The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-02-08
ONE VESSEL DESTROYED.
THREE LIVES LOST,

WasL 'tgion. Jan. Is. "A special Messenger
,,ith dispatches fruu Cen Blrusdr req 'hci Wal
nston Ills morning. They are intci " ll'adI 'ar-
tors Department p' North Cnrolu,- Hatteras llly,
Jan. 10th, 1907
The messenger Iel Hdteras On sunday. uta'
Burnside states; owe len our anchorage At An
napo- on THURSDAY, the 9th, and after pretr..t-
oil passage owing % i cnsc i,gs, arrived At ole
tross Nome Friday ni..tat Il O'Clock. Leaving
Tortc-- Mour.cu 5.tlrily At 10 10 the moruiu.
We proceeded At uugo 60 'e, uut "wiat g ,o-rs 'p
sunday ui-ht onr progress Vus very slow. on
Monday, Ito 18Th, 'n vsatl of cleared, with hrtgy
wind and a rlrs. .ou, " ...l caused orr ,c-. rs o.
Nhor very heavily, and -nmo wor' obhs"l l. cJt
.oosc from the vessels ucy were towing. M,it o'
thsm, however, passed over the bar, aud anchored
/ inside the harbor about l. "elock, noon, "a the
18th, Just in time go escape th, severe gale .f 0a-
lay night and Tue-lNy.
Tie propeller GU n Sew York van on the bar At
The entrance to tho haruur and owing / the aegcre
Ic:assr Sld want oi small Uo"Y'' we could render
bor NO ,s.,s,,,.. ahe Nas laden with styTe3 and
+. Tos,'so.r.,. ,.,.-,,, sieve
tia, he would find eEpsn~sssa pilots II II ,ttsra4,
tut had great dlihculty in accomplishing his wish
~ want u proper accommodations. lie adds that
he would commence that day to build a wharf FOR
4 landing supplies. Toe men were cheerful aud pa
,lent, and Ic would proceed with confidence.
Al Hccidout occurred IN an effort T. relieve tie
steamer New York, by which a boat was swampcI,
and the lives OF co., Allen, ~ the 9th New Jersey,
his surgeon, aud mate Of the boat, also lost
Aer the arrival Of the expedition At HatterNi, the
Enemy made their appearance in ono or two ycs-
sls, ona accommodating expedition. Our boats
gave chase, and drove them back. Tie transports
and vessels grounded will be GIT 81 by ,he all ~
the tug boats, Only one, the New York. was lpst,
and lives tAo tLIc above referred 10 excepted.
1.-THE above is the official report alu lod to in
ar dispatches, published on tho iirst page
Ed
The Vessels Reported Lost
Toe following is description Of tho vessels
stated Ia the hrr and unon -ill report, 1, have
Teen lost %, ltjured;-
The City Of New York, a;en with orlp,nco
stores powder, rides, 3d., val Ied at 1900 900 re-.
ported lost at the entrance ~ Hsteras Inlet on the
i3'h' was purchased steamer, commanded 10y
WCapi' David Clark. Ike reports sbout her, pib.
hIe" IN an evening paper are iEgorro,t She wa,
propeller 'i 'F tons burden built At Hib,ksn
m l''4' anu was formerly owned by M w. b.
N44AAiAn AlN wy hl view 4 uTk and fgftn
tost Zouaye, also reported lost when ,hey "a
Annapolis we're said o. have board the 2ath Va,
aohusetts regiment, Colonel Edward CpIon, hut
his is probab!ya mistake s. far regards Ae
II Jity Of New York.
The Zousye wiz new gunb1,t, commanded 10y
\ capt william Hunt, and was araed with guns.
4 one 9o-Pomder Parrott rifle gun, two l2-pounder
wizard rHed guns and one II FOUNDER boat b wit.
ger. The crew ami g'mi were saved,
Tie Grbpeshot was one Of the floating batteries
CULT expressly hr this expedition, under ,ho ~.
nerntendeuce of Gen. Burnside. They each car
ied crew ". eighteen or twenty grnners were
luit almost s1.L from desk g. kes'son, and fur.
aisled with age watef-tsht comp a. tnent5 LaI
bat one deck, and pro, en,ed small q surface To
.he enemy, guns, ~ t. be almost Impossible 10
damage them. The crew were sayel.
TIE louisiana, which struck On the bar, was
key to be ct n. She WAS cue ~ the largest
teameTs u he Feet, and with tAe S.rhernor Lo
ally ones thst carried 'ul regiment, Tho Louis
ma wa OILY chartered tie day uefre ic,y.a-, An
apols, n take tie place %, the s.wause which w,s
= sabod ny the bursting of her steam chest, and
~ ,Ad to be sent t. Baltimore for repairs.
The Eastern Queen, reported ashore, was also a
hSrteyed steamer commanded by Capt. Collins.
The Noltigeur is bark, and was owned by the
- Government; Capt. n, N, BY commander, IL
as reported that she was likely 10 be saved.
Col J' W. Allen, who was drowned At Hattsras
le'' had Command Of the 9th New Jersey regi-
emit which was raised last summer, and retained
trenton until it had attained high degree Of
aeisnoy and then equipped in ihs bss, manner.
'A A1sa w~ a ua4ys Il Burlington County,
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