The New York herald., 1861-12-17

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6aeAgou faaclal p,c,@ro Of SHIPS towers and ta
nearal ~ s.1 a VI WIN ~ doooitfu scenas AZ we
two gmbaat ,e oa.hes q he ort ths lighthouse
ehortlu atts pectnic more distinctly defined ard
.arna o3t ~ t "le " the glnboas got under way and
,rna,., ~ ''nc u.s. A she alongside nor incu
~ ,, ~ ene'ts ihat made tho clear aoft ar ring
thusiasn, tbt w. ~, ~ o,f lst"r reep1hdc WIN az on
", e'''t !" "Tt.ch IL " confinement ia .lc ship had
ANN y y, ,o, 60 ~ ~ 'nsn' fafAef oh board "" Goa
-. ,t. :" - '% l'o' ~ y ~ we ~
,.ii, ~, y" ea At no wesoro 0nd
o,"iou ncss .oltl . inr man1, within thrcoquarsrs
~ "u'f " ~ '''i ~ 49, 'of VISUAL sante OF two
gun
me 'eand, u n. hs h"fr.nhgss was now IN fnli
WV WV ".u IeF'a' !" ss us', ns appearance
aa,so mns no' ihspT'tns = me s"ioiels Or thei.
- - ~ 'uucp"f - Up Z s". !" 'scnso unsuss
Va, ~ we ls,es ~ many ~ .,e a''o' 'no ual
., " ~ "'1 NV M s,s y ,heins'i y 81 w @ w ri M "o w.
~ NJ hs wv :, ~ ,.'i ~ ~ i'",nss ~ o =, ,, ny
% %syal"'n<.os WIN hs poor lows thoen .ew t', ,
-" VIZ s'hraon :" n"'pra' asapp"..,nem. n""
& ns o way Inef pafo'sn ahl 'her nhdcrhthndlug ..
Wy 'hp"'ah''" tc sFo ~ bas: o operations wohio
% "" oN'iepOio any niue asnonmi tnat thcy nignt nave
sS' az 'h' SIM !" no iakeone1N q tnr iaha nnor.y
~, :" '' en'u"tcu uoas c'me on rom 'he hassnp
~ i'nstt pnh otber sunboat), an" Genera fhe'ps
", osH % 1,'s anu b.ter 20 go oh poar" tno nas
\, ~ - NV h''s' reconnaissance OF VIC 'ss"i eho
" o .s'huo iof "a" purpose ~ deciding upon "hch n'
~ ' nv nv puS we Sh9d ana md encaml The nemoers
q inc press were invited o. accompany the expedition
niet asfNh on board The s,ssachnse,s, Captain Me
lnnelaoh smith comGndct ~ tho ouIf blockadIns
M"on eNtehceh 10 VIZ me hospitlliiics OF bis vessel,
smart cnyaselnent with lbc Florida ar which I
give All account IN smother place Night came
"pon Ms 10 soon thst u was decMedto postpone the
present at any rs,e rhs Ss,son uss % mo s' ,esnI,
of the advice OF the officers who familiar
sis a. ,n d 1.s" ~ IN ~ o' she tort oeug su
The choice seems 10 mo "a e ,nos senr,hlo ono and
thnR VIII appear 50 TO a who read description s the
Wa ,.a .s,,o., N a. = .,. ,,1
ship aud on our arrival hare gave then, 10 the OF
uters OF inc two gnnboats was good 10 sec tho avi
Wy ny WIZ & Mnen 'sy We're rss"vea, and he eagerness
,ness officers wha sot IN. neNs from hon. ory ahoN
twice i month
Attar n.a.an, la,r snart -, h,o,a ,ho
On, onr,, rctmrn.a 10 ihn cons,;nr and or,,a ycrs
!, . an ~ yst iii r..d, n, a.harr IN Tho n,ornns
our .hin assumed Tho air or nmsv rars,s
t,on N. mon na.lnr bcr Lnansacks ard yaL,n~ az
20 hid alden ID ,ha nohie yasssi that bal
noru ,han 81 ..ra and ,,a,..n,, nror ia ,,n mo-,
s.o mile. of watar Ih.i scnarae than ro ,hs icvaa
ana fonajx r.me,nbarcd nn.s ~ homa Tha .alcon
throognoui ,hs cv.n,ne anpearea INA an mm"n.a vii,
,ns school s,erv tahe as n.d viii noranns seiy;o
lbs ia, cpo, tuny OF writing by our All IN Parents
aud w,y.. sweethearts snd frieads
so most Of the dest in Mississnp sonna The annear.
ace az III. ponphinr ~ vay ,hr,uch
the waters o the tulf was ike an apnartion but TO
rev /, Uas uot matter of So much SUNRISE as hov had
heen n, som.tims exnertinv M .xnndi,or n ths,r
waters and haxna he,rd NJ H. ",stii,,n scooni.as
our sbp by her enormous nronortons M,ny OF TIE
ocers ~ tbe ics. have yis,sa the vessel sud after
scanning her model aud engine and her admirable ap
pomtmcpts with a critical eve rronoupced her The tucrs
American shin aloat
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'ksok'r'ios Or shif ISLAND
Ae thus little island win probably play m i'm lor,aus
,sr, -, rim h,s,o,, q, IN, ,o,.iion - ,oa, ,o ~,
" i ~ "
bepR the bahe o eNenocG oncneve Operations " the
Southwest aud N Chaislge the attention of the whole
oonntr, f,or IN. o,e,,.t which ,enaro cboln ,ro.l.
-, -, -, ~
ha'ioh WIZ give 'i sun. ~S '" SiVe a. "e'""" u 'e
seripon Of the place ard It's grrroundings my
ohsery ions and III. n,,i ,d r,.on,,e. NJ h,ni win
-. a..,., III. ~ r, ,..,
""V'" "3''""" y '''''' ~ 'o's'u"' 2" ~" i'''
north Of latitude 80 and IS the proper. OF the state OF
Mississippi /, IL about sixty miles f,om Sev Orleans
,. ~ ... 1i.,.a. r.e, -, N.h c.p,x !,
@ n.'' III ~ - ~, NJ, , w ~ 80. w. -, - , ..
M,;a and nina. c, a, IL , m'us i, . mo.,
ncoi'ei "uu b"'"ss i'"h ~ ~ 'S "V."'V'
horn ,'aa or w. e'' af -. lsa" On .no w'st 'ahu
~ nlss. 49, ~ " naa ,h n' , t", s1n.a W. ~
twcivs ni'es 70 ns norm on .ne mainland OF Mfs'sppi,
are he towns OF Hilexi iascagona aii Mississippi In,
lnese 'u o y -. ~. ~, ~. y ~ u'e "cs'.s
alin,rt ane merchants OF he Gun states and N conss
V.s".e y ". ~ ,Hs.u e'i' W -" - i'''n ~
rei.R' 10 isoe s"noo"~'
snip ,ssma y somewhat nnduIatns, aud eAlena'
70 snBh curve ABOUT seven nes east hor'h
cast anu west southwest. A. west foint tihe w's'
ern endl, where IN" 'ori Is 'ocatcd, VIC 'shnd
mere Sane spy utterly "Stren o. grass or soisso :" any
Nno. I'M eHs.e,N s'5 v, ia. io"', - ap,,. "h -,
aaas'era =, . n" rs ~ N''' ana we w'o's WI"
pine ''aat ana nve oAk, . 80.
I'M i!'e WIZ. WIZ i, ,'", s,n ao,: ~ ,,, ' - 80 ' ~ ~ ~,
square n'eh q a,'ory, nAeulvm 'n wa'er ~ % ~
anea " nhn,,.u nv nnp.y W .,nAns ~ ~ ny
on .pe pae lns st''' N"'''"seo' 'n5 . - f"'"'"
10 require co'ainyDa
When the rebels evacuated the island tn'y .tt son"
thiry-Fx ncad o catte ihey are NV grazing on me
eastern end oi me lslanu t,ney woua s.rta !" casn o.
west rom nno . as somebody sugses'ea .n's MsTe =.
,,ued WIN eseeh alcca,es! anu arc ~ V's .aH roh
oitio' b's'ues 'iS c..e, heIc 'rc "roNeso ""ps 'h
hhg apont nose aha any .,ua"ti.y " r".cooN - n
merous are he latter mat the saliors ara marines fr"m
ue fofe WIN .ree I OF aonen u ,ne'n of''"'' ~ ".
usy 'h", anu 'hs NJ 'neni WIN .''H c'.i".,s " az
inc! drive th'nl aown eo'elA .fo not s'ow y. ioo"
| Rsuy steu eAamle s"i Feaoy uay nay" INCREASED
and vared ths g"V"fhn' y Fa'"F WIN w" ""y "'A'
| OF ths much anus'a a%p',aa. % ,,..,., .,.,...
,sins nrev wnil assoro sioI of renties and y.rmiu
but with two rho,ano men on small an area ii win
not be long before the a'satos snakes and other mer
,a ,,i a., ~ , ,,c her ,hc n,, no
! srrncd mon io n,est or ,nase tLo,n afraid
At the western end Of III" h.nd are situate ne o
hiSar or,s oe H. r.h"ls rn ranse. con,., ar n,s
good sized well built btich horsn which after consider
able repairs, would make very comfortable heauarers
ana ,hrea ~ c, h5,~ ro ool mo hoasop h. RI" ia,
house has been fine on. but The rebels burnt il 50 thu.
roughly, breaking nc 4ase 1nd carrying OH Inc anp,
@ n' ~ , is ,, ""a NJ ~ ~ W. ~ ,. "ny =, - ~ ~
another place The san! az Wesi Point IL Of boa,fui