The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-31
OUR KEY WEST CORRESPONDENCE.


KEY WEST Oct. %, 1901. !
Ariralat Key West-The Rebels Erecting Batteries Of N.u
Inlet-A Large Fbyce at Work. Worthsesses Of Sailing
Ships Blockadc-SoAihen Recognition Of tie Eeac.
Fag-Captain Missarmus 10 Command the SapanaoA--
Departure Of the Rhode klcad for Fo Pickcns--C5lsnI
General sa,ysasn Sails for Haraaa, DC, dc.
We arrived here the 21st instant after disagreeate
passage Of days from Old Point The weather ever
since left has been unsettled aud rainy, which with
the crowded state Of the ship, made every exceed
ingy uncomfortable heard nothing Of interest until
falling in with tho sloop Jamestown, or New
Inlet where the rcbo1s erecting heavy batteries in
anticipation Of attack The jamestown run in close
thorc the other day, and large force OF men mt
work. They have cvidcnily heard that intend de-
monstraton somewhere the coast and are sending
troops from the northward to the different pregnable
points Ono OF the officers of the rgate Sabine station
ed OF Georgetown related circumstance that occurred
few days ago, which shows how useless sailing ships
on the blockade small tngboa came out OF George
Town and ran around them several times out OF range As
there was wind the Sabine was completely powcrless
and the little tug after satisfying her curiosity run into
harbcr again On the 18th inst. arrived of Charles
ton where We found the steam gatc Roanoake and gun
boat Monticello On the 14h inst, the ship Thomas Wat
SOP from Liverpool in attempting Charleston
was chased sy the Monticello and run ashore
and Monticello were sent on board, and found
a large cargo of salt, flannel. &c, &c. Several
steamers came down from Charleston in horc,
no doubt OF wreckns her but our boys saved them he
trouble they stripped her OF all that valuable and
then SET her fire. SO the Charlestonians will have to
go without salt to their soup for some time 10 On
the 18th French gunboat communicated with the Ro-
anoke on her way to New York The garrison at Fort
Sumter when they discovered her. hoisted the French
flag above their own, thinking that esMonsieur would
feel attercd by the compliment but no notice taken
OF 1t by the commander and both French and American Of
ccrs expressed their disgust nj spirit that could
descend TO such low trickery 10 court favor. few
hours before we arrived the Monticello stopped a
schooner supposed to be trying to slip into Chareston
she was from Nassau loaded with fruit and her papers
made out for Baltimore. Captain Brain went board
and questioned the Captan-vincent whose name the
vessel formerly borcwhat he doing there il bound
to Baltinore2 His answers were rather unsatisfactory,
ami the appearance Of the vessel suspicious she
known to be owned by man by the name Of Vim
cent, in CharlcstU4, who has probably sent her to
Nassau where she ashore to pretend a wreck;
made out and clearance for Baltimore in case she did
not succeed in getting past the blockade Although the
vessel and all her movements were exceedingly suspi
cous the captain Of the Roanoke did not think himself
justified IN condenning her md allowed her 60 her
way, she late at night steering to the north
ward. The Monticello kept company far as Savan-
nah where she has been ordered 10 keep guard with
the Savannah (sloop ofwar and where you will hear OF
her any work is to be done. Captain Mssaroun, who
came down with us from Old Point takes command of
tho Savannah in place of Captain Hall who will proba-
bly, return home in our ship. by the steamer Keystone
State that left here days ago for New York
have probably heard OF the capture Of tho T. s.
Perry formerly the Savoy but in cnse you have not
will relate the Affair as told me here. The govern
ment mail schooner that runs to Havana,
| ard that arrived lore the 15th brought
! intelligence TO Colonel French that steamer lad
started about 10 sail, with large quantity Of
arms ammunition and stores for the rebels Mt Tampa
Cedar Keys. Tho Keystone State was fortunately In
the han Dor eoaling and Colonel French Immediately sent
word Commander Scott who got under weigh .Id pro
cecded to the southwark. The evening he fell In
with bis prize sand Keys and brought her in here,
where Captain Mckay, her commander, removed TO
Fort Taylor and also Mr. left merchant said to be in
,erested The vessel and cargo said TO be worth
| 800 600.
Ship Island is reported 10 be in peaceful possession Of
troops The from Fort Pickens states that tho
fight between Wilson Zouaves and the rebels resulted
very differently from tho report In the Southern papers,
our side winning the fight and driving the rebols oI
with Of seventy eighty killed and wounded VII.
sons men are said 10 have behaved with great gnanry
There is ioca news here OF any interest The gun
boat wandercr is doing duty in tie harbor We shall
leave hero tomorrow morning Tor Fort PickeDs and
the mouth Of the Mississippi, where hope to have
opportunity OF getting full particulars of the light Consul
General Shuedt leaves for Havana to-day the govern
ma