Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-09-13

| TIE Loss OF THE PRIyArEER JEFF DAVIS -
The Charleston Mtrcury of the 2Gth ult.,
! gives the subjoined account of the wreck Of
the priyateer JEFF Davis
! "Capt. COxetter now made sail for the
Florida Coast. On Friday evening, tue 10th
lust, he was oft st. Augustine, but the
wind having increased to half Il gale. he
could not venture in. lie remained outside
the bar the whole OF Saturday without OBJ
serving any of Lincoln S fleet. On Saturday
morning, at half past six, while trying to
cross the bar the jeff Davis struck, and
though eve possible exertion was made to
relieve her by throwing the heavy guns over
board, yet the noble vessel, after her peril
GUS voyage, and the running of innumerable
blockades, became total wreck. All the
small arms and clothing of the crew, with
many valuable sundries. were, however,
saved.
The name of the prIylteer jeff DAVIS had
become a word of terror to the Yankees
The number of her prizes and the amount of
merchandise which she captured, have no
parallel since the days Of the Sluey Jack. "
The HATTERAs AFTAIR.-Lieut. lowry,
who commanded the steamer Peabody il the
attack on the Hattcras forts, says that the
taking Of these forts is one Of the most i'm
portant events Of the war; that the position
was one Of lDcIlculable value TO the rebels,
and IS OF immense Importance to u.s. Its loss
has struck their heart of hearts-the!r pri-
Watering, and dealt 4 blow to that sort Of
plratiCai business from which il can only
recover by the neglect OF our Government to
follow up its successes. lie says that the
prisoners are In a state Ui utter dependency,
and some OF the best informed among them
declare their cause lost. They agree that
this event Will create home panic among
the cotton state rebels, now along the Pot0-
mac, who will rush south TO protect their
own shores. The commerce Ol Albemarle
Sound may be measured by the fact that Is
sail enter the 3 niles daily. Lieut.. Lowry
assisted in taking as prize the ship Henry {.
Brooks loaded by Newbern merchant for
Liverpool, with 900 bbls Of spirits of turpen-
tine, 90 bales of cotton, POO bbls of tar and
rosin, and 30 boxes OF tobacco. We recovered
also the Henry Hunt OF Philadelphia, loaded
with mahogany, which had been taken by
the rrivdteer jeff. Davis.
The story Of the Richmond Dispatch, that
the forts surrendered through u want of |
is proven false by the fact that
among the articles that fell into our hands
were 300 bbls powder, and shot and shell |
sufficient for that quantity Of powder.
The Pawnee and Monticello lie in position |
to command with their guns all approaches |
to the forts by the S0unI The troops in
the forts are well supplied with provisions
and munitions, and are hard at work mount
ng guns to command the land side.
The sword of Commodore Barron has been
pr, s3ntcd t. the President The rebel
Commodore was captured IN full regimentals,
md wearing the eagles and stars Of the
Government he has so bIss'y deserted. The
lagship Of the exPcdi'i1n-the Minnesota
vas formerly under command Of this same
Commodore Barron.
The attack ON the Qualifications of Ilttteras
ul ~ was Indeed most timely. The Confed-
rate. recognized the iuportanc2 Of the place
$ 4 strategetic point, and were about to
Jrti(y il with large number oG heavy cannon,
uitable for frlncat vessels atycrv long range.
They were also about to remove llatteras
isht house in order t. Ieccyc merchantmen,
nd lure them within cl>i.r reach Of their
rIyd;eers.