Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-19


New 1opsail Inlet, went in a boat to destroy
her, but being fired upon by three or four
pieces OF neld-artillery, Withdrew TO carry out
his object otherwise. The following evening
The 22d OF August, he anchored the vessel close
In shore, i've miles south and west OF the inlet
and sent two boats To the beach. About dusk
the men shouldered the 'dingy,- the smallest
boat belonging TO vessels OF war, and carried il
through the Ihicket, u distance OF half a mile
across the neck OF land, and launched 1t I'm the
inland waters, some miles above the schooner
which ne mad determined TO destroy. Quite
unlike Cushing, he did not go himself, but dele
gated Ensign Coney ITO capture or destroy any
thing that might be OF use to the enemy" The
Soniederates had a.twelye-poundern near by and
capt Adams, who had charge OF IL, having seen
the smokestack OF the Shokoken over the
thicket, came To the schooner for its defense
The LOOKOUT at the masthead was peering to-
wards tine entrance from the sea, and COney
came from above; he landed within fifty yards
oi the vessel. one OF his men crawied into camp
counted the men, and returning made his re-
port. "A charge was ordered, and our seven
men bore down on the enemy with y shout. >
len prisoners, a underground howi.zer.
eighteen horses, one schooner, and salt WORKS
were captured. Inc vessel and salt works
were burned Only three prisoners could be
brought on, from the small size OF the boat;
Soney TOOK those most intelligent and good
losing VINO, instead OF being officers, turned
.et 10 De privates. A significant TACT was that
aork Ior FORT Royal, and was once lowed out
noe OIL the line OF blockade by a guuboat
n sh. similar evasons occurred frequently
IL ehe carrier years OF the war.
IN the destruction of the plated ram Albe.
IL, Iio we STE CusnlnS In q true heroic liz hi
Inc press correspondents had for a month or
1nore aPprised the public and the enemy fhat
Sushins vas on MS way from the north with q
SoIpeoo boat 10 blow up the Aioemarle No
method could have been taken thai $50
seem more efficacious To render her desf r,,c,;n
Impossible. The enemy was apprised az he
arrival OF the torpedo boat In the adjacent
waters; the Albemarie was secured To "a whar.
n flymouth; a Gordon of logs was nIacad
around her at O distance of about thirty fees. .
company OF soldiers, with small arms ana
nowitzers, were on the wharf To defend her and
her crew on board to make use of her gnns IT,
enemy was vigiant, and Cushings anproach
was discovered. Yet We find him. under a mil
head Of steam, standing forward undismayei
amidst a shower OF bullets and the fire from
the howitzers stationed the wharf oushing
MS way In over the Gordon OF logs lowering MS
Torpedo and blowing the vessel up al the very
Instant, when a shell from one OF the heayy
ana she went down, swamped by the column n
OF water and spray, which rose high In the air
when the torpedo exploded. The report of
Gushing Is so graphic aud characteristic that II
y given entire:
ALBEMARLE SOUND, n. c.,
October so, 1854
SIR:-I have the honor TO report that thu
Eeoei lronciad Albermarie Is at the bottom of the
Roanoke river On the night OF the 27th
having prepared my steam-launch, / proceeded
up towards Plymouth with thirteen officers
and men, partly volunteers from the squadron
The distance from the mouth OF the river to the
ram WAS about eight miles, the stream ayerag-
Ing in width some two hundred yards and
The town was the wreck Of the Southdeld, sur