Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-15
"Where do yOu hail frOm Z" said Id.


"Whither bound?"
ITO Charleston"
"What flag do YOU taif under"
$50 far under theSAmeFican aag.n
Then you can't go into Charleston,"
said the captain. "rhey will not let the
American flag go into that port. was
just driven out Of there. They fred upon
me when / was sailing uuder the American
flag"
"Then suppose must go in under the
PRllnetto flag, said the captain Of the En-
lily St. Pierre.
"Theu ought to take you" shouted
our captain with energy; "war has been
declared; they have fired upon me, and
Jon are u lawful prize"
"fou.ean do what you like, replied the
other, with - voice which seemed to be
tremulous from one canse or another; lyon
are the stronger party"
Captain MCGOWAN concluded that, mas
much as be bad not At present commits
! sion from government, he would let the
Emily st. Pierre go her way, but declared
that If he had his commission it would be
delightful TO bring her of after the treat
ulent he had received this. morning from
Charleston.
The military men on board highly COM,
Plimented the South Carolinians on their
shooting, ia this ftst attempt. They say
is Was we'll done that all which WAS
needed Was n little better range, which
they probably could have obtained ia a
few minutes. Their line was perfect and
the opinion is expressed that SONS, one
Ind charge Of the guns who understood
his business.
sit was very good sport for them,p re-
marked one Of our officers, "tO shoot at
US, aud there was nothing to trouble them.
They had it all their ownway. But when
Uncle Sam gets man-of-warin the cham
mel, throwing shells into that sandhilI,
they will learn the difference
Two guns were employed; the smaller,
1t is believed, a twelve FOUNDER, and the
larger thirty.two FOUNDER. This, how
ever, is only conjecture. Whatever their
size, they were well manned. They were
fred rapidly, and with a will.
One Of the officers hazarded joke soon
after We left the Charleston harbor. "The
people of Charleston, . he remarked, Hpritle
themselves upon their hospitality but 1t
exceeds my expectation. They gave Us
| several balls before we landed" e
1t is believed that If, the South CAroli-
mans had not made mistake We should.
haue partnken of their hospitality, what
ever it may be, as prisoners. II the lat
terry on Morris Island had waited ten min
utes longer before firing, we should have
been completely at their mercy. It was
only necessary for them to wait until we
wercin range ofthe guns Fort MOultrie,
and escape would have been simpoSible.-
So that, had 1t not been forthls nusxpect-
ed battery on Morris Island, and its pre-
mature firing, we should inevitably have.
fallen to the enemy, if we had escaped
| shooting and drowning.
| -A1Fh0uHb nj haA - ot,roronR ~, hoo ID
he had no instruments or medical stores.
| ltis believed that the cutter which was
in tow Of the steamboat wns the William
Aiken, which was so treacherously sur
rendered TO the South Carolinuns By its
commander.
PORT sUNPTRR.
Any one who is familiarw tho Charles
ton hArbor cannot fail to appreciate the
importance of Fort Sumpter. From the
deck of our vessel it had the appearance
of a new red brick building, 1t completes
] " commands tho channel, Fort Moultrie
and Norris Island. Our officers, however,
ars In doubt whether it cOmmrnds the
masked battery on that Island which fred
on5ns. The battery is, apparently, simply
an earthwork constructed Rmong sand
hills. The port holes OF Fort Sumpter
Overlooking Morris Island were closed, and
/ - "a punSAulG huhS. SuS RuUb uu tuthS 8luo OF
the fortress have not been mounted.
DrsrAScl OF the VESSEL PROM TuR oHRTs.
The Star of the West was about i've
eighths of mile from the battery on Nor
ris Island. When she turned we were
about mile and N-half from Fort Sumter
and the same distance from Fort Moultrie.
The Norris Island battery is apparently
about mile and a quarter from Fort Sum-
YER; Had we not turned about We should
have soon been within less than three
fourths of mile of MouItrie.
Since our return, it has been ascertained
that two shots took effect on the steamer ;
one, as already state on her port bow, and
a second, as she was turning, on her star
board quarter. One shot passed between
the smokestack and the engine beam.
II is not true, as learn has been stat
ed in some ofthe morning papers, that the
Star of the West struck her colors, We
came out Of GhaFleSton with the stars and
stripes still:fying. A.C.H.