above the elbows by a shell from the ram | the rebels had nothing but light guns there, Tennessee, in the engagement in Mobile which could not be heard at any distance. Bay; and Mack lost his left arm during So they thought it was the Indianola enthe engagement with the same vessel. The visitors to the Fair were very generous to these brave and shattered heroes, handing

Admiral Porter's Big Scare.

The sham Monitor contrived by Admiral Porter, for a double purpose, proved, as is well known, a big scare. An old coal barge, picked up in the river, was the foundation to build on. It was constructed in twelve hours, of old boards, with old pork barrels piled on top of each other for a smoke-stack, and two old canoes for quarter boats. Her furnaces were built of mud, and only intended to make black smoke, and not steam.

On the eventful night of the 24th, at nine o'clock, heavy guns were heard about fifteen miles below. It was known that

gaging the batteries at Carthage, fifteen
miles below Vicksburg. Not knowing that
Brown was in peril, the Monitor was now
let loose. It was towed to within a couple
of miles of the first battery and let go,
when it was discovered by the dim light
of the moon that Vicksburg was in a stew.
Never did her batteries open with such a
vim. The earth fairly trembled, and the
shot flew thickly around the devoted Mon-
itor, which returned no shot with her long
wooden guns.
The Monitor ran safely
past all the batteries, though under a heavy
fire for an hour, and drifted safely down to
the lower mouth of the canal, where she
was tucked into an eddy.

The rebels were, completely deceived by her. As soon as they saw her by daylight they opened on her again with all the guns they could bring to bear, but without a shot hitting her to do any harm,-for the shot went at their convenience through one side and came out the other, without causing the vessel to sink, as she was full of water already. Our soldiers shouted and

Sunk, with the Stars and Stripes still Waving. position was a most unfortunate one, as it On the 26th of May, 1863, it was deter- exposed the vessel to a raking fire, from mined to make an attack upon the rebel one battery in front, and another from bebatteries to the north of Vicksburg, and hind. The first shot which struck her, opposite General Steele's column. The hit the iron plating, and did no material gunboat Cincinnati, Lieutenant Bache, was damage. But the Captain had given orto co-operate and attempt to silence the ders to push up to within three hundred water-batteries, previous to the assault yards, and by the time she had reached from the land side. Accordingly, a little that proximity, the shot hit her with fearafter eight in the morning, she commenced ful accuracy, generally passing directly dropping down below Young's Point. through her port-holes.

When about two miles from Vicksburg, One battery, which fired from an elevathe famous gun, Whistling Dick,' in position and at some distance, threw plunging

shot, which went through her upper deck, into port, but was himself taken and conand did great damage. Lieutenant Sokal- fined in the Libby. When he was exski, of General Steele's staff, who had changed, he went on board the ship that been sent to point out the position to be was to tow the Monitor to Charleston, and taken in the assault, stated that when when that vessel went down, he, while atLieutenant Bache and two others beside tempting to rescue the crew, was drifted himself, were standing in the pilot-house, off into the gulf, and was not picked up one of these plunging balls entered the till the next day. Afterward, while firing port-hole of the pilot-house, passed through a salute at St. Domingo, both his arms. the thigh of the pilot, and then sheered were blown off by the explosion of a gun; down through the floor on the gun-deck, and "last of all"-and, it is to be hoped, at the same time breaking the wheel, and the safest of his many risks-he got marwounding another man through the hand But further, the tale readeth not. and arm, with the splinters. Lifting the hatchway and rushing down the gun-deck, Lieutenant Sokalski found it filled with the mangled and dead. It was a slaughterpen. Blood and fragments of bodies, shot away, were scattered over the floor.

ried.

Pleasant Hoax all Round

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After the battle between the Kearsage and Alabama, there was great excitement in Liverpool at the expected arrival there. of Captain Semmes, and for several hours It was discovered that one ball had the neighborhood of the Exchange was passed through the boat below the water- crowded with persons anxious to get at line, and that the boat was sinking. It least a glimpse of the famous sea raider. was evident that to continue the fight About one o'clock, a double hoax was longer would be to throw away the lives played in a highly successful manner. of the crew, and orders were given to start up the river as fast as possible. Lieutenant Starr, who was second in command, went to the pilot-house and directed movements as best he could with a broken wheel and sinking craft. In the meantime she was riddled by shot after shot, and was fast sinking. For three-quarters of an hour she was toiling, crippled, up stream; while the enemy, seeing her condition, redoubled the fury of the cannonnading. More thon fifty shots struck her before she reached the shore. But Lieutenant Bache refused to allow the colors to be lowered, and she sunk, like the Cumberland, with the Stars and Stripes still waving.

Man of Experience-Sure. middle aged man, who had passed several Lewis A. Horton, of Plainfield, Connec- years in tropical climates, and delighted in ticut, may be set down as a man of 'expe- sporting a white blouse and a Panama hat rience' during the war. At the breaking during summer time, was often to be found out of the rebellion, he enlisted in the lounging about one of the landing stages, navy, and was wrecked on the Bahamas. having some connexion with shipping. He afterwards undertook to take a prize Possessing a bronzed complexion, clean

shaved cheeks and chin, and a pair of fierce | rather nonplussed at first; out readily catcnmustaches, some mad wag conceived the ing the drift of the joke, he raised his straw idea of palming him off upon the public hat, bobbed around,' and by his extemporas "Captain Raphael Semmes, Confeder- ized gracious demeanor, after the manner of ate States Navy." Accordingly he was 'lions,' raised the enthusiasm to fever heat, got hold of, treated very hospitably, and a special cheer rewarding a reverential then asked to go on 'Change, in order to see the redoubtable hero of the Sunday's sea-fight arrive. One or two outdoor officials connected with the Underwriter's room were also got in tow, and under some writer's room, and in a little time it leaked

obeisance that he made on passing Nelson's monument. He disappeared, not at the main entrance to the newsroom, but at the foot of the stairs leading to the Under

This ruse was quite enough. Coming less. from such a neighborhood, followed by the Underwriter's officials, and making across the flags in the direction of the newsroom, the expectant crowd at once made up their minds that this was the man they were on the lookout for, and they clapped their hands, waved their hats and caps, and cheered vociferously.

Scared before being Hurt.

The commanders of the great Burnside expedition, on reaching the Southern coast, had to apply themselves very busily to obtain guides and pilots from among the loyal natives inhabiting that region. They had about a dozen of these chaps, from time to time, in the lower cabin of the

The object of all this demonstration was Commodore's ship, calling them up one

ever, a chance of picking up the expedition in pieces on the coast, that being the chief business of himself and co-loyalists.

after another and disposing of them accord- to lend a 'right smart chance' of aid to ing to circumstances. They were decidedly the expedition-probably preferring, howas hard looking a set of men as could be gathered together. Their conversation was very amusing. They were all strong Union men, but none of them were willing to enter the service. A fellow was called up who had been recommended for his knowledge of Croatian Sound, when the following conversation transpired: Commodore.-Well, Sir, they say you know something about this Sound.

North Carolinian.-Well, yes, mebbe four or five years ago I had a smart knowledge of that strip of water, Sir. Com.-How much water (pointing to the chart) is there on this shoal? N. C.-Wal, I reck'n there's a right smart chance of water there, Sir. - Did you pilot boats up and

Com. down the Sound?

N. C.-Wal, yes; I reck'n I've driv a few flat-boats.up thar, Sir.

Com.-Can you give us assistance in pointing out the safest way to get up there?

Clinging to the Guns.

The scenes on board the Cumberland, when she went down, were almost past description. There was scarcely an instance in the war of more desperate and devoted spirit. Two of the gunners at the bow guns, when the ship was sinking, clasped their guns in their arms, and would not be removed, but went down embracing them. One gunner had both his legs shot away, and his bowels open and protruding, but he made three steps on his raw and bloody thighs, seized the lanyard and fired his gun, falling back dead. Another lost both arms and legs, yet lived, and when they would assist him, cried out, "Back to Give 'em -! Huryour gun, boys! rah for the flag!" He lived till she sunk.

N. C.-Wal, I reck'n I could help you Combat between the Kearsarge and the Alaa right small chance, Sir.

Com.-Well, then, we want you.

N. C.-But, yer honor, I rather wouldn't, Sir.

Com.-What! don't you want to serve your country?

N. C.-Wal, yes, but the old woman and young 'uns have got powerful little to live. on, Sir.

Com.-But we will pay you good wages. N. C. And I haven't anything but these ragged, yeller old sou'-westers, Sir,(pointing to his clothes.)

Com.-And will give you good clothes.
N. C.-B-b-b-but

Com.-But what, Sir?

N. C.-Wal, you see, yer honor, you see, that mebbe ef you shouldn't get up thar, them ar seceshers would use me pow

erful bad, Sir!

bama.

No volume of reminiscences of the war of the rebellion would be complete without an account of the memorable naval com

The devoted Union man' was dis- bat between the United States steamship missed, with orders to hold himself ready Kearsarge, Captain John A. Winslow, and