Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-05-03

stroy not to protect. She brought With
her 200 worklnen from the Washington
Navy Yard. and large quantities of ,ur.
! peniine to be used in firing the buildings.
There is no doubt that it wasthe Intention
| eft the Government 10 make the work of
destruction complete, bui panic seized
on those employed to carry the design
into effect, and much of the most valuable
property was saved. Shortly at err the
arrival of The Paa0nee, the mill AIRY COM
panies tas.,sn Petersburg arrived, and as
trains were kept running until late hour
III the hight. an impression prevailed
among the enemy that reintnrcenlen's by
the thousand were being thrown in,o the
city, and that an immediate attack might
be expected. Alter thai, the only Thought
was how to escape. 1t WAS cunning de-
vice of Presiden, Malone, that running of
the trains, and he d, serves cred. for prac
! tising so successfully So, sl.rewd trick.
About midnight the alarnn WAS, given.
that the Navy YARD was on fire, and. s,,ne
enough there it was, sickIy blaze 'ha;
seemed neither to diminish nor increase
IL" several hours. This, however, was en-
ly the beginning. The tide WAS not yet
Favorable 1ass the escape of the vessels, and
would not be AT food until day break
Meanwhile nien were kept busy all night
transferring every thing nf value from liie
Pennsytvu,.ia aud the Navy Yard to- the
PuaSnee ami the Cun1berta>ad, and both
vtso, L, Were load d IL their lower ports.
AT length 4 O'Clock Game, ,and with II
flood tide. ~ rocket sho; up from the
PaaO1aee, and then almost in an il,etal.t slle
wi,ie 'front.' of the Navy Yaid seemed one
slreaks of flame flashed along The rigging.
OF .Le Pe,tnsn vus.eu and the n.her DOOM
ed ships, anu soon they were completely
wrapi III III. uevnurlns elencnr. Inc har
Dor was now one blaze "f light. Inc res
lnoiest ohlec;s were distinctly visible
lie surSlng flames leaped and r"areu with
mad violence, lIlaklng ihetr lu'aIse M:aih
heard Ill The distance vi several miles
Eiie people of uamp'on and even those
VINO lived beyond, saw the red hight and
thought all Norfolk Was fire. 1t WAS
Ger ;ainly Il grand, lll"ugh H. terrible specta-
Gle to WItl-eoe, such all one aS 1t I4 n'si
given to nan more than once III lifetime
10 behold. In the midst of The brIlilauce
of ;he 81 enc, he i'uzo,1ee, with IL e Gum
6erLaaad Ill low, slute like Il guilty tiiny
lhrougn the ha, bnr, fleeing from the de-
struc,lun she had been sent TO accom-
plish.
But the work Of vandalism was on}ss
halT performed. Tne lu.,st valuable por-
'iolis ot the yard are still Untouched, and
are now thc properly of the Safe OF WJr-
glila. The oniy buildings destroyed are
.wo ship houses, the officers quarters,
sail Ion filled with c"rdage, the marine
barracks, and some few sheds. All the
valuable workshops, with their machine
ry the boat houses, spar h"liSes,- tl4h her
houses, with their costly contents, are all
now III our POSSESSION.
The dry dock, constructed at SO much
expense, and lie finest n the world, was
40 ,.le:i, but not destroyed. Forty ba.-
rels uf powder were Introduced into lis
chambers aud u slow mat cl applied. Blu,
;.s Ii would seem, by TIE maefroeliion "i
Providence, this magnificent Work was
spared. IiIe tlre AFTER burning few feet,
| went oui, and did no, igiaIe t4.e pnwce..
Ine dry dock Is ours III pe:iect vnnultl'n.
! lne n..ci,ineIy III the shops is also per-
lee ,i,e cutting of IA few bells being ne
| iii ot ,he damage inflicted OH il. Tie
| sores ot costly t.inUere that II has bse.ii
tile wuIk AT years to acclunuiia {, are all
sale. tifreen hundred plesss."l .he finest
"rdinauce III the world, are CON i'arailveiy
uunur..- |, Is true that the Sre.t er num-
ber OF them were spiked, bll iicn the
work Was clunisily performed, that the
! spikes tor the most part can be iellloved
wnnour the least difficulty. Some of ieli
| can be picked out with Tic fingers. For
| ty iwe were uiispiked yeslei day iii the
course of ali hour.
The shipping destroyed. excep. the
Merrimac-which was iiIst class steam
trlgae nearly new-was effto great val
/ lie. Fl.e Pennsytotsaaia is no loss. as ev
erybody knows The PiyD,a~th, I'urs-
tan ana Dotphia had been condeinned as
uaaeeaworthy. Tlle Gerntantoao, though
Old was tisle frigate. She can, however,
be easily raised, as can all rhet,hers, with
OUT any great expense. Tie Psnasy:yt1nsd
| is s-ntteriy destroyed. Tne Others We're
| burnt to the waters edge, having been
previously sunk. The Plymouth MAS not
/ burnt at all.
Two officers were made prisoners this
: morning. .>.s,i,- Rodgers, at the Navy, and
/ Capt. Wpighs, of'tls Engineering Corps
/ Of The Army. they were much tri:,ilten-
ed when hnught ashore, fearing he slo.
lence Of the mob which instantly SUR
re.uade.l.thsm. But heing placed under
the protection If company eh soldiers
they were taken TO the Generate Head
/ quarters at this hotel--tlie Atlansic--
! without any denloiietr .tion uf vislence or
insult On the part ot the citizens. They
now have the privilege ns the, hotel o,l
p,x.x, "A fraafs.