New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-12
French War.ShGg Pronna Wrecked and GI0snUp
The C.'sws auppossd to ba ssGo.
,osciL Dispatch TO The N Y. Tribune;

Special Dispatch 10 The N Y. Trbunc
FoRrREss MONROE Nov. TO- 1851.
Via BALTIxoaE. Monday, Nov. n. 1885
The gunboG. Albatross, from tho blockade
on the North Carolina coast, which arrived
last evening" reports that on wednesday, tho
9th, she sightede wreck about eight niles
north Of Bogue Islet, N. c., but the sea was
so high she could not make her out though q
flag of truce was boisted on shore.
Next day, she stced in again, when another
flag was hoisted On communicating, she
learned that the wreck was tie United States
steam.transpOrt Union, belonging to the feet.
loaded with horses and provisions and that
she went ashore on the night of Friday, tho
1st inst. All hands were saved. When cha
struck, she WAS badly stove, with four feet Of
water in her hold. She was run square ON
shore, and broke in two abaft the smoke
stack. Capt. Garvin and eighty others wero
divided in two parties, and sent to Fort Macon
ap4 Raleigh as prisoners
The beach was strewn with the cargo aud
dead horses She had g., all but IS of which
were killed before going ashore.
The Rebel officers informed the officers Of
the AlbatrOss that Capt. GarSil had said hs
feared the Winfield Scott, with two regiments.
bad fouudered and gone down, because sbe WAS
in company shortly before the Union struck.
and suddenly disappeared.
1t was OF night, and this conclusion is mncl,
doubted. Tie rebels reported also that two
vessels of the fleet were ashore near Charles
ton. aud others below Ha.teras. Nothing was
heard of the Ocean Express, or the names of
any of the others alleged to be lost
LATER
The Spauliing hae arrived from Hatseras.
Lieut. Lowry reports that on "Wednesday
morning last heavy fring was heard south Of
that place, and news was received that tho
French war steamer Pronna was on Ocracoke
Beach. Lieut. Lowry, with the gunboat I'm
derwriter, was dispatched to her.
The sea was very high, and We could not
get nearer than three miles. Lay there all
night, making signals. In the morning, finding
the Underwater in damaged coSdition, re-
turned to Hatteras. AT II o'clock the samo
day, the French steamer was seen to blow up.
with loud explosion and depse smoke. 1t
was supposed she had been abandoned and
blown up. This and another French war
steamer have been in the neighoorhoOd some
time, but have repe.led. all intercourse with
our ships.
Before the SpauldiDg left, General Williams
received intelligence from the main shore that
the Expedition he'd entered Port Royal aud
captured the batteries and Beanfort. II was
reported through the same source that the May
flower end another ship belonging TO, the feet
were wrecked.
Nothing has been heard Eom tAe Fleet ex-
cept the above. Nothing whatever has been
received hero concerning the fighting at Port
Royal, except the frat. report through Norfolk.
that one gunboat was disabled by the rebel
Guns, aad another aground in critical situa-
ton. Excepting the wrecks, the belief ia that
the expedition is successful
, Special Dispatch to The N. Y Tribune
wAsnNdroS, Monday. Nov. IL. 1851.
A dispatch received tonight from Cairo con.
firms the good news from South Carolina, by
way Of Hatteras and Fortress Monroe. 1t
states that the three forts at Port Royal enc
trance were captured with great loss to tho
Rebels that the Stars and Stripes hoat III
Beaufort, aud that the troops are within ten
miles of the railroad which they are marchipg
to seize. The report that Gen. Sherman BAD
already taken possession of the railroad vara
Old Point dispatches add 10 this, may be- 'so''
but that the army was Fastening to ChaS3''o"
in three divisions by forced marches SS P''''
ably the offspring of Rebel fright
sp.cIsl Dispatch 10 The n. Y. Tribv.e.
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