The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-09-11
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The steamer Sunbeam, built At this
port some three years since, was lost in .
storm on Lake Superior, on the morning
of Friday, August %, and every soul On
board, except one, went down with her.--
The steamer, at the time Of her loss, was
running from Portage Lake to Superior,
and encountering fearful gale, became
entirely unmanageabls, and, getting into
the trough of the sea, was At the mercy
Of the waves.
We have Charleston dates 10 the 5:h,
the news coming from rebe: sources. On
that day, our feet and batteries CONNER
ced another furious bombardnsst on
Forts Wagner aud Gregg. The lombard
ment lasted So hours. On tho night Of
the 5:h our force. landed near Cummings
Point in barges, and assaulted battery
Gregg. The assault was rspulsed. Later
news report that Morris Island had been
evacuated by the reosls. No further aews
from Charleston.
The New York Tribune Of the 9Th, says
b" From passenger by the steamship SEQ
tia who enjoyed facilities for becoming IA
niliar with the facts we learn that the an
glo-rebsl iron clads are being pushed fore
ward to completion With tho utmost vigcr.
Two 1000 ton iron ciads, comb; ming the
ram and monitor principles, are being built
by Laird at Birkenhead. One Of these 10
already launched. They are plated with
four inch iron, each carries two turrets
Twelve inches thick, and have formidable
rams projecting from their stems. Each
turret will carry two 200 FOUNDER rife
guns. aid each vessel will be armed iu ad-
d,ion with two 100 FOUNDER stern chassrs.
Guns were ready at Preston, Lanca,hirs.
and would be shipped and pu. on board in
the Irish channel.
In Buffalo, on the night of the 9Th.
FIRE was discovered in the WiIkison Eleva-
tor, which soon extended to another. and
both with their contents were destroyed.
About $4,000 bushels Of grain was stored
in the former, and 100000 bu.bel. in tn.
latter, chiefly corn. The grain was fully
insured. Total loss, $3.50 ,oOO--mss,ly
insured t..
The steamer Wolf plying betwe cen O.h-
kosh and New London, was burned to
the waters edge on Sunday morning,
while lying at her dock 10 New London.
One of the deck hands is said 10 have
been burned.
Geld Is little on the advance. KvM
worth 80 II in New York on Wedpes.
day. -.
We have little speck OF war with
Japan. On the 2o,h Of July the Ameri.
can steamer Wyoming arrived At Kama
~ago, on a trip to punish the D.inio
whose vessels and forts fred on the Penn.
broke. Tho Wyoming reported that she
had blown up the Japanese steamer Lance.
field, and sienced nearly all the neighbor-
ing forts. The Wyoming received twes.y
shots, and had killed and three wounded.
when she deemed isprudent to proceed to
Kangaroo. .E F.. re.. 81. ,
The Liverpool Mercury processes 10 hsvs
reliable information that the u. s. stsauu>
er Vanderbilt was sunk BY the Alabama,
Aug. 18th, in lat, Al long. 45.
New Orleans advicss state that she
movement upon Mobile has undoubtedly
been abandoned The cause VIII, il not
stated. Preparations are making, how
ever, for new campaign The rebel
forces in Louisiana are concentrating 70,
a raid into the district Of country held BY
the sedsrals, s.-.