The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-14
From the ". T. Erening Express, Of Satarday.l
DETENTION OF THE STEAMER MARION


THE MARION IS SEIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF cHAs
ING AND SINKING THE STAR OF THE WEST.
Capt Whiting, of the steamer Marion. arrived
in this city at nine O'Clock this Saturday morning
with full particulars of the detention of this
vessel, and the firing on the Star of West at
Charleston.
1t appears from his statement that the Marion
arrived outside Charleston on Thursday morning
last at FIVE o'clock, and proceeded towards land in
dense fog. When the fog lifted, the lighthouse of
the port was discovered but no buoys were visible,
several having been removed since the secession
ordinance of the State was promulgated. The
steamer Gen. Cnch with armed force was dis
covered proceeding down the channel; reaching
the outer buoy, she hove to, was supposed by
the officers of the Marion to guide that steamer in
On nearing, the Gen. Clinch ran alongside of the
Marion, and the captain of the former vessel asked
what steamer was in the of1ng-probably suspect
ing that the Star of the West was then coming up
Not having seen any, of course no information
could be given by the captain of the Marion
While the captains of both vessels were conversing
In reference to the removal of the buoys, the dis
continuance of the light, and the destruction of the
beacons, the Marion struck on the North Breaker
shoal.
Captain Whiting, on ascertaining the position
OF his steamer, Immediately asked the Captain of
| the General Clinch to take hawser, and tow the
Marion off. He, however, turned his boat seward
and left the Marion hard aground, in dangerous
| position, and with rapidly falling tide
In about one hour the General Clinch again came
LIN O"Ptoin w hiunS again dskeu Qer
| Captain (Relyea) why he had not informed him of
the danger in time. He replied that the State au-
thorities had placed pilot on board, and that it
was of his business.
The Marion remained hard aground all dav,
which was fortunately calm.
At three P. NJ, the steamer Gordon arrived, and
under the superintendent of her worthy Captain,
| lockwood the Marion was extricated from her
position and enabled to reach her dock safely and
uninjured at four p. NJ.
While the Marion was at the Dock she was seized
| by order of the Governor of South Carolina, and
with the assent of her stockholders, who are in a
majority in Charleston. The steamer was then set
| apart for the service of the State, and Captain
| Whiting received letter commanding him to re-
move and deliver her freight The letter recited
| that be would still have command of the Marion,
II he thought proper to accept the office. Captain
whiting, however, resigned, protesting against
the seizure on the part fthe consignees The deten
ton OF the Marion was made for the purpose of in
| tercepting the Star of the West, which had then
arrived.
The st. Charles, the largest and most fashiona-
BILE hotel in New Orleans, and which every winter
averages from five to eight hundred Northern
boarders has at this time but thirteen guests hail
ing North of Mason and Dixon's line,
The Holly Springs (Miss.) Herald says that many
farmers in that section have determined that they
will not sell their cotton at the present prices and
not being driven to dispose of it, they will hold
on till money matters are easier and prices ADVANCE