M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-02-06
Losses the Burnside Expedition.

City oil New York. She was beau
lhful craft, and was. as she might vel
Ibe, the pride Of her captain and crew
! She carried no passengers, but was
Iheavi. !, freighted With ammunition O
all sorts and kinds. Her hold was
filled with bombs. with shells, with
guns and powder, while variety o.
smaller arms, of caps, and other arti,
cles of a warlike nature, were slowed
in various parts other, and in vast
quantities. as she was proceeding
cautiously through the inlet, she struck
heavily on one of the concealed bars
which 30 abound here, and itsoon be-
come evident that she would have to
be given up. Her crew were busted
in thowing overheard the stores ol
various kinds, tho heavy shells and SO
on but it was Of no use. In q very
| little while the heavy waves were
breaking over her deck, and it was
only question Of time as to her total
loss. She beat and thumped heavily
upon the bar, each successive blow
causing her to quiver from end to end;
her engines becams ustless, and fears
were entertained for the safety Of the
officers and crew.. They, however,
were gotten awsy, and for that much
we were grateful. 1t is estimated,
though | know no: on what authority
that her cargo, all and every porti on
OF which was lost, was valued at 5000,
900. Ishould suppose the ship was
worth at least $150,0O0; and # the
former estimate is correct, the "damn-
ed total" can't vary much from $500,
900. But that's small, compared
with what sit might have been"
The little gunboat Zouavs-a pert,
saucy thing-was lying quietly at an +.
chor, when suddenly q wind arose,
and she began to bow and scrape,
and pitch and roll till she scraped a
hole in her bottom, and pitched worse
than ever. AS the wind increased,
her movements followed suit; and fin.
ally dragging her anchor, she iell
among rocks and other bad company,
who soon made wreck of what little
was left from tho first shock. Her
crew were saved with difficulty, but
they are save, AMI again we found
cause for gratitude.
Quite a number Of vessels went a.
shore, or rather got aground, but they
are either floated of, or will be, and
chat with but little damage. There
are rumors current that number of
the little schooners were lost in the
last gallo, but | can gather nothing
definite concerning them.
One Of the steam transports, the
Pocahoutas, which had a peculiar and
valuable cargo, was wrecked not far
from the light house. She had horses,
most of which belonged to the mem
bers OF the Rhode Islano Battery. Se-
vral, however, are private property OF
officers of that and of other regi-
monts and ofconslderable value.
When the steamer first struck many
OF The horses, in their fright, broke
Loose, and were infinitely in the way
of the naturally anxious tars; but their
activity was of no account, and ir q
very little time ship and horses went
down, all fouldered from exposure to
bad weather Gokc). The estimated
valuO of ship and horses is $65, 900,
but as the crew were all saved, we
agaiu feel called upon to be filled with
emotions ofgratitude.
Other losses are mentioned, but |
can not believe the reports are correct
until they are traced to some reliable
authority.
The only real cause for gl,om, ard
the one which has for a time cast a
pail upon US ali is the mournful death
of Colonel Allen, of the New Jersey
Ninth, and Surgeon Weller, Of the
same regiment, and sailor belonging
to one Of the transports. am heart
lily glad that | did not happen to be
near the scene Of the disaster, for am
told by those who saw it, that it was
fearfully tragic. Itseems that, owing
to the non-attendaEce Of the water
transports, the troops were suffering
for water, and these gentlemen volun-
teered to attempt, in life-boat, to
reach one tfthe other vessels on
which there was abountifnl supply.
In the chivalrous endeavor they lost
their lives. The water was very rough,
the boat shipped a heavy sea, which
rendered it unmahageable, and in one
of those moMents of alarm which at
times control the stoutest hearts, the
crew gave up and the boat went down
with the three men. No and could
be sent them, nor have their bodies
as yet been recovered IN. 7. World
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Mutinous Conduct efSoldIers
ST. LOUIS, February "a Gene.