The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-04
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PROBABLE wosS or AN TsexspsARY.
The Chnrisstou Is. O., oa,ier, of the lat
inst, has the following particulars of the
,rn;ng of the steam ferry boat Osiris. at her
chart atSuliiyan's Island:
The well known steam ferry boat Osiris.
with the furniture and everything on heard,
WIS consumed at her wharf At Sullivan's
Island, or "Wednesday last. When first dis
covered, the II ,mes were seen issning from I'M
derneath the saloon by the pilot George, who
Was sleeping on the boat, and was aroused by
the smoke. The fire spread with great rapid
tfy TO other parts of the boat. George imme-
diasely informed the Captain. who resides
near by, and got up all the hands, but she
was no much burnt that nothing rename.
out 10 cast her off from the wharf, and let her
consume 70 the waters edge Before getting
her loose from her moorings she set Ire TO tnt
once building, which was destroyed and also
inJnred the wharf. The cargo on board had
been previously lended on the wharf
aud most of 1t taken sSrav oman
THY of hay and some Government stores re.
main'ng on tho wharf took fire and was burnt
The wharfsustaiped very little damage III,
steamer was valued at between twenty and
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars Their. was No
insurance. Capt Mansfield viii suffer much
by this disaster, as in addition 10 the ordinary
value of the boat he had Just expended some
six or eight Thousand dollars for repairs on
her.
"Wednesday in removing from the Island 10
the city the resident citizens, wi I'll their fur
niture, who were leaving i'll accordance vi tn
the precautionoUs order OF the military au-
tho' laes. for the departure Of all families and
civilians from the Island. The last trip frcra
tn" city was made about quarter 10 O'Clock
After the discharge OF the cargo, the engi-
neer, before leaving he boat, between u and
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the boat, TO that all the fires had beer
properly extiE guished. This precautioa was
taken in consequence of u new fireman hay
irg been employed to supply the place OF their
" uai hand, who hsd been detach ed for an
other service. The tire broke out between
twelve and one o clock, which ieav ee no do bt
Ut was the act OF IN incendiary. A coiored
man attached to the boat was arrested on
susuicion, Thursday morning, and the case
VIII undergo strict Investigation.
The burning of the Osiris caused consida-
rable excitement on the Island, and taken in
connection with the mysterious sinking Of
the steamer Coffee, very near the same piace =
the day previous, is certainly a little re-
Inarkable, and calls for additional vigilance
onthe part of the auihorlties.
he pEsrISATioS OF THE FEDERAL FLEET
The Norfolk Day Book Of the lst inst san
We learn from some Of the returned NortI,
CaI oiinians, who have been spending Il cou.
PIE weeks ut the OF Rig Rap s, where they nave
EeHua Tue hlttter discussed pretty ffeeIy 0e 10
the destination OF the Federal fleet, which re
Cen tly sailed, that it is TO DC divided and one
portion seat - Beaufort and Whining ton one
portion to Mobile, and another 70 Charleston
and II they meet with such success as they
an tIcipats At these points, they will continue
their operations It other rscin Is ON the South
ern coast, and after it gets q iittle colder they
intend 10 pay US visit At Norfolk.
we learn from gentleman VINO has just
returned from Currituck Beach, that 81 of the
fleet Were. observed to pass that place Wed
nesday. SO We may look out to hear from
them very speedily, il they should attack
l}ea ufoTt or Wilmington, as they have got in
r4s neigh borhooG OF Those places Dy this time.
THE RApPAHASNoCk BLOCKADE.
The Fredericksburg Recorder, of the list inst,
says:
a gentleman inst from Lancaster comfy
states that rigid blockade OF This river is
Kept up, and that on Monday week ID steamer
1t. NICHOLS, Capt. Lew is commanding when
near the mouth, was fired into by a Federal
tug, hat was only able 10 make Que resppus.
owing to the fact that thu shot " hich she h ID
on board were entirely too large for the bore
of the gun. ewing to this fact the St Niche
las was compelled 10 retrsatup thu stream
She followed Tor some distance by the
tug, which fred a good many times but W.
are glad TO say ''robody was hurt" On
another OCCASION Inkee lug ch sei vessel
from his place into one OF the oreeas ana
were shout 10 land in order 10 get 20 her fthr
were ran eff by thu approach o! sotnr twenty
or more negroes, Whc We're toughing in a.
field, and " no as soon rs tbs enemy
showed themselves, unhitched their mules
Them, and tran ticaily rode towards
hem. Their approach, coupled with the rat
thing OF the chains connected with the harness
OF the amin ais induced the Yankees to beat
a nasty retreat in heir usual good order"
style
rHR VISIT or FFsscH MAx-oP.wAs ,rr
The CDarier of The lst instant, has the fol.
lowing notice OF the visit Of a French vessel
OF Charleston hart Dor, which we noticed un
der our Geographic head on Saturday last:
Thu unusual crcnns tauca of Il French war
vesse. calling of this port, took piaee yes
terday. About nine A. III we noticed Fre;, n
nag flying from Fort Sumter, which gave
no ice Of the arrival of the stronger and dur
ing the day the kmperDr's Consul took the
steamer Aid and proceeded down The bay, a
boat from the war vessel meeting tho Aid in
side the harbOT. 4 second boat from the
fTencbnan in the meantime reached the civ
in charge of an off 'er. and having on board
W. F.. Moiynpaux, thr British Consul at Sa.
yannHh, and lady, who WIRE passengers from
New York. The man Of-w4r Is the steF1n
corvette PronY, commanded by Captain De
Eont"nges She sailed from New York Octo-
per 2otb, and has touched off This har 10 con-
municate with the Consul. She is armed with
six guns:
rxoa THs coAsr or SoKTa CAROLINA.
The Wilmington IN. & JoArncl, OF the Ist
inst, says
From present indications Il would appear
that the Federal fleet has already, or is ahout
collecting, OF our bars. Pickets who left
Camp Wyatt this morning, at : o'clock report
heavy canEonading IN the direction OF Fort
Caswel!, previous TO their departure Similar
reports 3fe said 10 have been heard in town
about The same hour, by some of our citizens
1t may be that the blockading steamers we're
after another corn cracker, or the firing heard
may have been signal guns for the concen ira
ton of the fleet One thing is quite evident
that nothing definite has yet bean received
from our fortificatious, and we would suggest
TO cur Citizens toe proprlety of keeyang eoOl
on the subject, but at the same time to b,s pre-
nared for any emergency. as there is no tell.
ing 1T what moment we may all he or lied
npon TO assist III the defepce of our homes
wives, children, and property, from the rs-
wages of an invading force of Hes.ians We
hardly think the enemy h av yet shown them
selves, or that an attempt will be made 10
land or force our works to-day Not ycerd
30 far rs we can learn, has been received from
any OF the fortifcations on the coast rinee
early this morning
J.. S.-A gentleman Just up from Col Cling
mans camp reports vessels In sight al 8
o'clock this morning. lie confirms Inc re-
Casweil last night.
The Newhern Progress, OF the 3lss uit,
says:
Commodore I.yncbe sent one of his naval
VESSELS down TO Hatteras recently TO look on I
for The big Il ct, of which We have heard so
mnch OF late. There was one vessel in side
and TWO or three out, but no trace of the grea I
expedition could be seen. The guns ut the
fort and the vessel inside both opened II re on
our vessel, firing some 20or % shots, to w hich
our vessel responded ten or u dozen times
"nobody hurt ON either side. The steamer
left Their. Tuesday, 1t o'clock. and arrived
here early yesterday morning
MAGIC OIL yKSpEk TrEsRp YANKEE CHAPLAIN
Fhe Charleston Mercarg. of the Sist uit,, in
noticing the arrival Of Yankee prisoners Ia
that city on Wednesday last, says
One of the prisoners, who marched a,aon Z