The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-07-12

,hs shore and having transported wga.
numbers 10 an parts Of the South. DIE
yard seems to be literally fall of large
foe cannon Besides these, there are all
the hops in working order for building
q navy and a very large amount OF the
materials needed The dry dock alone Is
worth apile. Being built offne granite, /,
Is not only a valuable accession TO the
commencement Of our navy but is a
grand and beautiful piece Of archilectur-
al maAnry. The damage done by the
Federals is not SO great as l expected TO
hndit. True, as you enter the yard 10
looks like desolation, but they burned
the ship-houses for which we will have
but little need as learned they were used
to protect ships from the weather, which
were not wanted for immediate use. The
guns we're so badly spiked that they were
easily drilled oct. saw a few that they
bad pounded with hammers and injured
so as to render them useless.
The particulars of the taking of the
navy yard, as gather them from the citi-
zens and the workmen Of the yard, who
were present, are these When Com.
Pendergrast found that distractions had
been placed in the river, no supposed
that there was some we'll formed plan to
seize the navy yard and fleet, and com
menced destroying them, Seeing this the
conductors Of the trains lying at this
place, attached all the cars they could,
and kept the empty trains running across
the bridge all night. Airport was then
circulated that Gen. Beauregard, was
coming with an army A few of the
town companies were ordered to march
up and down the wharf in "double
quick" while the officers bawled out or
ders enough for a whole army. Being
frightened, and thinking that Beauregard,
was upon him, the gallant Commodore
abandoned this important place, which a
brave man could have easily held until
now.
There is good force here under com
mand of Gen. Huger, and every approach
to Norfolk, is well guarded. Our army is
composed of the first young men in the
South. The men are in good spirits and
fine fighting order. Men who have been
raised to do as they please, and always had
a servant al their heels, submit to the dis
cipline of the army, and the priyations Of
the camp, cheerfully, willing to resign
their liberty for a short time, in order to
be treemen the rest of their lives. Rich
men, poor men, lawyers, doctors, me-
chanics, farmers, all standing together
like brothers, determined to sacrifice
everything or succeed in our cause.
The fight at Bethel, created great en-
thusiasm among our boys. We can fire.
quently hear the guns when they are
fighting in those quarters, and know when
battle is going on before we get the news
The enemy's loss is supposed to be great
er than was reported. A gentleman who
has visited the Peninsula told mo, that
the enemy carried off the wounded who
: fell in the road but abandoned large
g numbers who crept into the woods. This
statement is strengthened by the fact
that innumerable focks of buzzards, and
other birds of prey are lowering around
i. the woods between Fort Monroe and the
battle-ground,
I Tell the boys to keep up their compa-
). res, and drill regularly, for they will all
AVE a chance before this question is set
lied. J. T. B.
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