New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-22

had no authority whatever the naval pTanem
Mtnhell had in fact set the military at denance; man
ter waived the point however being ,hs forts was
the course pursue when possession Oh '"e -'''
secured. ,.,.,, vrare seated at
the table board the Harriet Lahs WIN had Comman-
before them. Porter had signed them, as "au N
der Renshaw, OF the Wesihed. u,rh, y, the Harriet
lieutenant Commander Wainwright Oh tpJ han one
Lane was about follow with his signature % deek
of his officers requested h'm urgeny ht the Louisiana
He returned with the report Una. W. ward the
was drifting down the river on hre soihs yards
Union vessels, which were anchored the ifoncad
apart. Being broadside 10 the oui''
would not have room TO pass. .r,-od IN tbe Con.
This is sharp practice Porter remarked 70 when
federate officer "but II you can stand inc
it comes we We will go on ana hniSh 'H' '''
ton" ,-,,,. ordcrs To pass
the word to OF the other vessels 10 yee Of the
burning wreck II necessary but net to leave e nn1can
age. The pen then handed 70 ueno' 81 wboss
and TO Colonel Higgins, the Doluncss Unity of a
signatures gave no evidence OF Inc proAn"'' "
possibly fatal explosion. =, ,o,,ad ou,etlv
the result which was not long delayed, the eAP,os
taking place with shock that fairly we'll over
70 mort The capitulaton regularly finished asse
the interruption. The Louisiana mao and injured
nothing but Fort st. Philip, at which ono ma"
TSs action of the Confederate naval officers in
ing the Louisiana severely censureu W ut they
ARMY The latter assured the Federal oncers 'ne
felt in no way responsible as the vessel was com,
uuder Commander Mitchelrs control my . " tne
Ionisiapa as he had calculated upon her qsefulhess
her fermer owners operations further up INC
orfederat ocer, the coors OF the fort hauled
and delivered TO The Tan the
morning after the aght shono smiling faces even
.ny seysd tho congratulations of his officers as
he had conducted the great ght-wiih imperlu
He wasted time in vain regrets over ano , " Push on
features of his victory but making the signal us 49,,
70 New Orleans seemed forget the imperlsnaoe as
he had won while IN thought no was iV''""e -
great victory to the end
THE GIINBOATS AT SHILOH.
After noting the preparations made Tor tho
advance toward Pittsburg Landing, Admiral FOR
ter says: .ro,
The acoouat OF the famous battle which soon occurred
nj this Mace must be left to military writer's put the oa
tie of Shiloh with its changes Of fortune from hor "
hour, its keen anxietes, the splendid nghtlhR on o
sides and the splendid victory which was hhiiJ
wrencbed from the enemy after he hac driven our rosp
hack upon the river Will always be remembered ny
those who have read the history of that day'
We will only refer to the moment when our troops
having been driven by the enemy from point W pun"
and ridge to ridge had reached the river oanK anu were
brought to bay Here the gunboats Lexington ana
Tavlor rendered good service and the National troops,
rallying under the cover Of their guns now maze
superb resistance, and although the enemy huns Ill"
self again and again upon the Union lines he was ag
and again driven back The military historians nave
MOI done Justice the work OF the gunboats AT I'M. lm
@ the and Of these vessels the Federal Army
would have been annihilated. Between our 20,
son ana where the enemy had prepared for this last
rush was "a ravne which they must cross IN the
aud here the two cnnboats took up position. AT the
same time Colonel Webster. OF General Grant s.an,
Ga.tilv corctel some scattered and placed them
where th,y would play on the left flank Of the enemy
line when they should advance rms was the "ooi,,
pont in the battle. The next haii-honr WOMB
eItle the question whether victorious Conieder
army should occupy and lay under Contribution 'o
There was brief ull firing while tho rebel host
was making its final preparations anu our troops VIZ
being collected in a semcircular mas win the centre
not half a mile the river Our men with inc eH
ception of the shameless skulkers had Fought DrHcy
hut were now I'm dlsOrganiZed condition ana III seems as
II their main dependence must now DC upon tne eu'
which Colonel WEBSTER had collected 70 check 'ne nu
vance OF the enemy AS staten W " nc - ii,y
troops massed 50 as 70 strike tne han
at our lett ihat by turning IL they could seize the
nsperis and stores Ii did not occur 10 tne enemy
that this would bring their column under ,he guns ~
Fayor red lss shell and the Lexington about the same
number aud be imagined what gaps were made IN
massod at the rayine rush upon our disorgi~ed
troops already drivennearly to the river: 81, ,,, ~
posterity that Taylor and Lexington prevented part
OF our army chat day from being driven lnio lhs
river and turned the enemy back when he considered
that the victory III his hands WAY General Grant
did not have large number OF ennooaIs ~ aS,s
Land ny il not understood, as was most laNo"De
position for their aud the 10000 Soniedsrases
many opportunities them TO throw IN an enectivehre
THE VICKsBURG COUNCIL OF WAR
This historian gives the following sketch OF q
council of war on which hung the fate OF the Union
ARMY investing Yicksburg, the grit and deterin ned
will aud final decision of the general OF that army
being opposed to every one OF HIS counseilors:
Having consulted with Admiral Porter regarding the
possibility OF passing the batteries at Vckseurg Win
sufficient force a point which his Inlnd was mdde
| easy he fGrant called council Of war at which all
the division commanders except sherman and MeCier-
nand were present The plan proposed 70 tne couhcl
send the gunboats below nieHsDafg WIZ ,lo
to protect their boilers and machinery 10 H4Iuh 'e
| array over Carthage, and thence transportH u
| Tho ue.
This proposition respectfully but strongly opposed
by All the generals present. Sherman sent his Object
which we God wiring. aud McClernand, TO
whom Grant had spoken on the subject wrote q eter
and proposed the plan OF gong below AZ OrlEhatlhs
with himself which habit this general had whe
anything OF Importance WAS abou to be uliertaten.
This plan Of Grants seemed TO thOsc afounu s 70 VIC
fun danger and they left no eoquence untitled 70 per
suade him not TO undertake move rsHihs 80 nuen
peril his They urged mat 10 move us aIhy oc
low Vicksburg was to cut himself on irOm MS Ddse oi
supplies at the North cut his own communication
and do exactly what his enemy nost deseu Nun 70 no.
TO place himself ia a position where II defeated the de-
feat would overwhelming The inundated lite OF the
eonntry was pintcd out to him. aud the difficulty OF
moving army and supplies over sueh ROADS as thee
army men VINO mad won their way 10 fame, urged him
with all power of eloquence not TO undertake 'nis
Grant listened to them respectfully and when the last
had spoken ne sald -, - >, -. ..t,a 4.
made up the army wiz move tomorrow at ~ c,oea
when Grant was asked how he would get tue Trans
" That's the Admirals affair Where the queen OF tht
West ana Switzerland can 20 III broad daylight The
| transports eau pass at night
THE MONITOR AND MERRIMAC.
Admiral Porter describes the transformation o.
the hull of the Merrmac, saved from the genera
| destruction of tue Norfolk Navy Yard. to al
| ironclad which, thus equipped, oihcered and
| manned represented at the moment the nost power
ful fighting ship in the world ," adding The
| Federal Government might well feel uneasy at the
tdincs which threatened to carry destruction al
along the Northern coast" OF her commander hi
says:
She was placed under the command OF Flag Officer
| Franklin Buchanan who resigned from the United States
| Navy where he had resped the highest rewards tina
could be bestowed In time OF peace. lie was man OF
undonted courage and his professional ability OF thu