The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1862.

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ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTITUTION
•
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM
SHIPWRECK,
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
Founded in 1824.—Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PRE SIDENT —Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum-
berland, K.G., F.R.S.
CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P., Chair-
man of Lloyd's.
DEPUTE-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.,
Chairman of Lloyd's Registry of British and
Foreign Shipping Society.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, during
the past year, the Institution has incurred expenses amount-
ng to £6,'58 Is. in establishing Life-boat stations on dif-
ferent parts of the Coasts of Eng' and, Ireland, and Scotland.
The Institution has also expended on the repairs, stores,
alterations, and inspection of its numerous Life-bo ts, Boat-
houses, and Transporting-carriages, £3,632 19s. • and £1,550
`or exercising the Crews of its Life-boats—making altogether
a total of £11.441.
During the past year the Life-boats of the Institution have
been instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the following
wrecked Vessels:
Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose 1
Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone
Brig Pallas, of Shields .• 3
Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow .. 9
Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth .. .. 5
Schooner Catherine, of Newry •• •• •• 4
Barque Niagara, of Shields .. 11
A Barge of Teignmouth
Brig George and James, of London
Brig Zephyr, of Whitby
Coble Honour, of Cullercoats • • •• ........3
..
Schooner Eliza, of North Shields .. 7
Barque Oberon, of Liverpool •• •• •• 15
Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth g
Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth .. 2
Brig Scotia, of Sunderland .. „. ' 6
Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. 5
Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge 5
Brig Ann, of 131yth .. • . •. .. 8
Sloop Hope, of Dublin 3
Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. .. 5
Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. .. .. 16
Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon .. 2
Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby .. 5
Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis .. 3
Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. g
Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester ,„ 6
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. 5
Schooner Rose, of Lynn
Brig Prodroma, of -tockton ~ 11
Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough
Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg 6
Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn .. 7
Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. 7

Total ..

..210

For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has
voted .£9OB Rs. 4d. as re ards. It has also granted_ rewards
a mounting to £203 4s. for saving 245 shipwrecked persons, by
shore-boats and other means, making total of 455 persons
saved from a watery grave on the Coasts of the United
Kingdom.

Purink the present year (1861), the Life-boats of the Insti-
otion have also been instrumental in rescuing the Crews of
he following Vessels :
Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham
Brigantine Nugget, of Bid,-ford 5
Schooner Prosp ct, of Berwick
Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives .. 3
A Fishing-boat of Whitburn
Brig Arethusa, of Blyth
Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoc ~ 8
Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. 2
Schooner William, of Morecambe .. 6
Smack Gipsy, of Newry .• •• •• •• 4
Schooner margaret Anne, of Preston .. .. 4
Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven .. • . .. 8
Schooner William, of Liverpool .. 5
Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown •• •• 3
Brig Providence, of Shields 6. .. 8
Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle •• .• 8
Schnoner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .. .. 4
Barque Guyana, of Glasgow .. 19
Brig Roman Empress, of Shields .. .. 10
Brig San Spirid one, of Galaxide .. 2
Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vianna .. 8
French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese .. 6
Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. 5
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater
Ship Danube, of Belfast
Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover .. .. 4
Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven .. 4
Brig St. Michel, of Marans 8
Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves-
sel and one of the crew) .. 1
Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and
crew) .• •• • • • • • • • • • • 4
Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8
Schooner Betsy, of Sunderland (saved vessel and
Barque Frederick, of Dublin .. .. 1
Barque Peace, of London . .• .. 2
Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft • • .. 11
Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew
of four hands) .. .. • • • • .. 4
Sma it Adventure, of Harwich .. „. 10
Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft 7
Barque Undaunted. of Aberdeen . 11
Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish
coast saved one man .. 1
Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone .. 6
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. .. • • • • 5
Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland .. 5
Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. 6
Schooner Friends, of Lynn . .. 4
Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin .. .. 5
Brig Content, of Sunderland
Smack Ellen Owen, of Cardigan .. S
Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam 5

Tot al ..

..288

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The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts
now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship-
wrecked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at
'he present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions
he Society has made within the past few years, it has now
One Hundred and Twenty-one Life-boats under its man-
agement, or the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough
efficiency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely
needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated.
Donations and Annual n scriptions will be thankfully re-
reived by Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-
street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Herries,
Farquhar. and Co.. 16. St. James's-street, London ; by a 1
the Bankers ,n the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary,
Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14,
John-street, Adelphi, London, W.C.

Payments may be made b' Cheques or by Post-office Orders
(crossed), to Messrs. W His, Percival, and Co., or to the Secre-
tary.

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of GROUND on the North side of Queenhithe Dock in the
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Office, Guildhall

FERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller.

A MOST DESIRABLE BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.
EPPS'S COCO A.
(Commonly called Epps's Homoeopathic Cocoa).
The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and invigo-
rating power of this preparation have procured its general
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ilb., and llb packets, at is. 6d. per lb., by Grocers.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY,

The Cunard steamship Persia, Captain ludkins,
which landed troops at Bic, and then went to Hali-
fax, has arrived from the latter port with advices
to the 10th inst. She made the run in seven days
23 hours.

The steamship Vanderbilt bad lauded at New
York 3,600 bales of Sea Island cotton, collected at
Beaufort.

The Rinaldo, with Mason and Slidell on board,
sailed from Princetown on the 2d inst., a strong
gale from N.E. blowing off shore. She had not
reached Halifax on the 10th, and Captain Judkins
supposes she has borne down south for Bermuda, or
some other of the West India Islands.
The Asia arrived at Halifax on the Ist inst. with
head-quarters and one battery 10th Brigade, Royal
Artillery, and the 3d Battalion Military Train.
The Adriatic arrived on the 31st ult. with 1,100
New Brunswick, on
tmheenB,
tahn dinlsetf.t for St. John's,

The Magdalena arrived on the 4th, with the 2d
Battalion 16th Regiment and Artillery.
The Melbourne arrived on the sth, having put
into Prince Edward's Island for coal.
The Australasian landed 1,100 men at St. John's,
New Brunswick, about the 4th, and reached New
York on the 9th. Major General Romney landed
at St. John's.

The 62d Regiment, Bno strong, from Halifax,
proceeded overland
reached Woodstock,
forhav i nQgu ae rbreicv. e d
Theat
S re. .e John's,ment
and could proceed no further owing to the bad state
of the weather and the roads. It would proceed
when the weather improved.
The Parana, with the Scots Fasileers and Artil-
lery, arrived at Sydney, Cape Breton, on the 6th,
and. after coaling, would proceed to St. John's on
or about the 10th.

The Canada, with Royal Engineers and Artillery,
arrived on the Bth.

The Cleopatra, with the 2d Battalion 17th Regi-
ment, arrived on the 9th, and would remain at
Halifax.

The Adriatic, with General Lord William Panlet
and the Guards, arrived at ISt. John's, New Bruns-
wick, on the 9th, and commenced disembarking.
Her Majesty's ship Orpheus arrived at Halifax en
the Bth.

The Himalaya reached Bermuda on the 6th, and,
after landing troops, proceeded on the 9th for
Jamaica and Barbadoes.

The Challenger, Bulldog, and steady were at
Nassau on the 25th alt. The Immortalite sailed on
the 26th ult. from Bermuda. The Donegal arrived
on the 30th ult. from England via Jamaica, where
she transferred the marines of the expeditionary
battalion to some other vessel. The Nimble and
Spiteful left for Havannah ; the St. George, Ariadne,
and Jason, for the Gulf of Mexico. The flagship
Nile was at Bermuda on Ist inst. On the 27th the
French ships of war Massena, Guerriere, L'Ardeur,
and L'Astrea, the former carrying Admiral De la
Graviere, arrived at Havannah. The British ships
Challenger, Spiteful, Steady, and Plover also ar-
rived the same day.

General M.Clellan had recovered sufficiently to
ride out.

Oa the 3d an exchange of 239 prisoners took
place near Shipping Point on the James River.
The Federals wero forwarded to Baltimore, where
they were well received. A letter from Baltimore
professes to give a correct account of the treatment
of the prisoners while at Richmond.:—

"The prisoners, according to these accounts, were
crowded together in tobacco warehouses, with no-
thing to sleep on but the floor, and with but scanty
covering. They bad no conveniences for washing or
for personal cleanliness. Their food was scanty and of
the worst possible description, except the bread,
which was fresh and sweet. From the time of their
capture, July 21,. until Dec. 15, they were liable to
be shot if seen at the windows. At the later date,
according to the Richmond Enquirer and the Rich-
mond Dispatch, iu both of which papers the state-
ment appears, tin order was issued by the military
authorities forbidding this shooting in future. One
case was related. to me of exceeding barbarity. It '
was that of a young man
whose self-denying kind-
ness and attention to his comrades had won for him
the respect and attachment of all. Ho was sit-
ting at an open, window smoking a pipe, but not
leaning out of Vale window. Without the least pro-
vocation some ruffian in the street fired at him.
The ball passed' through his head, killing him in•
stantly. Dr. Higginbotham happened to be in the
room at the tie ae al id witnessed the shocking scene.
There was a S wins sergeant in charge of the pri-
soners, whose brutality is attested by them all. It
was his duty to assemble them and call the roll
every morning.. any were the least tardy in get-
ting up, he would strike them over the head with
the butt of his musket. His language uniformly was
of the most vulgar and outrageous character, " Get
up, you God d—d s—s of b—s," was his usual style.
When any of the prisoners died their bodies were
carried out to t' ae deadhouse, but no one knew
what became of th .ern, or whether they were buried
or not. • Some of the men state that when coffins
were provided the bodies were thrust into them
without tenderne as or decency, and if a leg or an
arm happened to. 'be shattered or broken, it was
rudely doubled up, or crushed in. Such is the dark
side of the picture,. But there is, for the honour
of humanity, a, kig: liter side also. The prisoners
all concur in the statement that they were
occasionally visited' by ladies, who never failed to
leave behind the= some token of their 'angel
visits.' They brought them cakes, jellies, and
other delicacies, a xiel often when the stern sentinels
would refuse the to admission they would seize the
presented bayou et with their little hands, turn it
aside, and thus c hiding the guard, make their visit.
Other ladies, in i riding past in their carriages, threw
bouquets of flow, srs in at the windows. One lady,
with two beauti, NI daughters, is particularly men-
tioned as havicg be an kind to the prisoners. Some
of the prisonere„ tin der a guard, were allowed to go
to a spring for w ater. The guard remaining at
some distan,a, w' omen would occasionally meet
them at the, spring. One of these women told them
that she laad a Unie n flag concealed in her house,
and that if the 1./ast n troops came to Richmond she
would display it: from her housetop. All of the
prisoners speak in. terms of the deepest gratitude of
the kind attentioru 'of Dr. Higginbotham, a well-
known physician_ a aiehmond. He was constant
in his attentio as 'to them from first to last,—so
much 'so, inde ad, that his loyalty was suspected,
and he was put under arrest by the military
authorities. ie -was subsetnently released, how-
ever, by the ( fivil authorities, and resumed his kind
ministrations,. C ,n Thanksgiving-day some kind
persons serve seal lad roast turkeys to the prisoners.
Captain
'Warner , also, the Commissary-General,
frequently sent it t presents of cakes, &c. The men
appF.ed to him ft 'equently for little favours, which
wr:re oftener gr anted than refused. The men
seemed remraltab ly grateful for any little kindness
of this sor t. 'l..,hey speak, for instance, in high
terms of S argeom J. Tripp, of Scranton, Pennsyl-
vania, Bth . Pennf ;ylvania Regiment, who they say
supplied them with many comforts from his own
purse. t acme of ti ae men state that they got letters
from ft.; Lauds at home stating that money had been
"close' ip but ate latter had been abstracted. Others

who had gold sent them say they never got it,but got
instead the worthless Southern shinplasters. Dur-
ing the whole time of their imprisonment the
fidelity of the men to their country never wavered.
Not one of them would have asked to be released
till the Government saw proper to do so. They
would cheerfully have remained there and died in
prison rather than have our Government release
them by acknowledging the rebels as belligerents.
So they say, at least; and it may be that a know-
ledge of that fact has made the Government more
tardy in exchanging them than it otherwise would
have been. They say that even now they do not
know on what terms they are released, except that
they have taken no oath whatever. They are going
on to Washington, to report themselves to head-
quarters, and to obey whatever requirement may be
made of them. Their desire to re-enter the army,
however, and to fight is universal. They say they
are in for the war, and they are burning to revenge
their wrongs."
Some sharp skirmishing had taken-place between
the opposing pickets on the Potomac.
On the 3d a body of Federals, 800 strong, under
General Weber, advanced from Fortress Monroe to
Big Bethel, and dispersed the Confederate pickets.
Breastworks nearly half a mile in length were
noticed. The reconnoitring party then returned.

On the 6th the Confederates and Federals ex-
changed artillery fire at Hancock, Maryland.
Advices from Hilton Head to the 3d inst. report
that the navy was actively engaged reconnoitring
along the coast and rivers, having occasional skir-
mishes with riflemen. On the 26th, despite there
being 11 vessels off Charleston, the Confederate
privateer Ella `'Parley, alias the Isabel, succeeded,
after several endeavours, in getting away. The
Pocahontas was sent in chase, but abandoned the
pursuit. On the 2d inst. she succeeded in returning
to Charleston, although chased and shelled. On
the Ist inst. a combined military and naval ex-
pedition, under Brigadier-General Stevens and Cap-
tain Rodgers, of the Wabash, advanced on Port
Royal, and, after a short resistance, took possession
of the Confederate batteries. General Stevens then
advanced within six miles of the Charleston Rail-
road. The Confederates then requested a brief time
for the burial of the dead, after which they fell back
upon the fortifications which were near the railroad,
leaving one large gun in the hands of the Federals.
The Confederate force was estimated at 8,000 men,
under Generals Gregg and Pope, and the Federal
force at 4,500 men. The latter lost nine men
wounded, one, a Major Watson, mortally. Accord-
ing to the latest report, General Stevens was wait-
ing for reinforcements.
The Southern papers give a somewhat different
version of the affair. Private despatches received
at Augusta, Georgia, from Pocataligo, South Caro-
lina, dated January 1, state that the Unionists at-
tempted to advance from Port Royal Ferry, but
were repulsed by the 14th Regiment of South Caro-
lina Volunteers, under command of Colonel Jones.
The Confederate loss was 15 killed and wounded.
One Yankee was taken priscner, but their loss is
not otherwise given. The following is a despatch
to the Richmond Examiner
•
" VICTORY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

" Charleston, S.C., Jan. 2.

" Fighting on the coast commenced yesterday.
Thirty-five hundred of the enemy landed on the
main, near Port Royal Ferry. They were met with
the bayonet by two regiments of our troops. The
Yankees fled precipitately, throwing away their
arms as they ran. They were driven into their
boats. The howitzers on the boats opened fire on
our troops, killing six and wounding twelve South
Carolinians. The enemy's loss is about the same.
To-day the enemy landed,in much larger force at the
same place. Gen. Gregg's brigade fell back a short
distance to an eligible position. The pickets were
skirmishing all day. The enemy design an attack
on the railroad, and cannot avoid a battle."
The Richmond Examiner, under the head of
" War Rumours," says—
" Later in the day another report obtained circu-
lation that a battle had been fought in the neigh-
bourhood of Port Royal, South Carolina, and that
the enemy, who were advancing inland, had been
repulsed and a great victory had resulted to our
arms. This report, although not authenticated by
any despatches received at the War Department,
obtained considerable credit last night, on the
strength of private despatches alleged to have been
received in the city , giving an account of the engage-
ment: We are not disposed, however, to credit the
report without further and more distinct confirma-
tion of it than yet received.
" P.S.—Since the foregoing paragraph was writ-
ten we have received a special despatch from our
Charleston correspondent fully confirming the re-
port, to which we are happy to refer the reader.
" Passengers from Richmond who left that city
on the 3d inst. state that news had been received
there that Commodore Dupont landed 3,500 troops
' on the mainland near Port Royal Ferry on New
Year's-day. An engagement ensued, in which the
rebels repulsed the Union troops. On Jan. 2 the
attempt was renewed with better succees, and Gen.
Gregg's South Carolina Brigade was driven back
with heavy loss. The Charleston ercury has a
despatch, stating that a large force of Federals had
landed on the North Edisto, and seized railroad
station No. 4 on the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad. General Lee has informed Jeff. Davis
that he is confident of his ability to prevent th e
Federals from advancing on Charleston or Savannah.

Southern advices of the 3d inst. state that the
Federals under General Butler had made advances
from Ship Island, in the Mississipi Sound, to Beloxi,
a small town on the coast, and had landed some
thousands of men.

On the Ist and 2d the artillery duel between Fort
Pickens and the Confederate batteries was resumed
without damage.

The Federals are reported to have obtained a
success at Huntersville, Western Virginia, on the
4th. The Confederates are alleged to have lost 80
in killed and wounded, and 80,000 dole worth of
army stores and clothing.
From St. Louis, Missouri, our advises are to the
2d instant, but they contain no information of in-
terest.

There was no foundation for the report that a
battle had been fought at Paducah, Kentucky.
Part of the Louisville and Nashville Railway had
been destroyed by the Confederates. The Union
force, according to telegrams from Louisville of the
sth, was about to advance. The fire at Nashville is
reported to have occasioned damage to the extent of
700,000 dols.
Advices from Cairo to the 6th instant state that
General Pillow had resigned his command in the
Confederate army; that all classes of men were
being impressed for the military service ; and that
energetic measures had been taken to oppose the
advance of the Federals. Submarine batteries had
been submerged between Cairo and Memphis.
A powder mill exploded at New Orleans on the
29th ult.
The Richmond Examiner of the 3d alludes to the
operations on the coast of the Federal forces :
" The repulse of the enemy in South Carolina is a
joyful earnest of the future. Although no official
accounts have been received, yet we think it true
news. The Northern troops, after long hesi-
tancy, have made their first attempt at a march
from the seacoast towards the interior of the State,
and have received their first rebuke. Whenever
and wherever they repeat the experiment, it may
safely be predicted that they will arrive at a simi-
lar result. The Northern people and Government
anticipate great effects from the naval operations o-,1
the coast, because a part of the plan was a multi-
plied series of successful marches and subjugations
throughout the Atlantic States. They supposed
that, having the ports, they would soon and easily
have also the country commanded by the ports. To
take possession of a harbour and a strip of wave-
wash(ra sand was the design of their armada. Yet