New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24


A. he Oriental approaches, the Diana throws hnf
oresll absk and Che pretty little craft, wifi fuii-
szed United S,.tes ens n H. in, and the muz1le oil
rass howzer pecing over her foreeastle, ranges up
hll, ard rakiug hi easy sweep lies to alongsde
boat IL 10 cred from Ter aud l. soon nlonSsfe seered
By an officer; her crew aimed TO the teeth with
istolr and culasses. "Ah, think have seen yon
before. Whst schooner il tbisf The Drama, from
Mobile" The officer steps on deck, and snnonnees
lin eli a. MIR. Brown Mater IN the uDted STATES
Navy. 10 charge OF the boarding vesse Oriental Inc
r,ew secure their boa, an step np AFTER bIm. lie
skppe,, looking very sDlky. bands fis paIer 10 me
officer. "Now Sir make sai sni lie to under the
quarter Of that steamer the guirdehip Pow ha'an'
Mr. Brown was exceedil gly courteous when lie
herd who the party were. The Mobiliius, however,
looked 10 blck a. thunder; nor We're they az a bet
er pleased wien they heard the skipper ak if he did
not know Here was strit. blockade Of toe port:
The Poshaan IL paddle steamer OF 2.00 tuns ana ~
guns, and If known 10 our service az the 1d9sp 81
Commodore Tatnall, Ia Chinese waters, when ihat
gallant veteran gave timely and kindly proof Of
the truth of his well known EXPIRE SION, " bl'"d Is
thicker than water" Upon her spsr-deck there Il a
stout, healthy looking crew, ich seems quite able to
attend 10 her armament Of 10 heavy llnth Dahleren
Colunbiads, aud the formidable IL inches Of the same
family on the foIecastle Her COMMANDER, tap'ain
Porter trough only Lete, ant commanding, has seen
ase Of active service both in the navy and IN the
merchant steam inarie ter,ice, TO when he was de
tailed for SIX or seven years aiier The deo'e'yoi
California. Inc party were uthered into The cabn,
aud Captain Porter received them with prfed eonr,
teey, heard our names and o'iet, aud then entered
into general cOnversalon, in which the Moblllans
thawed by his salOy frankncss gradually joined, as
well Is they could. OySr and over sg"'n !
NUT Acknowledge the exceeding politeDe-s aud
evih with which your correspondent ha. oesn re-
eeived by the authorities on both aides in this unhappy
war.
Though bui httle beyond the ege Of 10, Capt, Por
has been long enough in tho Navy to have inoioeo
SINE Of those Preodees which ey .ne prSp;as prSia he
had he told Inc, fit disposed to condemn Ilisd cannon
| of n small cslibe as ".imcrcks,' but bad been
ayidly converted to tho "Amsrong faith oy TIE Ioi
loving experiu ent: He making target prac'l,e
with lis heavy gnn al distance OF some ?ooV yarus;
Al anything Ike mvierate elevation The expeIinen.
was unsdsfaotory. and while his gunners were es1ay
inc to harm oLze and effect the charge ana Ine
| elevation he beihouqht him Of little 1ihea oraSs
playtting which Capl Dshlgren had Gent on board
ny or two before bis departure. To Lis atonishment
| the ball. after careerng until he thonsn., moulo
never siop going" struck the water ,0Co yads be,
yopd the Target and established reputation be had
neyer believed possible Tor bowi,or Of OBJ ealihr.
| carving I2b. bolt. lie oorerved ihat tie speient
wall. Of Fort Rae would resit this new misrile
| fof half al hour.
n, cones tohgbting yoa will hear more OF tas foT,
| bailn and Cspt. Porter. He Las been repository IN
the srbor and along tho enemys works night m bir
boat and kuows their po-ilion Thoroughly, ana he
show ed me on Lilo chart the various rpo,s marked on
| m.r-e mi,ciief. "TGe Powhsan 10 old, and II she
ii ks can help 1t" She !. all really Tor acton
boarding neti. " rioed up, field eces and bowiz "
prepale ed NJ nin-I night boarding and the whole o her
bows ,addr6 internally, with dead W, od ana SAT- 20
as 10 prevent her main deck being led rs sic tahda
toward tie forts. Her crew are as nhs set
Of men ss bave zen of late days on bohtda man-of
gar They are healthy well ivd, regularly paid, and
can he relied on 10 do Iher duty to Isl'. As if a.
could ndge, the ilprer-iou OF the officers Wa that
G~u 81 ags woad not be ra-h enough 10 e1pees hin-
plf To the heavy Establishment which, Ia ther btirf
awaits im II 10 il rash enough 10 Ell hre upon or
Pirksnf As Cnpt. Porter II lot the senior ohlcrr OF
the e,t he -gnnled the flag shi and was desired TO
.cDd = on boad. e.,
On, more pri.e has been made this mornings little
schooner with crew of Italians and laden "r'i veg
| ,tsbI.s This uacier, n Roman OF Clvrh Necshia,
T. etepds 20 10 IN great trouble la orl-r 10 'qRsre
good p,loe ou, Of the captain Tor HE "fuh t,at,
So.t a.ec,s." The officers assured me- that all the
statements made by ,re eoastms tki7Ier- when ,,ey
return IoT from the squadron are Les from begun
| piDs TO end.
A tcn-oared barge carried the party to the United
81 te, fizate Sabine on board Of wi ich Fsg-Csps
Al ans hoiss lie pcnpali. On our way We lad fair
| view OF the BROOKLYN, whoee armament Of = heavy
saus il aid 10 be the most formidable battery III the
American navy. Her auti-iyre, the Sabine an old
| fsshioned 5O-gun irigate, ~ rare an object upon
modern seAs ar sn old o~, oao 10 upon modern roads,
IA reached at last AZ one t-esds bee decks the eyFs,
accustomed for 70 many weeks 20 the ou'an.sh uni
forns Of brave but updsciplned Southern Volunteers,
fee. en- pns. de eonn0ssrsce whom they rest npon the
solid nsss Of 200 400 qnd-roliiDg, sunburni, and
resolute-looking bue-shirted tars, TO whom three
| y.Arr' cruise hss impaired ianily sspest which
mskes them almost hard " disiugni,h apart 70
many Chinamen.
A believer in the seTent-symbol might feel almost
temptei 10 regard the log OF the Saline comprising
The Aloha aud the OIneg, o. least tue last half cen.
,nry OF tie American Repu6hc lior Keel was Laid
shortly after our ls,t war with Brother Jonathan aud
90 Long AZ the Temple Of Janus reuaiued c Jsed-her
sire h.y ny rnd.red b@r nut 10 participate IL what is
| called the Mexican war-she rem,il. IN The sbip.
house Of tis Nsyy.Ysri which had Witnessed her bsp
| tism Iu the year 1885 sbe summoned iOm her
retirem.n, 10 ofclate a. tagrLipo the Paraguay Ga
re.iition and, after having conveyed te American
Comuisrion.r " Monte yiieo, whonee he proceeded
with ho,iila Of steamers and sloop-ofwag up 70 Cor
riente., an, thence In the TEN porary tagslp, tho
steamer Fulton, 70 Assumption. she brought hin back
10 Nes-Tok In May, 1885, and then dsrsic chod TO
complete her cruise M par OF the Home Squadron in
the caribbean Sea and Gulf Of Mexico. Daring the
con ding months Of her cruse The political compli.
cations of North and South bnrsi into the present
rupture, spd the day before our Ssi, one of hef eu-
t,nantr North Cs0li Ian, had left her 10 espouse,
pery all the Southern officers Of both army aud navy
| lave done the caise Of his native STATE. Captain
Adams in still more painful predicament. During
bis eveLtful voyage, which conH.hced WIN hx daye
experience Ia the terrible Bermuda cyclole Of Noyem-
be 1851 he had been stranger to the bitter sectional
apnosities engendsred by the last eieoticl md had
recently Joined tie blockade Of tbl port, whore I've
auds son tBlised In the rsnkS of the L. b. A., and
arns that two Others form part Of The Vrgpia di l.
sion Of Mr. Jefferson Dsviss forces Born in Psnpsyl-
vspia he married 10 Louisns where he has planla-
ton and the remainder Of hi, family, and he sniles
gmly One Of our companions 6rl - hin the play.
ul message from bis daughter, who has boen elected
| riraaIti,e If O New-Orieans regiment, "tbat she
trusts he may 10 starved while bocksdng the South,
and that she in, ends TO push to Washington and get
n lock Of Old Abes hairs Sioux Lady would have
said Ls scalp.
The veteran sailors sad story demands deep SYM
pstby T. however, cannot heip enjoying at less the
| % h. of ,hA Oh IL l.