The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-10

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nsdsAis caass Several vessels k&se siss
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ss'sd steamer Els gsrisy. II Na.sas.
loaded With arms Aad smmsnlilon. bet the
vssssl' ars mos'ly small. REbl drsash,
schoonsrs, that saa run Ia 81 aisao.t any
point One of The prizes vas loadra eth
machinery hr gsHbaaui another viii salt
another wish cotton, another With boots.
shoes and Tsalss asiisAs, asd - %. nest
q vhioh hnds ready sale 10 sssthsru mar-
ks,s We captured the schooner c. c.
P'aekasy. some distance 81 go. sarly one
mornlag aboa, = week ago. atsr chase u
an boar aad half. uhen We brvaght her to
9Th shell from our riaed qua. She was
bound from Charleston 10 Nassau, With ~
bales d cotton and 10 barrels Of resin on
beard From her crew We learned " the
evacuation u yorktown. aud lhat martial
law vas proclaimed il Cbarlssion the day
previous 10 their departure; they also state
tina, The people are in a starving coadition.
prices are entirely beyond the reach II the
poorer classes. and many are gei,lne dissat-
isSed and discouraged. We have been lying
Of Stone Inle, for fw days past and could
Plainly see the enemy there Ia the shape Of
batteries, guns. Gags, tents and soldiers /,
Is evidently well fortified. for there are at
least three batteries commanding the chan
mel, and mounting guns Of heavy ealihre
and long range. as some Of our guaboals can
testify; but still there IL no telling hos soon
the rebels would run In case Of an attack.
They probably think this Is the key 10 the
aide door Of Charleston. and that no Yankee
gunboais shall ever enter there. We shall
see
Fort Sumter looks fully as sauey as il did
when first saw Il. nearly Eve months ago,
and Moultrie's hag seems nearly large enough
TO wrap ship up In. don, see how they
can afford such a useless display Of bunting.
The rebel steamers eau he seen daily, pass
ing aud re-passing from the Fort 10 the city.
aud when one was seen early this morning
sieaming down The harbor. nothing unusual
was thought Of Il. until Il had passed the
Fort aud was heading out 10 sea. Glasses
we're now brought into requisi,ion. and when
Il was discovered that she bore Gag Of
truce and was making for the hes,. all hands
were on tip-toe with excitement and euriosi-
~ as to what the rebels waniel. We picked
up our anchor and moved up near tie .fu-
gusia, whose Captain Is the senior officer,
and where the steamer had arrived. She
proved to be the Piaafsr, and was brought
out by few negroes who have b,eh long
waiting for escape and freedom. aud took adj
vantage Of this means to &C., away Not
single white man was on board They had
been completely Outwitted by few "igno.
rant blacks" who had stolen a march on
them, showed oil from the dock, steamed
down the harbor, and, giving The correct
signals used BY the rebels IN passing Fo,t
sumter, passed directly under its gyms, gu,
over the bar, and was soon safe IN the Union
acet. BY this time dense volumes u smoke
we're seen issuing in the direction Of Charles
ton. and steamer soon came rapidly down
AS far as the Fort, under full head u steam
in pursuit If the runaway; but they were
TOO late; their bird had flown, aud the Stars
and Stripes we're then flying from the snme
halliards where they thought their own coli
ors SO perfectly safe. The PIanfsr 10 light
draught. inland steamer; but she had four
guns aud mortar on board, only tao Of
which were mounted, however. This Is de-
ridedIy the richest thing that has come un.
der our observation during our sojourn 10
Secessia, and relieves the dull noBo,ony ct
blockading TO an unusual eIteui The tud-
der Of the steamer Is someshat damaged,
aud We are to convoy her as far As 81. Hele-
ma, on her way TO Port Royal
The negroes say that Norfolk is evacuated
and the Navy Yard blown up; also that
Gen. Banks met with reverse IN Virginia,
and Gen. HalleeA 81 Corinih. We hope the
latter IL no, true; and five take former reb-
81 reports Of our victories Is criterion to 70
by in deciding the truth o. this, We MAY ex-
pect direct contradiction Of the affair Ia
the neIt mail from New York. which We are
nov anHiously awaiting.
The weather here NOW Is getting 10 be
quite warn and pleasant. and the gehsrAl
health Of the feet good. 10 this respect We
shall have greatly the advantage Of the ar
my during the coming ho. weather; for the
pure, fresh air Of the ever present sea breeze
makes the heat less oppressive, sBd drives
away the malaria. More Anon.
Yours very truly.
fRAKK e. PkIEBLE
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