...l'outre, towed by the steamers Harriet Lane, Owasco, Westfield, and Clifton. They were ordered by Farragut to proceed to South-west Pass. As yet the only ships that had crossed the bar were the Hartford and Brooklyn. The Navy Department had made a mistake in sending vessels of too great draught of water, such as the Colorado, Pensacola, and Mississippi. The two latter succeeded in crossing with ...