Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-29
FURTHER FROM THE BURNSIDE Elk.
petition.


Mr.. James L. Aspril and Mr.. Akers, officers Of
the steamer Louisiana, who arrived in Baltimore
yesterday, furnish the American with the follow.
ing details concurring the damage done to the
Burnside expedition by the storm:
The Pocahontas went ashore on SATURDAY. night
week, ten miles north Of Hatteras. Before she
went ashore her wheel chain broke and her boil
era were rolled of their legs. The engineer man.
aged to keep steam up until she was beached,
about twenty yards from shore. The crew landed,
carrying large hawser ashore, which they made
fast to the beach.
The crew and soldiers on board in charge of
the horses numbered eighty men. Those left on
board escaped to the shore by the hawser Some
OF the horses had been previously thrown over
board to Tighten the boat. In three quarters Of an
hour afterwards the boat broke into three pieces
and fioatea ashore. In the after cabin, when 10
came ashore, one Of the horses was found quietly
eating hay. or the ninety horses on board only
twelve came ashore alive. The men built large
probably tax en- by the Rebels for the burning of
steamer. The crew afterwards made their way
to the village at Big Kinnekeeth, where they were
succored by the Inhabitants, and afterwards came
down the sound to Hatteras. The soldiers
marched down the beach The officers and crew
Were CHARTERED on board the Louisiana
The Louisiana went ashore on Tuesday night,
the 18th, on the inner bar, at Hatteras Inlet. On
Thursday, the 23d, the steamer got afoat, but
during gale on the oath again went ashore the
steamer New Brunswick having run over and
carried away her anchor The vessels also col
lided, and considerable damage was done to the
upper works Of each. The New Brunswick hoated
on, but the Louisiana still remained ashore She
remained tight, and would be got off at the frst
nigh tide Her position was not considered dan
gerous. Captain William H. Phillips was exert
Ing himself to get her afoat, and from the able
manner in which he handled her during the
storm, 1t was believed would succeed.
The bark voltigeur was ashore inside Hatteras
inlet. All her cargo was safe, but the vessel
would not probably be got off
The gunbsaf Zouave, purchased vessel, bilged
on the 15th, inside the inlet and sunk on the bar
All her guns and stores were taken off
The steamship Suwanee was ashore inside the
bar, but would be got off.
When the Eastern State left, the last ship out
side, the Aracon, was going In, lowed by the s.
X. Spaulding. Several Of the troop ships, draw
Ing too much water, were lying inside the inlet,
but could not pass over the inner bar. The troops
on board these vessels were landed and transferred
to boats inside the bar. There were about one
hundred vessels in the sound and the remainder
In the inlet
On the 2Ist two Rebel gunboats came down
the Sound accommodating. Seven Of our gun
boats started cfter them, and shots were ex-
changed, but the thick fog prevented any long
pursuit.
During the storm the beach at the inlet was COM
pletely Overlooked, and the troops had to move
farther up to higher ground. No damage was,
however done to the forts.
From other sources we learn the following:
After the first storm 1t was discovered that In
stead OF vessels drawing eight and half feet be-
Ing able to go over the "SwashD or bar as Gen
Burnside had been informed, no vessel drawing
over seven feet three inches could pass into Paml-
CO Sound, and no vessel could pass over the out
side bar drawing over thirteen feet unless skIlful-
ly ptloted, consequently the steamer CITY OF New
York struck on the outside bar and was totally
lost. She was loaded with powder, rifles bombs
etc, valued at 5000, 600, The Captain and crew,
after bravely remaining In the rigging for forty
hours, were saved
The water vessels had been blown ofY and had
not reached their destination when the Eastern
state LETT Saturday mig h and had II not been for
the condensers on board some of the vessels and
on shore, terrible suffering would have occurred
AS 1t was, the water they had was in old whiskey,
camphine and kerosine oil casks, and by no
means pleasant to the taste
1t is thought that some of the Union pilots of
Hatteras proved traitors, and Intentionally run
several vessels ashore One OF the storms can only
be described as terrific. The waters In every d.
rection were covered with foam, dashing with
clear sweep across Hatteras shore and, for time
completely cutting of the fort from all outside
communication. The current was running at the
rate OF Ave miles an hour, and the chop seas pre-
vented Gen. Burnside from answering any signals
OF distress or communicating with his generals
Fair weather having set in, the schooners and
other small vessels Of the expedition were rapidly
making their appearance at the inlet with water
and coal, and everything looked promising.
General Burnside left Fortress Monroe on the
steamer Picket. but after the arrival Of the steam
er > Spaulding he made her his flag ship. She
would be used for taking the remaining troops
over the bar.
The 9th Massachusetts Regiment and the
the guns Of the fort at Hatteras Inlet.
It's understood that Cot. Hawkin' Regiment
goes with Gen. Burnside Their place will be
hlled by the 9th New Hampshire.