. L'histoire de la guerre des jeunes gens pour l'Union . Theodorus Bailey. 1863.] LES MANASSAS RAM. 223 le Richmond suivait le navire du drapeau, mais le Brooklyngot s'emmêle d'une partie du radeau, ce qui la retardait un certain temps.dès qu'elle s'est dégagée et avait commencé à remonter le ruisseau, les shewas attaquées par les Manassas, qui a couru à elle, tirant son fusil de service dans elle quand seulement quelques pieds loin, puis boutedher lourdement avec son bélier. Heureusement, la grenaille AVAS s'est arrêtée près des sacs de sable autour de la chaudière Brooklyns, et le ramglacer sans danger des câbles de chaîne accrochés le long des côtés de la cisaille. Le brooklyn nex

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. Young folk's history of the war for the union . Theodorus Bailey. 1863.] THE RAM MANASSAS. 223 The Richmond followed the flag-ship, but the Brooklyngot entangled with part of the raft, which delayed her awhile.As soon as she got clear and had begun to move up stream, shewas attacked by the Manassas, which ran at her, firing her for-ward gun into her when only a few feet away, and then buttedher heavily with her ram. Fortunately the shot Avas stoppedby the sand-bags around the Brooklyns boiler, and the ramglanced harmlessly off from the chain cables hung along theships sides. The Brooklyn next set on fire a Confederatesteamer with shells, and pouring a broadside into Fort St. Philipas it passed, nearly silenced its guns. Of the other vessels, the. TUL llARTF-^RD. Itasca was disabled by the fire from the forts, and the Kennebecand Winona were driven back. After the Manassas left the Brooklyn, she had an excitingfight with the Mississippi, which ended in her being drivenashore, where her crew set her on fire and escaped. She wasboarded and found to be riddled with shot, and was left to driftdown the river. Commodore Porter, who was below with themortar-boats, tried to save her, but just as she had been hauledin to the bank she exploded faintly, and with a puff of flameand smoke gave a plunge, like some huge sea monster, andwent down hissing beneath the muddy waters of the Mississippi.The Manassas was the last of eleven rams and gunboats destroyedby the fleet in passing. 224 JVEW ORLEANS. [1863. Tlie people of New Orleans, trusting in wliat the Confeder-ate commanders had told them—that the city could not betaken—had felt no alarm at the bombardment of the forts; andthousands had gone down the river to view from the levee theb

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