New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-31
NEwyoRK pAyIY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, DECEMBER sr 1861

on tun OF =, 900 pounds dry goods, clothing,
light goods will average three 10 FIVE cents per tn
Of 1000 pounds, per mile.
| COLORs FOR THE DICKINSON GUARDS.
Tbe Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson, who arrived her
on Saturday evening, will tomorrow present stan'
q colo,s to 10 S9th Regiment, NswYork Volunteers
Dickinson Guards, at their camp near the city. Th
eolors viii be received BY the Hon. z. II. Duell NJ
c., from Mr. Dickinson's District, on behalf Of The
regiment.
THE SHINING OF TIT sTOSE-FLEET.
The Official report Of Commodore Dupont in rela'
ton to the sinking Of the stone-feet has been re-
ceived a; the Navy Department. The substantial
pant OF the document consists in the report o. Capt
CHARLES Henry Davis, who had command Of the
feet In this report Capt. Davis says:
SIN all this work have been ably assisted by
Commanders Godon ard Goldsborongh, and by
Lieutenauts- Commanding Stevens and Balch; and
have derived much valuable information and impor-
tant old from the sk local ledge, and zeal OF
Acting Masters @. Ii. Bracbnry, and NJ. Godfrey,
who acted ~ pilots, both o. whom ore worthy Oh
yonr highest confidence"
Also, In relation to the active part of this exped-
tion, Capt. Davis Gays:
"On the night of my arrivapon Charleston, the
Light House was blown up, by which the purpose
OF my visit was essentially promoted. Aiter the
ar had been sounded out Two ships were suns, one
on the eastern and one on the western limit CT the
channel, which served 10 limit the held OF opera
tiOns. =,
Alter all the ships which wev to be smk,
sixteen in nun Der, bad been brought here, ana IA
position 10 be easily moved, they werss s9wed M Iy
the smaller steamers ard placed upon and inside he
bar in a checlered or indented form ging rs mueh
az possit e acros the direction Of the channel IN fe
eral Knes some distance apart, ard thsy are maze
nearly TO oyerlie each oiher that IL wS,id DC d
cult 20 draw a line through them III the direction t
the channel which woRd not be INTERCEPTED by on;
OF the vessels"
Commander Davis says tha, be was guided by
several principles in choosing the place and manner
for shaking the vessels, viz: first the bar was se-
lected because it is the principal and eliminating
point Of the natural deposit in this line, by adding
the material contained in the hulks to those already
placed there by nature it may be expected that the
natural forces which aggregate the latter VIII tend to
keep the former in their Unsigned position
Second; By putting down tie vessels m an IN
dncei form il was intended 10 create material OBJ
strueion TO the channel, without seriously mpeding
the aow OF water. Ii j. were possible 10 build
wall across the cba,nel the river, which must How
TO Tie sea. would undoubtedly take another ind
firaar path; but i, On the contrary, the blocking
np Of lle natural channel is only partial the water
nay rtan part CT its old course, and require tho
addition only Of u new channel OF small capacity.
Third, the mode Of sinking the vessels is iniend'd
to establish a combination Of artificial inierrp ons
and irregularities resembling on a small scale tiose
of Hell Gate or Holiness Hole. and producing, lie
then, eddies, whirpOols, and counier-c'.rn's, ues
us render the navigation Of an oiho vife diheuh
channel halaIi inus and uncertain.