New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-23
lately bad are telling heavily uron 1t. We will be
PEELED to put" northward soon to repair.
Crnise Along the Coas,-A Battery stirred
Up-Active Firing-Emciency Of Rined
uowi;zers-A Deserted Vessel Ovcrha uied
.ud Hurue1.
UgITED STATES SrEAM-FRIoATE ROANOKE, ]
AT anchor oil Charleston, s. G.,
Monday .Inly Is 1851 \

Usi1rD STATES srEAM-FMoATE RoaSoKE,)
AZ anchor of Charleston, s. G.,
Monday, July Is, 1851. }
Corre.popdeuce Of The ". Y. Tribune.
We have Just received the welcome intelligence that
tbs gun-boat Union leaves for New-York early to-
morrow morning. and 1t is needless to spptise you we
Are delighted nj the opportunity OF transmitting letters
20 our friends ut The North
We left Hampton Roads las, Monday, inst one week
AFRO to-day and steamed easily down the coast without
eneoantering any opposition from the shore batteries
Of the Reosls until the 10th Instant when we made
Cana Hstieras Hero We ran within about three
miles of the beach, and discovered fort, and very
largo encampment Of Secessoois's.
Upon nearing the fort il opened fire upon without
the lesss hesitation, which was duly returned by US
from our piyots aud ribed howizer. Mono of tho
R,bes slot took effect although they kept up blisk
fire. lasting nearly IN hour. They were not quite 20
fortunate with our guns, two Of the shells from
orr boi,z-r, fell into the fort, producing tie great
a. cousternhiOn ana excitement. Our rie1 h0witzor
IA detained 10 DO exc llent execution ~ some futre
time Ii shoots eplencidly and it, range - not lees
than four ind a-qnarier miles. Being unable TO get
within effective shooting distance for our broacoide
gans because Of the sbsllowness OF the water, wa
gave up the /" JOB" q necessity, and stool hio,g
wn the coast coming TO anchor on Tie mouth OF INC
Cage Fear River n c., during the afternoon oil !ne
io6 inst. Dor Intention in goiug there WAS 30 destroy
the batteries known to have bo-n oroSted nj ths point
n WAS 10 have been attempted with armed boats
under cover Of our guns from the chip, bnt we sgsn
prevented from carrying our plans INTO snecs oy
the great draft OF water OF our ysbsel.
CONSEQUENTLY, on the morning Of the 18th, we up
anchor and got under weight at Wight and stood d.
rectly 10 sea; IL ghtened up, our lookout dis
covered sai standing in toward tho shore, to when
We iumedi ~ gave chase. when WI bin range we
bat attention paid to it, Ms she still kept gu her
II had been very cert ain that we could
eatily oyertake her, our Captain would have defed
her fired into aud sunk; but, as |: was, we kept on
until we were I" close aboard" wnen We sent boat
TO her, which almost Immediately returned with the
strange that sho had been deserted ard,
from Appearances had not been abandoned but Few
minutes, ss The breakfast was sill GU the eacin table
The suppoiion Is that sOon a. she saw MS The crew
let her and mnde for the shore the boat was gone
and the boats falls sill hanging Ia the water.
Under the circumstance all that could dc was 20
strip Der Of her sails and all else OF any value aboard
OF Ter; this did then set fire 70 her and left
Der, IA she was burning 10 the weters edge. This T.
tie matter being hui bed, pointed our nose down
the coast and anchor here yesterday forenoon
hnoing the Wabash, Vandalia, and the Union, at
anchor.
Fort Sumter looks we'll at a distance. They fly q
seoesson flag from the fort, large maintop-
shil and as we look At it 1uttering under very
eye, wo cannot but think and remember the stHnge
echoes that we're awakened, and touched forgotten
chords Ia the American heart when the booming OF the
first heard that tombarded this fort; aud
we dwell upon TIE hope that again these same
boomings will be heard bot with far different result.
1t will DO the yen Of gigantic and sluent country in
lie defence OF their Consultation and lie starry en,gn.
Que II our seamen died yesterday morning and was
buried to-day. II devolved upon 10 take charge Of
tie boat which be wss buried from. We took the
body Of the poor fellow some tive miles out to and
dropped him ovorboard with two large shot tied to bis
feet As ye, hive not sscertaiued lis name nor dol
know the residence Of bis fiedr. Ipresume the pay
master will attend 10 this Poor man No granite
column or weeping willow marks bis lonely ocean
grave"
am not aware where We shall 60 next, but as soon
any matter Of moment again occurs viii inform
you.