The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-08
IMPORTANT FROM CHARLESTON.
IMPORTANT FROM CHARLESTON.
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Arrival at Philadelphia Of Prizes Cap
tured or Charleston
The City Invested by the
Union Forces.
Railroad Communication Between Charles
ton and Savannah Cut OFF,
DO, &C., &c.

PHILADELPHIA, June Z, 1902
Tho United States gunboat Bienvs arrived last nighs
with three schooners in tow, which captured or
Charleston In attempting to run tho blockade Their
the Providence, La Crolla and Rsbecca all
are loaded with provisions from Nassau.
The Bienvills sailed from this port two months
ago. with ammunition, &c. for the blockading squadron,
also supplying the gunboats Mosquito Inlet since
which time she has been the blockade of Charleston
During her stay there she captured the two English
steamers Ststtn and Patras also three valuable
schooners, while eudeavoring to tho blockade. The
steamers were sent TO New York; the schoonsrs she
towod this port Tho aggregate estimated value Of
those prizes Is about $500 900.
The Settn Is loaded with thousand boxes OF tea
two hundred Of champagne forty tons OF brandy
and largo cargo OF assorted Stores valued in all be-
tween $500 900 and $500 900.
Tho Patras Is loaded with and ammunition. coffee
liquors. &C. Among tho former atty OF arms
and ssventy-Ave tons OF powder.
She brings TO this port over 100 passengers-chefy
crews OF prizes captured
The Bisnvs arrived or tho Capes Of tho Delaware
the morning Of the 5th. After vanly endsavoring to
procure pilot by signal guns, and tho weather becom
ing thick thus obscuring the land to anchor. The
weather Frightening up, Acting Master Dill. O. s. N,
passenger kindly volunteered to bring her in anchorng
Off the Brcakwater she again fired signal guns and
rockets, but did not succeed in procuring pilot until
morning
The following is the lis. OF her officers and passon
GERS
) Comnandsr-J. r. NJ. Mulianey.
Lieutenant AMI Esccsstipe 0tHcer-A. e. r. Benham
Acng Mosers-Frank Smith, John A.. Rodgers, John A.
Barclay and Edward II. Sheffield.
Suroeor--Isaac T. Coates. -.&a
Paymoster-wiam Wallace Goodwin.
EnGineers-Chief William +. Wright, Second Assistant,
Henry Hill; Third, Jarad Day James Fountain and Ber
nard Kerey
Gxnner-Joseph Smith.
Paymaaer's Clcrk--Gideon P. Smith
Acsln9 Masters Adtcs-Wil!iam W. Brant and Frank IT,
Wilkes.
J. W. King, Chief Engineer flagship Wabash
Victor G. Clymer, Fleet Surgeon.
Major Doughty United States Msrinss.
~ H. Dill, Acting Master United States Navy Ton sick
e. K Harris, Acting Masters Mate
Lieutenant Pratt United states Army.
Matthew Porter, Sergeant: William Corw Sergeant
?. Sullivan, Corporal Engineers; william Brennan,
Mrs Caverley, Captain John Eldridgs, y. " Eyre, Mr.
Scdgwick, Isaac Ames.
Hualids-Hsnnon Carpenter. from United States
steamer Alabama; Daniel Morse, from United States
steamer Flarnbesu VIM I,nnegard, from United States
Maehinis,s from Port Royat-D. Leo. James EVAN and
Patrick Common.
Thrty-ono OF the crew discharged, OF United States
ship vandsa. Ass officers crews OF the following
prizes Steamers Stettin, nineteen steamer Patrss,
eighteen steamer Elizabeth, seven schooner Cora
seventeen, and seventeen OF the Of the three
schooners
The Benville left Port Royal on Monday last. The
residents revocation Of General Hunter proclamation
well received at Port Royal.
General Hunter had organized brigade Of eontrabands
and about assign them to building intrsnchmcnts
and Notifications.
sharp engagement had occurred With the rebel bat
tories at Stone.
The Union forces virtually investing Charleston
rebel steamer ashore on Williams Island
while being chased by tho bockading vessels, and is
still aground.
The schooner Cora prize TO the Keystone stats Is
below.