New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-26
LETTER FROM COL. CoRCoRAN.
yINDICATI0N OF CAPT. M'WOR.

- fhOA iCOLL COhCO6AQ.
yINDICATI0N OF CAPT. M'voR.
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MT DEAR KrRxxR: Although all my letters siass
my arrival here remain unanswered %, they have
not reached me- yet am compelled, from some cause
or another to keep up my part Of the communication
ana particularly 50 at this tina in consequence Of The
receipt Of letter by Capt McIvor from an uncle Of biz
In New-York, in which It is stated that soms evil
disposed persons have put in circulation repot thai
the Captain deserted bis company on the bastis6eh.
on the 2lst u can bear testimony that The report h
wholly and entirely untrue-without even the shadow
Of cause for its origin. On tia contrary, saw him
doing his duty bravey and well during the entire day,
At the first engagement with the enemy In the
morning, only four companies of nine could take
part, owing 10 the nature Of the ground, and the
sudden and unexpected mannerin which we came upoa
and met with the enemy. Capt McIvors company
was one of those, and as kept passing up and down
the line, seeing If each in his place. and aleo
encouraging the men, saw him driving four Of
his men into the ranks who went to fire from some
brush-wood; and also, as the enemy gave way under
our heavy fire, he proposed cheer which was heartily
responded to along our line And at the engagement
in the afternoon, when death would seem to be the
doom Of every man--when brave men were required
and who alone would stand, saw him next me, and
asked him TO assist me by running 10 the left wing.
while went to the right, and ordered our firing to
cease in order to dress my line and charge upon tho
enemy. In fact saw him on several occasions dur
ing the day, and always at his post and finally be and
Lieutenant Connolly were all who heard and halted
and endeavored to rally the men on the color.
1t is strange and lamentable that wicked and de-
signing men should, in the absence of brave and
spirited officer endeavor TO magn his character. Bus
as the members of Capt. McIvor's company and many
of the officers and members Of the regiment bear testi.
mony against these who have assailedhim, statements
must be entirely harmless except far a. themselves
are concerned. Your sincere friend.
MICHAEL C0RCORAN, Colonel
Capt, JAxss B. KrHxER No. 500 Broadway.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PIRATE SUMTER.
THE SUMTER LEFT TRINIDAD ON THE 18TH or
AUGUsT-THE KEYsTONR STATE GONE IN
CAUSE.-THE RICHMOND AND PowHATTAN
ALSO IN CHAsE-A REBEL FLAG TORN DOWN
IN ANTIGUA.
The Bermuda Gazette of Sept. 10 contains few
items Of interest:
t. d. Wells, United States Consul, had arrived q
Bermuda.
Commodore Stewart, late Of the United States Navy,
Captain Prudden mate and crew Of the schooner In
stina had also arrived at Bermuda.
ter had arrived there, obtained supply of coal and
left on the 5th of August It Is said that the Governor
of the island refused to receive the officer sent shore
from the Sumter except as private gentleman, and
the same course was pursued by the officers of H. N.
ship Cadmus, which vessel arrived at Trinidad while
the Sumter was there. The officers and men Of the
Sumter were frequently on shore, and numerous visits
were paid by gentlemen of Port of Spain to tbs
steamer and by them the courtesy and frank kindness
of her officers is highly spoken Of.
The steamer keystone State arrived few days
after the Sumter left and after remaining about half
an hour steamed out of the harbor at rapid rate 70
| prosecute her search.
The hope is expressed by the Port Of Spain Ga
see, that Capt Scott would soon be able to report
that he had carried out his instructions to the letter.
as the presence of a vessel like the Sumter in neigh
borhood, where the people dependent upon tho
Northern States of America for supplies Of the neees'
saries of life as in Trinidad any thingbut agreeable
Should the keystone State fall in with the Sumter
at sea- and bring her into action awful indeed must b
the consequences One both of them will surely 90
| 30 the botton-neither would yield to the other.
At Antigua quite q disturbance had taken place,
caused by the display of Rebel Aag which was hauled
down. torn to pieces, and other demonstrations made
against what was styled the Slavery flag"
The U. s. steamers Richmond and Powhatan, Capt.
Porter were at Jamaica on the 9th ult., coaipg.
These vessels were in search Of the Sumter.
MORE OF THE PRyATEERs.
The brig Ellen P. Stewart, Capt. Munday, from K..
West, s;:yed last evenir srmg, as passenger. Card
George b, Murray, Capt. David Orr of British brig
Prima Donna lost 18Th August, 20 miles north Of Cape
Florida Light and four of her seamen. Cart. Mundsy
reports, 22d inst, lat. $50 Ion. 740 30 brig, bark.
and schooner, in company at the time Saw the
schooner chase the bark but failing to catch her, gave
chase to the Ellen p. Stewart and hoisted British cole
os but not being fast enough, che hauled her wind
and left. Have no doubt she was privateef. On
the 22d at p H., spoke brig Arabea, from AsPinwau
for New-York, who reported having been chased By
the same schooner.
The bark Eagle, Capt. Baker from Curacao Sept. 8,
arrived last night reports the United States steam
frgae Powhatan arrived at that port Aug. 80 took IN
COAL aud sailed I'd inst, In search Of the privasssr
Sumter.
ARRIVAL OF THE NINTH REGIMENT FROM MAINE.
The 9th Regiment of Maine Volunteers arrived u
Pier No. g. North River, in the steamer Bay State Of
the Fall River line at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
On Monday evening, the regiment left Augusta, and
upon reaching Boston handsomely entertained BY
the Military Reception Committee of that city. and
escorted to the cars. The regiment numbers about