The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-11-12
NEWS FROM THE FEDERAL FLEET.

NEWS FROM The LA
The great Federal feet on its way SOUTH was con-
sderably damaged by the storm OF FRIDAY gh the Isl
inst, as will be seen by the following:
despatch was received at the AdJutant-Gen-
erals Office, on Monday, communicating the Iae'
that tho Yankee steamship Union" had been
wrecked near Fort Macon and all on board her
taken prisoners These prisoners, seventy one
in number, arrived here by the Eastern train, anu
were marched to the Fair Grounds to ENJOY the
society of some of their brethren, VINO nave Tor
some months past been partaking OF the hospital
ity of North Carolina. The "Uniou stranded on
Bogue Island, about twelve miles from Fort Ma.
con, during the gale Of Friday night, the lst
inst and the Yank ees, with great difficulty, sue
ceeded in saving themselves from watery grave.
When the ship struck, and evidently going
to pieces, boat with line was sent on shore and
the line made fast This was ticklish operation,
and the boat was in an of being swamped
several times. After the line was made fast, the
boat was by means Of it pulled backwards and
forwards to the ship until all the persons on board
were safely landed. This sort OF trlum-
plant entrance upon Southern soil which the
Yankees did not bargain for. After recovering
their wind, the Yankees marched to Fort Macon
and surrendered to the officer in command. The
prisoners state that the ship q new one and
on her first voyage. She was intended for packet
to ply between New York and New Orleans Her
machinery worked beautifully until the gale COM
menced on Thursday, on the night of which day
the Union" Sc parated from the rest Of the
feet There was sixty -four horses on board. All
but twenty, which in possession, were
lost. The gale is represented by the prisoners to
have beer of the most terrific nature. The pris-
oners had nothing to eat from Wednesday morn
ing until they reached Fort Macon Saturday.
Three who had reached the shore were, from
sheer exhaustion, left on the beach, and no doubt
bovy Cd Thao CHI in bad rfnl
gines in her, which will be saved, as they now
visible in the water. The prisoners know nothing
of the fate of the rest of the feet but express the
opinion that many of the vessels have gone to
"Dayy Jones Locker" as the Oldest seafaring
man amongst them states that he never all his
life encountered so terrible storm. The hand
of the Almighty is evidently raised against the
Northern vandas. On land and sea, disaster af- |
ter disaster overwhelms them. We should not
be at all surprised if more than half the Wanted
armada were never heard of until the advent of
the day on which all secrets will be disclosed as
the prisoners state that they large number |
of horses and cows which did not belong to their
ship floating about in the sea. These animals of
course belonged to other vessels of the feet, and
their fate indicates that of their own ers RAJ |
eiyh Register.
A correspondent of the Newborn Progress,
writing from Fort Macon, enumerates what was
captured from the steamer follows:
"Our forces have been employed getting out the |
valuables of the wreck. She proves to be prize |
indeed. 1t is impossible for me to give detailed
account of the cargo and what we have already re-
covered In general way l may state correctly
the cargo will be worth over 500, 600 to the Con-
federates. Two rifed 24-pounders have been
got out, Sharpe's rifles and cartridges, IL horses
were saved, 800 blankets, &C., &c. The engine is |
worth $40, 900 and will be recovered"
The Norfolk Day Book publishes a report of
the Bleaching Of two Federal steamers, during the
late st orm, on Currituck beach. One of them is
bell eyed to be the Great Republic.
Two of the enemy boats were also wrecked
near Georgetown, S. c.
CHARLESTON, Nov. Capt Morrell, of the |
Federal steam transport, Osceola, which was
wrecked near Georgetown, arrived here yesterday |
He reports that he was ordered, at New York, to |
take Is days provisions and follow the large YES
sells. The Osceola went ashore on Saturday, and |
bllged. Capt. Morrel says the fleet consisted of |
So vessels, of all classes, and says that the storm
or Friday and Saturday was very severe, and he |
thinks many Of the feet must have been lost or
disabled.
Probable Loss Of Fire ofhe Crack Steamers
Of the Yankee Feet.-The National Intelligencer
the other day. in its description of the Granular
mazda said that the 500 horses attached to the
expedition were mostly on board the Great Rcpub-
lie, Vanderbilt, Ocean Queen, Baltic and Ericsson
The account yesterday was that, after the storm,
the beach for miles about Currituck was strewn
with dead bodies of horses which had been drown
ed. This fact indicates that the above named |
steamers must have been in terrible strait, and
it is not at all improbable that they had to give
up the ghost in their fight with old Neptune
Petersburg Express, 6A.
EXCITING NEws-The telegraph brings intel
ilgence of an engagement the coast of South
Carolina, where the Federal feet, of which we
have heard SO, much, seems to have commenced
active operation Bay Point, the locality of the
reported fight is situated at the entrance of the
bay leading up to Beaufort. We refer the reader
to another column for such news as we have recev-
ed.