New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-16

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TIE FIRE ExTINaBIsHED AND YACHT REcovEREp.
oar people were startled This morning with the
rurnor that the Confederate schooner Royal Yacht,
commanded by Capt Chubb, had been set onGre
last nighs by the enemy and that all on board were
captured Besides the rumor, several parties re-
ported that firing had been heard during the night.
Subsequent developments confirmed the ruIn0fs
at 3:30 A. M. the sentine1s ON the Rusk saw the
Royal Yacht on fire OFF Bolivar in the bay The
boats started and as about the same time boats
reached The Yacht about he sas e
On 6oafalag. u gu the party FASTENED TO- sage the
magazine, toward which the fire was gathering
rapidly. 1t was within few inches Of the maga-
zine. The fire on deck was also put out
+ On deck everything was eharyed 10 q eonsfdera-
BILE extent. Below deck, aeene Of confusion was
presented. f - gygy.,g .,9zssSs,gs
rived with the Royal Yacht Id TOW. s4aH s1S
pi On examining her condition we find Che fire not
so severe as we had anticipated, yet isa matter
of wonder that It was extinguished and the vessel
saved at all. The sails are burnt mp, the upper
deck, cabin, batchway, are much charred. .Inlf1e-
dateiy over the magazine the deck had burnt
through and through the top of the magazine, a
heavy oak plank two inches thick. When the
Rusks party reached the magazine some Of the
ends of the cartridges were crisping and the can
be handled. f ~ @s 3&f = - ssssBa&zS5 s.@SS
| The Royal Yachts eutlasses were found below,
but her small arms with the exception Of two gnns
found On deck, were missing One of the musHets
| found on deck went off after our friends boarded
her. Her gun, as stated before, was on deck, but
burned and biackened considerably: 3s@s
The night was quite dark, and the opinion is the
frigate's launches got near the Yacht before they
were discovered. a number of musket and pistol
balls were found bedded in her sides and on deck.
The frigateTs party must have been badly scared
and left In hurry several articles belonging to
them we've found on deck. 81 essssz, aszssszss,se:
The forces attacking the yacht were probably at
Least 100 wellarmed men. Though some distance
from the gans Of our forts yet it daring enough
to bid us be on the alert but it does not compare
with the eoeleourageo Of our men from the steamers
Rusk and Pelican Spit who tonight down the fiery
4 element, with an explosion from the magazine
threatening them every moment. When it Is re-
membered that the yacht was fred with oakum
balls saturated with turpentne, which were scat
tered through the hold, the successful result of
their eaorts seem astonishing. All the officers and
| men engaged deserve credit.
There is no permanent damage done the vessel.
and we have no doubt that she can soon be re-
paired at slight expense. xs4 ~ ae
Thozgh the crew of the yacht were oyerpowered
by perhaps ten times their number, we believe the
enemy have had to fight for their nights WORK
They have gained fifteen prisoners but fortunately
we have several thousand on onr hands, and can
4afiosd to beliberal in an exchange. ,sag ss4sa-1