Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-25
fHB BLOCKADE or fHD PoToHA0
How TIE fsnsscola RAa The 0aantlse e
Mine Milss Of Batteries.

AlAA ADMIRAL loI's ACCOUNT OF 4 fsRrIrrse
NcIpRST OF TIE wAA-oouaAas AND soop
sHAhAHsHrR THAT oRxxKD N. VAs vaen
vAs1ue1os 10 ZEE SRA
Rear Admiral =. 4. Re- sn The u.is.a ssxv,,>
Turing THE SUMNER AND FALL OF
Dls6l the sonfsderAtss hsd effected he CON-
pists blockade Of The city Of Washington and
ths Potomac river. Not az ounce Of provisions
OF munitions Of war could get int Warrington
except BY railway from Baltimore and under
going nansshipment ~ that place. The Poto-
mac river was closed and the rebel batteries
could only - passed By . ssv suar srafu -
night
The doop-of-was Pensacols had been A.
ting Tor sea At the Washington navy yard Tor
nearly year past and in the uonth Of Novern-
Der her engineers pronounced her ready. The
rebel batteries swept the channel Of the river
through distance Of nina miles. and this Wa
the gauntlet the ship was to run she was TO
Join Fsrraguts feet below New Orleans WHERE
she was ordered 10 rendezvous
The confederate officers Of this long line Of
batteries on the right bank Of the Potomac had
possession OF the coast survey charts and they
we're tno: enabled to train their guns accurately
at this place The slevating screws Of the guns
were made secure after the aim had been care
fully adjusted and nothing was left for the gun
ner to do but to watch until the ship should
come N me hne Of IRE and pull his lock
suins. Nine miles of batteries seemed 70
make The distraction Of ths chip pretty surs
thing.
HlADrNo DOVE.
On . star-lit November night Just - The
moon wAa sinking in the west The ship. which
had been lying at anchor 81 Aiexandria. got
under way and headed down the river toward
the batteries and to try the fortune Of war
.onn Msitsrs the only navy yard pilot who re-
con to steer the ship through her dangerous
course Two navy yard tugs were secured
along the on-shore side Of the ship to help the
ships own engines and to be ready 70 assist In
the event Of their being disabled
1t Ia impossible to describe or to understand
now the intense interest excited BY this at
tempt to break through the rebel blockade OF the
federal capital not only ip Warrington but
throughout the country and especially in the
0 ool,d That night, therefore, but few
sleep. as they listened to the booming of the
great guns on the banks Of the Potomac. Pres
ident Lincoln, MIR. Seward, the Secretary OF
war, and indeed nearly or quite all the mem
bers OF the cabinet, embarked in q steamer at
the navy yard and followed in the wake Of tie
.s ASA' ~ ' sAe aftNSu
Oh shipping Point where the hrst gun was
hred from the rebel batteries There they
n,obt =. ~ enS I; SUI Seereo tnfousn ths
nsns tus teceoins nun OK the ship, amid
has ;n .Ts b Smt oooms OF guns Never, per-
up, ~ tue history OF our navy mad so much
ship Of war!
SILENT UNDER FIRE.
Orders from the Navy Department had been
issued to the captain Of the Pensacola that M
renlv shonld he CO. - 49, .,,, '.A' Nv
r. ~. o.. So " VIC feoei batteries
~ "Ss tHs mission Oh thas snip TO pass through
sne uLs OK sne enemy 90 swiftly and as safely as
possible. Ihlnk OF being under the fire Of an
enemy guns Tor one hour or longer and for
Diouen 70 nre bach! The grand old pilot,
Us uhaefs.ooo MS business: The throt-
ues OF tue engines were opened wide: the tugs
were only to keep speed with the ship, and to
siVe neHnet slgnt nor sound to the enemy; and,
~ thn p snremI 'rlck OF seamanshlp ndpilot-
the channel nearest the bat,eries o,' ;'pt
bank of the river. and every shot nassed ins.
over the smokestack," and plunged in
We ulio-Gnahnel water not the length
t;n,.s . .S nne nun. mere were
not on froh =, 80 S Aeei mao
$50 ~ .a = H. y. unoei ~ ana lump OF
snrsd tba asonOd dT Sns . .I Moulo nave IN
rebel batteries and her certain dssir,,c,ion ne
10. Ia s..,a.~.S; oi oef .ain uestructlop. IL
saved tn. sh;n -'' "'sn' "otA' ou' IL
A. aaI,, dpi;
last shot Sr9rrs ~ sns aenseco@ received the
vb;cb Ssil sho-4 | snsMy On aqua creek,
but il Wa the last shoP rno ise IN inc water
ont a Co., rsnir ia 'oe .t oy her Win,
nd a. shi, ~: oa''e'ics were passed
Rut tbun.h n~ No D sho.
wb.t x;ctasr ~ ~; sno. va nrso rom tne snip,
TIC oorsaSa!.. sn,s was Ior the Union cause
its ,vnorancs and wra,h s az richmond. IN
of,;cer. of th. hat.ar;aS piSmeo INC men ana
cnInahIs 49,. anu accused tnem OF
service rers d;. =, u me pest men IN It's
s;nIsS Nj usmissea' degraded. court-mar-
nmartsrs ~ ~ sunfass uis'siouted 70 the four
inc conIS bavs haen ha,t aisn1nEreo; NOTE
moraI;1a tba rshoi 81, ue..e q oaicuisleo 10 de-
the 70 Ty,n $500 o. 1uis cary perloo OF
nense and Isbo Ua" eas ehecaea at great s1-
bionS. da ~ 90" le Apalooneo ana the
Tbe feSooa, na,;,.n Iomae was utterly broken;
tha nathwav 70 ~ aoo "as onoe more "ee ana
w 'No ooean was ciear'
SAVED FOB NOBLE WORK.
. lady of Alexandria has told me, she was on the
oroun of colorad how. l., .r;,,...s s;-....e... :
eve, tha $50. - T.-I