Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28
THE sTEAMER BALTICIN TROUBLE.

THE STEAMER BALT1GiN TROUBLE. /
The New York HeralGs Port Royal CORES !
pondent, in the course of long letter to that
paper, OH the 2Oth, gets off the following: !
At about ten O clock in the evening" the !
wind springng up fresh, the action oi the
ground swell, in connection with the receding /
tide caused the Baltic, with q sudden jar, t. !
strike the sand bottom, starting all to their
feet From that time until four O'Clock III the !
N ,rning it would take pen iar more compe !
tant than mine to describe the scenes. With
nearly four hundred human souls bOrad
and two hundred and sxty-four horses, be
sizes the immense quantity of valuable cargo,
we lay at the mercy OF the winds and waves.
For about two hours she continued at inter
walls to strike occasionally, each succeeding
pound seeming to be harder than the lat un-
til the order was passed to lighten her. Then
came Il sccne-not of excitement, for [ never
saw so much GOODNESS exhibited in any emeI-
geucy as on this occasion-but orc, as it
seemed to all, for the safety Of lives and prop
Eerty Of all as well as the vessel. In the first
place the water tanks were empted OF their
contents and two Of their boilers blown Off
After this they commeHced throwing overheard
the cargo Over 200 bales Of hay, 8, 900 bush
els of oats, and some 200 barrels of pork, beef
and provisions together with twenty-one carts
the deck load and everything that could tighten
Istue ship were thrown overheard Property to
the value Of at least SIS, 600 was thrown over
| board, and sametimes it was thought that th5
h, rses would have to go Included in this
were all the ships stores, as it was taken in
! discrimately from the h III as broken out.
| With all tins sacrifice the Baltic was onl !
! lightened some eight inches on even keel.
| During the night signal rockets We're thrown
up at Intervals, in order TO attract tee attention
! OF those on Shore. The idea that we should
! be living but twelve miles from shore, where
| = al- l.,,.I and
should have known from the United States
! man Of war SusQuchanna, or the transport Po-
tOmac in the government employ, that ship
OF the size and capacity Of the Baltic was out
side or in distress, ana 10 vessel coming to the
rescue, was certainly, to say the least OF 1t, III
human. Had small boat, with four or less
persons in it, been OF. the coast of any other
country, the underwriters association, some
nnn.aue society would have had s1rf boats,
signal lights and every other appl;an e at work
to save them but there we lay tor sixteen
hours at the mercy Of the wind and waves with
: not a soul to render us any assistance
Thanks, however, to the powers that rule, we
,ye,thered the gale and troubles and after sacrl
fciug the amount of property have specified, a.
The toe came in at four clock IN the morning
The danger passed, and four hundred souls
breatHyd freer on board the Baltic As the tide
rose III the morning after four O'Clock, at seven
| 4. Nj. We got under way and come into Fort
ROYAL at ten clock in the norniog, to ascerta1
that our rockets OF signals had been seen from
! ships but to leaan that report of our ing
outside had been made either TO the w ar OF Al
: my department.
THE LATE GEN TELIN X. ZOLL!COFFER
the Lynchburg rginian, of the 23th, has
t the following interesting sketh Of the nluci
Y lamented Gen. Loilcofitr:
The intelligence of the death Of this noble
and gallant man will be received e"eryW here il
the South with regret. Though not soldier by
profession he had many qualities that aulnTa
: bly, fitted him to command. lie was brave yc
y discreet, and mingled great frmncs5 VIII
"a rk d kin SIS and ur9an ty. Though no
y iat might Dt termed d brilliant maI, Ills eli
: dowments were iar above the average, n:
s predominant traits being good Judgment ant
It .rOng common sense. In his intercourse
. with meu he was very courteous and polite
and cxacted the same department from other:
r towards hnself To the L. S. House Of Rep
rcsentatiyes, Of which he was member lrcn
Hermitage District fer six years, he held {
high position, ana WAS esteemed or the cNccl
n lencc Of his Judgment, the integrity OF h
> character, and the firmness with which he al
n herct to his convictions. He was q ver,
modest man; without pretension, bluster @
= bravaGo aud yet, he not only had command
!. ing influence, but really feared by til
y Black Republican members Of the iiOuse.
!, We can call TO mind an Instance when, &
one of the members of that little band tha
upheld the fortunes Of Miard Fillmore, ii
J. upposition to those of James BUchai an ai'
} John {. Fremont, q taunt was thrown ont b.
one OF the Republicans, which provoked tn
. General to take the floor. After rising he III
I. dulged al expressive pause, meanwhile shaking
c ais long fnyer IN the direction OF the Blacl
l. Republicans, and producing Vlsslule Sellsa
st ton all over the House. They knew that b
n was not a man to be tr.4ed WITH and woul
r not submit to any imputation upon his nc
lie uyes
L Such was the man we knew him-an
II we had the honor OF personal acquGin tai. C
d with him.
n \ Union man while it was honorable to b
l. such he was leader in the movement tha
a separated bis State from the Aboliuonize
If Government of Abraham Lincoln, and ha
% sealed his devotion to his priciples with hi
,e blood. His death is loss to the whole n
ton, and especially SO to our cause III tn
D State Of Tennessee, where his name TOW
H. er Of strength
III Gen ZoIlicoffer was native of North Care
Id lima, but emigrated when boy to the State
ly his adoption. Not only is the death of such
ce man a serious loss to Us at this time, but W
g fear that the engagement in which he met h
lie end is the most serious reverse that We hay
is vet experienced How shall it be repaired 2?
ct The enemy Will doubtless push on towart
IS, Knoxville, to get possession of the most in
r. portant line OF railroads in The South \ co
- don is being drawn around Virginia. and 81
may be within the foul coils Of the serpent u
al less the important point now referred to
strengthened immediately.
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