TMM J)TH -J. JxLo VOL.XIY NO. 38. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, "AUGUST 15, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIltB T EDITION OBITUARY, ADMIRAL FARBAGUT. Our Great Naval Hero. Ilifs Dcatli YeNtcrclay. Jk Sketch of 21 is lifo. Sixty Years in the Service. Twenty five Years at Sea. The (3re;it Stones in His Career. etc. lite. Etc. Etc. Etc. The Death of Admiral Inrrngut. Portsmouth, N. 11., August 15. Admiral Farragut died very peacefully yesterday, at noon precisely, surrounded by his friends and family, at the residence of Commodore Fennock. His remains will be deposited temporarily in a vault here until his final resting place shall be decided upon. Washington, Am?. 15. TbeOfllrlnl Announcement. Hp'evoX Despatch to Th Evening Telegraph. The Navy Department has Issued the following order in relation to the death of Admiral Far ragut: Navy Dkpaiitment, Washington, Aug. 15, 1870. The Secretary ef the Navy has tuo painful duty of announcing to the navy and the country the death of the highest olllcor ot the service. David Glascoe Farragnt, Admiral of the avy of the United States, died at Ports mouth, New Hampshire, at meridian, the 14th inst., in the seventieth year of his ago. The life of this olllcer has been spent in the service of his country The record of his deeds is writ ten on the noblest pages of her history, and his death will be mourned by the whole people who loved while they honored him. He will be buried from St. John's Church, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, i the 17th Instant, at meridian. The flag will bo displayed at half-mast at all the navy yards and stations and on all United (States ships of war in commission in our own waters on the dav ot tho funeral and on all United States ships-of-war in foreign waters on the day after the receipt of this order, and thirteen minute guns will be lired at noon on th.e, day of the funeral at all the navy yards and stations where this order in received in time. Tho commandant of tho navy yard at Portsmouth will furnish a funeral escort to pay prdper respect to the deceased. Otlicers of the navy and Marino Corps will wear erapo on the left arm for the period of thirty days. Gkokge M. Robeson, Secretary of tho Navy. AU.UlltAI, KAUKAtJUT'M CAKKKIt. The death of Admiral Farragut;, which is an nounced from Portsmouth, N. II., will create a profound impression not only in the United States, but throughout the world. The records of Von Trump and Nelson present nothing which can sur pass, even if it approaches, the heroic deeds wilh which history will associate his name. And the quiet dignity and unaffected modesty with which he has borne himself since his nanie has been carried to the corners of the earth, endeared him to the people in whose righteous cause he did such manly and timely service. Ills Enrly Life. " The father of Admiral Farragut was of Spanish ex traction, and a native of the island of Minorca. He came to America in the year 1770, and entering the Revolutionary army, rose to the rank of Major. At the close of the war, the elder Farragut married a North Carolina ludv. and subsequently migrated to t TonnoBuoA taLlnor mi lilu rpuiripnee ni'HT 1 hrt town nf Knoxville, where, at a place called Campbell's Station, David Glaseoe Farragut, his illustri ous son, was born in the year 101. In his early boyhood he evinced a passion for a sailor's life, and his ambition was satisfied before he had fairly en tered npou his teens. Commodore Porter, one of the most noted of our early naval heroes, was an in timate friend of his father, and it was through his Influence that a midshipman's warrant was secured for young Farragut, bearing the date of December IT, 1810. Porter took him on board his own ship, and nnder the eye of this old Bailor he received his first lessons in naval warfare. When but thirteen years old, he participated in tho famous encounter in Valparaiso bay, being then attached to Porter's celebrated ship, the Essex, which, on March 28, 1814, after a desperate encounter of three hours, was captured by the Phu.be and Cherub. For Ids manly conduct on toils occasion he received the special commendation of the Commodore, although he was hi ill too young to be recommended for promotion. It was In this encounter that ho received his first aud only wound, being knocked down the hatch by a falling man and severely bruised in the fall. Ills Career Before the War. A brief period of schooling, passed at Cheater, in this State, followed tins early sea experience, uud he finally started on the road to the highest rank In the service in those days. Jn 1816 he was again in active service on board tiie flagship of the Mediterranean squadron. Here he found in the chaplain, Rev. Charles Folsom, a friend and Instructor, to whom he attributes much ot the usefulness and success which have marked his subsequent career. When, shortly after, Mr. Folsom' was appointed Consul at Tunis, young Farragut accompanied him, and the period of his life spent here was a most important one in its influences upon bis character. He was promoted to a lieutenant on January 1, lsil, and ordered to tho West Indies, where, under Commodore porter, he took part iu the attack on the pirate rendezvous at Cape Cruz, on the south side of the Island of Cuba, July 23, 123. The attack lng vessels were the schooners Greyhound and Beagle, which, after a contest lasting twelve hours, captured the boats of the pirates, the work being finally wound up by the destruction of their village by fire. Subsequently he was on duty at the Not folk Navy Yard unitl l:i:i, except during l$2 aud lsao, In which years he cruised iu the Vandalia on the Brazilian station. In 1834 he returned to the Brazilian station, as exeeutive officer of the aloop-of-war Natchez.. In 1838 be waa again on duty iu the West Indies, and in 1841, having been commissioned commander on September 8 of that year, he was ouce more ordered , co the Brazilian station on the aloop-of-war Decatur. In 1843 he waa given three years leave of absence, at the expiration of which tune he was ouce more ordered to the Norfolk Navy Yard. From ISiT to 1849 be was In command of the sloop-of-war (Saratoga, of the home squadron ; was stationed at the Norfolk Navy Yard again in 150; and, having been commissioned as captain at that time the highest rank known in the service in March, ISM, Was placed Ou ufiuauJo Ju'.y uu'.U li. i'.OJl lSjj to :8 he was in coinnjiud of the Mare taUnd Navy Yard, at San Francisco, California 5 after which ser vice he commanded the ' sioop-of-war Brooklyn, of the home sqaadron, until May, I860. At the Oatbreak of the Wnr he was sixty yesrsof age, and of these nearly ffty had been passed in the service of his country. But the sixty years sat lightly upon him had not damp ened his energies or tempered the tire of his sotiU One who saw him then would not have Imagined him to be beyond middle age. He was proof, too, against all the allurements which assailed every ofllcer of Southern birth, connections, or associa tions. Buchanan, Tatnall, Maury, Page, Semmcs, Mafllt, and nearly all the Southern men who at that time held high rank in tho navy, espoused the cause or the Rebellion; but Farragut was tine to the flag under which he had sailed on every sea. The out break of the war found him on shore duty at Nor folk, Va., where he had married years before and possessed a small estate. When the hand of treason was raised against the nation, be left all his worldly possessions and made his escape quietly to the North, leaving Norfolk on the 18th or April, 1861. His family accompanied him and took up their residence at Hasting, on the Hudson, while Farragut proceeded to the capital and placed himself at the service of the Government. fn t'omwnnd of the WeMerii fSolf Siiuadron. He was ordered on duty as a member of the Naval Retiring Board, which met at New York in October, 1S61, and his first oppor tunity to achieve a marked success was not presented until he was placed, In January, 18C2, in command of tho Western Gult Squadron, with the rank of Flag Officer. His Instructions re quired him to take command or the Western GnU blockading squadron, and to attempt the passage of the obstructions upou tho Mississippi, below New Orleans, the capture of that city being the grand ob ject to be kept In view. On February 20, 1fid2, Farragut reached Ship Island, a full month before the arrival of General Batler with the land forces which were to co-operat e with, him in tin; attempt upon New Orleans. He did not await the arrival of Butler, bnt proceeded with the Hartford, his flag -ship, and the other vessels of his fleet, to the mouth of the Mississippi, where several weeks were occupied in getting them over the bar, which was not accomplished until the 8th of April, and even then the Colorado and the Wabash he was Obliged to leave behind," in consequence of the shal lowness or the water. The fleet with which he llnally entered the iuvs's- slppl consisted of forty-live vessels of all classes, live being powerful steam sloops the largest vessels which had ever crossed the liar seventeen gun boats, tweuty-one mortar schooners, and two large sailiug vessels. Altogether, they curried two hun dred guns and mortars, many of which were of very heavy calibre. The time which elapsed before the commencement of active operations was de voted to the perfection of the arrangements for assaulting the fortifications which guarded the ap proaches to the city. The position of the Kebcls was certainly one of great slrcngtlu As the control of the Mississippi depended in great measure upon the ponsessiou of the lower portion of the stream, they had expended all their energies In strengthening their hold upon it. Some seventy-five miles below the city, and about twenly-Uve miles from the "passes'' of the river, they had possession of two strong works con structed many years before by the rutted States Coverninent, Fort St Philip on tho left or north bank, and Fort Jackson ou the right. Their united armament was 126 gnus, many of them of the very largest calibre. Starting opposite Fort Jackson and extending to a point a quarter of a mile below Fort St. Philip, a stout chain cable was stretched across the stream (here TOO yards wide), supported by a raft of logs and eight hulks securely moored. Adjoining Fort Jackson was a water battery. Under cover or the torts was a fleet of thirteen gunbouts, the power ful iron-clad battery Louisiana, und the Iron-clad ram Manassas, the naval forces being commanded by Commodore 15. N. IloHins. Between Sew Orleans and the forts several earthworks, well armed, com manded the channel. "Our only fear," said the press of New Orleans of April 5, "is that the Nori'i ern invaders may not appear. We have mn e such extensive preparations to receive them tht 1; it were vexatious if their Invincible armada eacujics the fate we have in store for It" Bombardment of Fort Jackson mid St. Philip. On the morning of tho 17th of April the fleet was finally drawn np in close order, four miles below the forts. The enemy tirst tried the efficacy of fire-rafts, which were sent down tho river during the entire day and the following, night, but without doing any harm. On the morning of the isth preparations were ready for tin, nibardment, the foremost of the iKmib-vessels aboiu' a mile and a half below Fort Jackson. For three days the bombardment, under the direct supervision of Admiral, then Commander, Porter, continued, 4000 shells being thrown at it, with very disastrous results, including the firing of the citadel and the destruction of the clothing and commissary stores, while but little damage waa sus tained by the attacking fleet, only one of the mortar boats being sunk and the casualties numbering two men killed and five wounded. Farragut then con cluded that the mortar-fleet could never reduce the forts, and determined to attempt to run past them. Running the Gnuntlpt or the Forts. To Bell, the ileet-captain and commander of the flag-ship, was assigned the task of breaking the barricade which stood in the way of such an attempt. This was accomplished on the night of the 20th, nnder cover of darkness and a fierce bombardment. The way to New Orleans was then open to Farragut, and he dared make the venture. Engineer Moore, of the Richmond, suggested the guarding of the sides of the vfrssels by the iron-chain cables, which were looped over, forming a sort of armor which served to protect the line of the engines. Every possible precaution aud preliminary were taken, la accordance with Farragut's general order, addressed to the commander ot each vessel. The time for tho run was fixed for the night or the 23d or April. The bombardment was kept up until then, to occupy the attention of tho enemy. At a o'clock on the morning or tho 24th, the signal for the advance was given, and at half-past 8 the whole fleet was under way. The Hartford, with Farragut perched in the forerigglng aud peering anxiously through his glass into the thick darkness, led the column en the left, the Cayuga led the right, and fol lowing them came three other steamers and twelve gunboats, carrying iu all 24 guns, the mortar fleet with its own steamers and the sailing vessels being left behind, to cover the advance with their fire. It is impossible, in the space and time at our com wand, to go into the details of the memorable con fllct which ensued. It was terriiic. But the greater portion of the fleet succeeded in running the fiery ordeaL Farragut's flagship, the Hartford, had scarcely gotten under way before she received the lire of Fort Jackson. The response of the Hartford drove every mau in the fort under cover, but did not interrupt the hot tire from the casemate guns. Fort St. Philip soon opeued upon the advancing fleet, and the smoke became so dense that the flash of the guns was the only object at which cither forts or fleet could direct their aim. A huge lire-raft then loomed up through the darkness, and in endeavor ing to avoid this Farragut rau his vesel ashore. The raft, pushed forward by the ram Mauassaa, whose black hull was invisible, was shoved square upon the Hartford. In a moment the good ship was on fire half way up to her tops, the flames bursting through ser porta and running np the rlgglug. The "tire quarters" were beaten, the flumes extinguished, and the steamer backing off from the' shore succeeded in extricating herself from the raft, and agttiu started up the stream. Iu a few moments she was brought opposite St. ltiillp, upon which she poured her fire from one broadside, while the other still blazed away at Fort Jackson. A half hour more of this hot work L0 iJa.) Uiii 4 titugbt Lcr aiLorg the remnants of the UsUl fleet, THE LATE ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. which had been pretty thoroughly dealt with In the advance. After Farragut's fleet had passed the ob structions and the forts, In the dawn of the morning an attempt was made to retrieve tho fortunes or the fight on the part of the Confederates. The ram Ma nassas started up the stream, but was encountered by the Mississippi, which dashed towurda her with the full velocity of steam and stream. When they were but fifty yards apart the ram put her helm a-port, dodged the blow, and, running full on the banks, her crew succeeded in getting ashore. The Mississippi ponrcd in two broadsides, thoroughly riddling the Manassas, and then boardd her, but she was not worth the effort of saving. During the fight, the Varuna, one of Farmgnt's ves sels, went to the bottom, but not until she had seized, sunk, or disabled six of the enemy's fleet. The Winona aud Kennebec, had got fouled among the hooks of the barricade, and at layllght found themselves the mark for the whole fire of tho two forts, against which it was useless to coutend ; they had therefore been forced to turn their heads down stream. The Itasca had desisted from tho attempt to pass the forts only when several shots from Fort Jackson had passed through her, one piercing iter boiler, making an aperture through which thesteaui rushed in a dense cloud, tilling the engine-room anfl driving every man below from his post. The seven 1. ays' bombardment and the three hours' fight with the Confederate forts and fleet had cost the loyal navy 37 men k'.Ued and 171 wounded, more than halX of the loss tailing upon the live steamers. orreadrr ot New Orleans Although Farragut found his fleet somewhat bat tered, it waa still In sufficient trim to finish thu task he had begun. Word was sent to Porter and Butler, still below the forts, of the success which had at tended the advance, and the latter was told that the way was clear for him to send his troops up to the city in the rear of the forts. On the morning of April til, Farragut started np the stream for New Orleans, encountering no farther opposition of a serious character, and at noon tho fleet rounded the bend in the river and cast anchor iu full view ot the city. The shore was lined with blazing , fires, the stream waa filled with burning vessels, and tho levee was swarming with an excited mob. A faint cheer for the Union was raised, but the men who thus tendered awclcomo t the In vaders were speedily hunted down by the mob, and their patriotic ebullition suppressed. The rain soon began to descend, and the crowd gradually dwin dled away. While the rain was still descending, a boat pus off from tho Hartford, without a flag of truce. Two officers, charged with the duty of demanding the sur render of the city, stepped ashore, amid cheers for Jeff Davis and groans for Lincoln, and pro ceeded to the City Hall, Rome of tho crowd acting as an escort and attempting to shield the messengers ;from the Insnlts of the yelling mob which followed them. One of the New Orleans Journals the next morning suld: "No violence was offered to the ofllotrs, though certain persons who were suspected of favoring their flag and cause were set npou with great fury and roughly handled. On arriving at the City Hall, H required the intervention of several citizens to prover.t vio lence being offered to the rash ambaaudors of an execrated dynasty aud government," The o.llcers presented themselves to the notorious desperado, John T. Monroe, who was at that time Mayor or tho city, demanding Its surrender and the hoisting or tho Lnlon flagon the public buildings. Monroe responded that he bad bo authority to surrender the towu, aud declined to hoist the flag, (ieneral Lovell, the military com mander, was then sent for, and when he arrived, ho declared that he had evacuated the city, and there fore could not surrender it. He said he weald witti. draw, and permit the municipal authorities to do as they thought best. The Mayor thereupon promised to consult the City Cotiucll and report the result the next day. On the morning or the vwtli the City council was called together to listen to tho response of Monroe to the demand for a surrender. It waa very bom bastic and indefinite, but received their hearty ap proval. "The city is yours," read the document, "by the power of brutal force. As to the hoisting of any other flag than the one of our own adoption, the man lives not in our midst whoso hand and heart would not bo palsied at the mere thought of such as act; nor could I find in my entire constituency so w retched aud desperate a renegade as would dare to 1 mil a ne with his hand th sacred emblem of our aspirations.' On the followlug inuniin, the tftth, Farragnt sent a party on shore to hoist the I niou flag on the Cus tom notise and Mint, with instruction ta use their amis only when assailed. Iusult, but not violence, was tendered them, and tho rtai were left without a guard, but a 1th au intimation that the fleet would open tire upon the Mini, if au attempt was make to disturb thu flag on that bulMlur. About boon, how ever, four men ascended to tho roof uud tore down the flag, which was dragged through the mire of tua streets, torn Into shreds, aud lie pieces UlstribuUid tiniong tlm crowd. A soon m tin? ii't.iiipf upon thi jnuik In 4 been trained upuu the baUdiu;, Hie dtrUis v 4' were pulled, without direct orders. But no shot fol lowed, an the wafers had been removed from tho guns, in view of an approaching shower. Farragut at mice wrote to the Mayor, detailing the oulrago and noticing the refusal to haul down the State flag, and notifying him to remove the women and children from the city within forty-eight hours, If his deter mination had been rightly understood. An insolent rcsioiisc was Made to this notice, when Farragnt gain wrote, sajlug that the Mayor's letter was so offensive that all Intercourse between them was at an end. He was further told that General Butler was close at hand with his forces, and would soon take possession of the city. In the meantime, the Union Dag was to be displayed from the Custom Houso and 41 other ensigns to disappear. Captain Bell, at the bead of a small force of marines, then proceeded to the Custom House, hauled down the Confederate flatr, replacing it with tho Stars and Stripes, and, after locking the building and curry lug off the keys, again left the flag without a guard. But It was not tigalu molested. On the 28th or April Forts Jacksn and St. Philip capitulated. Butler passed up the stream with his troops, and on the first of May took possession or tho city, relieving Farragut from his dilemma, t Operatlona on the .HiNstdiitI. j After she forts and city had been fully occupied by 1 the military, forces, Farragnt supervised several . minor operations on the river above. Baton Kongo j was taken possession of on May 7, and Natchez on May 12, and ou May isth the advance of the qtiadron arrived near Vicksburg, Farragut coming ! upon the scene a rew days afterwards. On the nights : of June 2-2T, Porter's mortar fleet opened tiro upon I the town and a string of formiablo batteries which lined the heights, and on the morning of June 28th j the squadron mode amove to pass the batteries, being supported by the mortar fleet, as below New j Orleans. Farragut's flagship, the HarUord, with I several other vessels, succeeded in passing the bat- , terles, which extended a distance of three miles, )u ' the face or a strong current, but no substantial bene j fit resulted, owing to there not being a su indent 1 land force to co-operate iu the attack. 1 Ifuvf nor off.wto.l m ii i rw't inn with tha limt aw . . boat flotilla of Flag-Officer Davis, Farragut started on an expedition up the Yazoo river on tho morning of July is. Near the month of this steamer he en- eucountered the Rebel ram Arkansas, which, after a severe contest, succeeded in forcing her way through the united Federal fleet, and took refuge under the guns of Vicksburg. Farragut then determined upon again running the gauntlet of the batteries near Vicksburg, for the purpose of supporting the portion ef his fleet which had remained below, and with tho hope of destroying the ram Arkansas, in passing. He succeeded In getting below Vicksburg. with but little loss of life, but the darkness of the night pre vented him from accomplishing the latter object. On the 28th of July, 1SG2, he arrived again at New Orleans, with the greater portion of bis fleet, having been ordered by the Secretary of the Navy to pro cecd down the river before the water got too low to prevent bis retreat. On tho 1 it h of August he sailed again for Ship Island, and thus closed one of the g 1 amies t operations in naval history. Appointed a Itcar-Admlriil. OnttiettStu of July, laoz. Congress passed a law creating tho additional ranks In the navy of Conuuo dore ami ltear-Adinlral, and iu August following Captain Farragut was promoted to the latter post tlon, beading the list and ranking all the other otli cers in the navy, Previous to this, by recommenda tion of the President, he received tho formal thanks of both houses of Congress. The Ciuuntlet of Port JIudAon, and Um Capture. The naval movemeuts during the closing months of 1W2 were uot or a startling character, aud Farra gut had no opportunity, while engaged in the routine duty or directing the operations of his blockading fleet, to figure so pi omlueutly as he had done below New Orleans and iu front of Vicksburg. When, 1 however, In the latter part of January, 1863, the army or tienerai uraiit and tuo Mississippi notuia, under Kcar-AdiulrnJ Porter, commenced the siege of Vicksburg, Farragnt was ordered to move np Hie river and open communication with these two com manders, who were operattug above the town. On the night of March 14 he rait the gauntlet ' of the batteries at Port Hudson w ith his own staunch ship, the Hart ford, and the Albatross, the Mississippi being de stroyed and the remainder of the fleet driven back, Farragut's ship pa3sed tho batteries without diih culiy, the gunboat Albatross lashed to her side. The smoke from tho bring was so dense, however, that it obscured the outlines of the river, aud impeded the operations of the vessels following In his wake. The Hichmond, having received a shot through her steam-drum, dropped out of lire, with three f her crewkilled uud seven wounded, Tho Mouongahela also dropped dowu the river anil cast unchor. The gunboat Kineo, her propeller fouled by the hawser and with a shot through her rud lcr post, followed I their example. So great, ludced, was tho Ore from 1 the batteries that the destruction of the whole fleet appeared to be imminent. The Mississippi finally grounded, and her commander, Captaiu Kuiitli, after. Uei.;i.-iiJS ll e.'ljes, sjilk;'i-f tl.- in, :t ! pitm Hit vcsfl on fire, abandoned her with his officers and ercw, and escaped to the opposite side of the river. Tho vessel soon drifted down the stream and ex ploded. Onc beyond Port Hudson, Farragut succeeded in approaching to within a short distance of Vicksburg. He then opened communication with the other Federal commanders across tho Peninsula, after which he blockaded effectually the mouth or the Red river for Beveral weeks, Intercepting the supplies from Texas which wero destined for tho Rebel forces at Port Hudson and Vicksburg. Early In May, however, ho was relieved from this duty by Rear Admiral Torter, who had mn tho Vicksburg bat teries with a portion of his floet. He then returned to New Orleans by way of the Atchafalaya, and exorcised the general direction of tho naval opera tions against Port Hudson until its surrender, on July 8, Immediately after the capitulation of Vicksburg. Tho Rebel position having been for mally. Invested by Ucncral Banks, Farra gnt co-operated with him In the famous assault, on the 27th of May, upon the Rebel works. The attention or the enemy being mainly absorbed by the land attack, they sustained severe damage from Farragut's fleet, which rained upon their works a constant shower of shot and shell, after compelling them to abandon entirely their southernmost battery. When the great river highway was thus finally thrown open, the entire control of the fleets ope rating upon the Western waters above New Orleans was turned over to Forter by Farragnt, who still remained, however, in command of tho Western Gulf Squadron until ho was temporarily relieved, In July, by his secoud In command, Commodore Boll. Thn Rattle of .11 obi In liny. Early In 1804, Farragut, having resumed command of the Western Gulf Squadron, directed his atten tion to the fortifications guarding the entrance to Mobile Bay. The Rebels, under their shelter, had constrncted several formidable lrou-clads, with which they threatened to raise the blockade of tho port. Having reconnoitred the approaches to the city, he offered, with the assistance of ouo or two lrou-clads and a few thousand troops, to gain full possession of tho Bay. Neither of these could at ouce be furnished, and so he was forced to content himself for several months with threatening demon strations, although, as ho confidentially Informed the Navy Department, the Issue would have been a doubtful one if the Rebel iron-ciadB had ventured out from behind the land works and attacked this wooden fleet. In the latter part of July, at length, four monitors were added to his squadron, and on the morning of the 6th of August, the entire fleet, consisting of the ronr iron-clads aud fourteen wooden ships, moved up the bay, two abreast and lashed together. Farra gnt was still on board his old flag-ship, the Hartford. History has already recorded that, in order to get an unobstructed view of the scene of operations, ho caused himself to be lashed to -the main-top on this memorable occasion, but the followlug Is tho origin of the story, as given by the Admiral himself when on his vlBlt to San Francisco: "At the commencement of the battle In Mobile bay, for tho purposo of obtaining the best view of the movements 01 tne enemy ami r oetter govern the fleet under my command, I got Into the lower part of the rigging or the Hartford, just above wMiat Is known as the hammock-railing. As the smoko ascended from tno heavy cannonading my view becume more obscured, and I was compelled to ascend the rigging, gradually, until finally I got some little distance beneath tho maintop. At this luucture. Captain Perelval Drayton, my Fleet f 'aptaiu, fearing, as he said, that I might fall over board in ease 01 neinir woiiiwnu, caueu one or the (iiinrtprmiLi-u v- :lui1 e.iittlnir off a niece of th ulcrnul halyards (a small rope) ordered him to biing it up to me that 1 might render my position more secure. With this rope I attached myself to the rigging, but not near the masthead. The truth of the matter affords an evidence of how a well-told and plausible story, frequently repeated, oecomes universally ac cepted as fact.'' When the head of the floating column came abreast of Fort Morgan, the latter opened fire, and the action soon became general. But such a terrific and continuous broadside was poured into the forts that the Rebel gunners were sooa drives from their positions. By 8 o'clock the whole column had passed Forts Morgan and Gaines, with no serious disaster beyond the loss of the monitor Tec nmseh, through the bottom or which, just nnder the turret, a hole was blown by the explosion of a torpedo. The Rebel fle et, consulting of the iron-clad ram Tennessee and three gunboats, were meanwhile pouring a terrific fire upon the Union vessels from their sheltered position under the guns of Fort Morgan. The Tennessee, during the passage of the forts, had made a dash at the advancing fleet, but soon returned to her place of security. After this abortive demonstration, Farragut thought that the Rebel vessels were determined not to risk close quar ters, and hence ordered his fleet to cast off their couplings and come to anchor. The light draught gunboats were then entrusted with the task of de stroylng the Rebel gunboats, one of which was cap- tured and another so seriously Injured that she had to be destroyed. When several or the larger vessels of his fleet were already at anchor, Farragut perceived, about nine o'clock, that the IVniu ssec was standing towards the Hartford, of the encounter which followed, he has given the following account: "I was not long in comprehending his intentions to be the destruction of the flagship. Tho monitors, and such of the wooden vessels as I thought best adapted for the purposo, were immediately ordered t attack the ram, not only with their guns, but bows on at full speed, aud then began one of the fiercest naval combats on record. The Monongahela, Commander Strong, was the first vessel that struck her. and in doing so carried away his own iron prow. together with tho cutwater, without apparently uoing Iier adversary much injury. The Iju kawanna, Cap taiu Marchand, was the next vessel to strike her, which she did at full speed; but though her stem was cut and crushed to the plank ends for the dis tance of three feet alwtve the water's edge to five feet below, the only perceptible effect 011 tho ram was to give her a heavy lift. Tho Hartford was the third vessel which struck her, but, as the Tennessee quickly shifted her helm, the blow was a glancing one, aud as she rasped along our side, we pourea our whole port broadside ot D-inch solid shot within ten feet of her caseinaio. 1110 monitors worked slow lv. but delivered their tiro as opportiiuity offered, The Chickasaw succeeded in getting nnder her stern, and a 16-lnch shot from tho Manhattan broke through ner iron piaung ana neavy woooeu nacKing, thonirh the missile itself did not enter the vessel. Immediately after the collision wlih the flagship, I directed Captain Drayton to bear down for the rain again. He was doing so al full speed when, un'or tuuatelv. the 1-ackawanna run into the Hartford lust forward of the mlzzenmasr. cutting iier down within two feet of the water's edge. We soon got clear agaiB, however, and wero fast approaching our adversary, when suesirucx uer colors and ran up the white flag. "She was at this time sore beset; the Chickasaw was pounding away at her siern, the Ossipee was approacmng nerat 11111 spi-en, ana 1110 .lonoiiganepi, Lackawanna, and this siiip were bearing down mon her, determined upon ner destruction, iier smoKe stack haI been shot away, her siM iiiu? chains were eone. compelling a resort to her relieving lactles. and several of her port-shutters were jammed, in deed, from tne tune tne itanioru sirucic ii-t uum her snrreuder, she never tired a gun. As the Ossi pee, Commander Le Rov, was about to irike Iier, she hoisted the white flair, and that vessel imme diately stopped her engine though not in time to avoid a glancing blow. During this contest with the Rebel gunboats aud the ram Tennessee, and which terminated by her surrender at lu o'ebx-k, we lost many more men Uiau from the fire of the butteries of Fort Morgan." The casualties sustained by Farragut's fleet during this entire contest, exclusive of the lnssus ou board of the sunken Teoumseh, were 62 men killed and 170 wounded. Of the Teeuinseu's officers aud ere , all were drowned save four onioers aud seventeen men, and four men who swam ashore, and were made prisoners. Admiral Buchanan, tho Rebel comrnau der, who was on board the Tennessee, lost a leg, and ten or twelve of his crew were k tiled, while -if) of his officers and about 170 men were made prisoners, in addition to the 90 officer and men captured ou the , cbel go n boat Selnis, 'nit Powell, oip: 1 l'ie 'i''n.r d nf pi j hi t.!, t.vwa up by them vu tne vcuiug 01 the day or the battle; Fort Gaines, with Its garrison of 819 men, was forced to surrender unconditionally on the 7th, after being besieged Jointly by the Admi ral's fleet and a land force nnder General Granger; and on the 22d siege was laid to Fort Morgan, which capitulated on the following day, but not until Gene ral Page, the commander, had, with what Farragut called "childish spltcfulness," destroyed many of the guns and other property. Appointed Vlre-Adinlrnl and Admiral. Towards the close of tho year 1S04, Farragut wa relieved of the command of the Western Gulf Squadron, by Acting Rear-Admiral Thatcher. No other noticeable event marked his career during the remaining months of tho war. He was tendered the chief command of tho squadron which was sent against Fort Fisher, but, on account of his falling neaitn, wnicn nad been undermined by the severity of the Southern climate and the arduous nature or his previous labors, he asked to be excused rrom this final service, and his request was cheerfully compiled with. He had certainly gained tho right to a season of repose, for ho had done his full share towaMs maintaining the honor of the flag and the integrity of the country, and by his in valuable services had attalnod a place In the hearts or the people by the side of Grant and Sherman. Congress, Immediately on assembling in December, proceeded to tenner mm a suitable reward. A bill was passed by both houses creating tho office of Vice-Admiral, which received the signature of Presi dent Lincoln, who Immediately nominated Farragnt to this elevated rank. Ills name was sent to the Senate on tho very day that the bill became a law December 21, 1S6-1, anil that body, without making the usual reference to a committee, unanimously ratified the appointment. His subsequent appoint ment to the still higher grade of Admiral was an other fitting recognition of the magnitude of his public services. The oftlco was created by an act of Congress approved July 2Ti, lscfl, tho same day on which the bill creating the office of Goneral or the Army became a law, and, as In the case of the latter, the action of Congress was dictated by the desire to express the gratitude of the country In an unmis takable manner. A Visit to Norfolk. In April, 1S66, Farragut revisited Norfolk for the first time since he had left it In l&U, and was re ceived with an address or welcome from a com mittee of the Loyal League or that city. In his reply to their congratulations he made the following per tinent remarks concerning his own share la 'the Rebellion : "I was unwilling to believe that this difttculty would not have been settled ; hut it was all in va'n, and, as every man must do in a revolution, as ho puts his foot down so It marks his life; so it has pleased God to protect me thus tar, and make me somew hat instrumental in dealing heavy blows at the Rebellion. I have been nothing more than an instrument in the hands or God, well supported by otlicers aud men, who have done their duty faith fully." IIli Kuroprnn Ovullon. The first duly upon which Farragut was detailed, after attaining the rank of full Admiral, was the command of the European squadron, to which ho was ordered on the 6th of June, 1867. While holding this command he made a tour of the European ports, being everywhere tendered a literal ovation which la without a parallel In naval history. During the sum mer ho visited in succession tho principal porta or France, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, England, ami Spain, passing the greater part of August in Russian waters, and arriving at Lisbon on tho 28th of Octo ber, nis reception during this tour was of tho most cordial and enthusiastic character, but was destined to be eclipsed by the grand ova tion upon which ho was about to enter. leaving Lisbon in November, 1807, after havuig been received by the King and royal family of Portugal, he proceeded along the coasts of Spain, France) and Italy, touching at the ports of Gibraltar, Carthagena, Toulon, Vlllefranche, and Spezla. At Madrid the Queen and King-Consort treated him with distinguished consideration, and during his subsequent travels each village in Minorca wel comed him as a descendant ef one of their ancient families. King Victor Emanuel entertained him at his palace in Florence; the Pope gave him an audience at Roma, while the public-spirited citizens of Venice, Genoa, and Naples vied with each other in their considerate attentions. His departure from Malta, on tho 12th or April, accompanied by the Ti conderoga and Frolic, was tho occasion of an un usual naval compliment, given by Vice-Admiral Paget, commanding the British fleet in the Mediter ranean. The entire fleet, headed by the flag-ship Caledonia, passed close alongside tho American squadron, the crews manning the rigging and cheer ing, and the bands playing "Hall Columbia," Ad miral Paget then hoisted the "Stars and Stripes' at the main and fired a salute of seventeen guns, to which suitable returns were inado, and "God Save the Queen" given by tho band. Admiral Farragut sailed to Holland by way of Lisbon, dined with King Leopold at Brussels, and soon after welcomed the royal guests on board the Franklin at Ostend. At Southampton the Franklin was anchored, while a two months' tour was made through the naval establishments of Loudon, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, aud Glasgow. He rejoined the Franklin in July, received an official visit from the Duke of Edinburgh, captain of the Galatea, on the 10th, aud two days after dined with hlni ami other distinguished persons. The Prince of Wales and the Duke visited the Franklin on the 14th, and three days afterwards Admiral Farragut called on Queen Victoria at Osborn House. After a visit rrom the corporato authorities of Southampton, the Franklin sailed on July 19th and arrived at Syra on the -if hot August. Transferring his broad pennant to the Frolic, Admiral Farragut sailed for the Dardanelles, aud having received the rare honor of a flrniau from the Sultan, anchored In the Bosphorus on the 8th. Accompanied by a large numl)cr ol his naval oitlcers, he was received by the Sultan, Abdul Azls, In his palace on the Asiatic shore, on the 13th, and subsequently called on the visiting Viceroy of Egypt. After several days' delay, by authority of a new llrniau anchor was dropped directly off Constantinople on the Slst, whereupon courtesies were tendered by the Grand Vizier and others high in authority. ' lie left the Bosphorus on the 39th, and anchored iu the noted harbor of Fincus, Greece, 011 the last day of August, At Athens he was presented to the King and Queen, and, by special invitation, attended the baptism of the young prince and also a banquet at the palace. The visit was returned by tho King and royal family, with their court suites, the Greek oillclals, aud the diplomatic corps. On the loth of September the Admiral left Piiwns, aud on his arrival off Trieste received official calls and other courtesies. Thence, homeward bound, he sailed on the 27th, anchored off Gibraltar Octobers, left for New York on the isth , and was welcomed home by the glad clangor of bells and guns, and plaudits of his gratified countrymen, on the 10th of Novemlter. Throughout his entire tour, Admiral Fa nugut represented his country and Government wilh a courteous skill worthy of all commendation, and received the trying hwuors heaped upou Mm with a modesty of demeanor only equalled by his indomitable valor. Ilia l.nt Para. On returning from his European command Ad miral Farragut passed the winter of lSoS-69 in repose, residing the greater part of the time in New York city. In the summer lie started on a tour across the continent by way of the Pacific Railroad, being everywhere received with the greatest enthaslasm. On bis arrival at Chicago In the latter part of Sep tember, 1S69, while on his homeward Journey, he was prostrated by a severe illness, aggravated by a coU which he caught while taking a pleasure trfp oa Lake Michigan. From this illness he never folly recovered, although early in Noveuber he had re ci v ' if'' pertb-li ml. t" far on his homeward jour- ICWtuwrf mi Ik Huh I J
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