...nadilla was not aware of the attack until the Housatonic commenced firing, when she moved at toward that vessel from her anchorage. The Housatonic was never beyond the usual line of blockade. The Quaker City , in the forenoon, picked up her anchor which she had slipped to repair to the point of firing. The Flag communicated with the senior officer on board the Housatonic that forenoon, soon after the fi...