The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-31
General Mcclellan Defended
The Burnside Expedition.



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HaVerd, Tnl,t, Jan. 2oih, 1869.
We len Hampton R,ois ou tue evening OF TIE
llh, our steamer, the New Br'tnswiak, having In
NV the Grapo-hot, one uf the i've canal boats IN
tended h. be used a. floating batteries. Tue wealth.
or then w.s calm, but u,Kt morning the wnd frc,h-
cnel iou the Northeast, and toward, noon blew
almost q gale. Tho Gr.pcshot towel heavily, AMI
about = o'clock tho towing line parted We lost
tlrcc.uubtt,rs ~ au Tour IA letting ncr boz 's'w
a..Iiu, ills time attaching two c,n,e7 About hdf
nt. hour afterwards 10th col'es parted, one Al the
Gftp,shors lpy,, AMI the other fur ar nyr ftunm,'
., l,tu fuu the Sew iiruu,WiDk's stern. Tho lat /
icr Iu p,itiu, resided, striking NJ. Morris frrar,
urs' beer ul the stoamcr, the right leg lut he-
low tie knee, badly bruisiug the nr,h. II had = F.
narrow escape nom m.re serious injury having
moved his position but a moment before. We
were then about 70 miles from Cape II itera', tic
wind bluwin. more hrskly, and . heavy run
ming ANer some consultation, Il was CONCLUDED
a. take TIE men, six ia all, from the Grapeshot and
abandon her, as from her construction II was inn
possible 20 steer her in such tea, and should We
| part from her ia the night, a on board " hor
/ mi..t he lst. one II tho New Brunswicks life.
honts hal been put on bard n her before leaving
Fortress Mour,C, At capt. Tiscumb's suggestion.
taThc Grapeshot rolled ON the waves like log AMI
~ the steamer g. attempt q run alongside would
la,c endangered the lives Of all ou board. Tho
l men were directed g. lower the htc-hnat, which
| tncy dh with s1uc dihe;ty, AS there was great
| ti.l of H. brug stove The pun TO Tie steamer
| VIA ,lsu hUudou, task, and the men seemed t.
lose the self pusfession which they had previously
J displayed. As they came along-de wave liitei
the steamer, and ~ she went dH"'n the e-bnat fell
under her guards. To escape being struck three
| of the Iumupl into the alter, lt speedily
ies,u'd ny means of ropes. Tie others wcrn
| caught 10y the clothes aud pulled ON board by the
| New Hrtmswirk'H men. The lie-hut was stove
and flltci way with uI the traps of the q ape
| shots crew lu Ter. Toe Grnpcshnt was In charge
| of young man from nrp,kl'u, y. Y, na'uoi
| WIN. u N kcnn, and Was loaded viii oats hay,
| and two kegs ~ powder. II is reported that she
was driven shore near Cape lidtera7.
| We proceeded on our way aud arrived n' ht-
tcrs iulet at T. NJ, and cast anchor under the lee
u' the land. The gale continued all sight aul next
day, when We could s"c The priuUpA portion "i the
lc,t, which lad pre-, ci~l a. from 10 r. q hours At
| anchor inside tie inlet. ~ 10 a NJ. ~ thc 10Th,
| the weather htyiu. moderated the N"w Bruw wick
| weighed anchor pnd safely crossed the nar, tu hor-
| in, inside At IL NJ.
A. We entered, We saw the wreck Of - gas'cl In
the breakers the suth side Of the bar. W. I'm
learned that It was that of the steamer Cty 81 New
| York" which went ashore on the afternoon of the
18th, while attempting ~ enter the Inlet In di+i-
| hcd condition, II appears that the steamer WhlIa
| attempting u make the Inlet Mpndny forenoon 10y
crossing the Shod which ruHs out soth of u" Care
| struck heavily four tunes, bounding each time aud
: | dumping ON her stern, twisting the shan of Her
| propeller and niuring her steering gear. She l'
| IN, however, and coming tn anchor under III" land
| hui-tcd "a signal Of distress. tow huat WAS sent
ONT l., he T., and she then attempted b. get inside.
. Ns she ne.ted the Inlet, the tug hooked On g. her
| Ltrruuartcr, those In charge believing that they
l. could keep her head right In this, however, they
were deceived. The tug hauled her stern round
u and the current swept her ON the bar among the
Q | breakers A vain effort was m'de H. PAL her OIL,
when the tug left Ia ~ IN aud report but did not
u | return. Ssun ater the steamer grounded,
b. | the mate and four Of the Numbering
20 IN al tnok one Of the boats Nui made their
escape L. q s,h"uner at anchor inside the bay In
Q this boat Il IL said, were the oars belonging q Nr
. | steamers large bats and the carrying of them 81
y | mni, th,se lsats useless b. those let On h,nrl -
h | Nigh came on, hut uu relief came t. the naples.
| crew ~ IA" il-h'tcd steamer snd It was not nntl
- the morning ~ the leth that they were taken III
'e They We're nearly 10 h.u's on the wreck and i"'
ma the last - hours we're lhed ~ The Rigging b. pre-
IN vent the aud breakers which flashed violently
T. over the ship sweeping them ~ From the TIM
. | they grounded until thev were taken Ill they ht,
nether sleep nor E.i The weasel AMI 81 fl
" | which WAS a munt valuable one, are total lHN.
AT The Getty II New York" was loaded with oriln,nc
ami yolurui-ssry stores, consisting of large quaint
oil | ties Of shot shells umlnaiei' powder, hand greu
he ndes; several hundred barn els Of heei and pork, p
n r. Ave hundred sibry tents, bridinl ~ the sd
Tx diers 1900 Enfield rifles, and MI the Vlart'rlu y
tors st,rssor the Division. The lrss IL a seriou
one but Il will not hinder thepurp"ses If the exp
}" dutu, as am informed that most OF the article
on were duph, at'i, and that the Duplicates we're SAL
MS On the rising of the 18th, CO. Aeu, of the u
by | New Jersey Volunteers the surgeon of the rrg
IA, mtn, pr. Weller, and the SECOND nr'" ~ the sh'
:" | Ann A. ThunpH1u, were drowned while Ntcml
to | I'M, To- cross the her In TOW huat, The boat "
vi | burne ly the current among the breakers ani rh
- | sized. Tie boats crew managed 10 right the bp
NY | again and to recover tue bodies of Cd. Allen IN
ON | Or Weller which have S.ucr been temporarily b
TERED On the beach near Font Clark,
Next day, the 10Th, the schroner fitrhn' l'i
with cosl, grounded inside the bar and n'terwa
filed. Pant 81 her cargo Was saved, ana she b
. heen stripped oi hcr rigging and her spar AZ
VS. musts taken uut ui her. The team transport
to ave, having soldier, board, ran upon her huch.
,, | which tore q node Ia her bottom. She filed a
a" sank, hut Mt before tie soldier, were all SAT-
by | taken on. ON the lIth, tire steamers Shawnee "a
at | Virginia, the foTy-lun II lu,nhtok and several
u.s N,sst d. ynuo In. A the shaw Nee let 90 her
uls gllr tine chain parted, and rru after she lost D.
ser uud anchor. II was then attempted 1! make /
Ht.t TIA o.Nouu6r NHt the experiment lWuf'
arm order SVEN run hen aground I" prevent
in, lrIitI, and counting mt collision with other Nt'4
| II W ~ SUPPOSED t'st she could rt'ly Dee got nu
an -,-u the uuau- L, make Ter ,tte .lui Tee ontt
On ed, aud perhaps, b. the right SPIT lad been vho
the alternative resented l. would have SIC e'"i
COY Rlt She WAS run aground in place Where 'h"
een much rX~td t. tie action OF tue tales and 7''
-, the Grst night she stated her bet pl ir ui gt"'
S'o' one ~ n main braces. The soil Si' Whith
oil | BROUGHT fum Fortress lnlue have hreu taken
- | Iut the vessel remains fast aground, The 7'
wv | she brought have been removed.
The The steamer Nnrtheruer was aground sew
,i,h | days, and II WAS feared would never be gN
w" Bile lays easy however, In place where she IL
Uses | title exp sed n the tide aud the prevailing WIN
,or | The Northeruer is an Old boat, and, II - "a d
| sid for 4. D 900 few weeks before she was ]
ices chased for the Government 1t the price o - y
n'on When sold for $4,000 an examination OF hsr p
| unfAtAf.cLIry, aud the sale was NOT cohple
There ave also repc rts ahoat that the GoVernu
Ssur- has been deceived and swindled IN ths puvuhs
as other Sstrs tSr ths m, o., soms Of IN
VII Acutiea with which ths commanding general