Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-02-13
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
U. s. STEAMER MERoIDITA, |
Port ROYAL, Jan. 81.

ing the bar neat the Ship Channel unpercciv-
ed by the squadron, and made an attack upon
it, this ship being the first encountered. Par
tcular vigilance was exhibited BY The officers
and crew in the expectation Of a vessel run
ming the blockade. a. three o'clock in the
morning we had slipped our cable and over
hauled a troop steamer running for the chan
net At four o'clock | laid down, Lieut..
Commander Abbott was on deck giving an
order to Acting Master Dryer about recover
ing the anchor, when they saw smoke and
faint appearance Of vessel close at hand
heard them exclaim, "She has black smoke, ="
--"Watch man the guns, "-"Spring the
tle,"-Cal all hands to quarters" Mr..
Dwyer came to the cabin door telling me,
"a steamboat was close aboard" ! was
then in the act Of getting my pea jacket and
clipped 1t on as followed him out. jumped
to the poop ladder, saw the smoke and low
boat, apparently tug. Although thought
it might be little propeller for the squadron,
sang out, Train your guns right on him
be ready to fire as soon as order" hailed
the steamer, "Ahoy Stand clear Of us and
heave to. What steamer is ttati" then
ordered my men to fire on him, and told him,
"You will be into us. What steamer is thst!"
His answer to the first and second hail was,
Ell. ~. ;,,a.,;on -. t.au, -, .oolo,,
;a';Sa - III Ill 80, ,,n,u H. 70 a., ~
It'll. =. ,i,h III 80 ,rhor no ia
cru: ? a.. C.ac..la..t. c.. -, .a,,, -
r-s..a5 ..r;.o a. e. tt'h,,, -, ,,,,r conIJ
D. t,sinsd on III, 40 bo ,,n,oacbcd M on
tho o,.,,e, ord s,,,oL ne i,s, ,h,f, orr af,o,-
mas, with ,birtv.two nounder and e,od a
heavy rife th,onoh ne entirely nene,ratir,,
tho sta,boa,d lido ,bron,h ON rorrn,rdv COZ,
denser the steam drum Of opr no,t boDer and
cxplodipo ngains, Tho rort siae Of tho shin
blown, hole in its eri, sore rorr n, az
feet square The vossel was instan,ly ellod
and enyeloned with steam Reno,ts .,yere
brought 10 me that we wc,e shot ibronyb
both boilers: that the 6tes were mt nm, nv
the steam and smoke. that gunner and one
man were killed. that a number NJ por u, ,o
badly scalded and that tho water was ove,
the fre.room aoo, and that tho vcs,el was
sinking fast The ram had cut ma ,brouob
=, H., ,ho 49, l;na -, 49, "a 80 e
Iii t.a i ,h ~ o"e ,'u Di. anu VI.
a. a. aI &C. ~, ~ uo "'.'' AZ
snv 80 80 az, W., ,dn st'oeA s'c
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ieo.i MN e,,eu ou'' ~ )ou sui'epue'
sa'u nu,"e 'ou"u my nno'ink power
aes"oyeu anu mat couiu oiing ho'ning 10
ing ne naiieu seoerai times 10 senu ooat'
.ay ooa. was iome,eu anu leu Opini'anu,
81 noSo'' "SNeu ne snouiu 20 III he,, anu
asAeu io' oiue's "ns' " say, 'o,u nun W
htc Wudt Autl utIHhuutu, anu 10 ltll nun tue
cohu''lon we were IN ne p,oceeoea ABOARD
ana eScotu'hg 10 tne'f uemahu gave MS parole
On ofhai ana al 'ne oihcers ana crew. his
'epof' accompanies .h's'
Inc ram having oeen detained nan nour
VI more NO" ran out LOT 'ne steamer hey-
s'o,e o's'e' whicn 'esse, anu ,nree o'nefs we
hau 'r'eu 70 warn oy iiShts' we saw a sneii
sApioue as !. s',ucn 'he ram witnout inJuring
nei' oaw 'ne neys'ohe o'a,e srucA seNeral
ehes' anu saw 'he s'ean anu smoke oio"ing
,on me,, ae n.ang men receoeo 10 tne
a, ,bo haa5 ~ ~ i;no -, srs,. -,
,ro,L ,atino oara ~ ~ ',,IaI yoouy az
,ha III s,ssnia,, 49, a,;nia ~ 20
o;nss stc ahn,S "A N an, ,t;sos il ~.
Dc, IN s,on .Ii,,le s,earo an6 hovenn ,nchor
TIN stelIin ,nd Fioa se,;n,, on, cordi,;or
toId Nom ,bsy r,;ef, no s.S,e "a, 10 the. south.
,,a,d ,,icl -, rrn he a .biin, now be;ny
owe, f1Iio7 a'
In combustion have 10 saw that in ,bc
sonad,on vhere ali nc vessels wo,s c,rs,,icr-
ons for v;cilance ,bis al, has nave, been
fonrd wan,ir, Eyc,v,hir, wa. doro Ia,
circpmstances ne,mitted and in nroner man.
ne, Vsrv re.nectG,ilv
your. nh, servan,
rs sYY1tw1avN
po,t ROYAL latte, of the Ard saws tho
Mon,ank has heen ENGAGED several dav. in
ATTACHING the iron.rlad batteries on tho
Oouecbee river The rebels have cot much
heavier gpns ,ben eye, ns,d befo,e Tbey
also n,e steel noin,ed sol;d sbo, bn, aIthongi
the ,u,re, has been strncL x,een ,;nes t6o
haus h.va Al, olancad og o., W.
Mad reorlv donooI;shod NOS, Of ,he ,e,oi ~.
ane, ana svnects soon 70 car,n,o Tho bo,,prr
heh;rd ybieh TO- ia s,aanIor Noshvu,
The passaic is said 10 he nm Warsaw Soord
and beavv sr;ng was hoard ,be,e nm Tho ond
The rebei ram Fingal /. in hat vicinity 80
The Pa,ansico and the Weebawken arc
both hourly expec,ed The barhor of po,,
Rovsl !. GiII of vessels and ,roons ana Con
Foster had arrived