movement which, 1
Colonel EllepB own words, proved iata
10 them" Into one OF these iron'clal
rams, the General Lowell, he drove tn
Queen, with blow that almost cut tn
Lowell In two aud sent her go instantane
ously to the bottom that the Queen Wa
with some difficulty disengaged from tn
sinking wreck, and, before she could b,
A entirely recovered from the collision, 81,
was attacked by two gunboats and partial
" disabled by collision with one OF them
Meantime the Monarch came into action
She first attacked the Gen. Price, the reb
Ell gunboat, passing by the Queen in he
onslaught into the midst OF the enemy'i
fleet, and dealt her q glancing blow, cut
ting off one wheel and the guards Tor
considerable distance, and altogether %
disabling her that she could with Difficult
ty be gotten TO shore, whore she was
with ali her crew, surrendered to the disa
bled Queen OF the West, and sank in shall
low water.
After striking the Price, as soon as the
Monarch could recover headway, she
turned upon the Little Rebel, the enemy'I
flagship, Shich, injured by shot from
our gunboats, was trying toescape, and ran
against her, pushing her hard and last up
on the shore. Without waiting to secure
the prize, the Monarch next attacked the
Beauregard, the last gunboat OF the enemy
in sight-except the JEFF Thompson and
Gen. Bragg, which, blown up or fired by
their respective crews, we're rivaling with
their lurid light the rays OF the early sun.
The Beauregard, already injured by shot,
was struck and crushed by the Monarch.
The crew hoisted a white flag and surren-
dered themselves and their sinking vessel,
which was then towed by the Monarch into
shallow water, where she went down TO-
tai wreck.
About this period the gunboats, which
had maintained steady fire, steamed
down TO the scene Of action, throwing of
detacbments OF men to take possession OF
the "prixesn lying helpless and abandoned
on the bank, or partially submerged In
shallow water, and, in conjunction with
one or two OF the rams, continued for
some lime In nnrsult OF the rebel punboat
Van Dorm which eseaped on this acc asion
N he blown nm, two or three weeks later,
Inv her own crew. ON Inc occrsion Of a
reconnoisance. nv The rams Monarch and
Lancaster.
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very moment oil collision that ne stepped
down from the pilothouse where he had
placed himself to direct the pilot and out
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