New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-14

refo ~ caue IN Of 6i-ssters ] expected 10 hear OF
NJ ny, but when the severity of The gale, and the
ssr~cter of the vessels considered, we have only
icaHse for great thsuhiulusss.
l. fefsr,n,e % The -O'-war the IsaRc Smith, a
most tcert and we'll red vessel Tor the class pur-
e. a.ed but Dot INTENDED 70 encounter such AID
wind, bad 10 throw her formidable battery over
iosd 10 keep from fouuderlDg, bar, TINS relieved
Lieut. Comma dog NJ h0ls0n was enabled 10 90 O.
the assistance Of tbecha'ered ses uef Governor thea
m very dangerous condition and on board Of VIII
was our fine battalion Of marines under MAJOR Key
nchs.
They were finally rescued by Capt. Ringg0d, in
tie ~ttiue under difficult circumstances som after
which ibe Governor went down. believe that
of TIE marines We're drowned By theif own lup ~
.d.res. Lie1t. Commanding Nithols0n.s conduct in
ts Isaac Suirh hss net my warm con N. ndations
Toe Pee1les- transport, m sinking coLoi lon was
net by the Nomcan, COMMANDER Gordon and all
fe r.ofle 0u beard, -O lu m rbsf were save loti
vsry rtcs4r cifrUustl1oes, ln Wlch service l-rA.'
u. ". Miller 6as very iayorably Honcei ~ h4
commander.
On pas-ing Charleston sent in the Seneca, lieut.
Commanding AruCu. 10 direct Capt. Larduer to
Join ne win Tie steamer Susqgel4una oi io.i
Eoyal without delay.
On Monday, az ; o'clock in the morning, an
ehUred Oh lie bar, with some - vessels IN COM
p.nv. with many more Leayiug IN -igl..
Tie Department De- aware that all The aids 10 navl-
gtfiJp E.d been removed, and tie bar lies ten UIier
,eaward, with 10 ieafIr on the shore hoe with sui
feieui Prominence 90 make any bearing reliable. Bui
oNin.'0 the szIl II COMMANDER DAVIS tLe ueet COP
tain "a Mr.. Boureile the able Assistant II tie Coast
Survey iu char.e Of the steamer Vixen, the channel
wa Immediately found, sounded ont, and buoyeo
By O'Clock / received assurances from Captain
Davis hat could send forward tie Lighter traua-
pors those under eighteen feet, with all The gun
hoats which was Immediately done, and before DARK
hey were securely anchored 10 the rcai.tead OF Port
Royal, ). {. The gGuboais almost Immediately
opeuei their batteries urOa two or three rebel
steamer. under Commodore Iatual instantly chasing
dim uUder tle shelter OF tie batteries.
H. the morning Com. John Rodgers Of the I. ).
steamer Flag, temporarily on board this slip, sud
acting on my st,f, accom- panied Brighten. Wright
IN the gunbOat Oclsyia, Lieutenant ding Ste
yels, anu supported by he Seneca, Lieutenant-CJ
handing Nicholson, MADE reconnaissance 10 force,
and drew TIE fire Of the batteries on Hilton Head
and Bay Point sufficiently 70 show that the iortca-
lions were works Of strength, and scien ideally eou-
sruCed.
On lie evening Of Monday, Capt. Davis ard Mr.
Bouitle reported water enough for the Wabash to
venture in
TIE responsibility Of hazarding 90 noble friga'e
vas not u ligrt one, over a prolonged bar Of over
TWO niles. There was but foot or two OF water 10
spare and the fall and rise Of tie tide is such that
,be had grounded she would have sustained mOst re
rous INJURY from straiuiug II not totally lost. loo
much however, was al stake 10 hesitate, and the re-
suit was entirely successful.
On the morning Of Tuesday, the Wabash crossed
the bar followed closely by tie trigate Susquehanua,
the All ntic, Vanderbilt and other transports OF
ceep draft, running through that portion Of the fleet
already IN. TIE safe as-age OF this great slip over
tie bar was hailed with grai ylng cheers from the
crowded vessels. We anchored, and Immediately
commenced preparing the slip Tor action. Blt tue
Delay OF planting the bloys, particularly on the
Fsbing Rip, q dangerous s5oal we bad TO avoid,
rendered the hour late before It possible 10 leave
with he attacking squadron.
In our anxiety to get the outline Of the forts he
fore dark we stood in too near these shoals aud the
ship grounded. BY the lime che was gotten of, i
was too late, in my judgment, to proceed, aud made
-guals for the squadron TO anchor out OF gun->hot
from the enemy. To-day, the wind blows gale
from the southwark and westward, and the attack is
uDay oidably postponed.
have The honor TO be- Sir, repeatedly,
Your OhFdeut servant,