Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-02-06

siHk in fve Jatloms Of tpater Her oommsna..
Captain Steliwagen, with boats crew, oamSa "
board and surrendered 0ae shot pereaI t w
, boiler, 60 ng clear through. Captain Stels'
aud crew were paroled by Commodore Ipysss
ham. sa-
Captain Tucker, Of the Cbcora, reports ain.
Jog another Federal guuboat aud the dsabns-
Of the steamship Quaker City. The latter ss
set 90 fire by the Cbicora, aud hauled down N" ~,
flag to surrender, but afterwards napassl wv
escape using only one wheel She was v.'O
seriously damaged. v
e. The number Of the blokcad,ng feet oulsid. =,
the time Of the attack was thirteen, win ,ss
first class frigates-ihe Susqusbanna and C,n
andagna V'a'
The Federal loss was very severe Itwss
complete success OIL our art, with not A MAJ
hnrt aA
Our gunboais were not even struck
All the boskaders have disapaetred Th...
is not cue TO be seen within five miles win ~.
returning to Charleston. "0'
The following is the official despatch;
THE REBEL OFFICIAL REPORT.
On BOARD GUNBoAr PALMETTO sr.Tp
went out last night. This vessel siruok NJ.
Mercedia, when she sent boat on boarl snS
Surrendered The officers aud crew wers ~.
rolled. Capt Tucker thinks he sunk one 49,
and set another on fire, when she struck ber ass
Tho bockading tltet had gone to southwarl anI
eastward out Of sight.
D. n. INGRAHAM
Flag Officer Commanding
Our gunbOats Palmetto State aud Cbieo,.
have reached the wharves. They were entbu.
siasticaly cheetel by an immense concour.e ~
citizens, who had assembled to greet Them
salutes were fired from tue forts aud batteries
Not man was hurt on cur side, aud GU. onn.
boaiA were not struck by the enemy Our al,
tack on the fleet was a complete surprise to fla
blockalers, each Que running away Witbop,
caring for The others.
It is supposed that nearly II of the crew Of
the Meic,dlta persisted.
The Palmetto State, which engaged the Mere
cedlta, having no boats, AMI fighting at tbs
! time, could render her 40 a sistauce
The Quaker City was sttnrk twice, and one Of
her side wheels almost torn of.
usneral lis,uregari an Commodor Ingrabam.
ne commanders OF the land aud naval forces
have issued II joint pr, camatiou. dated January
81, declaring the Blockade Of Charleston raised
the entire hostile squadron having been sunk
burned, or dispersed by the superior naval forces
of the Conipdrracy.
Yesterday afternoon General Beaueqatl
placed a steamer at the disposal of the foreign
consuls to see for themselves that no blockade
existed
The French anl Spanish coasuls, accompanied
by Gen. Mpl,y, accepted the Invitation. The
British consul. with the commander of the Bri-
tsh war steamer Petrol, had previously gone dye
miles beyond the usunl anchorage Of the block
aders, and could see nothing of them with
glasses.
Late in the evening four blockaders reappear
ed, keeping far out. This evening a large nun
ber of blocRaders are in sight, but keep steam
up, evidently ready to run.
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION.
HEADQUARTERS, LAND AND NAVAL FonCEs,
Charleston, s. c., Jan. 81, 1s63.-About Eve
o'clock this morning the Confederate States naya
force on this station attacked the Unittd States
blockading fleet off the harbor Of the city o.
Charleston, aud sunk, dispersed, or drove Of
hnd out of sight, for the time, the entire host,
fleet
Therefore, we, the undersigned commander
respectively Of the Confederate States naval ani
laud forces in this quarter, do hereby formal,
declare the blockade by the United States Of th
said city OF Charleston, $. C., to be raised by a
superior force Of the Confederate States, from
aud after this 3lst day of January, A. D. 1863
G. I. DEAUREGARD,
General Commanding.
D.N INGRAHAM,
Flag Officer commanding naval forces n sOut
Carolina.