Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-12
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Tue VICAR At PORT ROYAL.


AAop. MIN O'Clock Yesterday morning the attention
OF cur cI ms Vas ARE ed by the report OF heavy ana
rapid 6iug 10 The direction o. Port Royal on 'ne SCUM
Carolina eolsI TIE wind o,l'g tom me E'sr tHe re-
pors o. ii guns disiicctly heard ron Our bae
~ and he ba lnies OF The stores on the Bun, when
Uer upied by al sXci;ed crowds during the
forenoon Abou, po01, the UIrd having chang
. ths sripg co,l OF re heard aad oil A~aed with
pain u interest the ARRIVAL Of ntehgence from the scene
OF &C lou.
rived heie from Hilton HrSd aud was met at her wharf by
crowd Of eager eUQ irerI From SpAsssngers on the
s., Hary's se received the folio sing Statements
foe Y,rke tAteWp ed 70 pass the batteries at Port
yala "a pe1ck in the morning. Seven OF tho largest
Gamers sded in the attempt In lev minutes, and
W re laying out OF rapgs 10 the bay, engaged Toe
l-ug was continuous and heavy from the batteries
F,om the position Of the s. Marys Il was imp ssibe for
thOss on board it any OF the set returned the
= Of the batteries they attempted TO pss. IL Is
10. opinion Of c eFs OF the steamer that they did not
Zee gun. s.samer from her position apparently
tn Is. which had the gauotet chased aud h'ed
fhot az the steEmer Savannah which ran into ScuL
creek Toe St Mays left for Savannah, under orders,
10 o'clock and IL was impossible TO learn OF casual
us-.
Col Stiles R'glment arrived at the Hilton Head wharf.
fv mites distant from the battery JUST as the hring COM
mslesd and III. for the scene OF action al the double
SMek.
s.samF Of extraordinary speed appeared to be Try.
Ing intercept the Savannah but must have run aground
As she was IN king short Gu. over shosl place. aud
did appear around the point which she making
The s. JOINS s sill Hilton Head, waiting or 1ers.
FJryoae vessels in sight al eight O'Clock in the
morning, Of which we're trGnsportA the bal
(&il all steamers.
Col DsSiussutes regiment, numbering eight or nine
huodfed man. arrived yesterday afternoon from Summer
vile, %
Tue S. Muys paced the Gen. Cliuch about ios
O'clock havi1g beard Gen. Ripley ami stall on their
way 70 PJrs Royal
IArEsr SEws
By the arrival Of the steamers EmmA and Savannah
yesterday afternoon and last night have later inIell'
gslca ir5m Port Koya The savannah LETT Soul Greek
bWeen l1d three O'Clock yesterday aftrnoon, al
ter having pare pAted 10 the engagement She recsiv-
eit1o 81 T. one for-ard mud the other IN her Wheel
bu' reilh eSussd her any serious injury niue'neo
shs which entered her vheeaouse did not explode ana
Is NV 90 bolrd.
Cou T.,tual laudsd bic marines and ammunition at
one 4 u batteries and sent the Savannah up 10 the
civ Tor rePliis
TIE o4t-ri,s at Port Royal served 10 fine style,
ana /; is though; did considerable execution ole
ge F,der, ste TAI her m lsts shot away, but so
d. m was she snoAe which developed the feet that tie
~ Ct tie Jury sustained BY the vessels could not
be tsos,tA'nod.
At ons uro E Urge Federal steamer gave chase to
the S .y1aaak nd when within threeQuar Crs Of
mile dad brolisids a. her. Tbs sho pas ed over her,
IA "a, Sdyalnab retarred the FIRE she withdrew.
Troops from Soa'h Carolina, North Carolina and
orsi are Fastening to the scene ofconHi; and the
Fsde troops should succeed In landing al any point,
Ihav Ni', nee, with a warm rec 'piOn.
% % noon yesterday vel as We can lean, nobody
wa aurg cur sid.
o. TUESDAY aud wsln;sliy nights the Federal boats
vs-~ Discovered sounding when the Confederate steam
CT drove thCm OF
The epg.Eenens uo doubt be resumed this morn
lny
s-FAspylvitIS &. @. Nov 8 l A. M-Aman Just
IA down 10 Eard1 BIZ or, our troops are ssv ne
= r, Walker, (dilsoa al Their powder having Civ
c. out hey sere compelled 70 abandon the battery.
Having r spikes with which 70 spike the guns they
were obliged 10 leave tNem as they The troops
Ore U wing towards Blud.cn.
Oilers have been issued for families to be removed
II lu the coast.
A,ala.s hour lst nigh, We learned that Gsas Lee
AID Ripley usre a. H r6eeVille, 3. Q.