Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-05
Rebel Report from harleston.

Rebel Report from ChRrl es ton,
The rebels at Charleston report that they
have made a successful raid against some of
the blockading vessels off Charleston harbor.
They do not give particulars with much clear
ness; but have multiplied dispatches on the
subject and made some noise over it, al
though the most authentic statement of what
they claim to have done is given briefly in the
following "oiiicial report
''ON BOARD GuNBoAr PALMETTO SrArE.-
went out last night. This vessel struck the
Mercedta, when she sent a boat on board and
surrendered. The officers and crew were pa
rolled. Capt. Tucker thinks he sunk one YES
sci and set another on fire, when she struck
her flag. The blockading fleet had gone to
southwark and eastward out of sight.
d. n. INGRAHAM, Flag Officer Cong"
According to this report, Ingraham took an
opportunity to fall upon one or two small
blockading vessels near the harbor, when
~the blockading fleet had gone out of sight,
southwark and eastward" But the rebel dis
patch writers go much beyond his report and
enlarge thus: =
''CHARLEsroN, Jan. 81, lS64.-This morn
ledge, and Chicora, Capt Tucker, accompan-
led by three small steamers-the General
Clinch, Etlwan, and Chestertield-all under
the command Of Commodore lngraham, made
an attack on the bloCkaderS, and succeeded
in sinking tiCo and crippling a third. The
engagement commenced at four o'clock. The
Palmetto State, with Commodore Ingraham
on board, opened fire on the federal gunboat
Merceditas carrying eleven guns and l5S
men, which scas soon sunk in IRE tathomS of
qcatey. Her commander Capt. Stellwagen,
with a boats crew, came on board and sur
rendered. One shot pierced her boiler going
clear through. Capt. Stellwagen and crew
were paroed by Commodore Ingraham.
Capt. Tucker, OF the Chicora, reports
sinking another federal gunboat and the disa-
bling of the steamship Quaker City. The
latter was set on fire by the Chcora, and
hauled down her flag to surrender, but after
wards managed 10 escape, using only one
wheel. She was very seriously damaged.
The number of the blOckadng fleet outside
at the time of the attack was thirteen, with
two first class trigates, the Susquehana and
Canandagua. All the blockaders have dis
appeared. There is not one to be seen within
five miles with the strongest kind of glasses.
Our boats are now returning to Charleston
And now comes the real purpose Of their
dispatches which were hurried off to the
Nov, yorl- Hold -, ~, ,.;nt.l :, 49, ~
u n e''!'' " 'e pii"'eu III 'iie lleF'iu
yesterday morning, and 60 to Europe by the
steamer that sailed Yesterday, They reDre-
sent that they have yq;seJ the b7ocl,Je "a
Charleston, and yet, being in hurry, they
1ailed to suppress their own admission that
there were only thirteen blockaders. visible
and invisible. off Charleston whom tbo,, bo,,o,
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',i VIZ NJ anu 'i"s 'i'eIe were twenty before
'ny ii,'' 'l'e'eU It. 1ner last uispa'cf
Con peo,,ro.,'.J li o. Ip - iooo'
commanders Of the land and naval forces
have issued joint proclamation, dated Janu
airy o. a93@It@g me 0toeF@@e o. CAaIlesto
5een sVnL b,,,,sd m, d;soe,lsd h, The S,a.
q,iog nacal forces of the eonfe,lerncT Yestel
day afternoon General Beauregard placed
stes,ilef at tne ul5pos4i oI Tue ioreish consul
The French and Snanish consnIS aocnI',,,
MED by Gen. Ripley, accepted the invitation
The British consul, with the commander
tle DtiIisn war steamer Lelrel' hau preylousi
of the HI cLadars and conl5 saa n r'llI,iU,
them with glasses Late in the ercn;n,, "a,