Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-01-22


kfeams away into Swash channel, witt the
Intention of cutting off our retreat; bat she
eoon aba dIns :fe chase and we sail out,
without indn killed or wounded with our
ftofcS uiharu.ed. and proceed unmo.ested,
probably on our homewa q Journey.
After the brief but exciting experience of
the morning. | AN p.efared without hesifa-
Ten, TO CONCUR with the ca tan IL the opin-
ION that |! - very unpleasant; to be fired al
with hari cannon balls without any chanc.
10 fire back ! wish TO say however, that
40 one on hoard displayed any symptoms
~ fear. Captain AlcGoWan aud the p lot,
Mr.. Brewe-- were probably especial marks
Tor the Morris Island bsitery. nee good
shot through III wheel hoas; would have
been most disastrous Tie soldiers, al
though two thirds Of them are recruits, APP
Pearrd TO be quite indiif-rent to The music,
while the officers agreed tina, il was scan
saious that they uld not fire back.
Boon after Guessing the bar Of the harles-
ton harhnr, on our homeward course, we
met fine sal ing vessel. the Emily S.
Pierre, # Charleston. Captain McGowan
stoppel and allied her
: Where do You hail from I" said he.
From liverpool" was the reply.
Whittier bound -
/. To Charleston -
!" hai flag do you sail under =
So far under the American flag"
"Then You can, 90 into Chail->ton,"
said our captain. They will no; le; the
American flag 90 into that port. | was just
dfi en- out Of there. They fired upon ne
when | was sailing under the American
fig
= Then suppose must go IN under the
Palmetto Hag said he or the Emily S.. Pierre
Il | -.
captain. VIII energy War has been eecIar-
.d they have fired upon me and Won are
lawful pr.ze"
gu can do what you Ike" replied the
other' SIth a ralce which et.rned to b. tr.rl-
ai"us non onc Cause another: You are
tie strong party"
Caf,.aIn Mctiowan concluded tI.al infsnuch
a. DC Ind not AZ pTeseLt cofi. mission from
government he wor.ld let The Emily ST Pierre
K" her way but declared that If he had his
commission It would be delightful 10 bring
her oil alter ihc treatment he had received
shis Nor ing from Charleston
The niliinry men on board highly cononli-
rcntcd the south CarolInIai.s on their shoot-
ing. IN this tIrsi attempt; They Say 1t was
well done that all which was needed was a I
i'ttie better range. v Inch they probably could
have obtained IN few minutes Their ltuc
."> perfect and the opinion Is expressed
Mat some one had charge of the guns who /
understood his business
II was very good sport for them" re- |
h'arsth ono II our officers. shoot at u +
All There WIS nothing = trouble. them
ihcv had II ali their own Wv But when I
ncfc Sam gets man -oi war in the channel. /
,hf"" lng si''.IiS INTO that saudhil. they viii /
learn the difference"
No guns were employed the smaller. i
Is believed. 4 twelve ponndcr and the lsif-er
Athirty two FOUNDER. Tins, however i ONLY 4
conjecture. haterer their eIze thcv were.
we'll manned Thy were fired rapidly and 1
with will
One Of the officers hazar.lcd Joke soon af-
Ter VIC left tie Charleston lsarbor. TIE reo-
pie 81 Charleston. lie remarked. ..prld,. them
selves upon their hospitality but il exceeds
my expectation. They gave Us several balls
before landed
1t Is believed that if tn South C.lroliDian.
had not made a mistake We Shuuld have par
taken 81 their hospitality. wlaterer it NAV be.
a. prs 'ners. If the battery on " rris Island
had waited ten minutes longer bef.ie fripu
We should have been completely at heir
mercy II vas only necessary for them to
~nIt until We were within range Of TIL guns
81 OFT A"uitric, and escape would have been
Impossible So that. had Il not been for his
pew and unexpected battery, on Norri. Is
land, aud rs premature firing. We should m
eviiabiy have fallen INTO The hands Of the enc
my. If We had ESCAPED shooting. aud drown
ing
Although Ne hal surgeon on board, be
had 70 instruments or medical stores
IL IL believed that the cuttet which was in
t"w of the steamboat. was the William Aiken.
which vas ireachernusly Surren tered 10 the
South Caroliuiaas BY rs Commau ter.
FohT SUMTER.
Any one who is familiar with the Charles
tor harhor canuor fail To appreciate The I'M
iortance of Fort Sunnpfe- From the deck
Of our vessel 4 hal the appearance Of new
red brick building. Il completely commands
the channel. Fort Muull re Ant! Morris Island
Our officers. however. are IN doubt whether Il
commands the masked battery OH that stand
which fired Tie haifeaY Is arrarent-
ly. simply Earth Pork Constructed among
sand hills. The port holes Of Fort Sumter
overlooking Morris island were closed, and II
!. possible that the guns on that side OF the
fortress have not been mounted.
RETURN VOYAGE
We crossed the Charleston Bar, outward
bound. about O'clock Thee vas then o
az to our future increment The
I'M ossibiluy # entering the hail o. aud land
ing al Fort inter WAS sufficiently apparent
" e had no Instructions except ~ ~ 20 Furt
Sumter. and Il vas decided that the only
tfIng "a be done - pat tack t. New /
ork as soon possible.
We arrived of Warren street little after
9 ClNCs, a.a anchored ia tIc stream Eutlt :
Lieutenant Woods coali report and receive
orders relative t. the disposition Of Tie troops
Thus concluded sen VOYAGE al nearly a
week = duration and although The Star OF the
West failed 10 fulfill the MISSION On which /
she was despatched. every one who Was on
h"ard feels tina. everything vas done that
seu.d haze. been done
DISTANCE oF rHE vEssSLs FIRM INK FORTS
The Star Of the W-st wa abb iive-e;ca4ths
of mile from the battery un Mo-ris Island
When she turned Wc We're ahrut j rlils and
a-half ffon Fort sumter aud the same dis
tsnce from Fort Moullrle. The Morris Island
battery IS apparently about mile ana a
quarter t.om Port >amter. Had not turned
about shouli have soon been wIihln less
than three nufths { mllc ~ NUnItrIe
Since our RETURN. Il j - brcn asces tanned .
81 nj two shots tnnk effect the steam ? one
already stated on Eer Fvrt ior. and q sec
end. a. she turning. Ler stsrbuard .
quarter One shot pissed between lie smoke
stack and the engine beam.
/, Is net true. - learn has beea stated in 4
some 81 tie morning. papers. ;bat the Star Of |
Tia West sirGck her ce!ors. We came out 81 4
Charleston viii iAe s.ar. and stripes 81. i,- /.
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