New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-14

Ing red and blue lights; and ucw shs sends up oekss
Tteie y no nstaking her movsent she Is aivin0 -
alarm signal to Fort Moui,Iie.
On we go; the soldiers are below with loaAsd mos.
kets, and The officers are ready to give the word Il
there sany thing to do. Now It Is broad daylight, and
We are making directly into the guns of Fof Mcu-
,'e whose black wals are distinctly visibls TIE IL.
| tie steamer at our hight y burning signal light sn.
Now We discover red Palmetto Gag at our eft oc
morris leland, little village called Cummings Point
emo apparently but little more than mile from Pors
"Is il possihls that those fellows have cot batserv
Of here" sshs one.
there" 's'S
But there l.. Il IA now quarter past seven, saa
MoutIie which are equidistaut from u.s. and suddou
y, whiz.z comes r,chOchef shot from Morris Island
II plupges into the water and skips along but fas
short Of our steamer. The line was forward Of oar
bow, and was, Of course, an Invitation to stop Bot
We are not ready 70 accept the profered hospitality
and tie captain pays attention 10 IT, except TO run
mp the stars and stripes a. the rashoed.he garsou
and bang goes heavy cannon from the saoe mssked
battery. The shot fak short Of rs hundred yards or
more, ard bounds lean over vessel a nearly On
line with the head Of sailor, but luckily, little
abOyeit
On we 90, snd-wbis-zi again goes the smaller ana
frat fred, and another tehoche shot skps along The
water, and falls short Of Us.
."Boohr esclima the eaptsin; lyon must give ~
bigger guns than that, boys or You cannot hurt us
ZION we go, without needing the compEnsnts Of our
Charleston friends. Another moment anA banSl
again goes the heavy gun. The ball nov strikes or
sap in the fore chains about two feet above the water.
eeaman wac holding the kad to take the soundings,
and the ball struek directly under his feet. II IL not
surpIislng that, under the circumstances, Jack was
strongly inclined to take his heels and be begine 20
scramble up with might and main, when the captain
k.n hes x,xv
struck near him; on the principle, spppose, that
lightning strikes twice ia the Same place. jack,
reasud patiently takes bio place and drops the lssd
again.
The ball. fortunately was too far spent TO 20 through
the size Of vessel, although il left an honorable
scar. -
The battery continues to play upon U.s. and hags
ball comes clean us, near the wheel-hoIse. We
are not yet within range Of the guns Of Fort Mourie,
and yonder il cutter in tow OF q Steamboat, prepar
ing to open FIRE upon us. A moment longer, and We
sha be n range Of these three batteries. The gunDers
on Morrir Island ara growing confident if they ret
the right range they will send shot through VIDE.
scattering death and destruction. Moultrie, directly
in front, will bring her heavy guns 10 bear, and win
drive their deadly missiles into ouf bow while the
cutter will open on our ght.
Why docs not Major Anderson open fire upon that
battery and us We hook in vain for help; tho
American flag fies from Fort Sumter, and the Anei-
can fag bow and stern is fired npon, yet there
Is not the sigiest recognition Of our presence from
the fot from Which look for protection. The nm
expected battery On Morris Island has cut OF all hope
Of escape by rInpingthe vessel aground near Suu.
snd taking 10 the boats. Is it possible that Fort
Snnter has been taken by the South Carolnians! II
il has not why does not Major Anderson show that be
will protec, u.s. Mt least recognized IN some wsy7
To 10 within r,pge Of The gune Of Fort Mourte 70
expose yessl men ard stores to almost Instant De-
sifnelicn, or 10 CAPTURE by the enemy.
"Hslrn on, OF port I" shouts the Captain, and the
Star Of the Vert Is turned about witbeu, any great
loss Of tine yon may well imagine. We tnrn with:
out accident, AID steam away, with the stars and
stiipes .l floating and the battery still playing upon
us by way Of parting salute.
As we steau away, the steamer near Monlfrle,
having the hostile cutter in tsw, seanls away into
swash channel evidently with the intention OF cutting
OF our retreats but she abandons the chase, aad
we sail out, without man killed or wounded, with
stores upbarucd, and proceed unoested probably
On our hoirewsrd Journey.
After the brief but exciting experience Of the morn"
ing an prepared, without hesitation 20 concur VITA
the caps in tie opinion that is very unpleasant &c
be fired 81 With hard cannon balls without any chance
TO fire back. wish TO say. however, that no ons on
board disIlay ed any symptoms Of fear Capt. hcGowax
Ind the pilot, Mr.. Brewer, were probably especial
marks for the Morris Island battery, since good shot
through the wbeelhouse would have been most dsaa,
trous The soidisrr although twothirds Of then ere
recruits. appeared to be quite Indifferent 10 tho nuzc,
While The officers agreed that IL was scapdaloue taa,
they could 10, syht ba,k k.
Soon after crossing the bar Of the Charleston hsrbor,
90 our honeward Course, met in sailing vessel,
~ s~~'-N~-' ~~f''
stopped aud hai1d her,
aWhere do you hail from I" said be. tr
From Liverpool was the reply.
'.Wliiher bound I" .i
"To Charleston bf..
"Wbst flag do you ssil underf''
$50 far under the American flag
Then you cant 10 into Charleston" said our CAP.
TAIN they will not let the American flag 70 into
upon me when was sailing under the American dag"
Then suppose must 81 IN under the Palmetto
aag" s.id be Of the Emily St Pierre.
Then ought 70 take you" shonted our captain,
with energy; "War has been declared; they have
fired upon me, and you a lawful prize"
you do what yor Ike, replied the other, with
a voice which seemed 10 BE- tremulous frona cause
or another, lyon are the stronger party"
Capt. NcGowsn concluded that in,,slnueh as be had
not mt present commission from Governrent, he
would let tie Emily 81. Pierre 60 her way, but do
dared that Il he had bis commissioner would he delight.
full 10 bring ter Of after the tetmnt he had received
this morning from Charleston.
Tie military on board highly complimentsd the
South Caroinans on their shooting 10 this hrst at
tempt. They cay i was well done; that all which
needed was little better range, which they prob
ably could have obtained IL few minutes, Their hne
wss perfect and the olluon ID expressed that some
had charge Of the guns who understood his busi-
ness.
at was very good sport for them" remarked one
of officers, ITO oct at w. and there was nothing
to trouble them. They had t all their own way.
BIT when Uncle Sum gets man-o-war In She cham
nell throwing shells into that sandin, they viii learn
the difference
Two guns were employed; the smaller, IL l. believed,
twelve-pouId-r, and the Larger thirty-two FOUNDER.
This, however, is only conjecture. Whatever thsir
siae, they were well manned. They were fred rapidly,
and with a will
One OF the officers bazarded o Joke soon after we
LETT the Charleston harbor The people OF Charles.
ton," be remarked, "rrde themselves upon their
hospitality; but il exceeds my expectation. They
gave Ia several balls before we landed
IA h,l we'd that III The South Carolini3ns had not