Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-20
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I orr CHAKLEsToS, Nay 18th, 1852.
So: have the honor 70 inform you thar
the rebel armed steamer Planter vas
brought out 10 US This morning from
Charleston, by eight contrAbands. and de-
liFeresd 20 the squadron Five eolnrea
women and three children are also on
board, and four large guns which she was
engaged in transporting / send her 10
Port Royal At once, in order to take Aavsn-
tsge Of the ps esent good weather. send
Charleston papers Of The 10Th, and the rerv
intel igent contrabaud who YVES in charge
will give you the Information which lie has
brought Of
! have the honor 10 request that yoa viii
send back, MS soon as convenient, The on
Ger and crew sent on board
Commodore Dupont, IN forwarding this
Dispatch snys, 10 relation 10 the rebel
steamer Planter She was the armed Dis
patch aid transportation steamer attached
10 the englnee. department IL Charleston,
under Brigadier-Gen. Ripley, whose lark,
short time since, was brought out 70 the
blockading feet by several contrebrauds.
The bringing cut of this steamer. under all
The circumstances, would have done credit
TO aay one At four O'Clock in The morn
ing, n the absence of the Captain, who was
on shore, Ehe left her wharf, close 10 the
government Office and headquarters, with
the Palmetto and Confederate flags flying,
passing the successive forts, and sAlatinp
D usual by blowing her Steam whistle
AFTER getting beyond the range Of the last
gun, she quickly hauled down the rebel
Tags aud hOisted a white one. The On
vHrd was the inside ship of the bIoekading
Feet N the main channel, and was prepsr-
ing to FIRE when her commander made out
the white 1sg.
The armament of the steamer is 4 80
FOUNDER or pivot, and a fine 4-pounder
howiizsf- She has besides on her deck.
four other GINS, one inch -ifed, which
were 10 be taken TO The new tori on tie
middle ground 0ne of tie four belonged
10 Fort Sumter, aud had been struck IN
the rebel artEck on the fort on he muzzie.
Robert, the intelligent slave and pilot OF
The boat, who performed this bold feat go
skiiiiuliy, Informed me OF this fact, pre-
suming II would be n matter of interest 10
US TO have possession Of this Euu This
man, Robert Small, Is superior TO any " no
have come iutO our lines. Intelligent az
many of them have been, his information
has teec most Interesting, and portions OF
II OF ihs utmost importance.
The Steamer Is quite n valuable acanisi-
tiou to the squadron by her good machin-
cry and very lighI drRught The officers
in charge brought her through ST. Helena
sound, and by the inland passage down
Beaufort river, arriving here al 10 O'Clock
last night On board the steamer when
she left Charleston were meu. 5 women
and children ! shall continue 10 EN- ioy
Robert as pilot on board the Planter for in
land waters, with which be Rfpenrs ysry
familiar. do not know wheeler in The
views Of the Government the vessel viii be
considered prize, tut If SO respectable
submit 10 The Department the ciAins of the
man Robert Small and his associates.
Very respectfully your ob't ser'rt
5. F. DUFoST, FisE Officer Coming.