The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-28
TELEGRAPlIlC NEWS.
Noon dispatches

Plea from North Caroiina-A New
Declaration of I m d p en- e e
Official Report Of the Affair
Below New Orleans-Capture of
Two Prizes Loaded with Guns
PTecaution an Hail Road Trans
portatioa Of Troops.
SPECIAL TO rRiEuSr.
WAsnIScroS. Oct Give learn from an
undoubtcd commercial source in this city
that two Eaglish sailing vessels entered the
Port OF Charleston =. q. iew weeks ago.
there being at that time no blookading ship
at that port
Lord Lyons nov demands of the Secretary
OF State. that these vessels leave cha r!eston.
unmolested. OF the grounds that n the lime
OF their going IN there, The ~. ~ sde was
not effective
SPECIAL To HERALD.
Rev. W. r. Conway. chaplain of the 9th
reifimsnt New York volunteers nOw at Hat
teras IElet. has been sent by Gen Wool with
information 10 the Government with refer.
ence 70 the loyal people OF Hyde county N.
g.. He brings with him declaration OF In.
dependence. adopted by the leading citizens
OF thst county At Hstteras Church. ia which
they declare themselves free and inde6eud
ent OF the southern confedcrscy. IL is par;
these Union men. who only wait for means
aud opportunity TO strike death blow TO the
despotism by which they have been Cypress
cd. The President has promised TO use his
best efforts To protect them and provide them
with weapons. Mr.. CONWAY brings the in
formation that these people are actually
starving for want OF food. and suffering great.
ly for want OF clothing.
Com. Mekean's dispatches are now At the
NAVY Department.
Capt. Pope. OF the Richmond. reports that
the hole made in hef by the r,m WIS two
seet below the water line and five inches in
circumference. At the ;ir~t alarm the crew
coOiiy repaired To quarters and as the ram
passed abre at the Richmond. the cutire port
battery was discharged At her. with What eff
iect st Mas impossible 10 discover in the dark
ness. 4 red light was shown as a signal of
DAGGER. and the squadron. in a very few min
ute-. drew of The Richmond covering the
retreat The Preble went over The bar.
while the vincennes and Richmond ground
ed The emery down the river with FIVE
steamers. They commenced firing while We
retroated. The fire from our port bat
teri snd riffed Gun on the poop. Our shot.
however. falling short. while their shell burst
on all sides Of Us. and several passed direct
ly over the ship.
AT $50 Commander Handy. of the Vim
cennes. mstak,ng uy signal To the ships oat-
side the bar TO yet under weigh for a sigma!
for him To abandon his ship. came OH board
the Richmond with all his officers and a large
number Of his crew. The remainder hav-
ing gone on board the Water Witch
Capt. Handy. before leaving bis ship. had
placed lighted slow match at the magazine
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plosion directed Com. Handy to return TO
his ship with his crew TO start his water. and
if necessary, a, his own request, TO throw
overheard the small guns for the purpose Of
tightening his ship and to carry out his kedge
with cattle to heave of by.
Al 10 a. m, the enemy ceased firing and
withdrew up the river. During the engage
ment she'll entered our quarter port, and
one OF the boats was stove by another she'll
Capt. Pope reports the Richmond and Vim
cennes both sfiost, and the hulk of the for
mer so reduced that the small engines keep
her free. This Is only temporary, and the
ship will have 10 40 to some place and hive
three planks put in.
have received rihed guns and placed the
30 pounders on the forecastle, aud the II
pounder on the poop. Could have possibly
managed this ship in any other way ih.n
Keeping her head up and down the river,
would have stopped at Pilot town and gwen
battle. but this was found hazardous owing
10 her extreme length The atiemp, was
made. but broadside could not be brought
10 bear without running the ship ashore.
Commander Alden of the steamer South
Carolina relates the capture OF the schooner
EzIlds. commanded by an ex officer OF the
Sumter. VIM. And.r on Hicks. and the
schooner James II. Toome. The vessels
contained from four TO FIVE thousand guns
many OF hem old flint locks and some en-
tirely useless Two passengers. Mr. Hamer
merchant Of New Orleans, owner Of the yes
-el. aud Thomas Lewis, L. 6 army, we're
made prisoners OF war.
The captured csrgoes also embraced
qusntity of powder. caps. revolvers. lead &c.
Adjutant General Thomns has ordered that
troops transported by x ilroad thr, dis
affected districts OF the country. shall march
on foot over bridges. where possibility ex-
.sts OF the cars breaking through To this
end there will he IN agreement IN. the con
tract Tor transportation. that the trains shall
be stopped to permit the troops TO ali.ht be
fore crossing the bridgf.