The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-11-16

wishing TO eiveSne tree pssnso u wy
weather had been unsess,eo ~ n..pu ~ ~
though It promised ven wnen W s..s' ~; ".s
Oh Hatteras II blew nsfo; some s.,ps 81 ~.
the breahere and two struck Ous ws1o..
On Friday, Nov. Lei, the rough He. Aa1A -
creased INTO gale ana We osa 70 enco.u a.. Az
OF great violence. Inc necs wss u' VI.
persed, and ON Saturday morning 3ns ~ o@ ny
was in sight from the deck OF tne Waossn. -. ~
the following day the weather. mooeE.'eu nv -.
steamers and ships began 10 feappes nc
ders we're opened, except those IN case ~ seHs
ration. These last were furnished 20 al o. ~
men-oEwar By myself and % the srsnsPor.s y
Brig. Gen. Sherman. As the vessels re)o'nsa,
reports came in OF disasters IN references 70 zoe
nen-of-war. The Charles smith, most emclen'
and wellarmed vessel, for the class Purcna seq
but not intended 70 encounter such sea ana VINO,
had to throw her formidable battery overooaro
to keep from laundering, but, thus renewed, sne
was enabled to 90 TO the assistance Of the steamer
Governor, then ina very dangerous CONDITION ana
on board of which was one hne battalion OF ma
rines, under Maj Reynolds. They we're finally
rescued BY Capt Ringgold, in the Sabina, under
,dimcult circumstances, atter winch the dover-
nor went downs
believe that seven ot Tue marines were
drowned oy their own imPruuence. ~,
Lieut. commanding NICHOLSON sconuuc. ~ s.,e
isaac Smitn, mas met ny warm conmenos w. ou'
Inc fser'ess, uansPor'' u s'nAins c1ru' w,
was mss ~ soo Aouic"h, yon.lauuet uuoi Ti'
ana gu the people on Doaro, 20 IN numoer, we're
saved uneer peculiar c c.:,, wn.So
se..lce Lleus ~. =. M,lier "s =, very 'asofSo.y
nos,ceo y ms commsnuer,
IN passs yI ~, s'r ~ d;,sa, S..,.;n
sl: . vo !n:. ~ .nS ~ ~ aS S oapss,a
~ d.. y na. ny 49, 80 ~.
~ ~ ~ Mo ~. y. U c,.Iont '. oh.s,vsa 81
the bar nth .oms OK ve.sais in comnsnv v;th
msnv NOR. hover;u, IN s;ght The dens,sment
+ sv.ra .h.s an The .;ds % n.v;es ton b.a hean
removed and the bar lies ten miles to sessard.
and no features on the shore line Of sufi Gent
province to make any bearing reliable But to
and Mr. Bsuo.te the .bie assistant Of the Coast
survey. in charge of the stcamer WREN. a chan.
mel was immediately found.
By 8 o'clock, had assurance from Captain
Dove, that could send toward the lighter tran
sports-those under 10 feet, with all the gun
boats, which vas Immediately done, and before
dark they were securely anchored in the road
s'e Ms " Io's noynI, ~ ::, $3.50,
,h.. -, .a.;s. nnoa -, ,hrao panaI .,opInors
sue" tpyn W. sa.Io h,,
~" shNI.aa II .h ,tsr;n'9 Sn'ss INV aaue 81
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~ vi ~, s.saA 1850 ~ s ..,",.;. W."
dsrh;i, ny ' o,hor ,r.nsror. ~ dssn d"si, nm
a., a.a o .h. ~ ae ep 49, .an'
ns s,.a' po ., Wv" =, ~" sh;s o. ~
80. 90 -.
$500 a sa,, WV" "a =; mo .o VIZ
o.o"eu .sSses .tn 10. " ~" 'e =.
oo"u piepai.ue W.. sup ~, -, ~
ou. Anxiety " &c. .:e ou' nus VI ~. 'ue TOYS ue
T.e uaA, We s.oou n NV me". .ue slioa's an ~
.no s"'r s,o4nase. W wy "..'e s'e ""e ~ W
vas soo la.e, IN my !",al.sn., ~ p.oSeed III
I maoe signals scr tue sq"sarTR - sneho! ~!
OF gun shot OF the enemy. Today the wing
pioRs gaze ron tHe Se3V.Wara ana westwa1a
an4 tne at!Ack y uhayqdaoy Possponeu;;
naye sHe honoF ~ os, or, 1esPecue"y yoA'
oSeQishs ssryaRt, 9 - uroSF,
Flag ohcer commanding south Auant'c BLOCK
ading squadron.
Com. Dupopt's official dispatch to Secretary
Wells contains nothing Of additional interest
being merely short narration Of events
Accompanying the dispatches were several
{, ophies Of captured flags and two brass cannon
lately belonging to the Suite of South Carolina
- r..-i biii.G
hst ol c"suai''es also 'eceAve9' AV.-, 49,
Woqnuea severely o. shgn'y "ounueo -
totai k'ned aha "9undea a..
ie'ter W pecresary Hehs .toti ooul. ~
pont says, since "r'tlng ms omciai oispatcne'
ne nad sent gun ooats 10 beauioft 10 take pcs
session OF the town ana project ihDaoitahss, ou
iounq tue pace aoanaoNea 70 negroes, WING re
ported IN iawiess cona'tion. =,
Inc toiiowhg' IS an extract ron piiVate ies
ter from an oncer engaged IN the bomoafo
ment:
"Our success has been complete, and terror
relgns over the wole country Inc negroes arr
Wild and plundering their masters houses. The
whites nave been drivinS the negroes away D!
force, and shooting them down, but still they
come to the gunboats
The moment denerai Drayton TOOK TO hii
horse in the panic OF the 9Th, his two hundred
servants vent immediately to the Wabash.
This is worthy to notice as putting down the
nonsense that the slaves were ready to tight
for their masters. They surrounded Captain
Ammon IN crowds at Beaufort, one OF then
calling out in the JOY OF his heart, didn't
you couipn.t DO II, massn.
Ten. Slerman's report 10 AdJt. Ten. Inoma'
IS received. de says IT was agreed between
army works that might be found at Fort Royal
and thus open the finest harbor on the coast
south OF Hattaras. ne says the squadron hao
been ALMOST entirely dispersed by the gale, ant
the vessels nave oeen stfasg''ng IN. EP TO thii
da'e, the transport steamers Union, belvldere
Oceoia ana feeriess nave not arrived. Onc o.
them - known 20 De iost' ana 1t Is probable al
are. II Is gratliying' u l"ever, to say, that none
OF the troops transports connected with the
land force, were lost, though the Winfield Scott
nad 70 sacrihce her cargo, and the Roanoke
portion OF hers, 10 save the save the lives OF the
regiments on ooaro. Inc former VIII az I'm be
enabled 70 put 10 sea. vi the vessels connect
60 win the naval pefeoh OF the neet' some
nave been iost.
After careful reepnpe'asance OF Fort Royal
pay, II was ascertained the Rebels mad three
heid works OF remarkable strength, strongly gar
risoned ana covered by three gun boats, besides
strong iand forces, winch the rebels we're con-
centra.ins ~ onarles1on ana savannah. was
aeemed proper 20 nrst reaace the fort on hii'
ton head, .nougn 70 90 tnls, greater or less
nre mignt nave 70 oe met rom the oat.er,es on
pay folnt Az inc same time our original plan
OF opera.ion OF !ne lana Iofce IN TINS attack mao
" DC se' ISSUE, ~ consequence OF .ne loss, our
ing kne voyage, OF the gfcater portion OF our
means 81 a'seMoatk"ehs, together VIII the
iact snat the oniy point Nnere tns troops
shou'a nave .anoed was nve or Six mics
a .iom .ne anchorase place OF our transports;
a aontl.; Wv sieas uis..nse Nr successful