The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-13

day The surpcsitlor on board is that thew vii return
THE SEIZURE Of THE STEAMER MARION
.tt1e AT CHARLESTON.
. rf STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN WHITING.
The report which circulated IN this city On Friday
last tnat Captain Whiting, Of the steamer Marion, had
vessel at Norfolk and his arrival at this port
ed considerable apprehension TO his .acty among
his friends
In consequence Of ths party of gentlemen from the
office OF sessrs Spcnord, reston Co. corner of Morris
street and Broadway, left this city for jersey City at
twelve o'clock Friday night and having arrived there
chartered engine and passenger TO convey them TO
New Brunswick This action was taken in consequence
OF intelligence having received TO the effect that the
captain OF the had stopped at that lint to visit
his wife, who was mwe. Immediately their arrival
Sow Brunswick tue gentlemen proceeded to the cap
tam residence, and had lengthy interview with him.
After remaining there about two hours they left again
for Jersey City, where they arrived early yesterday
morning.
The information supplied by Captain Whiting concern
ing the seizure of the sarien very interesting The
outside of Charleston harbor at about
FIVE o'clock in the morning, and approached the shore
through dense fog When the mist began TO clear
away the port lighthouse became visible but 10 buoys
seen, many Of these had been removed by the
action Of the state authorities within the last few weeks
The steamer General Clinch, with armed force,
soon after coming down the channel and reach
ing the outer buoy she hove to. The officers
Of the Marion hercupon concluded that she had
come out to guide their vessel safely into port
On nearing however, the General Cnch ran alongside
and inquired what steamer in the offng The car.
tain OF the Marion had not met or spoken any
steamer, and therefore could not supply The desired
information The question very likely prompted by
he suppositon that the Star Of the Wes. was coming
up The captains OF both vessels then entered into a
conversation concerning the removal Of the buoys, the
destruction Of the beacons, and other cognate mat
ters While this colloquy was in progress the
Marion struck the North Breaker Shoal.
Captain Whiting Immediately turned his attcn-
tion the safety of his ship After making such dspo
sitions as he thought necessary under the cir
cumstanccs, he called upon the commander Of
the General CIinch to aid him in relieving
the chip by taking hawscr and towing her of the shoal
The Captain, however, only replied by turning his
vessel soaward, leaving the Marion hard aground in
dangerous position and with rapidly falling tide. The
General Cnch again came alongside OF the Marion,
IN about an hour afterwards, when Captain Whiting ask
cd her captain why he had not warned him OF his
danger and thus prevented the grounding CT his vessel
Captain Rclyea replied that the State authorities had
placed pilot on board and that il was none Of his
business.
The Marion remained hard aground all day, but
the weather was fortunately very calm. At three
o CLOCK p ". the steamer Gorcon arrived
and under the supcfintendence Of Captain Lock
wood her commander, the Marion was ex
uicated frcm her perilous, position and enabled
her dock safely and ured in about an hour
afterwards. requisiton vas then made upon the cap
,o5svs,
Strong at the time given by Gov.
pckcns hat the owners should be amply reimbursed for
any loss they might suffer, giving as reason for his
summary demands the I'd urgent need of the
yeesel and that the welfare of the State justified the
rregllarty Of the prcoeedpg The cstain under tn sc
circumstances yeloed up the Marion to tie Charleston
officials but tho Governor eventually renstated the cap
tain In possession Of the vessel The owners do not
slider the affair in the light Of seizure, although neither
the Charleston stockholders the companys agents In
that port had any legal right to dispose Of the Marion at
any price. When Captain Whiting left tie vessel WIS
coalng preparatory to return to New York. and she 10
expected to arrive on Tuesday next.
From dispatches received, Messrs sponord Tieston
IL gcd proper dctan the columbia beyond her usual
time Of sailing. Their Charleston agents now assure
them that the authorities will at present throw obsta
cles in the way Of usual trade, and the Columbia viii
therefore sail Wednesday and the James Adger on
saturdaythe company intending TO despatch two vessels
each week as usual
MOVEMENTS OF UNITED STATES MARINES.
First Lieutenant A. J. Bays, United States marine
corps has been detached from the Washington Marine
Barracks and ordered to the command Of Fort Sceny
The strength OF this fortGcaton which had been left al
most decnceess has been reinforced by marines taken
from the Washington Marine Barracks, consisting OF
Licutenants Tcays and Howell three scrgcants, four
corporals two musicians and thirty privass Captain
s. Taylor, United States marine corps lately detached
from the Brooklyn arne Barracks and ordered to Wash
ngton-which We mentioned few days snce-has been
orered the command Of Fort Washington, the Po-
omac vice Major George IL Tcrrt recalled 70 the com
mand Of the Washington arinc Barracks The garrison
OF Fort Washington consists Of captain aylor) two
eutenants ebb and Nicholson three serseantS three
corporas two musicians and forty privatesa Of the
marine corps The total force Of marines stationed at
Washington Navy Yard and garrison exclusive Of those
on detached service consists Of ITO men, few Of which
number recruits.
MORE DESIGNATIONS FROM THE FEDERAL
ARMY AND NAVY.
Major Earl Van Dorm OF the Second regiment OF dra
goons OF Mississippi has rendered his resignation 10 ths
War Department He graduated AZ West Point juno 30
1912 was appointed Brevct Second Lieutenant
july l. 1912; Second Lieutenant, November 30
1874; First Lieutenant, March 0, 1sl7; Brevet Cap
tain April 49, ls47, for gallant and mertorous conduc
in the baltic Of Ccrro Gordo, Mexico; promoted Breve
Major in August 1s47 for gallant and meritorious con
duct in tho battles Of Cherubusco and Contrcras
wounded in entering the city Of Mexico, September 10
1s47 attached az aide decamp 10 Brevet Major General
p Smith, in 1882 he secretary and treasurer o
he Military Asylum, PascsgouIa, Mississippi, from Janu