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The Daily Dispatch: March 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], Affairs on the coast. (search)
tain Latham's battery sustained a loss of twenty-seven killed, and all the guns were-captured. During this period, Forts Allen and Ellis remained quiet. The fleet then approached within point blank range, when Capt. Edetin received orders from Col. Lee, (the second in command of the field,) to evacuate his position in Fort Allen, a casemate battery.--Capt. E. opened on the fleet, sunk one of the gunboats; and crippled three others. Col. Lee then told him to retire as quickly as possible, whicCol. Lee then told him to retire as quickly as possible, which order was obeyed, and the men were safely landed on the other side of the river. Before retiring, however, the Maryland boys blew up the magazine and destroyed the guns. Captain Mayo, who had command of Fort Ellis, also blew up his magazine and dismounted his guns, but lost one of his eyes and had a leg broken by the explosion. It is supposed that he was captured. All the batteries on the river were under the immediate command of Col. Crossen. In the attack upon Fort Allen twenty-six