Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-02-06
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TROUBLES OF THE BURNSIDE
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Az EvrBRBSrEvG .sCCOUTT.


The New York Hsrald's Port Royal cores
pOndent, writing on board steamer Baltic, POI
Royal, January 20, says;
We left New York on the morning Of Monday
January Is, with a detachment Of the first Mas
saehusetts cavalry, the Star Of the South havinl
preceded us on the Saturday previous with
portion of the same regiment. The steamer
Empire City, Cahawbs, and Marion, were to fol
low US out, each Of these transports conveying
portions Of the regiment, with forage stores, etc
The elegant and commOdious forward cabin
Of the Baltic had been prepared with long row
Of stalls for the horses; also the upper decks, I
row Of stalls occupying the hurricane decl
alongside of the wheelhouse. We have on bcart
Col. Robert Williams, the conmandant OF th'
regiment, with officers and men 70 the numDel
OF 270, with 264 horses, a full cargo OF forage
hay. oats, provisions, and also alarge number o.
carts. wagons. etc. In fact, the magnificent
ship that had carried so many pleasant parties
across the Atlantic Tesembled more a Iatiersal
establishment than anything else We TOOK on
departure at six O'Clock in the morning and ven
outside of Sandy Hook in fine style, and with q
prospect Of pleasant weather, but alas We Wer'
sadly disappointed
We had not been outside six hours before
miserable, dreaTy rain storm set IN, which dur
ing our whole trip, continued at intervals, vary
ing from an occasional glimpse at a clear sPo.
in the sky 10 fog, rain, wind, and, as a nsturs.
consequences, rough weather. lnpaSSng around
HatteTas. that spot of all dreaded BY mariners,
we hsd a teru6caly rough time NotwithStand-
ing the admirable sailing QusLnos OF our good
ship. il seemed At times Is Il for ceriSln some OF
our horses would ron overheard, particularly
those standing on the upper or hurricane deek.
II Vas a hard time for The tine animals, who
- II So, a. uanf-nm al the Snln.
but 50 admirable was the arrangement OF TIE
accumulation and the attention Of the men N
ebsr-e If them that not one animsl was injured
or lost One horse took il into his head one
Mott t. Jump tom his ssSl through an speTa-
tuTe Of about four feet By six, and landed on the
deck below. 4 distance Of some ten feet, passing
through 3 hatchEay, without injury to any a
Il was 4 miraculous affair, AMI beat any horse
opera performance evsT Witnessed.
The t1p throughout wss Invested of sny par
ticuIar interest except that we occasionally got
SIGHT OF some Of the other transport ships, but
always az so great q distance we could never DIS
tinctlY make them out. On wednesday, how
ever. we discovered On cur St2rbOard bow a sail
hearing down for US, which served to break the
monotonv of theday, she beng the first craft we
had fell In with. While the officers and passen-
Ders were quietly seated al dinner the booming
Of a cum was heard, which proved to be from
the strange ship that had az that time before
baan reD0rted. OF course this created a great
exeitsunent Throughout the dining saloon. Soon
smother gun was heard, and this time a shot was
heard Ehizzing across our bows Speculation
wasrife as 70 what was the matter; visions OF
the Sumfer, the JEFF. Davis, and allsOrts OF pr
vateers flashed across the brain OF the company
al the dinner table our engines were Suddenly
stopped, and a beat from the unknown craft ap-
al - - he The It's harr
fenandina acting Lieutenant George Brown
oommandant, on a cruise from New York three
weeks since, en- the ~blockading SQUADRON. She
had on the Sunday previous taken as a prize the
secesh schooner Mount Vernon, of New Inlet
and sent her to New York with a prize crew, Of
which doubtless you wiz hear before this.
Much Indignation was expressed BY those on
board Of the Baltic that, after firing a blank shot
across our bows, and We showing the stars and
stripes at cur mizen. she should Immediately
ssnd a solid shot across our bows Il struck me
A being a piece Of arrogance, to call II by as
mild a term as possible, for any nautical man, in
the least acquainted with our marine, must have
knownt the BalEc, or, If not could see from our
decks and flag that we were transport, as our
decks were crowded with troops, horses, army
wagons, etc. Capt Cemstook, with his usual
ysnisl. sailor and g~entemanly qualification,
furnished the officer, who came of in the boat
with 3 full fle Of the Herald, for which he Wa
greatly pleased, and we passed on our course.
On account Of tie heavy weather we did not
arrive OF Port Royal until Thursday morning
shout 10 o'clock, and then discovered IN toward
shore another transport, which proved 70 be tbe
Cabsyba. bearing down toward the hghtship Re
lief As we had not had an observation for two
davs. Old Sol excluded from our view. III,
navigation Of the ship was done by the TccorC
Of the courses taken and the speed; and itspeaki
vel for the ~ssamanshp Of Captain ComstOck and
his officers that we made the hghtship of Por
Roysl, dead ahead in our course on the morning
we arrived here.
The CahaKba being in shore and In adTanc,
af M a boat from the United States slOop-0f
wa Snsqaehanna, which mas lying off this por
On blacka5ing service, put of to her, and from
thence came 70 our vessel. Iheot1eer IN chaTg'
al he bost. haiing ou ship, informed Captain
Comsioek that th.Te was no pilot outside, not
w~ithstanding the governments has a lsfge mum
ber enploved at this point. bat said Follow
tbe CahaEba, she Is going in.n Capt Com
stock informed him We were drawing twenty
three FEET Of water, and we Immediately started
of. The CshsEba was only drawing slxIeeT
faet and nassed 10 via the south channel, ths
Ratio following in her wske-Capt Comstoel
spnDosinv. tom the answer be received from IA,
Tinted States officer sfer stating his dreft 0
water, that q pilot was on board Of the Cabswba
who, as a mater Of course, knew the draft Of tn
Baltic. We bad followed but a mile CT SO whel
We struck on the sand bar, and at once signal
were made TO the Czhawba, hut it appears Sd
did not discoger them We worked away in bach
mo and fling for a time-Our signal set al hall
msst-whsn the Susquehanna came along dowI
md anchored some mile or 50 from US.
In sboTt time the United States transpol
Potomsc. which is used for q pilot vessel, cam
ont of Peri Royal harbor. HailiDg us, she ser
an hoard plot Brown, one Of the mot efhcieI
mon IN rs profession, WHO'S well known anon
usut;csl men. He at once took charge Of th
SIR. sunposine, from Instructions he had left o
board tie Potomac, she would lay by and CON
% our assistance if required. By the hsrde:
kind Of work-our flag flying at haH-mast,
SIGNAL Of distress TO the two vessels lying on
sight Of us-afteT working for an hour or moi
Ne go4 aA0at, and backed down as far as poss
HIS out towards the sea. Il was with the grea
- ,FfSeuity we could back astern, as the win
and c1.rrenf we're against US, and it was almo
inTsassible 10 manage the ship, 70 keep of sh0
r-ateT We finally managed to get into wat
sufficient to lay, but the wind prnging up heE
&C., we got ia. aud the tide Eeeeding, cur Yess
soon commenced pocuding on the sand.
At about ten O'Clock in the evening, the wiz
Swinging up fresh, the action OF tbs grom
s5se1. iH connection with the receding lid
caused the Baltic, with 8 sudden jar, 70 sun
fae sand bottom, starting all to their feet bro
that time until four o'clock IN the morning
would take a pen far more competent than M
IN describe the scenes. With Dearly four hu
dred human seuls on board, andtwo hundred q
.fxtvfour horses, besides the immense quaint
Of valuable cargo, We lay At he mercy Of t
winds and waves.
For about tive beurs she continued at int
~.ls to strike occasionally, each sueceedil
oonpi seeming to be harder than the last, IN
~ rider was passed to tighten her. Then car
seane-not of e1citensnt for l never saw
mpch goodness exhibited IL any emergency
on thss o~ccasion-but one, IS IL seemed TO a
for tbe safety Of lives and property Ct all as W
a. the vessel. In the first place the water tan
were emptied Of their contents and two of {
hoisfs blown OF. after this they commenc
tbrogyinp overheard the cargo. Over 900 ba
III nav. 1900 bushels Of Gals, and some 300 b
rels Of pork, beef and provisions, together W