The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-01-04

here and there, haiing each vessel, and instruct,
ing them where TO anchor, and ordering them
TO unbond their sails and prepare to be sunk,
an apparently cool order, but perfectly correct.
Lieutenant Bradbury, of the y. 8, stesmer
Susquehanna, who ably assists Captain Davis
in his operations, having marked the locality,
and selecting one Of the lightest draught, DIT
reefs IL TO be sunk on the right OF the channel.
She Is towed in by the Ottawa, and being pus
in her proper position, Ia anchored, and every
thing OF value transferred to the whalc5olts,
her plug withdrawn, ard she slowly settles
down in the water with list 70 lecward.
During the operation, we speculate great deal
on the probabilities of an interchange Of shots
with a rebel steamer OBSERVABLE in the distance,
but no attempt is made to molest us, or inter
fefe IN the proceedings
Before sinking any moro vessels we wait TOR
night and high water. The moon being very
clear and bright, operations arc carried on quite
az well at night "a during the day. At ten
o'clock four moro vessels are 70 be sunk, and
then the tide changing, operations will cease
until morning. Early in the morning operations
will commcneo again, ard I've carried on vigor-
ously until all the sixteen vessels are sunk, and
the navigation Of the channel thoroughly ob
stuctcd.
Tho vessels all sunk, soon comes the mos in
tcrcsting part Of these novel ptucecdiuEs-tho
cutting away OF the masts 1t Is grand si.,ht
to SEQ ihs long, tapefing masts, trembling and
shiveiing under the rep etcd blows Of the aNo
the shrouds and supports all gone, lsradually tip
pirg over, 20 thundcfir.. and "a hing uvor tho
uulNa'ks sending up clouds of spray AMI iom
a. they strike The water Thy :radu illy ola
appear one at time, two at time, and
sometimes throo AZ time, until nothing
is to be seen but the oil hulk-. just above
Tho water, except orc whose tall masts AMI
slender spars still remain, reserved for grand
pyrotochnic display az night. At night her
mass and rigging will be fired, aud We watch
her a. she slowly burns 10 the waters edge. At
Que o'clock tonight the Cthawba will retdrn TO
Port Roysl, Leaving the U. 5. steamers Po,a-
hcntas and Mohican here on the blockade TO
relieve the Augusta and Florida.
Captain DAVIS performed biz difficult work OF
sinking Y, ssels In our n,my' s waters In very
Efficient ard ~ s''na'ic manner and he was
ably assisted by Lieut.. Brhhury, &C the l.. ).
| ~tcamtr Susquchanna. The masteily manner
| wi h which this tiliC mtn,gci the steamer
| rucahon',s during the dihcult operation Of get
| 'in, the hi p IN position TO bc sunk, was the
| subject Of favorable comment among the oiii-
| ,ers Cf that shp, and deserves mention. The
! steamer Eric son, Shich should have received
| the crows Of the .uukun .hips and taken them 70
| New Nuh, If unoNp,c odlN an without re-
! uottrg aS she should have done, consequently
/ Apt Paktr Of the J,hawhi had tO receive
and prov de Ton 22I soul -l1j men and Is oti-
,ets--a father sever d,ma'd upon his stores
but b, net the emergency promptly aud g',d.
! ratu',Hlv.
| hi, short stay aboard tho CihSwhl, was rem.
! dcr,d very pl'a.ant 10 Your correspondent by
| the courtesy and kndrc,s of Captain Baker
and the uiliccss OF HE ship, woich no desires 10
acknowledge hero.
! This novel m,vcucnt will no. cas-, here (;
! ihct, A., many more Il thc s.pno ico' lying at
| Port Ruy,l anil yea wall .ouu hear Of anS bar
rat-holr Eoppc' Up. MoNJAuN.