The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-19
liberalism Of Nine Cou,rnbauds.

Vashington, Nay 1a.-Thc following iu,crcst-
ing rspdS, from Commander PARROT has been re-
ceIvsd al the Navy Department, having been for
wardsd by Commander Dupont
4. y. Steamship Augusta. I
OF CuARIyHroS, May 1874, 1892 +
s.r-I have the honor T. inform you that tho re-
bel armed steamer Planter was brought out to us
this morning from Charleston 10y eight contraband-,
and delivered up b. the squadron. Five culur,d
women and three children are also on board. sho
carried one 52poundot and one 2i-Iolnder hoWit-
ger, and has also on board four large guns, which
she Was engaged In transporting | sent her T.
Port ROYAL At once IN order t. take advantage Of
tie present good weather. send Charleston papers
of tie 1sth, and the very intelligent coutrHhaud who
was In charge viii give you the information which
he has bronlht OIL have the honor to request
that you will send back M suuu AZ convenient tho
officer and crew sent on board
Commander Dupont, Ia forwarding this disnh,ch,
says In reat on o. the rebel steamer Planter She
WAS the armed dispatch snd transportation steamer
attached 10 the engineer dcI nrtmcnt at Charleston,
under Brig. Gen. Ripley, whose bark a short time
since WAS brought t. the hlo'kSing fleet by seve-
raj contrulands. The bringing out of this steamer,
under all circumstances would have done ca, 1T 10
any one. At O'Clock IN the morning Ia the ah-
sence If the Captain, who was ON shore, she lclt
her whsrf, close g. the government office aud head
quarters with III. Palmetto and "Connderato" flags
flying, passed the successive iortS sautiug "a. usual
by blowing the steam whistle. Amer getting hc-
You'd tie range Of the last gun she hauled down the
rebel tal' and huis,ed u white one. Tie onward
was the inside ship 81 the h'ockading squadron in
the main channel, and waS preparin. h. fire when
her commander made out the white h.g The
mamrnt OF the steamer In n 80 FOUNDER on pivot aud
a fine "a FOUNDER huwit1er. Size has beside on her
four other guns, one seven inch rilod which wcr,
t. be taken, IN the morning OF the escape t. the
new fort on the middle ground. one Of the four
belonged t. Fort sumter, and had teen struck
in the rebel attack, on the mu1llr. Robert
small, the intelligent slave AMI pilot II the boat,
who performed this bold feat so skil,lul!y, Informed
me of this fact, lresum,us II would lee a matter Of
interest h. MS to have possession Of this sIn. THIS
man, Robert Small, Is superior t. any who have
come into our lines Intelligent as many Of them
have been. lis Information has been most inter-
estng aud portions OF II of the utmost Importance.
TIE steamer is n quite valuable acquisition
to the squadron by her good machinery and very
llslt dram. The officer In charge brought her
through st. Helena Sound and by the inland pass
age down Beaufort River arriving here at 10 ast
night on board the steamer, when she len
Charleston, were eight men, five women and three
children. I shall continue b. employ Small ~ pi-
10, on board the Planter, tor inland waters, with
which he appears to DE very familiar. do not
know whether, in the views Of tie Government, tho
vessel will he considered prize, but II ~, re-
specially submit to the Department, the claims vi
tue man Small, and his associates.
Very respectfully, 3. +. Durosr, Flag ofheer
Commanding, &c.