The national Republican., 1862-05-19
cohaal,a lPARRorT's, REPORT
asvsI War Steamer DsIlvsrtd u hls squsar,u
ls'ssresssss rsrsses'sars.
ne iOllpvtss futsrtalak report from Com
ussdsf Ruvott bas been Fsoslved y tho Navy
Depattnsnt having been esewsrdsd BY Con
maadsr Dupont: -

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N1lSklta6~s the honor Ve4 You hat
The MI armed steamer Plsatlf was ,brougb.
out t0'ub 9iS0s0fslng ffsu UhsFiestU6 ~ e.gh,
contrsbsu3sssh didslltSesd up 10 the squadron.
Five colSeed women IanA ithree aehildg0 are
also on board Shes csrricd one 80 touoder,
and one A.pounder howitser, aud hss also on
board four large guns which she was engaged
l ssnd hss % Port Royal n oaos, 10 order 70
take sdvantage u The pssssnt god weather.
send Charlestoa papers of The 19tA, and the
vsry intslligsnt eontrabsud Who wss III charge
viii. win &. sivs you The fnf0rnasloO which be hss
1 have The honor 10 request that you will
send baoh, - sooa,As co6vcuient, tks officer
aud Grew sent on board. 80. ID. , q n
Commander Dupont, ln iorwai ding this dis
patch, says 10 relstioo 70 the rebel steamer
PlsRtsr: She vss The armed dispstch snd trans
portauon steamer sttached 10 the Engineer
Department u Charlsston, under Brigadief
General Ripley. whose bsrqus, hort time
since, was brought out 10 the biocksding neet
BY several oontrAbsnds. F1,s .....a. = n
p Tbs bringing out Of this sesnsr under all
the circumstances would have done credit 70
suy one. ~ -four In the morning, In the sb,
sence of the captain, who WIS on shore. abe leit
bsr wharf close TO tho Government oflse and
asgs Tying passing the aneossive forts. saln
ing e usual BY blowing ber steam whistle
After getting beyond the range Of tho last gun
she quickly hauled down the rebel Hsgs and
hoisted white one. rua 10 = I.a,
The Onward was tho inpide shib Of the
hlocksding feet In the rnaiu chsnnsl, and was
preparing " 6rH when her commander made
out the whits dag. The Armament Of the
stsamsr b Thirty two pouuder, or pivot, and
Q hns twenty. .faRly FOUNDER hovltsef, She hes
baslde on hef deck four 0thar guns--ons eev.
inch riaed which w.rs 10 b. tsksn'the morn
ing Of the escape " the new fort on the middle
ground. One q the four beiongpd 70 Fort
Sumter, sqd had been struck 10 the rebel at,
Tack on tho fost on the nozzle. sFI
Robert, The Intelligent slave and pilot o, the
boat, who performed this bold feat no skillful-
". intrmed ne Of this faot presuming !.
would be matter of interest to us ~ have
possession Of this gun. This mao, Rob. It
small. 10 superior 10 any Who have come into
our lines ta'elligsnt ~ many Of them have
bssa. Hi Information bAs cen most Interest
iug. and portions ofitof the utmost import
auce. ,. co.,, r...,....,....,
The steamer ID quite valuable acquisition
10 the squadron, by hsr good mschlSsry aud
very light drait, The ofilcer In charge brought
her through ~. HelsnA Sound and BY the ID
land passage down Bssufo,t river, arrlving g
hare st leu lest night. ...r rar.
On board Tie steamer, whtn she left Chsrles.
ton, we're eight men, hve women, and three
children. ~ I..f. w0.. pafi D. .. .i-. .rr r.
y 1 shall continue 70 rtnploy Robert rs pilot
on board the Plsnt Z. for The inland ws,err,
with which be sppsass % ~ very familiar. |
do lat know whsthes, In tho Views OF tho Covert
hut, II 60, I respectfully submit 10 the Depart.
msnt The chains of tbi. man Robert and hls
sss,ciates. al Very rsspsotfu,ly, 7',7'a
t'H'''' ''' ,S.t,,, Your Oh y servant, %"
s.rr--- . Lad Isr1 ID ta,t .ttsS. y. DyPoNr,
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