Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-01

said that he should not go with her for she
was not sea-wOrthy, and he left the steamer
and returned to Baltimore, the mate taking
command. When she got on to the cape the
seas broke over her and tore off her rndder
While the acting captain and mate were enjoy.
ing their glasses she wentashore about twelve
miles above Cape Hatteras lighthouse, and
the men were all saved by pulling themselves
10 the shore through the breakers by rope,
winch two men succeeded in getting
TO land in one OF the boats, and all
except seventeen Of the horses we're
lost, many of them being washed ashore
from the wreck, with broken legs, SO that
they had to be killed. Another vessel, called
the Maria Pike, with eighty-six horses on
board, and five soldiers Of our regiment tax
ing care OF our horses, have not been heard
from. Neither has the schooner with the
signal corps ON board, consisting of twenty.
three lieuLenaus and Eorty-siX prirates, with
officers and crew, and great anxiety is OK.
pressed about their safety. Two lieutenants
from our regiment, Bessey flom Co. a and
Draper from Co. Is, are among the number.
When the soldiers from the POcahontas got
on shore, they heard from the inhabitants
that the steamer New York, of our fleet, had
been wrecked with tile Massachusetts twenty
fifth contoundng it with the City OF New
York, and we fear that the same news has
been telegraphed TO yOu.
AN ARREST, Fun, AND FUNERAL.
The City of New York has gone to pieces,
and her cargo has been spread broadcast upon
the ocean. Hundreds of barrels swept by
our steamer yesterday with the tide, and
twenty.siX barrels of powder were picked
up by our crew in small boats, and the crew
OF many other ships were out on the same
business, which made it quite lively about us
tor an hour or more. The steamers Louisi.
ana, Northerner, and Suwannee, are still
aground, and the sand has reached up on
one side Of the Suwannee nearly Il foot above
the water. The Massachusetts twenty fourth
regiment have all gone ashore so as to tighten
their vessel, and they are to march up the
shore five miles more, where they will
again be put on. The captain of our steamer
was ordered today to Tighten his boat and
make preparations to cross, but refused unless
he had witten order signed by both gener-
ais, she being chartered vessel, and for
thus refusing, General Burnside sent one of
his aids with file of soldiers, and put him
under arrest and our colonel has gone with
him. Ii the attempt is made to put our
steamer over, we shall march up the shore the
same as the twenty fourth.
You will he surprised to learn that the sol.
diers have been in bathing to-day, Jan. u, the
air being as warm as summer. All means are
devised to pass away GU: time, such as lectur.
iCg, speech making, tableaux SC. Last even
ing Co. a had a lively time. and we all enjoy
ed it much, and our entertainment ended with
a tableau called the "Soldiers' Relief" and
when the curtain was drawn up, upon Il little
table were to be seen Sl9 sea biscuit tcalled hard
crackers and tin plate up side dOwn,--that
was the Whole scene, and such roar of laugh
ter was never heard before. This morning
our glee was changed to sadness by the an
nOuncement OF the death 0l Albert II. Tucker,
of Co, B, who died with bilious collie, making
the fifth death in our regiment. \ box was
made OF rough boards in which the body was
placed We have had funeral services on
board this afternoon, and as the coffin was low
cred into the little row boat aud borne to The
sandy shore near fort Hatteras, the full band
upon the upper deck played solemn dirge.
Since have been writing this the captain
of our boat, with the colonel, has Just re.
turned, aud he was hOnorably dIsharged. The
boat it seems, was chartered by the govern
ment warranted not 10 draw ever seven and
one-hali feet, while she draws ten feet, and the
captain knowing it, refused to make the at
tempt to put her over the bar where there is
only seven leet OF water. Thus has the gov
eminent been imposed upon on all sides. But
in spite OF all these discouragements Gen.
Burnside said to our colonel this afternoon,
Chat the expedition had got to 90 through"
Our suffer is again with us, but the prices of
every thing he has are enormous common
sized apples four and five cents each; cheese
twenty-five cents per pound; figs two cents
apiece; $50 a barrel for apples. With the
boys money has no value, aud all they care for is
to get something besides hard crackers, and so
it goes.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. Pit is reported that
the Maria Pike and the signal corps vessels
have arrived, and we all trust that such is the
case. TIE.