 She was at this time sore beset ; the Chickasaw was pounding away at her stern, the Ossipee was approaching her at full speed, and the Monongahela, Lackawanna, and this ship were bearing down upon her, determined upon her destruction.  The United States Service Magazine - Page 151865Full view - About this book
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...her at full speed, and the Monongahela, Lackawanna, and this 'VOL. iv— ei. ship, were bearing down upon her, de.termined upon her destruction. Her smoke-stack...her surrender, she never fired a gun. As the Ossipee was about to strike her, she hoisted the white flag, and that vessel immediately stopped her engine,... | |
 | United States. Navy Dept - Naval art and science - 1864 - 916 pages
...was approaching her at full speed, and the Monongahela, Lackawanna, and this ship were bearing down upon her, determined upon her destruction. Her smoke-stack...a resort to her relieving tackles, and several of her port shutters were jammed. Indeed, from the time the Hartford struck her, until her surrender,... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 872 pages
...was approaching her at ftill speed, and the Monongahela, Lackawanna, and Hartford were bearing down upon her, determined upon her destruction. Her smoke-stack...Indeed, from the time the Hartford struck her until lier surrender, she never fired a gun. As the Ossipee, Commander Le roy, was about to strike her, she... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - United States - 1865 - 1244 pages
...was approaching her at full speed, and the Monougahela, Lackawanna, and this ship, were bearing down upon her, determined upon her destruction. Her smoke-stack...a resort to her relieving tackles, and several of her port-shutters were jammed. Indeed, from the time the Hartford struck her, until her surrender,... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1865 - 830 pages
...steering chains were gone, compelling a resort to her relieving tackles, and several of her port shutters were jammed. Indeed, from the time the Hartford struck...until her surrender she never fired a gun. As the Ossipec, Commander Le Roy, was about to strike her, she hoisted the white flag, and that vessel immediately... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Admirals - 1865 - 378 pages
...was approaching her at full speed, and the Monongahela, Lackawanna, and this ship were bearing down upon her, determined upon her destruction. Her smoke-stack had been shot away, her steering-chains •were gone, compelling a resort to her relieving tackles, and several of the port-shutters... | |
 | J. T. Headley - History - 1866 - 774 pages
...full speed, and the Monongahela and Lackawanna, and this ship, were bearing down on her, determined on her destruction. Her smoke-stack had been shot away,...a resort to her relieving tackles, and several of her port shutters were jammed. Indeed, from the time the Hartford struck her, until her surrender,... | |
 | Linus Pierpont Brockett - 1866 - 316 pages
...was approaching her at full speed, and the Monongahela, Lackawanna, and this ship were bearing down upon her, determined upon her destruction. Her smoke-stack had been shot away, her steering-chains were gone, compelling a resort to her relieving-tackles, and several of her port shutters... | |
 | Viktor Ernst Karl Rudolf von Scheliha - Coast defenses - 1868 - 412 pages
...approaching her at full speed, and the Afononga/tela, Lackaicanna, and this ship were bearing down upon her, determined upon her destruction. Her smoke-stack had been shot away, her steeringchains were gone, compelling a resort to her relieving tackles, and several of her port shutters... | |
 | John William Draper - United States - 1870 - 708 pages
...steering-chains were gone, several of her port-shutters were so jammed that they could not be opened. Indeed, from the time the Hartford struck her until her surrender, she never fired a gun. Her crew could not keep their feet under the tremendous blows she was receiving. They had become demoralized.... | |
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