The Blockade And the Cruisers Y James Russell Soley
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The Owasco, at the beginning of the engagement in the city, had moved up to a position between the Sachem and Corypheus, and united with them in the support of the troops. When daylight showed the Harriet Lane engaged with two of the enemy's vessels, the Owasco moved up to assist her, occasionally touching the ground, as she steamed up the channel, which was two hun- dred yards wide at this point. After proceeding a short dis- tance, she was driven back by the small-arm fire of the Bayou City ;... and when the howitzers of the Lane opened on her, she backed down below the Sachem and Corypheus, and took up her berth opposite the town.
It remains to account for the two other steamers, the West- field and the Clifton, which, despite the fact that they were ferry-boats, were well-fitted to act with effect in such an en- counter as this. The Westfield got under way at the first THE GULF SQUADRONS. 149 sight of the enemy's steamers, but had no sooner begun to move than she went fast aground. It was high water at the time, and Eenshaw signalled for assistance.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Owasco, at the beginning of the engagement in the city, had moved up to a position between the Sachem and Corypheus, and united with them in the support of the troops. When daylight showed the Harriet Lane engaged with two of the enemy's vessels, the Owasco moved up to assist her, occasionally touching the ground, as she steamed up the channel, which was two hun- dred yards wide at this point. After proceeding a short dis- tance, she was driven back by the small-arm fire of the Bayou City ;... and when the howitzers of the Lane opened on her, she backed down below the Sachem and Corypheus, and took up her berth opposite the town.
It remains to account for the two other steamers, the West- field and the Clifton, which, despite the fact that they were ferry-boats, were well-fitted to act with effect in such an en- counter as this. The Westfield got under way at the first THE GULF SQUADRONS. 149 sight of the enemy's steamers, but had no sooner begun to move than she went fast aground. It was high water at the time, and Eenshaw signalled for assistance.
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