Sinking Of The Great Rebel Ram Tennessee

The great rebel ram off Mobile on whiob tlie rebels had been building great expectations, was Mink by a squall on tho lst dt Jiarch, The details are given by a correspondent of the New Orleans Ea. West Gulf Squadron, March 20. On Miiich Ist the Kennebec steamed up t Duitphine Island to comtnunicato with the ve-SKils in the sound. Severa] rebti] gunboatp, tlie Tennessee among thetn, wero seen lying near ürant's Pass. The day was squally, and at about 3 o'eloxk in the afternoou, the lookout od board the Kennebec sung out: " The Tennessee is sinking !" All the officera then on deck immediately lookcd toward the place where the Tenneisee was yng, and sure enough, they 8BW her go down. At the saine I time sígnala rere een on board the Octorara, ymg in the sound, and suid signáis, inttipieted, read: "The rebel ram TenWfltfab sunk." It appears that a squall struck her, and sht) being very low in tb a water, keelfd over and weut down. Two ieet of her smoke stack can be eeen above the water, at the spot where the great ram once lay at anchor. Tho Tennes eee ran duwn frotn Mobile when wefiist began bombarding Fort Powell, and rebel dcsertera aaid Bhe was expected to sink our v lióle fleet. 8he was an extremely powerful vessel, her armor plates Leing six incbes in thickness. - Slie wasveij hort in the huil, but had a long projecting spear, or rara, whicb was entirdy under wator. Her excessive weipht made her slow and hard to handle, being too much for her engines ; and ehe would not, therefore, have proved a very formidable opponent for nur last ei uiser. Her armament is the greatest loss to the enemy. It consisted of six one hundred pounder rifled Parrott guns, tbret) in front and three asturn. I believe there wr three or four fmaller linces also on board.