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Ollice hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. feb22-ly liaUlcofi!iol>llc llay. As Witnessed from tiie Deck of Ironclad Texx esse e-Thrillin< i Narrative of the Most noted Battle of the Late War. [From the Nashville American.] Some days since I received a re quest from Commodore I\, United States Navy, to write him my recol lections of the Naval battle in Mo bile bay, August, 04, when Admiral Farragut’s fleet entered the harbor, lie is writing an account of it and desired some facts as looked at from a Confedeiatc standpoint. I have complied with the request, and think ing perhaps these recollections might interest some of your readers, I submit the same to your consider ation, only premising that it is a narrative of what was done and wit nessed from on board a single vessel, and is, therefore, not a complete sto ry of the entire action. Respectfully yours, A. D. Wharton. The Confederate squadron consis ted of the wooden gunboats Morgan, Gaines and Selina, and the ironclad Tennessee. The first two were twin vessels of about five hundred tons, and carried six guns each, Lone lieav ler than sixty-fours —with comple ments of say one hundred men. They were built either at Selma or mobile, and were considered fair gun boats. The Selma was an op?n decked vessel, mounting four light guns with no bulwarks about them to protect the men, and had been a towboat. Her crew numbered one hundred men. The Tennessee was built at Selma out of timber growing in that State in 1853. She was to wed to Mobile, where the iron plat ing and her armament were put on, which iron and which guns had been ore m the ground probably not more than a year before. W hat a hitherto power in the Southern people does this fact reveal ? It took about four months to put the casing on, and this, with the armament, made her draft about fourteen feet. On her trial trip, March, G 4, she made nearly eight knots. Her sides and ends were sloping and twenty-seven inches thick, with a casing of six inches of iron on her bow and stern and five on the sides. She carried two seven-inch rifle gnus, fore and aft, and four G. 4 inch rifle on bol shies, two each. Her engines, I be lieve, had originally belonged to a Mississippi steamboat. The comple ment of her crew was about one him dred and fifty men. A serious de fect in her construction .was the run of her steering apparatus, which was much exposed. CROSSING THE BAR. And now had to be accomplished what we esteemed a great feat in nan tical engineering. Dog river bar was between the vessel and deep wa ter in the lower bay; on it at high tide was only eight feet of water, while she drew fourteen. How to get her across the bar was the prob* lem. To do this huge wooden tanks called camels, were built, to be fit ted to her sides, sunk and fastened by great chains to the vessel; the wa ter being pumped our, their buoy, ancy "would raise the vessel and thus diminish the draft. The camels were completed and all ready, when they were fired and destroyed. This caused a delay of two months, while trees were being felled in the fors est and other camels built from them. However, m May, (54, they were a second time completed, and by means of them the i enucssee, weighing upwards of 5,000 tons, was lifted bodily in the ail seven feet and we passed the bar. Thus, all told, the Confederate squadron consisted of four vessels, carrying 32 guns and some 50 men. The Federal fleet consisted of four ironclads and fourteen frigates and sloops, carrying 200 guns and 2,700 men. GETTING UNDER WEIGH. It was sa. m. of August 5, 1894, that Federal fleet was seen getting under weigh and starting for the entrance of Mobile hay. It was a errand sight to see when they were all m line, the monitors leading sing ly and the wooden vessels lashed to gether, two and two. On tne Ten nessee we had ample time to wit ness the pageant, for such it was for half an hour, before it became a TIIOMASTON. GA.. SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER <;, 1877. bloody, fiery leality of war. The water was smooth as a mill pond, ahd the tide was flood, which fact argued a determination on the part of the enemy to come in anyway, for in case of being disabled their vessels would float in. Our men were at breakfast. They finished, replaced things in their mess chests were called to quarters, the anchor slipped, and we were. IiEAY .FOR ACTION. 1 he rest of the squadron was sig naled to follow the Tennessee. By tnis time the firing between Fort Wagner and the advancing fleet was becoming heavy. Our vessel led up the narrow channel and close to ti e fort. Athwart the channel and ab reast cho fort a row of torpedoes had long been planted. THE SWIFT TORPEDO. I had cammand of the first divis ion of guns on the Tennessee, and re lieved the Captain of the bow gun personally for an expected monitor fight at close quarters. This gun was loaded with a 140-pound bolt, and we awaited the leading monitor, the “Tecumseh.” It was never fir ed at her. In less time than I use in writing this line her bow was seen gradually to sink—the water rose up on a slanting turret, she was over on her side—her screw visible in air, and then she was out of sight. One hundred and thirty souls perished thus in less than ten seconds. A few men only were seen to leap wild ly from her turret as she was van ishing. There was no disturbance of the water except the Splash and gurgle she made as she went do An. The lull force of the terrible torpedo expended itself inside the vessel. 1 could scarcely believe my eyes. We were possibly not more than one bun dred yards apart, and it had been or dered that I should not fire until we were touching. The event created great excitement on the Tennessee, and I know 1 felt intense relief at see ing her disappear—not of rejoic ing at the terrible fate of her crew, but she did look so formidable an an tagonist. A HEROIC ACL In a few moments a small boat with the United States flag flying, was rowed up over the spot where the Tecumseh lay, and, in !he midst of a hot fire, endeavoring to rescue the survivors. I can scarcely dcs ‘cribe how I felt at witnessing this most gallant act. The muzzle of our guns was slowly raised, and the bolt intended for the Tecumseh swept harmlessly over their heads and far down in the line of foes. We were in hopes that the confus ion into which the advance of the line had fallen at witnessing the sink ing of the monitor would extend and prevent the passage of the licet; but no, in a few moments we behold a large wooden vessel, bearing an Ad miral’s flag, steaming up and taking the lead. IT IS THE HARTFORD, and we make for, her, but she is too fast for us, and only a parting per cussion shell, intended to strike at the water line, is sent after her, and exploding over the forecastle, seems clear that deck of previous crowd. She is in, and one after another, in a great hurly-burly —in the midst of a rain of shot ancl shell both going and coming—with an unsuccessful attempt on our part to ram one here and one there—the Federal fleet is in Mobile harbor. No more venge ful topedoes do their work. BACK TO FORT MORGAN. We steam back near Fort Morgan go up on the shield of the Tennesse and look around. No casualties so far on the ram. The Selma has been captured after a gallant running fight—the Gaines is in a sinking con dition near the shore, and the Mor gan is not far olf apparantly uninjur ed. The latter escaped ho Mobile that night. NOW FOR THE FLEET AGAIN. The fox is now alone, only one of the geese lias been caught in passing to their base, and now he determined to proceed to the base itself. A few sheets of thin iron patch the holes in the smoke stack, and oil we start alone for the Federal tie ;t some three miles away. One ironclad against three monitors and fourteen wooden vessels ! One advantage we did have though, like that we had in the Arkansas in July, ’(52, in coining through Farragut’s licet to Vicks burg, we could Jirc at anything we saw and had only one vessel to look , after, while the enemy had to be care 1 ful in handling the many and not to hit each other. Indeed it Imp elled during the engagement that their bag ship was run into and cut down nearly to the water’s edge by one of their on vessels. OPENING OF THE BALL. We soon approached the enemy. A half mile olf I distinctly recollect firing a bolt at the bunch of Federal vessels. It missed. It was the be ginning of a naval combat the like of which history has not seen. For an hour or more a single vessel con tended against a multitude of foes. She was the focus of the fire of a hundred guns. Cannon ahead an cannon astern, cannon to starboard and cannon to port, volleyed and thundered ; a perfect storm of shot rained upon our shield, and from within it for a long time came forth in reply peal after peal, shrill and loud, and the shrieking shell went crashing, hurling home, every one of them. At one time a monitor— a hideous looking monster it then ap peared —came creeping up on our port side. The slowly revolving tor rent revealed the cavernous depths of a monster gun. “STAND CLEAR OF THE TENNESSEE I shouted. An instant after a thun dering report shook us all, a blast of dense, sulphurous smoke covered our po it-holes, and five hundred pounds of iron, impelled by fifty' pounds of powder, made daylight in our side, where but a moment since there had been over two feet of solid wood encased by five inches of solid iron This was the only 15 inch snot that struck us. It did not xnr.e through; themside netting caught the splinters, and there were no cas ualties from it. I was glad to find myself alive after that shot. “CLIMBING ON** TO THE TENNESSEE. In army style, charge after charge was made by' the Federal y esse Is up on the Tennessee. The idea was unique, that of one vessel climbing u pon the sloping sides of another and sinking it by sheer weight ; and it was persisted in with a reckless daring and unfaltering bravery worth yof success. I remember the first shock ; ’tws, I believe, by the Mon ongalmla—a fourteen hundred ton ship rushing through the water at ten knots an hour. The Tennessee viel ded to the impact and spun swiftly aroud as upon a pivot. 1 felt in the tor ward part of the vessel as if i was going through the air. “Abatis the matter, Captain Johnson ?” I asked. ,‘ We’ve been rammed, sir,” was the reponso from the pilot house where he was standing. Our adver sary damaged herself badly, and did us no harm. Five times the effort was made to sink us by ramming and live times it failed. The last time 1 think was by the flag-ship. She came in gallant style, bearing down, quartering on our port bow, and struck us a glancing blow. While alongside and touching us she fired an entire. BROADSIDE OF FIFTEEN GUNS throwing an aggregate of twelve hun died pounds of metal 1 What a huge effort it seemed to crush us at once, but it did no material injury. Wc bad two guns to respond and they did so with fatal effect. After the action I saw where the powder black ened her sides around the two shot holes. And so the action went on for an hour or more. Instead of ramming wc were being ramed; we began the battering and it ended in our being battered. Our port shelters mova ble upon pivots and intended to pro tect the men while loading, were one after another jammed in a clos ed condition, the steering appara tus and relieving tackles shot away, the smoke stack carried away flush with the shield steam going down consequently, and we became as A LOG UPON TIIE WATER, "While the attempt was making by a fireman and seaman to remove one of the jamed shuttered, a shot struck the edge of the port, and Breaking into innumerable fragments swept off these men figuratively and literally into a thousand pieces, and mortally wounding the other. These were the only killed on the Tennessee FEDERAL GALLANTRY AND COURTESY Wc fought until wc could fight no longer, until we could move no more All did their duty, in an almost hopeless situation, unfalteringly and bravely ; and when at last the token of surrender was hoisted, no accusing conscience was whispering “'we could have done better.” With Capt, Johnston, the commander of the Tennessee, and one or two oth ers, I was taken on board the Ossi pcc. There the warm-hearted cour tesy and kindness of Capt. Leßoy, his executive officer, Lieut, John A. Howell, and, indeed, of all his offi cers, touched us most deeply. For myself. 1 could hardly realize these were the men we had but just been m contact with. There were ten killed and sixteen wounded in the Confederate squad ron. Admiral Farragut’s official re port shows nearly as many killed and wounded as composed the entire force opposed to him. New York Fashions. A humorous writer says, “if you want to do well in tljjc music busi ness have a top note.” Mv verdict is, “if you want to do welt in the fashion business, i. e., if you want to be fashionable —wear beads.” Have them on your bonnet ; shower them on your costume, wear them peeping forth from beneath your dress, bestrewn plentifully on your stockings, and even on your shoes. The beads just mentioned are bronz ed, or made to glitter with metalic effect ; the latter style being the clair de line jet of which we shall see and hear good deal a before the expiration of the winter. Bronze will be the leading color. Tis going to be bronze, bronze, bronze, in silk, dress goods, millinery and I know not what. Now “why is this thus,” one asks, and I answer, for several reasons, Firstly, because the various bronze shades harmonize so well with the different yellows now so fashionable. Then again, bronze is a handsome color, and affords a va riety from brown, on which the changes have been rung so unlast ingly that despite its many advanta ges, we have grown somewhat tired of it. Running the gaunlct of col ors over, we fmd that bronze is moie generally suitable than blue, green, plume, or grey, and therefore while we shall see all the above hues pat ronized, yet bronze will bo the color. DRESS MATERIALS. Is it a result of woman’s rights, that dress materials look rough enough to suit so many Amazons go ing to war. Be that as it may, it is a fact that they do. Yet the vanity of the sex comes out in the bright intemiinglings of color which are apparent—gay hashes or riot tings— (maybe both) of red, blue, or \e!lo\v scattered, broadcast and at random goods, as one would sow wheat in a field. The ground work may be plain, or again it may be wrought i 1 mosaic figures, but reg ularity of design is thus, set at naught an 1 counteracted. New silks also are devised in similar fash ion, and both come under the Head ing of bowrette goods. But should some doubting soul exclaim, “vou have just said that bronzes is the leading color !’’ So I have, and so Ido now. Let me explain. Bow rette goods being so rough, need an effect, and hero conies in your hrouzc, effective in plainly woven woolens and silks which will appear as parts of combination costumes. Standard materials are among the first importations, and as for general wear nothing is so desirable as black, wc find that special attention is pai 1 to the better class of black goods. In cashmeres, the grand opera brand is preferred by purchasers of discrim ination, and in mohairs the heaver brand is excellent, being silk; finish ed anti a fast black, while the sable brand of Turkish bnlliantre possess es the highest degree of brilliancy, and is the most beautiful black lus tre goods ever imported. MILLINERY. We are rushing after satin and plush with the avidity of a widower “along in years’’ who seeks to fasci nate a girl of sixteen, velvet is class ed as thoroughly respectable, but who wants to dress ‘•respectably ! J ” We want something stylish—some thing stylish, something which will cause Mrs. A over the way to look at us and feel jealous. In .Mil linery, especially, sparkles the clnir tie line jet. Tis everywhere—nlaccd on plain foundations, bustling on aigrettes, hanging as petals, be* strewn on leaves, glistening on moss peeping forth on braids, gleaming on buckles, and giving out changing hues with every change of light. Shapes arc various, with square or slightly pointed crowns, and narrow brims and foliage is marred in heavy monturcs, occasionally lightened by flowers. COSTUMES. Princess polonaises lead, but close fitting basques and overskirts are not discarded, or again we find the prin cess dress all in one. One of the handsomest designs in the last nam ed style is the “Davenport’’ moss, having the front draper across, quite low down, and a planted train inser ted about midway down the back, producing a fair like effect. The “Czarina” polonaise is also novel and distinguished, being a pinqc de sign in which the waist, both back and front is partially shivered and confined in a deep yoke. The “'Ca milla’’ basque is a distinque’ design, tight fitting, with the trimming ar ranged to simulate a vest, and the neck cut low and shawl shaped. The “Juanita” over skirt is irregu lar in arrangement, and very stylish, the front being disposed on the right, in deep diagonal folds, while the left side is plain and lapping over the right at the belt. The closely clinging drapery at present fashiona able, demands a support for the dress other than that afforded by the ordinary underskirt, and hence we find different kinds of toil mo res de signed which combine both elegance and comfort. Perfection has been reached in the “Queen,” which be sides being very stylishly shaped, possesses a durability and claslicitlv combined with a gesomar lightness, never before equalled. It is entire ly new. made without pockets, clasps, buttons, or other mctalic device, and the tapes are sewed to the wires by a lockstitch sewing machine of novel construction, made especially for t!iis purpose. One will he sent, post paid, on receipt of $1.50, by J. S. Colby & Cos., Broom Stre.et. Lucy Carter. STATE AEWS. Shaw, who murdered his wife in Baldwin, has been refused anew trial. Georgia will realize from dried fruit this year about $1,500,000. "Rockdale wants the next Senator from her district. Mr. Green B. Meadows of Craw i ford county is dead. A Mr. Youngblood of Fayette county committed suicide. Bob Toombs and Ben Hill pull together in Cuthbert as a livery team. German millet is being used as,a rice in lower Georgia. A suit for £IOO,OOO has been insti ted against the Western Railroad for killing Master Earnest Daughtery, near Columbus. Hon. A. H. Stephens has gone to Washington. He will go on to New York, remain ten days and return to Washington, so as to be at the open ing of tiie extra session of Congress. An Augusta Factory girl fell dead while working the other day, at her loom. Savannah and Augusta now '“talk through the telephone” to each other. It is said that the Messrs. Moore, of Knoxville, threshed out 7,200 bushels of grain, with one machine last season. An exchange says Georgia buys eighteen millions of dollars worth of meat a year from other States. Campmeetings are still enjoyed. A barrel factory is to be started in Rome. l'oo late,the Upson “Ad lers” arc going tj quit. The Savannah News says : The increasing necessities of the General Govern incut demand a rigid cnfoicement of the revenue laws, and the Collector of Internal Reven ue in Washington, it appiais, has boon looking around and has made the discovery that there are a large number of untaxed liquor dealers among tiie domi mondo of the Un ion. Tuc result is a circular to his assistants throughout the country, calling their attention to the state of affairs and advising prompt action. Under this order nearly ail the keep ers of disreputable houses in this city have been arrested and brought before L nited States Commissioner L. DcMontmollin, Esq., and require cd to give bond for their appearance before the next term of the United States Court. Colored Dan Tucker Brown of Macon lias been attempting to pass counterfeit money. Macon lias been getting about 100 halos of cotton a day. A whole hoarding house in Macon inis been poisoned, and an analysis has been in progress by two chem ists. A purse of s*l,ooo has been made for the racing at the State Fair. It is now said that tin spoons were used at 110 Hayes Banquet in Allan ta. As Hayes took a stolen ofliec, it was feared that he would butler— he-the tableware in Atlanta. Dr. \\. I’. Harrisons mother was buried in Atlanta recently. North Georgia papers are clamor ing tor their subscribers to bring in [line knots to pay subscription: Hog cholera is in attendance on Twiggs county. The Catoosa Courier thinks all North Georgia will be for Gordon, for tiie Senate, and that Legislators should be pledged, before election. It is said that the Augusta com mittee, that went to Atlanta after Hayes, had to pay their own expen ses. Two whites and two colored per sons died in Macon last week. The North Georgia Citizen under stands that Dr. L. A. Folsom, of Dalton, has perfected an invention of great yalno to mankind. It con sists in encassing the dead body into a composition, strong and indestruc tible, preventing decay any number of years. It will certainly be inval uable in epidemics of a contagious nature, as bodies so encased will be harmless, left in a tenated room. Bodies may be conveyed m safety any distance without bad odor. Patent applied for. I’OIJTICA L. In all the speeches Ilayca made while he was junketing through the different states he has not once spok en of the office to which lie was elec ted. lie said “the ollice which for the time being it is my foitune to ocupy.” r I here is some liberality, with some Republicans yet. The Washington Republican thinks it would he but a deserved and substantial token of reconciliation to concede the speakership to the South. Verily this is more liberality than we had thought any Radical cspable of. It is thought that it will be an easier matter to get Senator Patter son of South Carolina into the pen itentiary, than to get him to re sign. The chairman of the workingmens meeting in Baltimore, in addressing the meeting said he was pleased to announce the complete destruction by fire of the United States Patent office. He said it was the enem y of the work ingmen and that it work! never he rebuilt. EHhu B Washburn ex-Minister to France, has just returned and repre sents France as being entirely Repub lican. There is a probability of a combination of the Reactionists and the Bonapartists, against the Repub licans, but little will be accomplished in the coming elections. Gamlietta is being persecuted by tne Marshal- President, which will result in a bene fit to him and the Republican par tv. The New York State Republicans held their convention last week at Rochester. C'onkling ruled the roost and carried the convention his way. George W. Curtis, editor of Harpers Weekly, was present and championed Hayes, lie introduced resolutions to that effect and advoca ted them, but Conklings resolutions were adopted, The New York Press except the Sun are generally' severe on Conkling. He now shows his opposition to the administration. Around him will gather all the oppos posing elements. He will be the leader of the opposition in Congress. Senator Conover claims that he will yote on all measures, during the extra session of congress, according to the dictates of his judgement res ganlless ol’ party behests, '1 his is as much as to say he will vote with Conk ling or the Democrats if he does not like Hayes. Judge Kelley of Pennsylvania has taken quarters at Y/aaliington for the 1 winter, to transact private business with the departments. He says that the Resumption Act cannot, will not ; be, and should not l*e enforced. The Indian Delegation waited on President Hayes last week and made their speecdies. The object in their be ing brought to Washington, was to persuade them to peaceably remove ; their tribes to the reservation on the Missouri River, in accordance with the fiat of last Congress. 'The reason that Hon. I>. 'V. Voor hees cant take part in Ihe Ohio can vass, he is said to b: watching Mor tons health. lion. A. 11. Ntevcns is being inter viewed by the northern papers and is repo: ted to advise a complete en -1 dorsement of Hayes, lie favors the election of Sara Randall a? Speaker of the House, because Ids course dur ing the hist session entitles him to the position. Mr. Stevens favors the Southern Pacific Railroad Scheme, and thinks Mr. Randal in opposing it could do less harm in the speakers chair than he could on the floor. All lionornhlc 4'allin^. When people condemn fainr life, because of its “drudgery,” I won der if t hey ever count up {lie advan tages of bring on a faun. The fruit the vegetables, the frerh eggs, poul try, milk aud butter, to s.ty noth ing of ihe many rules the family en joy. How many of these could Ik* indulged in if the family lived in town, and the same capital was in vested there, that it takes to carry on the farm ? When about to move to my farm, an old lady gave me this rather doubtful congratulation, “And so yon are going to be tied down to a farm!” “Yes,” said i, “and to answer you in words 1 ha\e heard my mother say many turns, 1 would rather he the wife o f an intel ligent farmer than the wife of a main following any other occupation you can mention.” Since the hard tim es I haye felt like repeating the same many times, with interest. To me town life would be as uudurahlc as country life would be to one who de lights in the bustle of the city. I love the quiet life on a farm. The horses, the cows, tiie fowls, and even the pigs lam interested in. I have another and greater icason than any yet mentioned for liking the farm. It is such a good phu*.* for the chil dren. The fresh air, the freedom from restraint, the [Hire milk—a!** most any thing tha t can be men tioned in connection with the farm the influences there brought around them, all tend to make them health y, happy boys and girls, and later, good and honest men and women. Give them an interest in a patch of ground, some of the animals to care for and train : if their taste points that way, give inventive ability a chance to expand, make home as at tractive as it should, he, with books and music, and the children will love the farm and the home too well to ever wish to leave it for the over crowded and dangerous city.— Mass. Plowman. NO. 41. Senator Sharon of Nevada will not attend the extra session of Cougicsson account of private business. This will be a loss of one Radical Senator, If there should be a full attendance, and each Senator be faithful to Ids party, there would be 40 Republicans and Democrats. There are two vacancies from Louisiana and one from So ilh Carolina. Morton, of Indiana, r.ml Dennis of Maryland, will be absent, on account of sickness. We may say they pair. Counting Conover and Spencer with the Republicans, they will have three majority. Sickness is increasing in the Russian army. It is confirmed that Mchcmct Ali has fallen back to the line of tire Kara Loam. The Charter Oak Life Insu-ancc Company requires relief to tbo amount of forty per cent, from its policy holders or a receiver will be in need. Morton expects to l>c able to sit up soon, as he is improving. The fire has rendered more clerical aid in the Interior Department necessa ry- A man was sentenced to ninety days confinement in the county jail, at New London Connecticut, for pleading guilty of manslaughter. Horse tliieycs are troublesome in Ohio. Indiana has seutenced a woman to the penitentiary an 1 tiued her £2OO be sides. The citizens near Bowling, Green Kentucky, have been much troubled with an organized gang of horse thieves. Their depredations have lx!-* come so injurious that the citizens had to organize and hunt them down. Frank Leslie's failure leaves his crcd itors considerably in the lurch. His to tal indebtedness is set down at 144,52. Ilis nominal assets are set down at £230,307,05, and his real assets at $65,100,93. Pay roll Clerk, Goodrich of the lutes rior Department, is reported to be irreg ular to the extent of $2,000 by forgery. Congress will certainly convene on the 15th mstant. The Turkish newspapers publish a report that Osman Pasha has defeated the Roumanians before Pleyna. The porte has refused to permit the transit of timl>er across the Danube for housing the Russian wounded. The Collector of customs at Fer naudina, F red E. Grossman is dead.