, 1862-06-10
From the Southern Coast.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The War Depart-
ment has received official dispatches from
Col Ellet, commanding the ram fleet, dated
COZ Memphis, June 9Th, giving an account
Of the operation Of the rams. Col. Euet was
disabled early in the engagement By a pistol
the feet disabled
In dispatch dated the 5th, he says: To
my modification the enemy evacuated Fort
Pillow last night Randolph, like Pillow, is
weak, and couldn't hold out long against q
vigorous attack The people express a desire
though protesting scesBionism."
EHARIEsToE, June 4, p. m.-Gen. Gist'B
last dispatch says: The prisoners taken this
morning report that the enemy landed 1,700
strong Oh Battery Island and on John Island.
Ihe enemy Is nov in front Of me in force and
under cover Of his gunboats, and an advance
is imminent"
New YoRK, June IA letter dated aboard
the gunboat Alabama, off Charleston, Nav
29th, says the rebel steamer CataHba was
chased ashore in going into that place, bY the
Alabama and Pocahontas, riddled with shot
and sunk. The weeds on SuIliyan's island
we're also shelIed,
WAsu1NGToS, June 9. 9.-Commandcr Nal.
lorT reports that be captured three schooners
showing English colors, about TWENTY-FIVE
miles southeast of Charleston bar The first
vas loaded With salt and cigars; the second,
Gaileu me 1 Reoecca, Of Nassau, cleared for St.
Johns, n. D., with 4 cargo Of salt in sacks:
the third has an assorted cargo Of groceries,
&c.; her register, like that Of the two othcrs'
Is doubt1ess spurious. The crews of all these
vessels freely admitted that they were bound
to Charleston,
Letters from the Gulf announce the capture
OF the schooner New Castle, bv the hr;e
cambridge, and the schooner Jane BY tie
steamer Z. R. Cuyler. viz
;, PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-Thc following
osPatches are taken from Southern papers
received in Baltimore:
,antC "tCnAhLEsIos, IA June 3:--The Federal gun
ooats are moving up az if to engage our hat-
leflcts. LIE greatest excitement prevails "A
Inc gnnboats arc in sight at this time. Every
commence is expressed in Gen. Gist's abilitv
10 d11ye the invaders off,
t4ARLEsTos, June 4, 4. m.-The enemy
Island, opposite the city. A battle took
pace. The enemy were repulsed and twenty
men taken prisoners by the forces Of Gen
alst. The prisoners will be sent to Selma
Ala, Immediately. There is still heavy fjrInr
IN me direction of James Island and It Is
been cut of and captured.
NEW YORK., June 9.--The Fortress Monroe
gives this. '9"''e'
"on board the Stepping Stone, among 9TH
truce train from Richmond, observed Mons.
!; DePruyn Keeps, vice consul Of the
Netherl4nds at Charleston, and his fam
~, na,es1 apd n. LeComte Dechoisen, French
fcopst! at Charleston, accompanied by
his wife, child and servant. I made inoui-
n as to the reason Of their leaving tIcIr
posts Ut this present moment when they arc
SO much needed to look after the Interests
OF thelr countrymen in Eecessia, but could
not obtain any satisfaction. Two things are are
pretty certain: first, they did not leave tue
confederate ship until she was sinking: and
secondly, they did not leave without il:truo-
tlons from their respective governments.
and it may Jet appear that N. Mercier's visit
70 hiehmond had something to do with the
NEW YORK, June 9.-The steamer Guide.
capt. Vail, arrived this morning from New.
bern, n G., with $50 released Union prisoners
IRON Salisbury. NC On the It'll, ten miles
! north OF Cape Hatteras, she passed til, steau-
CT Eastern State with $50 released Union mis-
for New York N0"'Ae4