Posted on 03/31/2023 4:47:18 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
The New-Brunswick, which left New-Orleans on Sunday, 22d, arrived yesterday morning, and the McClellan, which left on the same day, arrived last evening, bringing details of Admiral FARRAGUT'S gallant attack upon the rebel batteries at Port Hudson, on Saturday, March 14, the army, under Gen. BANKS, proceeding by land.
Just before dark, on Saturday, 14th, the Hartford, (flagship,) with Admiral FARRAGUT on board, advanced to the attack, accompanied by the Albatross gunboat; the Richmond and Genesee followed; next the Monogahela and Kineo, and finally, the Mississippi. The Essex and Sachem, remained behind, with six mortarvessels. In this order they attempted to pass Fort Hudson, when the batteries opened fire on them, and a terrific engagement ensued, lasting from 10:45 P.M. of Saturday, to about daybreak of Sunday.
The flag-ship Hartford and the Albatross got safely by the batteries. The Richmond had nearly passed the upper battery, when her safety-valve was injured, compelling her to drop down to the fleet. The Monongahela also got near the upper battery -- when her crank pin becoming heated, she was unable to stem the current and returned. The Mississippi ran aground at the bend immediately opposite Port Hudson. She at once became the target for a concentrating fire from 3 1/2 miles of batteries. After fighting gallantly for nearly an hour, and being knocked almost to pieces, Capt. MELANCTHON SMITH gave orders to destroy her by fire. She floated down the stream until some miles above Baton Rouge, when her magazine exploded, blowing her to atoms and shaking the earth for miles around. Some sixty of her men are either killed or missing.
The Richmond had three killed and seven wounded -- among the killed, Lieut.-Commander, A.B. CUMMINGS.
The Monongahela had seven killed and twenty-one wounded -- among the latter, Capt. MCKINSTRY,
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The Naval Battle at Port Hudson: Plan of Admiral Farragut’s Gallant Attack on the Rebel Batteries – 2
Important from New-Orleans: The Steamer Bio Bio Destroyed by Fire – 3
Full Details of the News: Advance upon Port Hudson – 3-7
Important from Port Royal: Departure of Six Monitors and Several Other Vessels – 7
From the Army of the Potomac: Sports and Pastimes of the Army – 7-8
The War in the Southwest: Failure of the Rebel Raid into Kentucky – 8
Latest Reports from Kentucky: Humphrey Marshall Reported Near Mount Sterling with a Rebel Force – 8
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 8-9
From San Francisco: Rumors of a Secession Organization in Napa County, &c. – 9
Editorial: Port Hudson – 9
The Police and the Sunday Dram-Sellers – 9
Important from Mexico: The French Within Eight Miles of Puebla – 9
Amusements – 9
IF this is a supposed history “class” why do you post the RAG that was and is the New York Times? Then published by Horace Greeley (abolitionist, who also paid Jefferson Davis’s bond, freeing him for a trial that was never prosecuted. Why? because the Union and real popular opinion of actual Americans-did not want to. That and the political reality of their “Deep State” of Western Expansionist railroad barons).
There is NEVER any balance to these daily pages, which were seeded propaganda propping up the Radical Republicans agend a and slaughtering good Northern Men (especially those who could not afford to pay $300 for a replacement, like the very wealthy did).
Perhaps you can explain the single source postings which only scrape open old scabs long healed by the UNITY of our Union restored by both sides in this conflict. There is no purpose one can discern to doing this, no discussion no balance what so ever. Deo Vindice, Home Depot.
Greeley published the NY Tribune.
New York Times was a minor news source at the time. The NYT just has better available archives. Greeley’s Tribune was the circulation leader. NYT was a poor rival.
Greeley, BTW, published articles by Karl Marx for years, and was a founder of the Republican Party.
California, what exactly, besides war maps? There are real scholars at FR on this topic, and people with real heritage. You mock them with this BS and these constant postings of only one document. If you think noone on FR can access this you are wrong and if you think this will obviate and re-kindle the schisms you are reopening (after generations since have worked all their lives and treasure to heal them) with every posting of a propaganda sheet from 160 years ago, you are sadly mistaken.
Everyone in that time published Marx. The UK socialists especially, that was during Queen Victoria. And Marx was nothing without his pal Engels and the rise of the Fabian Socialist who dragged idiot Wilson to WWI and idiot FDR to WWII. FDR with the arrogance to put out a Second Bill of Rights.. the magna carta from that day of the Demonrat party and the destruction of our Constitutional Republic.
You are correct.
Nice rant, but Horace Greeley was the New-York Tribune. The Ochs family ran the NYT.
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