Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-01

| only one tent was allowed to twenty men, on
tent to the officers of each company, and ST
wagons to each regiment.
The rebels are falling back towards Grena
d. tearing up tracks. They carry off TIN
rails, burn the bridges, and destroy the ties
as they retreat. 1t is even reported that tn,
rebels are moving all their valuables from
jackson. The prisoners captured confess the
utter helplesSness of their cause in the west
Naval Operations.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. Boa dispatch to the
navy department from commander Parker OF
| the United States steamer Cambridge, Nov.
18th, reports a schooner having been observ-
| ed near Masonborough inlet. He immediate
bore down upon her and fired 30-pound Par
rott gun, at which the schooner ran ashore.
A boat, under command of acting master
Males, with two men, was sent to burn her,
with instructions, as the surf was high, not to
venture too near, and in case of doubt as to
reaching the vessel safely to return. The
boat, however, was swamped; yet the men
with MIR. Males reached the shore and fred
the schooner, which was entirely DESTROYED
Two other boats, with acting masters Wells
and Odlorne, were sent to communicate with
and II possible give them relief. Wells swan
ashore with rope, but it having parted,
Odlorne followed with it and landed Just at
thls Juneture some thirty men came suddenly
on the party, and all of them were taken pris
oners. During commander Parker's absence.
while engaged in destroying the schooner. the
Daylight drove an English barque upon the
beach about mile from the fort, where she
became hard and fast.
The following is list of the officers and
men taken prisoners Acting masters Males,
| Welis and Odloine, quarter-master H. C.
Reed' captains OF We top John Graham and
Deroacner' seamen feorge Lilley, William B.
frost, Hans DlrboniS, Dick Harnan, Thomas
MCGEE, VIM. Haley, Vim. Thomas. '''''''
ulspatch from lautenant commander
bralne' GATED NOV. 49, lOorts that after Civ
ing chase to a schooner he nartias ron bor
ashore. With few shell those nnlond;na
her were dispersed. She toved 70 he the
English schooner Ariel o4Ialifav Tbono
were no papers or colors on oard A. th;S
time another schooner was dInvorod ~ tho
westward down the coast.
| Leaving two boats endeavori. to oet tho
| first schooner, commander Bro ;mmoJi-
ately started in pursuit Of the sec(5 and SLo
was also run ashore. He with aa,r sboiiO
drove those away who were engaa in IN.
loading her. On boarding, she prdl 70 bo
the English schooner Ann Maria oIosson
| N. 2. No papers or colors were foun boord'
Getting as close to her as possible N tbo |
steamer, she was hauled off. She, hta,,an
bilged in four fathoms of water. Immtota'
| ly returning to the first schooner, and fgnr
her bilged, she was fired and completelNae |
stroyed. |
The cargoes of these vessels were prin
pally salt, a few kegs of lard, and several ba |
rels of flour and sugar. Everything upol
which hands could be laid was destroyed, in
Guiding about two thousand bags3f salt.
Lieutenant commander Truxon, of the
| gunboat Chochorua, from Beaufort, N. c..
Nov II, says she seized an unknown schooner
for violating the blockade, from Wilmington
| bound to Nassau. Her master staed that she
left Wilmington without papers, fla, or name.
The death of the collector, and therevalence
of yellow fever, has caused the cus)m house
to be closed and business to be gen'allv sus-
pended. Eight hundred cases of Ker were
said to exist when she left. Thetchooner
was loaded with turpentine, rosin, nd shin
giles, and her master openly declarl her
confederate vessel. As she sprung AJAX and
was found to be filling, she was set n fire,
when capsfzing her destruction was coLleted.
Rear admiral Dupont, of the flag Sd Wa
bash, Port Royal harbor, 25th, writesat on
the night of the 18th, steamer atteIted to |
run the blockade off Charleston, by iffitts |
channel. She was first discoveredy the
Blunt, and fired upon by that vessel, zen the
commanding officer at the same time We the
signal to the fleet. The Flag hearinge gun
and seeing the signal, stood in the cotton
indicated, and got sight of the stear and
fired one shot at her, when she apped to
| run seward; but dense fog Just at mo-
! nE,1,r ,1,,,A L.,
| The Seneca, aroused by the previougnal.
| soon after perceived the steamer and ID her
| rit1ed gun, when she turned short arol and
steamed to the eastward, immediate after
which, owing to the fog she was lost hit of.
On the night of the 10th stearnelgain
attempted to run the blockade by thsame
entrance, and was again discovered the
Blunt, which vessel she approachecithin
| 300 yards, when a shell from the Blunruck
her, exploding on board. The steaniemme-
dlately turned to the northward and weyard,
and apparently ran aground on the shl off
Davis Inlet, where, however she refined
only for few minutes, in whrh tinecting
master Beers, the commanding officeDf the
| Blunt, fired three more shells her ndinp
also a boat to board; but shesucceed in
getting off. and steering seawar, disaDeared
in the darkness. There is rea)n TO elieye
the steamer last spoken of was lie sac that
attempted to enter the previousight, both
of which occasions she was fled, nd the
impression is that she has refund to Nassau
disabled
Inc following masters have TN pomoted
TO be acting volunteer lieutenaI in he navy
for gallant conduct in the ACT Il Sabine
Pass Nathan II. Hammond cheIsteamer
Kensington, L. w. Punning coladling the
schooner Henry Jones, Fred,k ICrocker
commanding the Kensington, aQdincey A.
Hosfer commanding the Raj Seaman.
George Wiggin has been aplted acting
volunteer lieutenant for gallaconduct at
Achafalaya river; Edwin Jam has been
appointed acting ensign in thevy for gal
liant conduct at Sabine Pass. ing master
Henry o. Porter has been ordelto proceed
to New York and report to rear airal Pauld-
ing for passage in the Caucassito the west
gulf blockading squadron, and report to
rear admiral Farragut for such " as may
be assigned him.
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