Mobile
Register, February 4, 1864
While trying to slip out through the
blockade on her first trip to Mobile, Denbigh ran aground in the Swash, a narrow
channel that runs along the beach at the entrance to Mobile Bay.
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The lighthouse at Fort Morgan, (above, after the battle), was a
well-known landmark for blockade runners. |
The
Steamer Denbigh.- We are glad to learn that this steamer, reported to be ashore
and a wreck in her late attempt to run out of this port in a fog, is not damaged to the
extent supposed. She has been relieved of her cargo and is now afloat, and is expected up
to-day. The enemy's fleet discovering her unfortunate position tried to vent their spite
upon her. They succeeded in hitting her but once in her wheelhouse, doing her no damage.
She was defended by the guns of Fort Morgan, which succeeded in putting three shots in one
of the blockaders and driving the rest off. The enemy's ship that was struck was sent off
in the direction of Pensacola, supposed to be disabled. The energy of Gen. Higgins and his
command in defending the unfortunate ship is highly commended. |
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