The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-12-04

contains dispatch from Pensacola, stat
ing that the only damage thus far suffer
ed by the Unionists was in two of their
vessels, which were so much injured that
they were obliged to retire.
The Heralds dispatch says: "Tho
Navy Department is in receipt Of a dis
patch from Commodore Dupont contain
ing the report Of Capt. John Rogers, of
the Pocahontas, dated Sunday, Novem-
Der oath, off Tybeo Island. He states
that this point entirely controls the ship
channel TO the Savannah River, which is
only within 500 yards of the fort and the
possession of il closes the harbor of Sa-
vannah, and that fort Pulaski is Mt the
mercy of our forces the moment the lat
ter desired to take il; also that reliable
accounts inform him that Savannah was
being evacuated by the people as fast as
possible, A feet Of eight gun-boats are
off Tybee TO cover the forces if necessary.
The fleet that was fitting out at Hill
ton Head for another expedition was
ready and awaiting orders, which were ex-
pected by the BienviHe.
Passengers from Southern points rep
resent an almost universal reign of terror
throughout the Southern Confederacy.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 2Sth,
says: Congress yesterday passed law
admitting Missouri into the Southern
Confederacy."
The Galveston Citizen reports the cap
turo of the pirate Royal Yacht by the
Federal steamer .Santee.
The Richmond Dispatch has tele-
gram dated at Savannah, the 9th, say
ing that Conn., Tatnall, with three small
steamers, attacked the Federal feet in
Cockspur Roads, yesterday. The engage
ment lasted an hour. None on our side
were injured. Failing TO draw tho Fede-
raj feet under the guns of Fort Pulaski,
Tatnal withdrew.
1t is reported that the Yankees had
taken possession of Warsaw and are pre-
pairing TO attack Fort Pulaski.
The supposed privatecr which had been
seen in the Mediterranean proves to have
been n lawful New York merchantmen,
and had arrived at Constantinoplc.
The last official account Of the where
abouts of the pirate ,Sumter, is from the
consul at Paramasido He was inform
ed she was near or on shore about thir-
ty miles off Curacao.
1t is reported that Col Kcrrigan, of the
New York Twelfth Regiment, has been
tried by court martial for treason, and
sentenced TO be shot, and the warrant has
been signed by the President. Kerrigan
is Member of Congress from New
York city.
Southern papers to the 2sth contain
scattered accounts of the Pickens affair.
The bombardment commenced the 21st
and continued with occasional intermiss-
ions night and day till the evening Of the
oath when Col. Brown ceased firing
Fort Pickens opened the fire on Fort Bar
rancas and other rebel batteries, while
the Federal vessels engaged Fort McRea.
The rebels admit sixteen killed and
wounded. Considerable damage was
done to McRea, including the caving in
of the powder magazine, and partial
destruction Of the navy yard at Warning
ton, and a rebel train having provisions
for the rebel army. Stories about dis
aiding the Colorado and the Niagara are
unfounded.
The Confederate gun boat I'tscarora,
coming up the Mississippi, from New Or
leans, was totally burned Is miles above
Helena.
Another valuable prize arrived at the
Brooklyn navy yard, on Sunday, which
was captured after three hours chase
on the 2sth ult, by the steamer Penguin
while heading for Edisto Island, near
Charleston, s. G. She proved to be the
schooner Albion, with cargo worth a
hundreds thousand dollars, consisting of
salt, arms, ammunition, saddles and cav
airy equipments.
A letter from Curacao, Nov. 9th, to the
New York Herald, says the United States
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