Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-16
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TIE STAR OF THE wEsT AT CHARLESTON
DETAILS OF mER VOYAGE.
OUTRAGE ON THE AMERICAN FLAG.
DETAILS OF N

DETAILS OF HER VOYAGE.
OUTRAGE ON THE AMERICAN FLAG.
A correspondent of the New York Evening
Post, who was on board the Star Of the West
during her recent visit to Charleston harbor,
furnishes the following details Of the exciting
cruise:
On BOARD THE STAR OF THE WEsT.l
Saturday, January 5th, 1861.
The steamship Star Of the West sailed from
the foot Of Warren street, New York, this after.
noon, at about 8 o'clock, under command Of
Captain MCGOWAN, an experienced officer, who,
for many years, was in the United States rev.
epue service.
The vessel cleared for New Orleans and Ha-
vana, bnt this was only precautionary meas
ure, as the real object Of the expedition was to
convey provisions and troops to Major Ander.
soa, at Fort Sumpter. The plan OF the move.
ment seems to be to convey these troops and
stores as they would be conveyed In time Of
profound peace, except that II is intended to 20
In early In the morning, if possible, without the
knowledge of the South Carolinians. In accor.
dance with this plan, the greatest precautions
possible have been employed to keep the move
ment wholly secret.
TRANSFER OF soLDlEs.
The transfer Of the men and baggage from
the Lockwood to the Star Of the West commenced
and was conducted with as much
expedition and silence as possible. placed
myself at the head Of the gangwey, aud al
though our lights were dim, could see the sol.
diers distinctly as they came up, in their gray
overcoats and dark caps. Officers and privates
vo,a n Qp loaGioo faltaua q ona ooutd rvieh
TO see. learn, however, that about one hun.
dred and fifty of the men are recruits.
THE sEcREsY ON BOARD.
Such secresy has been observed In starting
out the expedition that the officers in command
we're wholly ignorant Of their destination until
a few hours previous to their departure. After
they were informed OF 1t they were not permit
ted to leave the island until they set foot upon
the Lockwood, All communication, in fact, be-
tween the island and the city was cut off. One
of them showed me an order issued but few
days since directing him to proceed to Califor-
mia, and he had been home and made all the
preparations for his journey. Now his baggage
Is in New England, and he is on the Star Of The
West, bonnd for Fort Sumter.
The priyates, of course, were wholly ignorant
of their destination when they came on board
tnls eSehlnBb ~ was Suiious sbe hea' theiT V"n'
versation.
"Halloo, Billy, are you hcre1"
"Yes, Jim, this Is me-"
'Well, where are wei"
"I DONE know, Jimmy"
swell, don't care. I'd go TO the d. quick
enough to get off that old island"
IL may well be questioned whether "Jimmy'
will find It pleasanter to be shut up In Fort Sum
ter elk months or year, more or leee, than b.
has found 1t on 'that Old.island."
sPECULATIoNs ON BOARD.
If we are attacked, will Fort Sumter protect
us7 Il Is said II can silence the guns Of Moul.
trie in few hours, and if it shall do go, we cal
lie off until the job is accomplished, and thel
perform our work. We fully expect the pro
lection Of Fort Sumter. The captain has an i'm
mense American flag, twenty feet by forty, enc
has heen instructed TO raise this ct the mast
head the moment the first shot SIRED. Ther,
ia already en- ordinary United States flag aft
and raising this large one forward, can hardl,
fail to inform Msjor Anderson that we consider
ourselves under his protection.
A STEAMER PASSED,
At few minutes past eleven o'clock this eve
ming, we met the steamer Columbia, from
Charleston, bound for New York. Captain Ber
~, who is a jealous secessionist, let of mint
rockets, but our captain did not respond. W.
display but few lights, and the soldiers are moi
permitted to remain on deck while vessel is IL
sight,
We took an experienced pilot fromINew York
es q Charleston pilot wasnot to se thought of; bu
be is not familiar with the Charleston harbor
and this adds much to the embarrassment Of
our captain.
SENSATION.
MONDAY, January, Z:
We made Cape Hstteras at ten o'clock this
morning.
We had decided "sensation" on board to-
day. One of the officers was reading aloud
from Saturdays evening edition of one Of the
New York morning papers, when he stumbled
upon paragraph announcing that there was
reason to believe that the steamship "Star OF
the West would sail that afternoon with
troops end provisions for Fort Sumter. Oh
course, there is no longer any doubt but the
chivalfic Palmetto soldiery will be after US, and
Our Captain, who has seen much service, as
sures US that 1t is very unpleasant business TO
be shot at great while without any chance To
shoot back. In confirmation of this opinion
he relates how vessel which he was once OF
was fred into from Mexican battery for abou
half an hour before the ship had any opportu,
nifty of returning the compliment. He says Il
was very unpleasant. / am not military man
but the assertion appears quite reasonable tc
me.
AT cHARLEsToN BAR.
TuxsDAY, January 8,
We msdo Cape Fear about 6o'clock thi:
morning. We have moved slowly, as the cap.
tains instructions are to cross the bar early II
the morning andl run up to. Fort Sumter a
day break, and we wish to approach the harbo
by night This afternoon we stopped about sew
enty miles from the bar for three hours or more
and had some fishing. The day has been de-
lightful, and our success in enticing unsuspect
ing bass was quite salts factory.
Towards night we put on steam, anxious 70
the result Of TO morrow mornings experiment
THE ARRANGEMENTS ON BOARD.
Every arrangement within the power of thos
in charge has been made to secure the sueces
of the enterprise, and anxious interest increase
every hour. Every light has been extinguished
even our state. rooms are In utter darkness, an
! In the cabin We have only one lantern, By th
dim light Of which Que of the officers has thi
evening been reading he adventures Of Captai
Simon Suggs, for the entertainment of his com
panions. ss G.. REgao
The provisions have been brought up froI
below, and placed In the cabin and on deck.
Moultrie disables US, the captain is determine
to run the vessel aground as near Fort Sumte
as possible; then the boats, which are all in read
ness, will be instantly lowered, and the me
conveyed to Fort Sumter as rapidly as possible
Il is hoped, also, that by bringing the provision
up, much of them may be conveyed to Majc
Anderson. Wehave six boats, capable Of holt
ing ninety men. They haveall been overhaule
since we left New York, and are n perfect OF
der. Arrangements have been made for steer
ing the boat from the lower deck, in case Il