New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-31

= might be thought tDey Neic Do'' ~ ''o b''Ab w
tbe railway station. Al lay quietly on the wharf
from, q in The evening til O'Clock next morning, |
chen the ti1e began 10 ebb. Their boat was O crazy
concern only j. feet long, the haIbor ro1gh and the
chance of reaching the fleet uncertain enough. On,
they started from the wharf, and dropped d.fyn with
The lide using only paddles, in order IL make less
noise Toev raeltc1. 50 near For! Sumter that they
could look through the sally-port into the guard
Dom; could see the light bwnip Z. and the sentinel
at his post After passing Mou'e the moon rose, and
they kept near shore f the rake of the shadow. but
when two miles below, got out their oars, and pulled
straight into the moonlight willing TO rick the chance
Of a shot, and eager to get away from the shore'
Twice they were nearly swamped, and hhaliy
reached the feet, wet chilled, and exhausted, but
sure of a welcome on an American ship-ol-war. j
do Lot know of one instance in which a naval COM
mander be-, disgraced himself by the surrender oil
fugitive. Why should it have been unknown in one
service, and shameiully frequent in the other
The Emily St. Pierre, a fine ship Of thousand
tms, nom Calcutta, with 1000 bales Of eunny bags
on board, was captured by the James Adger trying
to Get into Charleston about ten days snee. Her
register wac British and her crew the same. She
cleared from Calcutta for port in New-Brunswics'
the captain alleging That he had orders to stop al
Charleston and 90 in If the port was not bloekaded.
When taken she was standing straight in on the
fore tsek, with msnsail ret and spanker fured, hid
den from the bocEsding veseels by thick fog until
she was within three miles and a half-a ioiefahy
clear case of sltemrting to run the blockade.
,.;zo crew Was put on board AMI sbe was sent "
/ a A ..lfg nnt 4.
prisoners. she had no colors aboard when TAKEN
but the officer bo,rdrg learned from the crew That
,be had the Rebel flag flying hieen days before
leaving Calcutta ard that when chased they threw
tbem nv. rboarJ tied to the lead. Information ives
a'so obtained that when the Emily Left three Other
vessels were at Calcutta loading for Chsrleston-one
Of them ship of 1900 tuns.
For IN account Of the passage Of the Flon through
the 6lochading squa IRON, and her extraordinary es-
cape, am also indebted 10 Capt. Urshur. Thin vos-
sci WAS dispatched from New-York, in the revenue
servee. for the Ice of Col Reynolds in collecting
cotton q, Port Royal. BY an error Of her comI@sees
she cot far in shore Of CbaIleston and within the
lines of the bIockading squadron. The Augusta flint
perceived her fired three musbet shots ard holsied
the lights for her 10 come within hail. "a the signal
was disreg arded and the Flora standing straight
IN for the harbor il was of course supposed she was
a Rebel steamer endeGvOring TO run the blockade.
The Augusta fired three 32-pounders at her. but
without effect Shortly after she altered her course,
and steered directly ior The FlambeRu whose stten-
ton had of course been raised by tho shots and sly
nale Of the Augusta "a tue flora carried tie white.
creen and red lehts forwarl, end on her atartoard
and port beam, 10 WAS at once ren Oh board
tie Flsnlleau that sc was making directly
Tor that slip, and she wah, therefore, tupYosed
Co be an armed yessol and intending 60 ran down
he Flamboau. All harde were q; qua.er', he guns
ruD ont aud ~ the Flor approached, the cay tn Of
the por-quarter gun. heavy riacd cannon, and DC
only orc bearing on the floro was ordered 10 fire.
By d singular acciden, the primers, usually carried
in the belt hadbee1 m.aid and tie gun coul no, he
fred without them. The order eventhree time.
No primers could be found and tic Flor. within
tlidy .arjs. II tue gun lad been discharged lie
,hot would have gone through and through her weak
boil, machinery and Ill, aud tie vessel very Likely
niqht have gone 10 tie bottom with al on hoafd
SieisaNery l-lt and small H,rsh.L.yer steam, ost
When hailed by Capt uIshur. he mis.atc W.. %
once discovered, but her Commander, Lieut.. Conn
lad no better excuse 10 oier for he hlulier which
Ind come 20 noar fightiol drasicr, than BIZ own
confusion and want Of presence Of mind.
/ Gen. Sherman went down last week 10 FerTlan-
dina and thence 10 jacksonville, to take possepsioa
Of the territory newly placed within biz jurisdiction.
spncx to this letter . copy Of pro amaliou if'uod
ly him 81 Jac sonvillo to the people Of Last Foda.
TIE copy which / sepd was prinic. on the lress Of
. Tile s.. Join's Mirror, a sheet which aiierly
appeared only Us extra Of half column q, tie
very moderate subscription pIoe Of ole dollar a
! month The Union sentiment seems to have doyoi-
oped with gratifying rapidly, under the continued
protection Of the grboa's and troop and the .asll-
ance tha; both would rem in. meeting Of the
oya citizens Of the United States OF America WA
held in the Cour-Housc the morning after Gen.
; SheIman's arrival some sensible speeches were
made, and a seres Of resolutions was adopted
enourcng the legal or constitutional right OF Seccs
ton; declaring the Florida Secession ordinance void
because unconstitutional, and never submitted to The
people for ratfcation; declaring the state to be stu
within the Union, and their belief that thousands
of her citizens would hail with Joy tie rstollton Of
he Government" protesting against tho desrotsm
under which they had suffered, and the cIue policy
Of the military authorities; recommending State
convention of loyal citizens 70 organize State Gov
enmeot; and finally, requesting ''ihe CHEF OF the
Military Department of the United States to retain
in the city force sufficient for Is protection. Mr..
c. s. Robinson was chairman O.; the meeting; Mr.
Philip Fraser Of the committee uat drafted The rcso-
luiious Of which copy il hereto annexed.
II Gen. Wright has removed his headquarters from
Fenandina, where lie occupied Ex-senator Yulee's
house, to jacksonville, aud there has possession Of
tic house lately owned by Col. Sandslson, a rebel
of considerable local notodety. The resignation Of
Col. Whipple whose conduct isgtaced his re.iue,t