, 1861-01-23
THE FHo-sLAvERT REBELLIoN.
4 STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS AT CHARLES
TON BIZ TIE STEAMER MARION.

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Tbs steamer Marion, Of spoford d Tiles
ton's Charleston line, arrived at her dock early
yesterday morning. She brings forty or my
passengers, among whom are twenty three
free colored persons, and four men, honorably
discharged, We are told, who haTp recently
been at work at Fort Sumter Capt Adkins
says the Freight was principally cotton and
ChaE7estontah9 and the STATE volunteers has
been very much exaggerated-tba he and
other gentlemen connected With the steam
ship coknpany have Invariably received pleas
ant sud hospitable treatment, and that many
ctvillttes haS8 been extended to them by the
citizens and soldiety Of Charieston, Many Of
tho men employed II Chn1lestun by The Com
to their families here, exchange being ruinous-
II high.
Capt. Whiting. account Of the grounding Of
the Marion On the North Breaker Shoal, somo
ten miles from Charleston, and the subsequent
seizure Of the veaeei ny the authorities, hss
tho Marion went up 10 her Charleston dock
without any colo1s hoisted. She had been in
but q short time when orders came that the
Palmetto dag should be run up; this Capt
Whiting refused to do, and the owners pre-
vailed upon one Of the auborltnates to boist
i lie y dts,t ii ss @ p1sedh A. sa
ef the west Us ID the The dzE$peop!e crowded @
down to the docks, and th6P Pmfdiiltary were con
tinuallY marching and Notwithstanding. When
the firing from Fort Morris and Fort Monltrie
commenced the next morning, the military
were called out In fall force
About 70 O'Clock Capt Whiting vsa notified
that he must give up tue slip, Notico was at
the same time given to the hands on board
that they would be called together ut 2, N,
when proposition would be snbnas.tcfEo
them. At that time they were told that I'LL
who wished could stay BY the ship. and those
who did not waptto to stay could get their mon
ey and 60. One Of the men spoke up and said
to those who had taken the ship tha: they were
bound to acud the men back to where fhey
came from. "pont you know VIC could keep
gou here, II NO chosea" said Mcssroon. the
agent for the Charleston owners. Finally. MI
agreed that they would stay on the ship Still
them and they begun to declare to each other
soon attcr that they would not 60 on tie cr-
rand Of capturing The Star OF the West
Ou Thuraday the work of altering the res
Eel to 1T her fuE the contemplated piTatica1 ex-
pedition vas commenced, and some damage
the saW-cuta being visible and the furniture Of
the vessel having suffered to come extent. At
II o'clock word came that two l8-pouudcrs
were to be put in. Capt. Whiting responded,
aaying the Aarton was too light for guns OF
that size. They then eaid they would put in
two l@poundeEs. About this time Capt Viii
ttog WIS asked to take charge Of lifting her up
for, and to command her On m expedition Id
pursuit Of the Star Of the West. Tint eve
ming ali banda lett the strip and asked for their
money. They would not 20 on tile expcdi-
ton: The next day the orders Tor putting tho
Marion on war footing were counier,naldcd,
and Others given to put her in her old condl-
tfon, aud it WIS given out that she would start
on her return trip to New York on Sunday
morning, upon which ail hands returned to
i Ths M Marion LEFT her dock at s o'clock on
Sunday morning and came to anchor In tho
roads of Fort Sumter, whore she lay till Tuck
day morning on account OF rough .wcathcr.
While there, two officers came from Charles
ton With an order TO seize Mr.. 4radded, q
free colorad man, and one Of the most exreri-
enced pilots Of the port Of Charleston, who,
with his gffe and mother, bad taken Passage
for New York. It was said 1t was done under
the direction Of the Governor, and the excuse
made was that he was an old harbor pilot;
that he had left his late employer under short
notice; and that 1t WAS suspected he was COM
Ing North for the purpose OF giving his ser.
ylces to guide some Northern ship into the
Chnrleston waters. They took him away at
o'clock on Tuesday evening, in a boat belong.
Ing to the Marion. HI denied the charge prc.
ferred agaiust him. His wife and mother fthc
Inter il lndian.bfooded} followed the next
morning.
Al k0 t0e C0QQlLloQ OF lne garrison In Fort
Sumter, VIC learn that they are in good spirits
number Is men, rank and tile, md rs laborcrs
have plenty of provisions and water, and q
scarclty only Of fresh provisions snd market
truck
During the approach Of the Star Of tho West,
aud the .tfrfng upon her from Morris Island,
Ma1or Anderson ordered the ports fronting
Font Moultrie and Morris 1sland to be opened,
aud the guna we're uulimberet. As the firing
continued, one Of the Liantenants who COM
msuded heavy gun cntreate1 Major Audef-
son to let him "giye 'em Just one shot" "Be
patient" YVES ths only reply from tho ,Con-
mandcr, who remained On the lookout, with
glass In hand, intently watching the approach
Ing steamer. =;
How long Major Anderson had determined
In hin Owl mind to "bc patient" he alone ca,,
tell but Just ut what appeared tho critical
jnncsure, when every lnstans the order to
"t1te" was expected, the Star Of tho West
was observed to suddenly port her helm, and
swinging With her head seawa1d, donblea upon
her track and proceeded out over the;tar,
The rumor that there had been mutlnY dis
covered within the tort Is wholly denied BY the
workmen. ::. :!r :: : :,
EXODUS or FREE CoLoRED pEoPLE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The steamer Marion, which arrived from
Charleston yesterday morning, brought with
her to this city twenty-thrce ,co1ored people,
the rua1e9 being uffnctn3l1r tf,tchanTra ufnnn