The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-30

upon tho dock OF the Navy Yard rowned upon our camp
| cepted the vision.
BURNING OF TnR SCHOONER spIKNG OF TIE coIuMmAp
yesterday was intensely hot. Night came and gentle
breeze sprang up The sky coudless, and sumber,
whch mad been wooed In vain through the long hours Of
.he uay by the men lying in the shade Of their tents fell
upon every soul IN the camp the sentries Two
hours Of the morning flown when the report of seye
RAJ voeys OF musketry from tho opposite shore heard
the senres followed shortly after by the heavy boom
large guns discharged rapidly after the other
Inc whole camp was quickly aroused, tho men, in al
"ss inc Time u takes to narrate this were under arms,
shooting up from the rebel schooner upon the oppo
sue shore few scattering reports of musketry were
SUI neard. These gradually died away until all
AS the flames Of the burning vessel shone over tho
water three barges filled with men. were seen making
trance OF the bay.
Morning broke and learned the particulars of this
last enterprise. They narrated To me by Major
vogdes, at the fort, and are as follows - A''''
Three barges from the Colorado containing twenty
sailors ana sixty five marines under the command of Lieu
tenant Russell arrived at the fort shortly after dark
night Captain Reynolds Of the marines, and two
midshipmen accompanied the expedition.
Upon each barge twelve sound howzer was mounted,
loaded with grape and shi ,rFnel.
Tho officers and disembarked at the fort and re-
manned on shore until about O'Clock, then again en-
parked and made their way towards the Navy Yard
Arriving within few hundred yards, the boats sepa-
rated making for the schooner Judith lying alongside
the dock short distance OF from the battery where the
zen men columbad s mounted The second boat headed
for the dock while the third lay of short distance 10
cover the retreat with her gun
They were espied by the scntres when Off hundred
yards or Whereabouts, and hailed The answer given
"Guard boas;' and, as they had crept up tho
island shore, some distance above the Navy Yard and
came down as If from Pensacola, they mistaken for
guard boats approaching from the latter place. until but
few yards ntervened between them and their respective
destination sentry upon the dock first discovered tho
mistake and fired his musket at the boat approaching
him. then turned to give the alarm but stopped by
u well aimed bullet.
The sprang ashore just the long roll sounded to
alarm the soldiers stationed there The other sentrios
lied Tho gun was reached, and one man, before pre-
pared, proceeded 10 spike IT, Just he had most
eiectualy completed his job, Confederate oiicer-rmh
ing ahead of his men, who congregang, from all
directions few hundred feet ofconfronted him. The
marine turned drew his cuass and cut him down. then
hastily followed his comrades into tho boat and put Of
from shore followed by shower of musket balls Mean,
while the Of the other boat which had taken tho
schooner in charge not quite successful. On
nearing the vessel some twelve fifteen shots fired
at them killing two and II Ia feared mortaly woundng
three others. They kept however hinder CALLING fire,
boarded the schooner cut down two or three N its
crew who failed to make their escape, then collect
ing all the combustibe material they could find
set lire TO II In the cabin, after which they cut the
schooner loose and let her drift away from her mornings
They then embarked again in the boat bearing with them
one man. killed aboard the vessel 1t is said by mistake,
h. being taken for Of the rebels and down by his
friends
Lieutenant Russell wounded quite severely in the
shoulder; Captain Reynolds also slightly wounded by
musket ball while retreating The enemy, several hun
dred strong had by this time together and kept up
rafting voley Of muskctry upon them. Word
given to pay them back the howzes were brought to
they quickly beched forth their contents which did
fearful execution. There way of estimating the
suit, but is supposed that at least sixty seventy
were put hors du combat. The bent TO the
oars with will rounding the point of land upon which
Fort Pickens situated They headed off for their
se giving u.s. as they passed the fort, and receiving in
return three such hearty cheers before broke
upon the still morning air in the Bay Of Pensacola.
The schooner was completely DESTROYED She was Of
about $50 burthen and had board one pivot and
four broadside guns Her loss will be very much felt by
! the rebels.
tt,n tnloI tl,n
buried upon the island. They were brave fellows, and
the country will mourn their loss.
SUNDAY. Sept. Is, 1861
A steamer arrived yesterday bringing mail from
New York
The zouavcs received hosts Of letters from their friends
at home.
far contentcd spirit exists among the than
| did month two since. A fresh supply Of tents
has been given cut that they have covering sufficient
10 shelter them the prize schooner laden
with boards, went ashore the beach opposite the
camp and permission granted 10 the soldiers to APP
propriatc much they needed TO the flooring Of their
| tents
Very little sickness prevails in the camp There are
but twenty of in the hospital. Two cases OF
typhoid have occurred both the patients
convaescng We have not lost man since coming upon
| the island.
The lack of fresh provisions is beginning to be felt
have tasted morsel of fresh for upwards Of
weeks. Quite namber of the reg lar soldiers havc
been attacked with scurvy, and few of are be-
ginning to get gums Yesterday succeeded in got
ting barrel of potatoes the first we have had since
arrival, for the hospital You can imagine with what
1
Assistant Surgeon j. Weeds, OF the United states Army
gocsNorth upon the steamer Connecticut VIII
TO san row He has been very unfortunate. Coming
with the steamer Vanderbilt from the North he was
attacked shortly after his arrival here with disease Of
the eyes (amauross) which progressed IN spite OF sk'ui
treatment, rapidly that he is now almost bind lie goes
''sck leave hoping to recover his sight when away
from the glazing sands of Santa Rosa Island TIC disease
is quite prevalent here Two prvates Of the Sixth reg
have already been discharged in an almost sghtess
| condition.
If we can credit the reports received from the cnemy $
Of
tions are occurring almost daily Nine came over
here in guard boat about week ago followed the next
morning by two others. Part Of them were Northern
men, who had been impressed into southern service.
Several negroes and female have also found their
| way 10 the fort. -
News reaches me that enterprise of still more
desperate character than either OF the above will be at
tempted shortly. II is the firm purpose Of Colonel Brown
brngO general engagement by provoking the enemy
to point beyond mortal endurance. Colonel H. IL eau
tous does not wish to take the natve STEP indeed
his orders from the War Department not TO do so
but there nothing TO prevent his replying when onc
the enemy shall have applied the match to any of thc
big guns. And reply he will.
Ere another mail reaches you hope TO be able TO chron
ice such events as shall cectriiy the whole country
The war commence here IN earnest before many
days, and when it does look for such an expenditure
powder as the New World has never before socn.
THE LOYAL AND DISLOYAL SLAVE STATES
The following table shows the population of the fcel
slave States and the increase Of each State in the
years will be glance that in securing th
four loyal we those which increasing mos
rapidly in wealth and population
Population Population Increase
1850 1860.
Alabama S SSS ss 2 as9 1 l9s y y
| Florida .... 81 AS 14O,409 81 90
| Georgia ........... 906 ,1S5 Col ,329 l5l ~