The Portland daily press., 1862-12-01
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TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Jackson reported at Culpepper.
Vessels run ashore and Burned.
Yellow Fever raging at Wilmington.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Jackson reported at Culpepper.
Vessels run ashore and Burned.
yellow Fever raging at Wilmington.
Promotions in the Navy.
WAS111NcrnN Nn

Maj. Gen. Burnside arrived here last night
| and spent this afternoon principally in consul
tation with the President and Gen. Halleck-
| He has already returned to his headquarters
1t is supposed that Stonewall Jackson was to-
day at Culpepper, designing-to move directly
thence to Fredericksburg.
The demands upon the Treasury out-stand-
ing are less than Sl4,000000 These, it is
thought will be absorbed in revenue payments
| by the first of February.
The members of Congress have already be-
come numerous. The larger number howev-
er, will arrive tomorrow and on Monday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80.
A dispatch to the Navy Department from
| Commander Parker, of the L. 5. steamer Cam
bridge, dated, Nov. II, reports that a schooner
having been observed near Mansonborough
Inlet, he Immediately bore down upon her and
fired 80 FOUNDER Parrot gun, at which the
! schooner was ran ashore. a boat, under COM
mand OF Acting Master Maies with two men,
was sent to burn her, with instructions, as the
! surf was high, not to venture too near. and iu
case of doubt as to reaching the vessel to re-
turn The boat, however, was swamped, yet
the men, with Mr.. Males, reached the shore
and fired the schooner, which was completely
destroyed. Two other boats, with Acting
Masters Mates Wells and Odiorne were sent
| to communicate with, and if possible, give
| them relief. Wells swan ashore with line,
| but it having parted, Odiorne followed with
| it .and landed. just at this juncture some 30
men came suddenly upon the party and all
were taken prisoners.
During Commander Parkers' absence while
engaged in destroying the schooner, the Day
| light drove an English bark upon the beach,
| about one mile from the fort, where she be-
| came hard and fast.
A dispatch from Lieut.. Commander Braine,
dated the 1Sth reports that after giving chase
to a schooner, the parties on her ran her ashore.
With few shell those unloading her were dis
persed. She proved to be the English schoon-
er Ariel, of Halifax. There were no papers or
colors on board. At this time another schoon-
er was discovered TO the westward, down the
coast. Leaving two boats to endeavor 10 get
the first schooner, Commander Brane imme-
diately started in pursuit of the second, and
she was also run ashore. He with few shell
drove those away who were engaged in un-
loading her. In boarding her she proved to
be the English schooner Ann Maria, of Nassau,
n. p. No papers or colors were found on
board. Getting as close TO her as possible
with the steamer, she was hauled of. She
however bilged in four fathoms of water. I'm
mediately returning to the first schooner and
finding her bilged, she was fired and complete
ly destroyed. The cargoes of these vessels
were principally salt, few kegs of lard and
several barrels OF Hour and sugar, Everything
upon which hands could be laid was destroyed,
including abont 2000 bags of salt
Lieut. Commander TruXton, of the gunboat
Choewia, in dispatch dated Beaufort, n. c.,
Nov. II, says they seized an unknown schoon-
er for violating the blockade. She was from
Wilmington, bound to Nassau. Hsr master
stated that she left Wilmington without papers,
flag or name.
The death of the Collector and the prevail
ance of yellow fever had caused the Custom
House to be closed and business to be gener-
ally suspended.
Eight hundred cases of fever were said to
exist when she left. The schooner was loaded
with turpentine, rosin and shingles, and her
master openly declared her Confederate YES
sci. As she sprung a leak and was found TO
be filling, she was set ON fire and completely
destroyed.
Rear Admiral Dupont, of the flagship Wa
bash, under date of Port Royal Harbor, 25th
inst, writes that on the night of the 18th
steamer attempted to run the blockade off
Charleston by Motifs Channel. She was first
discovered by the Blunt, and was fired upon
by that vessel, when the commanding officer
at the same time gave a signal TO the fleet.
The steamer Flag, hearing the gun and seeing
the signal, stood in the direction indicated and
got sight of the steamer and fired one shot at
her, when she appeared to run eastward, but a
dense fog just at that moment unfortunately
shut her out from the view. The Seneca,
aroused by the previous signals, soon after
perceived the steamer and fired her rifed gun,
when she turned short around and steered to
the eastward. Immediately after, owing to the
fog, she was lost sight OF.
On the night of the l6th steamer again
attempted TO run the blockade by the same
entrance, and was again discovered by the
Blunt, which approached within 200 yards of
her. A shell was fired from the Blunt, which
struck her, exploding on board. The steamer
Immediately turned to the northward and
westward. and apparently ran ashore on the
shoal Off Davis Inlet, where, however, she re-
mained only for few minutes. in which time
Acting Master Beers, the commanding officer
of the Blunt, fired three more shells at her,
sending also boat to board her, but she sue
ceeded in getting of, and, steering seaward,
disappeared in the darkness.
There is reason to believe the steamer last
mentioned was the same that attempted to en-
ter the previous night. Being foiled on both
of these occasions, the impression is that she
has returned to Nassau disabled
The Navy Department has information that
the pirate Alabama was expected in the vi
cinity of the Azores early in November. She
was to receive supplies, ammunition and sea-
men from the steamer Bahama.
The Turkish steamer Sha gsliat was taking
dispatches to that place for Capt. Semmes.-
Several United States vessels are in that
neighborhood.
=. S. Sanderson, of Pennsylvania, has re-
signed his position in the pay department of
the army.
The following Masters have been promoted
to be Acting Volunteer Lieuts. in the Navy
| for gallant conduct in the action at Sabine
| Pass: Nathan III. Hammond of the steamer
| Kensington, l.. w. Pennington commanding
seh Henry Jones, Frederick Crocker COM
manding the Kensinton, Quincy A. Hosper
commanding the Rachel Seaman. Geo. Wig
gin has been appointed Acting Volunteer
| Lieut.. for gallant conduct at Achafalaya river
| Edwin Jannin has been appointed Acting En-
| sign i'll the Navy for gallant conduct at Sabine
| Pass. Acting Master Henry o. Porter has
been ordered to proceed to New York and
report to Rear Admiral Paulding, for passage
in the Circassian to the West gulf blockading
squadron and then report to Rear Admiral
| Farragut for such duty as may be assigned
him. Acting Assistant Surgeon W. ii. Holmes
has been ordered to the steamer Southfeld.
Some fears are entertained for the safety of
Capt l.. NJ. Powell of the navy. The letter
assigning him to important duty still remain
ing the New York Pcstotfice.
The annual reports of the Secretary of War
and Treasury and of the Postmaster General
are not completed. 1t isl therefore not certain
that the Message will be transmitted to-mor-
row.
The Grand Army of the south in
motion.
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