New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-18
THE AFFAIR AT SHIP ISLAND.
Capture of a Contraband Schooner.
A REBEL STEAMER PROBABLY TAKEN.
REBEL VESSEL BURNED AT FORT CASWELLD
eailing of the East Of Rurnside's
Expedition.
FoRTrR,s MONROE. Jan. l6


Via BALTIMORE friday, jan 1852
The bark John Trucks, Wa tie pEr,,neuil
zouavesi the scho.aer Col. Satterly. with the Sig
nal .-,vrps Of Gen. Burnsdes expedition; the hos
rital ship Of the expedition and several other YES
sells of the feet left here with favorable wind this
forenoon.
The Constitution, from Boston, arrived here this
forenoon. Her destination IS unknown.
A French war steamer arrived below this after
noon, s1id 10 be the Guerrero dc la Mcr
The regular Thursday flag of truce to-day took TO
Craney Island several passengers for the South The
boat brought back the following released prisoners:
Capt. Brewer, Qnartcmaster of the Rhode Island
Brigade Lieut.. knight of the Let Minnesota Regi
nent; Capt A. G. Kellogg of Company X, OF TIE
I'd Connecticut Regiment, and a private. Nineteen
Akzens also came over to 90 North.
The only news in the Southern papers is an eNag-
gera;ed account of the affair between Humphrey
Marshall and Col Garfield, in which it is stated that
the former was retreatiDg when be was attacked.
The fighting il said to have been very hot, and the
rebels of course gained the victory with small loss.
One hundred and sixty prisoners of war are ex-
pected here to morrow, 10 be exchanged and sent
Nsrih.
The gunboat Rhode Island arrived from Calves
ton this morning. Her dates are Galveston, Dec.
%; Slip Island and Mobile lar Dec. 81 Fort Picks
elf, Jan. 2; Key West, Jan. s; and Port Royal
Jan. II. She brings large mail.
The gunboats s.. Louis, New London, aud Water
Witch left Ship Island for Biloxi Dec. 81 The re-
suit was not learned, but Us the Rhode Island was
leaving The New-LOndon was ,een returning with
three schoOners in tow. The schooner Venus
captured OIL Galveston 10y the Rhode Island. She
was bound from Point Isabel for Franklin, La, with
q cargo Of tin, copper, lead, and wood, valued at
$4,000. She was sent TO Ship Island.
TIE rebel steamer Florida ia inside HON Island
The gun-boat WissGhickon is of that place.
The rebel batteries al Pensacola having repeatedly
fred at our small vessels, Fort Pickens opened on
the rebel steamer Times, which was loading stores
at the Nsvy-Yard on the LIST Of January The rebel
batteries responded, and the firing was continued
until evening, Fort Piekens firing the last shot.
The rebel guns were well aimed, and most OF their
shells burst inside our fort. Only one Of our mep,
however, was wounded. One Of our shots made u
large breach in Fort Barrancas. In the evening our
firing set Warrington fire. The confsgration con-
timed all night, and the place was still burning on
the evening of the ID inst, when the Rhode Island
left The fire Was seen 1T a distance Of thirty give
miles al rea.
The Rhode Island viii sail for Philadelphia this
evening. In consequence OF tie fog she was de-
tanned off the Capes all day yesterday.
The Mount Vernon, which arrived here yesterday
10 COAL left her station off Wilmington, n. c., Oh
the 10Th inst.
Tie Chippewa and Monticello were of Cape
Fear, aud the Fe,nandna and Manda off New Inlet
TIE Mount Vernon encountered the storm Of Tues
day night aud arrived here yesterday afternoon
She saw part of the Burnside feet off Hatteras.
The Mount Vernon reports that she burned light
ship on New-Years night, which was being fitted
out for gunboat under the guns of Fort Caswell.
Toe rebel steamer Gordon is on the stocks for re-
pairs according to tue reports Of contrabands board
the Mount Vernon, on account Of the damage re-
ceived in her encounter with the Mount Vernon on
December -.