The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-01-14
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sdeib 'a tAs hagbaf and as a 10 particular
lasy ssasnhsi Interest ,hy people hease. I slll
gas yoa a hriei history u she svtns q ,bs last
three days
We STATED from Pari Royal At uea, en- the i7,h
lest, 10 eempauy With two q lhlee ,il,sr sican-
sfs aud prpss, del to tos the $50 l.lss aee oai-
side preparatory 10 starting ior ihi. aser. lhy
bad weighed anchor a short ,iue pr,ioas apa
ws-e standing gu to sea. bot as 80 casv up With
o,e 4 them took her in ten ai.i ~, 81 out.ide
whsu we ielu ned for another. and ~ "a lill they
vefe ~ safely anchored outside ihetar. THIS
pau II ll.e work, With The asss ace y the other
sieansrs, WAS accomplished ~ daFkand then we
anchored near the fleet lili morning Nextmoru-
ius Tie SIM rose ia al Us msb-iyau1 splender
upen lte atet, aul was greeted Wh a calm se4,
smooth aud placid as piece ef gls., aud an ua-
cloadei heavens Tbs arei goi atier way az lal
light, aud With al s4ih set aud Nth Just ebousii
Mind 70 Oh them, they Slowly sat nsiesiic,lg
novel onward toward Chafesitu--ihvir hpe ap-
petnnee in tile distance adding greatly 70 tbe
spleudoi aud nasaIGe5rce q % scene ca his
most beautiful, though warm and pleasant De-
cember morning. Pupltoas day or the success,
fal accomplishment olthe pr,seugauiefiakiug.
Al 8 \. NJ we gol under way ii company with
the "Cahaala." having Capt basis "a board,
in command on the atci, the philadelphia and
gunboat Poeah,nt,s' '--the two tits, are side
wheel steamers and each had iwooi TIE vessels ia
tow We soon passed It's Gect audcr sail and
Keep near the eoas' all If tie way passing ~,
lleana Sound in short time, and cane IN sight
" Charleston lighthouse. on Morris bauo, abou'
I r. NJ. /, aud a; this time also We saw steamer
aud a bark dead ahead Ia Tie dsiaSgt, aud soon
alier seeing as the hier fred gal aud hauled
dowu her evlOrs which We couli no,then disting
u;ah. In few minutes size fired ,loiher gun,
2ad things began 10 appear rather Singular MS We
! approached aud as We heard the report Of sever
a heavy guns from the land and ,w another
steamer just hea,ing in sight, all hanls we're call
cd 0 quarters" and We made reas 10 engage
the cGemy if such it should prove be Upn
nearing them, however, with our nuuib'f ty insat
the fire, the STEAMERS hosted heir numbers also
aud proved 10 he the "tloridi" and augusta,
enforcing Tie blockade here. Soon ster, the
4 bark heis ed The American ensign, aud upon cur
arrival found htr,o be one Of our own yelse s. the
I bar Il was dark when we arrived, but as sson
IS he mouu rose we sent an armed bout oil IN
/ tie splendid moonlight 10 take s0undugs and find
he channel. The next morning, as aeut Oh
deck, hrst locked for The lighthouse ". saw the
evening previous. but nowhere could it X seen
| tie rebels had probably destroyed II during The
nght then looked further norhwail and saw
4 The secession lIs flying from Cumming Point,
On Morris Island, on The parapeis d Foit Sumter,
/ ia the halbor, aud oser Fort Mouitre, on Sulli-
Nans Island. Fort Johnston and Castle Pluck
ney were too tir oil aud around the point 10 be
visible from our anchorage, as als0 was the city
IF Charleston. only Tie haze and smoke Of which
4 | could see. We are about miles distant from
Fort Sumter, but tie color Of lis ilig-ao, not iis
flag, bat tue dlg that noe is floating over it. The
Stars and bars plainly visible, aud that mount
Cd On loity flagstaff at tort Mooltrie, is, think,
tie largesI nag ever Jaw.
All the day nearly, was occupied by the Flori-
da boats tose her with our own. in taking sound
Jugs u the main ship channel, under the super
/ intendtnce of our pilot, Mr. Godfrey, and By noon
all Of tie fleet bad arrived aud anchored just oil
I the bar. Al "a T.. H., everything being III read
| mess, wc took the bark 'fueodora" in tow, and
at u tew minutes before P. NJ, and just as the
sun was sinking in the western horizon, she was
run Ga The bar, her anchor let 50, the plug knock.
cd cut III her bottom, aud this the Il st vessel IL
the stone Laden blocaading squadron, WIS ou tile
( bottom AMI sunk forever We thea towel the
bark "Leonidas' in position and sunk her II the
/ tie moon vas up aud then resumed our ahors
till midnight. Al six o'eock this morning We
4 were again at il, and with sone assistance FROM
The pocahoutas. ty Il A NJ, had the last one
Keeling ike drunken man 10 the bottom, all Of
Their crew leaving IN small boats sni proceeding
on board the Cailtwba. After dinner the nlasts
were all Gu, away, save from enc Of them, aud
now, dismaniled aud robbed Of all their glory aud
conspicuousness, after many year, Of restless &C.
tiyiiy upon the boundless Of the deep, THEN
''iinibefs are shisertd' on Charleston bar, aud
in plain sight Of Fort sumter; as much as to say
10 Carolina. As you would MI suffer a. unarmel
vessel TO rclie>ea starving glrrison in Fort Sum
ter, 50 shall not single sessel enter Of leave thi.
channel to the port of your chitest city 10 gst
you all a. comfort. until your misguided ptopl,
shall have returned to their loyalty and allegianc,
to these United States.
Sumter's guns have been occasiona y booming
forth nearly All the While to-day, As well as yes
tenlay, aud there was heavy firing INLAND ais,
aud apparently south fthe city; and in the morn.
Ing while sinking The vessels, two rebel steamer
made their appearance from Lighthouse Inlet, 10