The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-24
ARRIVAL OF THE SCHOONER DAVID HALE
FROM NORFOLK,


ANOTHER ACCOUNT or THE DESTRUCTION OF TIM
SHIPS AND THE NAVY YARD.
The schooner David Hale left New York about two
weeks ago with stores for the Gospor Navy
Yard and compliance with the orders Of the shippers
the captain arrived at this port yesterday with his
schooner and cargo the policy OF the government rem
derng further supplies unnecessary. The captain gives
the following statement
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN CoSkLIN, OF THE SCHOONER
DAVID HALE.
We left New York the 18th INST. with cargo Of
hundred barrels Of beef government Stores bound
for the 6otport Navy Yard, Norfolk We arrived there
early on Friday morning, the 10th inst and hauled In
about seven O'Clock. About hour afterwards Conmo
dorc McCauley came and said to me, "Captan you
must take your stores back to New York. they want
them there and get you eau" lie hid
ceived despatch from Cragin Co. dated the 18th,
stating "Shp beef back TO New York without bad
ing we paying freight > then went into the city or
Norfolk The purpose Of engaging tugboat to hanl the
schooner out but told that they all had been taken
by the authorities of the State and that could get
rcturred to The schooner, and on Saturday morn
ing with OF the members Of the company Who
had come there in the meantime to the Custem House
asked the Deputy Collector CT the port why could
not procure tugboat 10 pat ont. He
piled that he did not know. We ~.ed aIan
bu were unable I, succeed. About eleven O'Clock
mouth and left him and went aboard the schooner
again. We found the people In Norfolk 10 the widest
state OF excitement--men, women and children haoiag
though they crazy. There is neither law nor
der In Norfolk. About Saturday the g,yernmcnt
employees in the Navy Yard scuttled the Mcrrmac Shs
filed slowly, and sank in the OF the afternoon
The anchors OF the soop OF Germano lhrown
overheard the rigging cut away aud she dismasted
While some thus employed others were basy
rolling field pieces into the river, breaking mus
kets, and throwing them overheard, ~ render
them useless 10 secessionIsts About nine o'clock
in the evening the Pawnee IN and windei round
Those in the Navy lard constantly at work all the
evening destroying the property and making prepara-
tions for the firing Of the premises, while many boats
from the city were lowering Jund, cndcavorng IN
learn what they about AT half past three o'clock
Sunday morning the Pawnee stood abreast OF u.s.
OF the buoJs. she towing out the Cumberland,
which get safely the distractions In the channol
Az the Cumberland had gotten out clear Of the
dock the Pawnee sent UP rocket, ana In few
after everything in the yard, and all the ships,
than fifteen minutes had elapsed before the
fell in. When the Of had passed the dock j'b
bed up Immediately, but 70 quickly did the flames spread
that the sparks caught my mansai before could get
out OF their reach Two bosts with muied had been
left to Gre the yard and the shps the signal
should have been given The confagration grand
spectacle and thing but the CumoerllLd AMI the
Pawnee was completely destroyed then sailed away
Tor New York.