Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08
Privnteers In the Paciac cOcean-Importaut
! ~ Precnntfonarys n aIeasures, -afi,

~ Precautionary Measures. 7ah,,
Aletter from Washingtoni In the Philadsl-
pbia Press gives the following important In
formation 80 >
The Navy Department has received dis:
patches from Captain Ritchie, of the United
States steamer SdTanac, dated at the Bay of
Panama, May az, in which he says, after
acknowledging the receipt of thesP Presidents
proclamation in regard to pretended letters
Of marques . sia-o ts.ETrsif0 .59i3ig 81
SHaYipg been notified by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company Of the supposed pres
encei of priyateerso in the Pacific, | had
partly anticipated the orders of the depart.
ment by directing Commander Bissel, now
at Acapulco, to cruise witha the .Cyaae be.
tween that port and Manzanilla, and have
also dispatched an order TO Commander
Porter, at San francisco, to expedite the
repairs on, the st. Mdry's, and, when in
readiness for sea, to repair at once to Man
zanilla, and CO. operate with Captain lBisssll
in aifording protection to the mail steamers
along the most exposed line of coast.
"By the English Mail Steamer sailing hence
on, the 24th inst, will forward instructions
TO Captain Hunt to proceed Immediately
with the Nafragalsstt to the relief of the
Cydne, which latter vessel, after receiving
her stores at this port, viii be dispatched 10
Oallao, and discharge the duties OF the Mar.
Taganseft at that place. Captain Mitehells
last communication states that he expected
TO sail from San Francisco with the Ry0m.
iNg, for this port about the 1st OF June.
Should hear, however, of the further de-
tentiOn of that vessel, l will direct Captain
Mitchell to remain with the IRyORtiAg atSan
FranciseO,s and afford protection to our in
terests at that point. In my order 10 Com
mander Bissell / havaIdiTeoted special vigil
aneeo 10 be. exercised On the arrival and de-.
parture OF the mail steamers at the port of
Acapulco, and viii instruct Captain Hunt
to the same effect Vo.a4 sdi b9iqobe "a ir
, ExtEaOrdin4ry5 AIllitary OpeFatisn-Hury-
" lio1 s'assss rinE q FoEt.1yn sdi os o. 3ts
Quite an original method of taking fort
10 described in the last number Of BEdck.
sb0oss Mdqdzins; x s.. \ -, y. l.l.1
La 1896 a large Russian army ,beeieged the
Tutkish fort of Asof which was situated on
plain, strongly fortified and had a small
but well disciplined gsrrison. No common
approaches could be made 10 1t, and the
Turkish cannon swept the level with iron
hail. ID this case the engineering skin of
the Rusaians was baiiled but General Pat
rick Gordon, the right hand man Of Peter
the Great, and the only one for whose
death, ii is said, he ever shed tear, being
determined 10 take the place at any cost,
pTOpOsedt to bury il with earth BY gradual
approaches. rcaskQ tslHg aa % q fl -7i.t
| He had large armyy the soil Of the plain
was light and deep, and he set twelve thou
men 20 work with spades, throwing up \ high
citcnmsallation Of earth, and advancing
nearer and nearer every day to the place, by
! throwing the huge earth,WAl before them
in advance. ------e-s1------
4 The meA were keptin gangs, working day
and night the earth being thrown frOm one
to the other, Ike the steps Of stairs, the top
! gang taking the lowest place every half hour
ID successiop. In iye weeks The huge EARTH
I WallWaS caEried foEVaEd nearly one mila
until Il loss 70 and above khe Highest nam
the white flag, and give in. Had he not dome
90, General Gordd6 would have buried the
fortress. agia3saos isss