New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-25

of,ho penobseot. who was accompanied by Fay
master ADDISON Pool Masters date Henry ID. I'd
wards, and Captains Clerk, Mr.; Jno- Cihz, anu
ogsrs from the other vessek, and Is men from the
panobseo, Assistani-S Surg cons Potter OF the Mon
t,cclo. and Hop,in Of the Mount Vernon, also were
nreseut There were vSven boats IN al, carrying,
altogether about - men. The launch was iuihiS.eu
with a small bowit1er. Soon after DARK on ene
evening Of "Wednesday, 18th June, 'ne Moh.' ,,
weighed her anchor, ind taking the boats IN tow'
70 the of operations, where ,ney or
rived about Midnight and Law to until the following
morning. At daybreak, O'Clock a. M, ti.e 80 10,
formed in order and passed over the bar OF Tue e'
into Little River Inlet. This river IN par', i''n'
,bs southern boundary of North Carolina. lts en-,
trance was obs,ructed by Il work OF timber h.'d
stones. the whole strongly mortlced ana joiner
iogether and held in position by an aDcnor aH'
chain. ,,,,;ora
The boats, however, parsed these obstruc!ions
* nh but little difficulty and proceeded up ths riNe'
which was very winding. They had gone mp .he
stream about 10 miles, when, ronndinS ProJec',nS
wooded point they suddenly arrived Ut ther ue''
tnation, where hey raw tie two echooher' anu heo
eral frame warehouses and dweingT' hs toon 80
the Inhabitants of the place discovered the,r Iieos
trey moet ingloiousy and unanimously hed, ieds "
everything bch nd them even their hhii enieh p'e
fas,s The scbOouers were uniaden, ana appe"ie'
as ii they were jIst ready 10 receive .nei' ~,
They were of 100 tuns burden each. Mr.. Ch'S' vi
o;n,, down into the hold OF one Of them, iolbn
nuIatto who had secreted himself there, aud VINO
,vhen discovered made the most MOVING aud earneS'
apoegl. 10 lis cautor Tor mercy. Mr. ChlZ soon ar
sured lin of his safety and gave his choice whehei
TO remain on shore or accompany MN "" " W"
feet. lie chose the latter alternative lie prove
| q valuable ACQUISITION, being carpenter. W1en ne
returned TO the ship lie brought a good cnest o.
tools with him. The torch war inen appneu " 'n'
vessels and they were soon one sheet OF Name
Proc. eding on shore and to the warehouses, they
were found 10 contain 30 barrels OF siH,s vi ,ul
l.. - cotton "a large oman
inv of rosip. and a large quantity OF sa!t, All o
w6icb as il was ,mrossiblc to briUg them away
were committed to the flames. AS the dweliihe'
were contiguous to the warehouses, they also "ei'
consumed together with all their contents as ,h'
men were not permitted to take anything away wiz
,bem B,inp Guided to a certain spot in the bushes
. ,ome little distance from the buildings, number
of barrels 400 Of ro.in was discovered aho
fired by the hand Of Masters Mate EDWARDS
After having destroyed all the property IN me heish
borhood end having fully and successfully acooni
plisbed their object the expedition returned 10 te
ioats without mourning sny accident or loss wha'
} ever. Having passed down the river and over tb'
bar they were coon again alongsde the Montioeiio
which was soon under way and on her retnrn 70 ,n'
{ fleet, where they arrived about ocio'h '''''
evening. -,
Thus yas accomplished the destruction OF aoon
40, 600 Worth Of property, without Sny ioSs "ha'
ever TO ourselves. The whole affair was cohducte'
with the greaiest discretion ana sagsci'y ny Lieut.
9 Bunoe ana his fellow officers, anu oS '''' MN ~
3 their command.
D But blockadng duty il very monotonous, ana th'
accession of these eXp1 ditons very rare. when tL
o,.r il ~ All rough the versel rolls 70 heavily an'
continuously tha, our faith in the Newtonian theorl
~ ,,,,yit,,ion ia amos destroyed. OF all abomn'.
HE courriynnces TO secure discomfort and ohroni
sa,e o, irritation to their unhappy occupants TIES
gunboats are the mosI successful sorry AIN ina
{ n certain degree of comfort cannot be combine
with their great usefulness vessels OF war Bu
A the useful and sweet are seldom associated 10 on
sg,,sfaciion: and, with this edIiying reflection,
= dismi,s the sgunbOsiS. II a,
weather NOT vet uucomlortaby hot. and the block
B. AIDE vigorously enforced. We are vigilAnt an
active and only anxious to distinguish ourselves 10
, that cause that posse.ees our waitnest synl"'he'
And So adleu p e. " ~ = = -