The New York herald., 1862-07-15
NEWS FROM TINE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.

Operations Of the BlockAding Squadron
Exeiting Chase After the Rebel Schooner
xaias-Coston, Turpsnsine and schoon-
ers Burned st Little Creek, &c.
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENTS.
UsmED STATES SrxAHR MYsrIc,l
Or CAPD FKAR RIVER, N. c. juno 70, 1859. !
Eseiiias CAass Aytev R,0d Schooner Near the Mouth of
Caps Fear River-SAs Gets Aground asd is Burned
Firing from Fort CasDeil on As Uniss Vessel. i. =.
psdsio" % L'als cfsss- rsss,. ana PYeCs. a.,s.s-
peserteq vutge, &c
ih mas been an interesting ds In the calendar OF tho
o0o,Ao'us squadron "a Wilmington, N. @. few days
~ 'as picked up several 0ontrabands who
f-'' ..rmaton Of two schoonsrs loading with cotton
a. village eight miles up Little creek and about twenty
ailes below here the State hs between North and
sath Carolina. Accordingly last night the Monticello
dse patched, lhavinl in company boat from each
vessel the squadron, making In all boats crews Of
seventy They lefs the squadron carrying with thea
good wishes Of all hands, and when turned in It
was with anxious expectation for the morning. We
o'clock in the morning, just as tbo light began
70 dawn, there was cry = SAIL hop in three minutes
stranger. She fore-and-a schooner, attempting
the blockade. or this not to be per-
mi.ted so the Mystic opened ire on her Almost imms
way and bore down for the schooner sending the
iron compliments ahead Bnt she was pucky: the shot
fell TO the right Of her 10 tho left In front OF her and
behind; but she went into the mouth OF Cape Foar
river. Whz the riGed shot and hotter and hotter
it became the decks OF the escaping schooner The
Ny Stic pressed her close that she had to u and
grounded her officers and crew took 10 the boats and
made for the shore only few moments before the Mount
Nernons boat reached her. TWAS useless for TO at
tempt u get her OF for she lay right under tbs guns
u Fort Caswe SO they set Are to her, and the
boats put back for The fort opened on
boats: but, fort ely no one was injured Seve
raj shots went ovor the Mystic 1hs foresail aud b Of
the schooner sill set and IN little while filled
and car ed her OF the shsl ON which she grounded
she drifted down past Fort Caswel and six
after her again but when they reached her she
mass Of hame. Her masts were still standing, put
carpenter uraNed on her deck and the stays
away the mas went the side In a few moments
he Victoria up and towed her further out The
fire having be. partially exiingushcd, her cargo was
found to consis OF mackere herring and SALT which
now worth here $40 bushel Her papers were found
more under the name Of the Emily, Of Nassau Now
Providence Her real nam, is the Zsidc.
We able 10 rest and take BREATH but soon
the exc,te nleu began anxously look
for the Monticello, more especially as dense
volume Of smoke to the southwest. About four O'Clock
in the afternoon she hove In sight with rebel ag ving
under her ensign. Our excitement increased. What
had they doneP IN few moments our again
on our deck They were received with nino rousing
cheers. From them learned the following account
her expedition
Tho Monticello arrived or Little creek about ave
O'Clock this morning At six O'Clock the boats left the
steamer having two contrabands for pilots The creek
was very narrow and circuitous and lined both
Woous, tney prOceeoeu unmoloSt9u
eight mites and at half past eight O'Clock in sight
Of tho schooners and village The expedition
msndet by Lieut. Brnce, Of the Penotscot, and moved
nt~o divisions As soon as they came within range
Of the schoonsrs opened fire from rifles The
on the schoOners skedsddled immediately, and In
few moments there 9ener.l exodus Of the inhab
tauts OF the village. Our boat arded the schooner and
planted the Stars and Stripes the quarter No
found board but contraband. The schooners
yet loaded: SET hre to them.
On shore We found, In two warehouses, about sixty
bales Of cotton and three hundred barrels OF turpenine
andre fOr- IN thqxaf ftR
also applied, and it long before there gene
raj con1agration. Some idea Of its extent may b.
imagined from the fact that the smoke by the
iicet at distance Of over twenty miles.
Most OF the rhab had left the village leav
ing their breakfasts stih cooking.
The boats then returned the Monticello without
ury TO single man.