Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-28

aihrrfaE ,Noticesof Funerals, and announcements
Of sermopP,lSa centGeash; fsf,Sso monyll-'59
Rl6eEIn 9 up5 cha EIeat On tIa1.bol SZThe
Stone Elect d0tnti ttEt tS9dr I--Inci-
dents and Parttc ulRrs.
s'i '~-4 tcorrsspOndencs the n. Y. HsraldJ
1Welo6kel III vain this morning nj for the
Charlestonilight-hous a allEwhite struc-
tlre onlMprris yIslaud /, which wps standing
last night. The rebels have evidently de-
stroygd 1t dtiring the night, rs they, very
properly feared It's useiby us rs mark to
guide us into thelchannel. We can barely
make ont with our glasses the ruins of the
building sqfI EElatseEyss our PurP ose quite
we'll. -. d. .,s..5,
AT noon we stood In. at Captain Davis
request,a and anchored sinsidei the barr to
protect the boats and drive 5of the,r ,rebels
if they should attempt1ocome down. The
day is ,a,littles haEy;i but We cau1 with. y
glass, iscernthedimOutlines of Fort Sum-
ter. and occasionally get q glimpse ut the
rebel flag flying over it. ssss
Morris island is within two miles and a
half of our anchorage, SandJwe can detect
two rebel bhtterieshu upon it, near Light
house Inlet, and a second of Immense size
upon Cummings Pointi a little steamer
probably the Emma Davis Haunting the
rebel flag, occasionally ran out during the
day from be ehind Fort Sumter, took II hasty
glance at. our swhale aeet,gnow ll5;here,
and then incnntinently retretted to its safe
position, under the guns Of M9hltrie and
Sumter 1t does not. venture ~ wtth;nItwO.
mites Of onr rapge, and seems TO be we'll
satisfied ia witnessing our rtnoyem ents, ~ q
safe distance. eh etbl=t5E
AT halt past four this afternoon, the tide
being nenrly, full we recrossed' the bHr and
ran haWser to the hTrk ThsodOsi, Of5New
-Louuon, whiuhswas 70 be the1tirst victim,
-and towed her across the bSr to the upper
boat, onEthe leftihnndsside OF the channel.
gWherlwe had her inasgoo,l position, Capt
Stevens, through u speaking Trumpet, or
dered the capt,lin to tfcast of the hawser."
Aye, aYe55 sir y, . came back the reply;
and the hawser was let 20 and housed in
again on our deck 10 the twinkll1g Of an
eye. fThetreDblingioldb bark, being under
some shendway, moved slowly on TO the
exact spotswe wished hrs md thenIstrugk
the bottom; aud lierEanclIor droppSdf for
the last time, in the water, the chain rat
+tling out as cheerfully as any chain might
which had made its lasrTup} and theiold
bark settled down into its own grave. The
plug had been. knocked out as the anchor
dropped, ,arnd the water edmadly y,and
wildly ip,ig In D. momept theu whale 60ats
were lowered and alougside, and the dun
.nGpe of the officers an.licrew rapidly pass
ed over the bulwarks and into them. =
if Wezdid not wait for them, but hurried
out, to tow in sanother before dark. The
first ship touched dihOttomqaudt the pluglwas
drawn as the sun went down. Each bad
finished its course lat the same moment; );
one tosrise5 on the morrow as bright and
glorious asgever, the other to waste away
and go to opiecesande the combined action
of the elements which it had braved solong
aud. SO, we'll Alas that q vessel, worn
out. 10. the seEviceIof it's owner, lshonld abe
sold and come to such an ignoble end.
The Rebecca Simms was toyedsin and
anchored ut the other side of the channel
and the water soon filed her hold, AMI she
sauk5 slowly a6dIihI6 dignifedS manner,
rocking uneasiIy, to be sure, as the water
poIfetiin, But going down with -eYery rope
and spar in place, as a brave man falls in
battle with his ,h9rnes5 on.3 pfrsfa1II u rt,,I
We had now got the position OF the bar
closely markeds0Gt, ahdthe Floridh's boats
were relieved from their unpleasant posi-
tion.as b1uyss and tlleXi returned to- their
ship. Our work was reported to Captain
Davis, and he. requestel, the Poeahontas
and the Ottowa to tow in and sink all the
sliips theyscoUIl ;6ftsI the moon had risen
high enough to afford the light to sec.
nay Al eight o'clock we were. again at work.
we sed Iiin ap sunk four 'nofes1 9 before
the low water made IL impossible for the
loaded ships to be placed in position, and
taeu we ran out again and anchored OUT
side the bari f. F7f1 q t5sAa
The .POGahontas towed in.twOi during the
evening. While we were at.worEilhe mar
bor was dotted with 'WhhleSoats, running
e fft
CARRYING away their 1.-THE officers, and
crews') baggage and the valuable sails and
the ships. Some of the men
of-war. boats were engaged in visiting the
ksuuken ships aud securing aour, potatoes,
lonions aud ottier aceepthbie prov ions.
rope, furuiture SC, which come very
hind on, shipboar,l,t and thus prevent
f6jESS them from being totally lostiNFith the
| ships. BY midnight most OF the ships
had sunk. Some Of them lay heeled5oTer
and the sea flowing on their decks :. - :.
The chanpell began TO appealf "a ute well
block edup,. and, wi iLh the eight ships We
are Il. sink to7moErnw Yell laced y viii
trouble pilot Boat to go thro1 q u e main :.
tship channsl, I.iaRcy. 3 i.I lt.siira :,
Tomorrow ulorning we Ebegtn Tork
again; and haye;to comp by a noon.
~ s FRID14.gDee. 2o.i
AT sunrise We began our labors again.
Wei haYs; we'd in aud ss9sttlled ih5F fer
ships 10 day. aud the PoeahontFs has also
!; towed in four, which have. beep sunk, and
1.-The chanueiS Is effeetdalty hlockaded. Ma
! ny of the vessels were stripped of the sails
/ before they were towed In, bnt several
were left rnstripped Capt. Davis sent all
/ the whaleb6atj. with their crews. 10 the
| latter vessels, and they were SOON stripped
| of their valuable snils and copdage, which
were tnkeu 20 the CabaWba.
ODE sbip, tile Robin Hood, OF Aystic, or
iiEihally an Bast Indiaman, anil the wonder
| OF her day. was selected as q ft repository
tfut all tue sails not worth sending North
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