The New York Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1865, Page 1

$ WHOLE NO. 10,450. NEW YORK, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1865. CANBY OPERATIONS AND THATCHER. SIEQE “OF SPANISH FORT. ‘When They Were Blown Up by Torpedoes. Our Loss About Eight Hundred ~ dn Killed and Wounded. General . Steele’s Command . from Pensacola. .§ ‘ _ “Capture of Brigadier Gquoral Olxuson, of Ale’ 3 Y/ ~ dame; Twenty-two of His Officers, Four, aN YN) Hunéred Men and About Pour Mun- ue WHISTLER li The Mobile and Montgomery Railroad Cut Q || and Two Trains Captured. SN = Loss of the Monitors Milwaukee and Osage in Mobile Bay by Torpedees. Four Men If Peet Killed and Seven Injured. "in Rat aii it, etal A NAVAL ENGACEMENT EXPECTED. Steele and Canby’s (oiumns Only : Bix Miles Apart. f MAP AND DESCHIPTION OF SPANISH FORT, Wc cracs BIST INTO BATTERY powered oY | @honrAw Point Barre Jy DMponr | } { -REB BL ACCOUNTS, @ARROWS pasate yo FLOATING BATTERY # GUNe ; | SaaS ae oe eer | xm QSPANI6H BOUND FORT BAY Tisiaaaees steamship rea if 4 ° | : } fs ° ooo ca aon” RAM PHENIX es SUNK IN CHANNEL i z -H i iE 4 g ; IN FRONT OF MOBILE. Map of Mobile Bay and Spanish Fort-—-The Position of the Monitors Milwaukee and Osage ) GUBLAKELEY = is BLAKELEY BATTERY | ES ea tt BW hiiet sia, Dk ran » a 2 Wet ioc pin BATTERY MILWAUKEE of {te teaneport service. For cleanliness, a good table and DYOG.RW! 4 4 ‘Officers, the Merrimac ts equal to any reguiar ws RWER BAR A “RAGGED POINT ‘ ipe. The chief officers are Captain fs Sempson, First Officer Harry Barclay, Purser bere HL Green, Chief Engineer Richard Lavery, John A. Hunt. The foregoing notice ts pub- Wahed in the Hanixp at the request of the passengers. ‘The following soldiers died and were burned at sea:— | Ay} SCALE OF MILES.....6— 1. wv « , 8 P 2—fimeon Walker, nt ea. Coburn, Val ‘Twenty-first New York bat- Cy oe dg thid New Jersey. | menced. The Third division of the Sixteenth army Navy;0. ¥. Mur- | gorps, General Carr commanding, followed by the First A. Be oe a tow Obes. Winnell, Co. C, Thirty-fourth New Y =e division, under General McArthur, were in motion as early as six o'clock A. M., and in a few moments were ‘The sorew steamship Liborty was advertised to leave | marching in the direction of the fort, which was about for Now York, via Havana, at eight A. M. om Sunday, | three miles distant. ja chartered for the present by the New York Mail | As I havo’ already informed your readers, the Thir- Company. The run from Morro Castle to teenth corps had arrived in front of Spanish Fort the Southwest Pass on her last trip was made in forty-eight | night previous, and while the Sixteonth were advancing ours, The Liberty is @ good, stanch vessel, She was | on the right General Bertram’s brigade of tho Thirteenth built in Philadolphia about year ago, She is com- | corpe was forming on the extreme left, followed by Gene- qanded by Captain T. W. Wilson, Purser C. H. Denni- | ral Benton's and General Ygsoh’s divisions. The First Som, Chief Engineer Thomas Callan. 1 THE ARMY. Mr. Henry Thompson's Despatches. In Faowr or Sraxtsh Le } Orrosrs Mos'ts, March 27, 1 FIRST DAY'S MARCH—SKIRMISHING, division of the Sixteenth army corpa, General McArthur, Joined the division of General Veach, forming the centre ‘and right centre, while the division of General Carr o0- cupied the extreme right, the remaining division of the Sixteenth corps (Gencral Garrard's) being about two miles im the rear, guarding the trains, INVESTMENT OF SPANISH FORT BY LAND. ‘While the regiments were forming in line of battle ° ‘My last despatch from this army was dated from | along the entire front the artillery was preparing to open BDenby's Mills, on Fish river, Alabama, On Seturday | on the enemy's works. - fest, at six o'clock A M., the corps of i _ gad Smith commenced marvbing through the pine Alabama, in tie direction of Blakeley, The entiré |" kétry’or ariillery fiving. “force of the enemy in our front during the'first day’ march did not exceed two hundred and fifty mén, delayed our advance by sharp skirmishing, and ~“wouhded and two captured, when they disappeared to fall backt, ‘they €id's0 werenkilled, Bkirmishing was very lively ali day. The rain fell torrents, but'th:re was no abatement to either the mi The rebels were driven slowly back, and took beyond their rifle pita. Earthworks were hastily up by our mea, and in afew hours Spanish Fort was ‘on the land side. Whoh the sun “down the artillery oénsed on each sife, though m' firing was kept up for two hours after. Our loss in the id not attempt to interrupt our advance daring the re- | Thirteenth and Sixteenth corps was about one hundred tmainder of the day's march. Two of our skirmishers | and cighty in killed and wounded, hae neg eee Colonel Marshall, of the Seventh Minnesota, command- fag the Third brigade of the First division in the Six- fwenth army corps, white riding at the head of his solumn, was shot in the neck by a sharpshooter on his tof flank, the ball grazing the spine. The wound, though more wounded. ‘serious, is not a dangerous one. MROOND DAY'S MARCH—THES ENEMY RETIRB FROM OUR FRONT. The Thirteenth corps yesterday moved on a road to the left, leading to Spanish Fort—a str ng earthwork on Mobile bay, commanding Minetta bay. As they ad- anced a rebel force of about five bundred cavalry ekir- but were driven within the for- ‘ish Fort, A deserter states that the rebels lost severely inthis skirmish, Last night Be corps of Concral Granger encamped on the extreme ished for several fications surrounding tof of Spanish Fort. ‘The Sixteenth corps continued on the road to Blakeley, ‘and about noon marched through ‘Deer Park,’ one of the apenas nd picturesque scotions of country in ‘he gout. ‘The Ninth Minnesota wore deployed as skirmishers, enn, a tho entire kag heh cl Romy vance ag much as possible, but our overwhelming force eompellod them to full back, until we reached Sibley's Milla, when they attempted to burn the bridge over Bayou Minet, This was prevented by a volley and sharp skirmish, in which the enemy lost one killed and ten ‘wounded. Our loss was one man killed and two wounded. Aa it was suppored that we were moving on Blakeley, the rebels fed to that town for the purpose of warning the garrison of our approach; but thoy wefo mistaken, for, though we arrived at Sibley’s Mills about noon, and were ‘got more than five miles distant from that town, we did at proceed further in that direction, March 28, 1865, (QUE BNRMY ATTEMPT TO GUBPRISE OUR PICRETS—IMPORTANT CAPTUER, ~ Ot oR EM he oat Rite pie anewe up in the night, and Tuesday morning dawned upon the improved position of the advance, while several batteries ‘were in position within four hundred yards of the fort. ALL THE MMADQUARTERS UNDER FIRE—THE MOKITORS SMXIL- 180 THE Woops. The country in front of Spanish Fort is very hilly. At the distance of half « mile the fort can- notbe distinguished, though builtupon a high bluff. This is owing to tho denscness of the trees and shrub- Dery in front and on each side. Yesterday and last night the division and corps head- quarters were all under fire, aa morning General Smith, commanding the Sixt corps, and General McArthur, commanding the Firtt division, were com- pelled to move their headquarters further to tho rear, as shells and bullets few about tn most uncomfortable proximity, one (an eight-inch shell) burying itself in the earth inthe midst of General Smith’s staf, Our batteries opencd this morning about six o'clock; mus- ketry firing was also resumed. Heavy fring was heard in the direction of the bay to the left of Spanish Fort. at fires | it was supposed tobe the enemy’s gunboats ing thd woods; but it afterwards proved to be our Monitors firing alotg the right shore, noar Shark’s and Howard's landings, for the purpose of clearing the country of rebels in that neighborhood and to seourea FIVE MONTTORA AND THR OCTOBIRA OROBS WLARELY RIVER BAR—A RROEL FLERT IN SIGHT, ‘This afternoon Major Putnam, of General Canby’s staff, srrived from Stark’s Landing, and reported five of our Monitors crossing Blakely river bar, and that « sixth was crossing as he was leaving. Captain Eaton, chief signal officer (also on General Canby’s staff), left Stark's Landing about an hour later, He reports that five Monitors and the Octorara are across the bar and lying at anchor short distance beyond, A fledt of rebel gunboats, he also reports, is In eight A Early yoeterday morning the enemy in front of naval engagement tx soon expected to take place, Spanish Fort attempted to surprise the pickets of the MaRcH 20, 1666, Thirteenth corps, Aftor a fow moments’ brisk firing | cpomng im oN OLD APANtan FORT—NARROW RAGATE OF tho rebels wore repulsed. We lost four mon wounded, the exemy’s loss being unknown. GENERALS GRANGER AND M'ARIWUR, ‘There was a very lively time along the whole line to. A rebel telegraph office and several important de. | day. Our skirmishers and working parties had advanced epatchos were captured by Colonel Bertramn’s brigade. to within sighty yards of the fort, while threo or four Bome of thie despatches purported to give an account of | batteries were stationed within from three to four bun the force of this column, General Steele's, from Pensa. eola; the day that each left, the number of our guns, their calibre, ko. THE ADVANCE ON BPANIAH FORT. ae dred yards. Lart night General Granger and General McArthur advanced to the akitmish tine, in company with Captain Cobb, chief commissary, and an orderly carrying the Yeaterday morning the adyagcp-on Spanish Fort com- § Thirteenth corps fag. As might hayg been expected, the flag drew the enemy’s fire, and the orderly was shot inthe face, General Granger's horse was wounded in the foot, and even the favorite dog of the General, which accompanied him, was slightly wounded in the leg. General Granger, General McArthur and Captain Cobb returned without receiving the slightest injury. TORPEDOES BURIED IN THE \RTH—ONE MAN KILLED, TWO WOUNDED AND TOUR HORSES KILLED. Considerable excitement was caused yesterday by the explosion of three or four torpedoes near the end of a bridge D’Olive'’s creek, on the way to Stark's Land- ing One man was killed, two injured, and four horses killed. The ground in the neighborhood was searched, and fifteen torpedoes were dug out of the road. To-day a wagon passed over and exploded a torpedo. General Bailey's brigade of engineers were set to work to build a new bridge over D’Olive's creek and corduroy and build up the roads, which are becoming impassable. This morning three more torpedoes have been diecovered, two near the landing and the other near General Bailey's headquarters, a short distance ebove. They are seven, ‘eight and eleven inch shell, filled with powder, with « peroussion cap neatly Dxed on the top. These are placed lightly under the soil, #0 that the slightest pressure will cause them to explode, In riding from the front to’ the landing or returning there is danger of exploding « tor- pedo at every step. . A negro woman, who informed our men of the where- abouts of nome.of these torpedoes, eaid that just over the hill the rebels had “buried some cannons."’ The rebels, T learn, when they placed them In the groynd, called the route over which they were laid, and which they had no doubt our army take, the “Yankee shell road.”” foun MEN KILLED AND NINE WOUNDED BY TUB BURSTING OF 4 ‘This afternoon four men were killed and nine wounded by the barsting of a shell in General Dennis’ brigade, of Veach’s division. To-day another shell fell into the midst of a party of ten or twelve soldiors assembled around a fire preparing coffee for breakfast, It out into the ground, scattering the earth in such a manner that five or six of the party were thrown down, upset the coffee pot, and passed on without injuring @ single man. Four mules were also instantly killed to-day by a shell ‘through the bodies of three of therm, when it ex- ploded, killing the fourth. OUR FORCES CLOSING ON THB REBEL WORKS—*A SINGULAR wataKe, Our forces are gradually approaching Spanish Fort. They are now Intrenched within a distance of seventy yards of the enemy’s rife pits. Our loss in killed and wounded will average about one hundred and fifty per day, The loss in officers has been very amall !n propor. tion, I bave not heard of one being killed, and but some eight or ten wounded. A singlar mistake occurred this evening. Captain Myers, officer of the day for the Third brigade, Third division, Sixteenth army corps, with » blanket over his shoulder, went to the front for the purpose of distribut- ing ammunition to the men. Owing to the darkness and the proximity of the hostile forces, he was in the midst of the enemy without discovering his mistake, and was fn the act of giving a quantity of ammunition toa rebel cer when tho blanket was blown partially aside, dis ng the “Yankee” shoulder strap. The robel nt once drow hie revolver and shot the officer inthe leg Our ‘men understanding the state of affaira, rushed forward ‘and rescued the officer, the rebels falling back before the volley which met them asthe Union soldiers advanced. THRER HUNDRED OF THE ENEMY CUT OFF—TER RIGHTY-FIRST TLUNOM COMMANDS 4 REXR PONTOON BRIDGR. The Third brigade of the Third division of the Six- teonth army corps yesterday cut off three hundred of tho enemy on the extreme right, but were unable to capture thém, aa the rebels took refuge in a swamp. ‘The Eighty-first Ilnois, of this brigade, commands a rebel pontoon bridge on the extreme right, but at last accounts had been unable to capgure it, om account of the swamp. Mancn 30, 1865, A MOOT ATTACK—THR REBELA REPULAED, About two o’clock this morning three companies of the Seventh Vermont, one company from the Ninoty first Minos and one company from the Fifticth Indiana were sont out for the purpore of relieving the advance line of skirmishers in front of General Veagh’s division. In the darkness they lost their way, and came upon the enemy’s pickets, who fired a volley. This was promptly ‘answered by our men, when the enemy commenced brisk musketry fire along the whofe line, and, believing probably that our forces were making an agsauit, rushed forth from the rifle pits, drove in our working parties and skirmishers, and in some cases advanced to our very rifle pits, In front of General Veach's division our men clubbed their muskets over the rifle pits to drive the enemy back, and the whole division advancing tu line of battle at that moment soon drove the enemy into his works, The rebels were repulsed along our entire line, and must have suffered heavily. ‘The enemy then commenced firing artillery from the fort, and our batteries replied. The duel was kept up unt nearly daylight, when the firing gradually sub- wided. ‘THE SNEMY’s GUNBOATS ON OUR RIORT. On the extreme right the enemy's gupboats and transports are within musket range of our troops, We have built am eafthwork within one hundred and = seventy-five yards of. the fort for the purpose of mounting siege guns, The guns have arrived, and in the morning it is expected that they will open on the enemy's gunboats and Asin the cage of the pontoons and the three rebels that are out off, we have been unable up to time to inter. fero with the movements of the enemy's on ac count of the swamps. Geuond Baile?, Ke mie oe ma Bailey, River dam sotoriety, ioe very hardworking man. ite is building s substantial wharf at Gtark’s Landing, and has already three or four pontoon wharf ranaing from the shore from seventy-five to one hundred yards into the bay. Recently he had « fine officer's mess chest, enclosing 6 silver service for elx persons, presented to him by Rear Admiral Porter, as a substantial appreciation of his s¢z- vices in saving his Geet on the Red river. The General has recently received an autograph letter from the Admi- ral, conveying the gratifying intelligence. ‘THR HOSPITALS AXD THR SURGBOND. The transport steamer Thomas left Stark's Landing last night for New Orleans, with one hundred and thirty wounded men on board, im charge of Dr. L. F. Humeston, medical inspector of the Thirteenth corps. The hospital of the First division, #ixteenth corps, was within range of the onemy’s shells, On Tuesday morning last « shell exploded im the hospital, cutting off an arm and a log of a wounded man, and compelling the officer in charge to remove the ital further tothe rear. Dr. E. H. Abadie ig the chief officer in this army. He is an old army surgeon, having been im theservice mearly twenty- nine years, T learn that bo was recently promoted to rank as colonel, The chief surgeons in the First division hospital of the Thirteonth corpsare Dr, Joseph B. Musta, in charge; Dr. Bartlett, Thirty-@fth Iowa, and Dr. Kennedy, Fifth Maine. Im the Third division, Dr. Dyer, Eighty-first Iili- nots, surgeon-in-chief of division; Dr. Green, Ninety-ffth Tilinots, surgeon in charge, and Dr. Powell, Seventy- second Iilinole. Dp. F. Struble, formerly of this city, and Dr. Garrett, assistant surgeon, arrived in this be hd morging on the steamer Merrimac, with two hundred and Arty sick soldiers from New Orleans, the hospitals having been cleared as much aa possible for the wounded. An | havealready stated, the loss in killed and wounded during cach day's siege will average about one hundred and fifty men in Generals Granger's and Sinith’s corps, or about eight hundred up to Friday, the Sist. ‘The officers wounded whose names I could learn are Captain Ryan, of the Forty-seventh Ii!/nois, arm ampa- tated; Captain W, M. Bullock, Company B, One Hundred and Righth THinols, leg badly fractured above the knee while advancing With bis company on (he skirmish line; Henry Falsom, Seventh Minnesota, slightly; Captain BE. F. Stone, Company B, Twentieth Wisconsin, seriously. Manca 31, 1865. ‘TUR MRAVINGT FIRING DURING THE SKTOR, ‘The firing at Spanish Port was distinctly heard at Dau- phino Island to-day, It commenced early in the morn ing at Continued until sundown, It was by far the hoayieat and most rapid of the siege, There is a9 doubt 88] NEWPORT that our Monitors, mortars and siege guns are in Position and have opened wn Pan honk No ad- ditional particulars were reeeitéd nets lee time of the steamer’s departure from New To Captain Christopher Green and Purser James W. Stevens, of the fleet tratisport steamor Alice Vivian, your ig mugh indebted for favors received on the trip froth ine Island to New Orleans. 4 WOUNDED RESEL'§ STATEMENT. The following importapt pews I learh from a wounded rebel sergeant of the Forty-second Alabama regiment, ‘He belonged to a company of volunteers at Selma, This .and several other companies were raised for the purpose of doing provost duty, and were exompt from conscrip- ton ; but no sooner bad the companies become filled than they were consolidated into a regiment, which was called the Forty-socond Alabama, He eaid that on Friday last French’s division and Thomas’ brigade arrived at Spanish Fort trom Mobile, forthe purpose of reinforcing the garri- son there. Holsclaw’s and Gibson’s brigades were in the post previous to their arrival, and from these comimauds were farnished the troops which skirmished with our advance from Fish river. The entire force of rebels in the three forta probably does not exceed four thousand men, Their artillery, as shown up to this time, foes not exoved twenty guns. A mustering officer ily ar- rived at Mobile for the purpose of mustering vi and citinens over eighteen y¢ars of age into the regular army of the “confederacy,” and tho various companies of the provost guard were at once mustered in as, © rogl- ment. r Mancu 80, 1865. GENERAL STEBLA’S COLUMN. The col under Gen. Steele left Pensacola op Sunday, 19th Inst. o first news we heard of him was through the Mobile Bening Tribune of the 26th inst. It stated that General Steele was advanciig on Mobile from Pensa- cola with a “largo force; that he tad passed Pollard, and captured two railroad trains at Greenwood. ‘The next we heard of him was the music of his guns beyond Blakeley, and yesterday morning Gen. Canby received ® communication from Gen. Stovle and @ re- quest that ‘food for man and beast’ be sent to him tm- mediately. In the army along the roads, and at Stark's Landing, every available wagon was impressed, and soon e train of nearly two hundred wagons was wending ite way to the rear of Blakeley, laden with hay, cats, corn and commissary stores. ‘TUB ADVANON ON POLLARD, ALA. Om Bunday afternoon, the 10h inst, Major General | Steele advanced in the direction of Pollard, Ala. Tho | roads were ina shocking condition, and, as in the ad- | vanoe of the Thirteenth corps from Navy Cove, the sol diers foupd \t necessary to assist the wagons and artillery along. ‘The onemy ekirmished with our forces on the second day's march, but fell back without offering any serious opposition, until the advance arrived at Pine Barren creek, when the pickets of the Sixth Alabama cavalry appeared in force, ‘The cavalry of Brigadier General Lucas, which accom- panied General Steele from Pensacola, now took the advance, and skirmished with the onemy to Mitchell's | creek. A BUARP CAVALRY arr, At this polos the rebels had concentrated, and seemed inclined to give General Lacas battle, ‘Their entire force consisted of a brigade of cavalry, under Brigadier General Clauson, and was composed of the Bixth and Bighth Alabama cavalry regiments, num- bering about seven hundred and fifty men, ‘The Sixth Alabama wag dismounte! for skirmishing. They took up thetr position @ short distance beyond Mit- chell’s creek, im front of the Kighth Alabama, which was drawn up in line of battle, As General Lacaa advanced with his brigads the enemy fired two volleys bofore the fire could be returned with effect, The First Louisiana and Second New York cavalry rogi- ments were now ordered forward—tho former to lead the charge, and the latter to guard the flanks, the remainder of the brig fellowing the First Louisiana; but there was no need of this, for ax soon a4 this regiment charged upon the enemy's line tho rebela flew in great disorier, OF thre down their grms and begged for mercy, Hqorew THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE FIVE CENTS, surrendered viihout making the 6 lightest resistance, and ‘the greater portion of those who attempted to escape were overtaken before reaching the Little Escambia river. ‘THB BHEMY’S Loe, Une brigadier genoral (Clauson), twenty-two efficers, four hundred men and four hundred and fifty borses were captured. A large portion of the enemy who escaped dismounted and fled into the woods, ‘TWO WAGON FRAINS AND ONB HUXDRED PRIGONERS CAPTURED BY LIBUTENANT COLONEL sPURLING. On the day that General Steele left Pensacola Lieuten- ‘nt Colonel! Spurling, commanding @ brigade of cavalry, started for Barancas, Florida, He landed at Kregler's Mills, on the Blackwater river. On Monday detachments from the Second Maine and First Florida cavalry regimenta were sent to the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad, for the purpose of cutting the road. This they accomplished, and also succeeded in capturing two of the enemy's wagon trains. Colonel Spurling also captured one hundred prisoners. Blakeley—where General Steele was last heard from—te Rot more thas six miles from Spanish Fort. THE NAVY. Brana’s Lawomwe, Mouts Bar, March 29, 1865. ‘THE MONITORS MILWAUKER AND O84GE EUNK HY TORPEDOES. ‘The readers of the Hanan will be pained to learn thas two of our best Monitors in Mobile bay—the Milwaukee and Osage—each exploded a torpedo, and now ics sunk ‘a short distance beyond Blakeley river bar, seven or cight miles from Mobile. The Milwankee was biown up yeater- day and the Osage to-day. Only ono man was injure on the former, but on the latter four of our gallant sailors were killed, and stx seriously injured. The sunken iron-clads lie very near each other in ten or eleven feet of water. The upper part of thelr turrets, pilot houses and sinokestacks, with a portion of the deck. of the Milwaukee, is above water. One of the turrets of the latter is in good working order. To-day several of her fifteen-inch shells were sent in the direction of Spanish Fort. THE MONITORS IN LINE OF RATTLE. Heretofore our Monitors had not advanced over Blakeley river bar, as it was considered very dangerous to c1osa, partly owing to the low state of the water thereon and of the number of torpedoes with which that portion of the bay was filled. On Monday, when the army of General Canby advanced Spanish Fort by land, the Monitors Winnebago, Kick- apoo, Chickasaw, Milwaukee and Osage, with the dou te- ender Octorara, succeeded in crossing Blaleley rive: bar in safety, and formed in live of battle immediately be- yond, The intention undoubtedly was (o lirvest Spanish Fort and its extensive tine of works by water as well as by land, cut off all communication from Mobile, and pre- vent the rebels from either reinforeing or traasporting supplies, and finally capture the entire garrison. © Our seamen glanced with pride along the formidable Wne of iron clads on Monday afternoon, believing thas nearly half their work was accomplished by cross ng the bar; but, alas, scarcely forty-eight liours hail alaysed be- fore two of our best Monitors were blowa up by torpedoca aod lay almost useless at the bottom of the bay. The re if ov ateaood, wore tm danger of sharing the weighed atichor and s.caraha tu tad Ghee oe of © + Wort for tht parpose of shelling ont a re which 'was supposed to be ladon ws troop@ a 6 py for the garrison there. The transport left after iis f 0% two or throe shells were fired. The water battery opposite Spanish Fort then opencd fire on the Monitors, and, though they were two miles distant, one gun (supposed to be « Whitworth), threw shells far beyond them. The Winnebago and Milwaukee were ordered to return to their positions in line of battle, and from one of the officers ef the former vessel 1 lcarn that the Milwankee struck @ torpedo in backing, and thatata quarter past five o'clock she slowly settled to the bottom, sinking by the stern. From another naval officer] learn that Captain Giliis, of the Milwaukee, asked permission to shell the battery which was immediately granted. After firing about » dozen shots Captain Gillis requested permission to anchor and silence the fort. This request the Admiral rofused, ‘and ordered the Milwaukee to return to the Geet, when in backing into line she struck « torpedo end sunk. One man was injured by the explosion. The officers a! crew were rescued without difficulty by the boats of the other vessels, which instantly came alongside. Ag shq sank in only ten feet of water the crew wore onabled ta reach ber dock and remain in perfect safety until taken off. The explosion of the tor- pedo, I learn, was not heard a» @istauce ‘end but for the spray, the splashing of the water, and the heaving and seitling of the Monitor, many who were looking at ber at the time would not have known what had taken place. SINKING OF THR OsAGR. ‘The weather on Wednesday afternoon was glorious. The loss of the Milwaukee, through the devilish ingenuity of rebel torpedo planting, wasa terrible trial to the hearts, of our gallant officers and seamen on board the other Monitors; bat they only waited for orders to advauce and engage the enemy, and on receiving them would no doubt a# boldly have left the line for that purpose aa their unfortunate predecessor had done twenty hours pro- vious. The Cllickasaw, Kickapoo, Winnebago, the sunken Monitor and the Octorora were in line, the Osage being at anchor a short distance astern. Feariny that the latter might foul with the others, the Osage got under welgh, for the purpose of steaming ahead dnd anchoring near the bast shore, onthe edge of the chaoucl. As shewas preparing to cast anchor she struck and exploded a tor- pedo on. the starboard bow, which injured ber so seriously that she almost instantly sunk. When the explosion wok place Joho Tonant, capiain of the forecastie, and William Boyson, chief boatewain's mate, were standing by the anchor te “let go.” They, with the anchor, were blown thirty fect iu the air, Both men wece killed. Daring the confusion consequent upon the divaster, a Feport spread that six men were killed, ten of twelve wounded aud all the firomen missing. It was soon dis eovered, however, that only four men were killed und six wounded. The names of two of the kiiled I have already given you; the others were Lewis Dewall, masver-at-acns of the lower deck, and William Pager. The names of the injured I could not learn, 4 BEDEL FALUTE IN HONOR OF THE DIASTAR—ReESCUR 08 THR CREW OF Tue OSAGE. ‘The Osage had scarcely reached the bottom of the bay before the rebel batieries of Spanish Fort—those ob fide of the bay—and the guns of the Nashville, wore thundering forth a salute in honor of the disaster, When the Milwaukee eunk the fleet heard cveering in the direc: tion of Spanish Fort; but when to Osage went down the onomy saluted as if for @ great v.c.ory. As in the caso of the Tecumsel and Milwaukee, thy force of the explosion suddenly raised the Osage, and when she reached the water she filled rapidly and soon sink to the bottom of the bay. Her tarret, pilot house and sinoke stack alone remain visible, Though rho fank in avout the rame dopth of water as the Milwaaker, she has the appearance of being submerged two fet deopor. ‘This is owing to her being lower than the Mi! woukeo and of ® different style of ironclad, the Mi! waukee resembling the original Monitor, though much largor, and having twoturrets, while the Osage is a Mis sisnippi “turtle back,” The nown of the loas of this valuable Iron-clad spread like wildfire through the fleet, and in @ few moments her officers and crew were revc.cd. Each of the Monitors sent boats to their aaniatance, while the Unied States steamship Nianza aud Rudviphas under way and stenined alongside, vt ra san the crows of both the Milwackee and Oange, the officers of these vessels exhibited great 6odl- ness and presence of mind, and Captains Glilis end decks, Gamblo were the last to leave their Tho officers of both vessels lost nearly all thelr cloth. ing. They ray that they aro ready to take @nother sealing ak at ance on Spanish Fort of any other of the enemy's forts on the bay. prowregy’ OF RAISING THE MILW ACKER AND OFAGR Owing to the ebaliowness of the water whore ihe Milwavkeo and Oorge lie, eM hoped that both Monitors J, and submarine armors bave been temt for be rai edge At low water the Mit: from Pensacola for saat purpose. CONTINUED ON SiGETE PACK