The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-11-14
Important from Charieston.

Orr CnaRLEsros, October 26.
In my lsst letter I spoke Of our being ront.
cd out. about ~ .. m, on Tuesday the 2lst.
by hring, which was heard sad seen in to-
wsrd shore. The Mpposition at the time
was that vessel OF some kind made an a..
tempt to get out,and vas fred on by some oI
our gunbosts. We have sinoe learned ths,
an English steamer ran in. The night was
ve'y favorable for the attempt. A Kind oI
mist had settled on the water, rendering 1t
q very at opportunity to elude the vigilance
Of the lookouts, as it was impossible to see
any distance after dark. The part OF the
coet selected for the attempt was that OF
which lay the hssships Csnsndsigus. Flsm
bean, and one OF two othess.
The Mimic was not discovered until she
was close aboard, and the instant she VA,
seen our vessels opened upon her and made
chase, but failed to bring her to. She fsn
straight in for shore, and in her anxiety Ia
.escspe, wrecked herself upon the beach
some three miles Northwsrd Of Fort Moul-
trie. She is reported laden with arms and
ommu milton, which, judging from het con
dition now, will not prove OF much beneh
tn the rebels. She ran in the next night or.
ter the departure Of the English man or wal
Racer. The lstter left on Sunday afternoon
and this occurred on Monday night. Fol.
lowing so quickly after, the supposition IS,
and 1t is not unreasonable, that there was
co'lusion between the two. II certainly
looks very suspicious TO say the least. The
Keystone State pasesd down on Wednesday
on her way to Port Royal having on board
Commodore Dspont, who returns to lake
command Of the feet. She brought back
our Capt. Goday, who was acting Commo-
dore during the absence Of the former; SO
~ . n M mn H., ~ a -.
am very glad Of II, ss II will save us the
trouble of running around so much AZ we
have been doing during the the past few
weeks.
We got aglimpse Of a little ram which
the rebels have fitted out, on Friday. She
was lying in by Fort MoultTie; rather q
smnll sffair. apparently about the size Of b
towboat, with an iron beak running sJagh,
up and down. and extending half the length
OF The vessel. Being so far OF we could
form but a faint iden OF her size, but we
Judge she is built more for river defense
than an Offensive operation. At all events
we don't feel alarmed about her.
The rebels are still very active. Ever,
night, almost, signal lights are displayed on
shore, probably for the purpose OF Guiding
expected vessels. A steamer called the
Leopard, is reported on the way 10 this port.
rms afternoon a strange steamer made her
appearance OF the harbor, and was boarded
by The Bienville. See proved to be the Sci.
ota, an English craft. captured on Friday b,
the barQus Restless. of Dull bay. She I,
loaded with Enfield rifles and ammunition
nnd her cargo is valued at s340, 900. She
IS also said TO have some $3.50, 900 in specis
on board. She rs loaded down. setting very
low in the water.
The Massachusetts came in this morning
The prize steamer Memphis arrive on Wed
nesdsy. having been altered to q gunbosI
while she was North.
p. S. - Mondsy 27th.-The weather i,
quite cold and clear this morning, remind
ing one OF an old fashioned fall day at home
A high wind prevailed all last night, AMI
still continues to some extent. A hre bfokt
out Inst night in Charleston, and must hsv,
proved very destructive, as it burned fol
several houis, casting bright fame ovel
the waters of the harbor. The smoke can
still be seen this morning.