The boat picked up ten men and officers, while four swam to the beach and were made prisoners.
When the lull was over Farragut headed his ship for the fort, signalling to the remainder of the fleet, which followed close after him.

When warned of the torpedoes the wrathful Admiral came near adding a little profanity to his contemptuous opinion of them as he passed on.
Wheeling, he launched his whole broadside at the fort, then delivered a second at the _Tennessee_ and headed for the gunboats _Selma_, _Gaines_ and _Morgan_, all of which were raking him.

Casting off his consort, the _Metacomet_, he sent her after the _Selma_, and, after a hot chase, she captured her.

The other two took to shallow water under the guns of the fort.
The ships, having passed the latter, were about to anchor when the _Tennessee_ was perceived coming straight for the fleet, with the intention of attacking it.

Farragut signalled to the vessels to run her down and ordered the pilot of the _Hartford_ to drive her with full speed at the ironclad.