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


he mon, the consequences might have been most
serious Luckily, however, this par; Of the Danger,
the greatest was soon over, the panic subdged,
and the men were reassured.
Meantime, the Purser and the Steward assis,ed by
TIE Carpenter and the walters, had been doing the
best to stop the windows and preventa repetition Of
the accident. Mattresses pillows sofa eushions bed
clothes every available thing tia; could be found,
was cramme9 into the gsP-lamter was hastily found,
and the carpenter went to work with saw, and adze,
and hammer, % set things right Mo-, however, be-
fore the sea bad more than AGAIN poured in ito
fan wave d.d be succeed in fitting his hastily ar.
ranged shutters and bracirg them 70 stand. Mean
time the walters were busy az work with SCOOPS,
and pals, and mops sni swabs 10 takeup the water.
The carpets were ripped up the furniture hastily tum-
bled Of the way, and everything gave way 70 The
urgent Necessity OF the moment. On several after
occasions tie seas struck her in similar manner,
saving in Oh, windows, and sending the Inch thick
b.,s OF broken glass wh.rzipg ACROSS the room Ike
pistol shots, smashing he fisienings ike Samsons
Uithes, and once more dclugirg the whole place with
water. Tie laborins Of Ire engines the occasional
shifting about Of the dcck-load; the shouts of th,
carpenters and officers; the cries Of the soldiers tie
noise Of hammer and aye the crash Of broken glass
and the ieafl, rolling Of the slip made scene which
/ en- but family sc; forth.
In the very hight Of tie storm, We came near Ous
Of our own gunboats, the Isaac Smith, in distress
her fires out twas said she had rolled her bow
gun overheard, and she seemed in dire sraits Capt.
Eldr'd.e offered to take her in tow but the steamer
Florida was ymg-to near her, and signsled TIA. SIC
would take care Of her, and we once more steamed
bn At
the Smith could NOT have lived through the night,
but we hoped for the best.
The Atlantic was q sorry sight on Saturday morn
ing but the gale still continued, and there WIS no
time for lille regrets. At sbou, d. M, We having
got under way again, came up with the teuy-boat
Mayaower, with her wheelhouse stove in, and
otherwise damaged, but with her engines Pluckily
going Though owing 10 The tremendous ses run
ming IL was q work Of difficulty and danger, we sue
ceeded IN passing Der a hauling-lne, and took her
h.wsor aboard, and the little steamer thankfully IN
astern, We'll content 10 be lowed until the Storm WAS
over.
Though | have necessarily run the proceedings OF
Friday and Saturday together, as the events
continuous, may as well mention that on Friday,
at noon, the observation showed be in latitude
32J5 longitude 77.51, and that during the preceding
II hours, we had run IA miles.
The soldiers, on Saturday morning, were especially
vehement in their determination never to 80 to saa
again Some Of them had been very badly fright
eued. One solemnly averred that, give him mus
ket and 10 rounds Of cartridges and he would sooner
undertake to find bis way home through the whola
Southern country tLan return by water
An day Saturday the gale kept us 50 busy that We
had little time to look out Tor the Fleet, and an occa-
eonal glimpse Of a single vessel was all that we OBJ
ta.ued. We towed the Maylower all day and night.
An idea Of tie violence ofshe storm may be formed
when state that our q hours was but q miles
At noon we stood in latitude 80 % longitude rs o..
SUNDAY, Nov. ,, 1861
The gale is gone, he having quickly passed from
bis sturdy galehood TO decrepit gustiness and thea
quietly departed this latitude mourned lamented
by none. The soldiers again begin TO shell out from
their sub-cabin abodes, and at o'clock two brass
horns crawl slowly forth, the attached looking
much the wore for wear-a single clarinet too ne
clarinet oOzes sluggslly ont from somewhere IN he
hold, and Immediately bestows itself in the smoking
room and dismalIy drones forth funeral marches all
day long in cracked aud feeble manner; the horns
have struck an occasional lgubrous note, intended
for an accompaniment but always out Of tune, and
lately a whisky-bottle came in, on invitation of
captain, when the moulnfuy musical trio frightened
10 for an instant, but have not achieved anything
more cheerful than "Od Hundred" very slow, up
to the present time Of wiring.
There was vague runor this morning that some
brig bad been seen running the blockade, bat can
trace the story 10 nothing very substantial. Perhaps
it was the Flying Dutchman, though, believe, on
the whole, that the Flying Dutchruan scboon
or, and not full-rigged brig and then, think oha
don't inhabit these Iatitudes.
In token Of bis admiration Of the conduct Of Capt
Eldredge yesterday Flag-Oaicer Dupont today
sgnaled the subjoined message to Capt Oliver
Eldridge, flagship Atlantic.
The hag.oficer thanks Capt. Eldridge, for TIE
the very handsome manner in which he picked up
the Mayaower and for his general activity and ser
vice in the feet
The sealed orders were opened yesterday, and
every body now knows what few Of US Iefore well
understood that we are bound for Port Royal, South
Carolina, for which place now directly head
ing. We shall be there tomorrow, then, If all our
fleet come up TO the scratch and we 90 work with
our full force, we shall see what we shsll see.
At noon to-day we were in lat. 32o ~, lon. ~
81, Distance run in the last "a hours, " miles.
Taking the soundings--our Vessels At
tackled by Five Rebel steamers-The
Gunboat Reconnoi.ssnce-Disc OF
Two Heavy Rebe, Rstteries-shnrp
Engagement with Rebel Batteries and
Steamers.
The Grst Of our feet to reach Port Royal harbor
wac the gunboat Bienville. which arrived on SUNDAY