New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-03
sea-dragon, and Col. Hsrdee's messenger went On

eea-dragon, ana Coi' hsrueeb nesenbei
board.
Capt. Clements, whose skiI was lying alongside The
steamer when we arrived, YVES soon on bOhrh Oh us,
and while voting for Lieut.. Ball and Capt. Porter 70
insh their business, we all found ample employment
listening to and commenting upon lis narrative. lie
description of the manners and seamanshlp OF the
officer III charge of the Oriental was by no means ',
tering This important parsonage, hndipg the mp al
right, permitted her to proceed bot nquring o. oat,.
G.. if he the pilot and being anSwered In 'ne
affirmative sad arrest you, Sir; yon are my pis-
oner and m, st 30 with me-" OF course he wett but
this aresng man under the British flag has queer
sort Of look Capt. Porter on the contrary, was very
courteous in his demeanor, asking Capt Clements
number of questions which he was unable to answer,
and telling him that the fifteen days notice had ex'
pred bnt that he would be indulgent as possible,
and would grant the vessels in port "to day ana 70.
morrow" TUESDAY and Wednesday to leave; pn'
after that all iDgress and egress would be stopped.
Ii was unnecessary 10 give written Doticei ne
could communicate the information verbally to other
pilots and TO the shpmasters. Wecame to the general
conclusion that Capt Porter wanted to scare he hns
ont to sea- aud thus evade all discussion of the 9uts-
ton of blockade with England and that he would not
dare put in writing such conditions IN reply 70 we
British Consul Nor were we disappointed, Tor Li1uI.
Ball. on bis .etl, 5r0uSs.. Assurances em FIN Ihsi
no fnpediment would be thrown ID me way vi we
vessels going to sea when they were reaes INV ~
answer TO Lieut.. Balls special inquiries, he ssnieu
im that full liberty woul be given to pilots and low
boats to pass and rcpass for these purposes bolh
Lieut.. Bah and the pilots Informed that Inc
| Commodore was ex peeted in day or two.
| Just about leg O'Clock we were on our way back
and having landed Lieut. Ball At the fort soon had se
RouOchsn in tow, aud having left her well ontside the
bar returned TO the bay aud 10 the city. While tow
! iDg her out soon after O'Clock, the Powhatan got
under way with her "tender behind se Ike Parting
ton SAVE and stood 70 the westward, apparently after
smack aud schooner TO the wet OF Dauptln Island
| An honr and halt sfterward, when were INSIDE
Sand Island she cast of the tender, OF the small
craft beng in the range of Pelican Island, and the
| other more to the westward The further movements
were soon hidden fum us bu the vessels appeared to
have got quite ont of the way Of the Orienal and al
about Il clock, being then III the range OF Grant,
Pass sa~ in that direction the last OF the steamer
some fifteen miles distant, standing 70 the eastwar'
| with her tender in tow.
Capt. johnson of the steamer Delaware, arrived Of
Saturday morning from Philadelphia reports that whe'
fired into on his previous trip from Fort Delaware
there was ITO American color nor has there been an.
flying from that FORT consequently there was no'h'n
| to eaute.
Treason must be very profitable TO the business com
rnunity Of Orleans, the great CONNER cial empor
um of the Cotton Confederacy. The True Dehe state
that there sre bat two arrivals and departure
| that IA RI on The 9Sth ult,