Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. :
. FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST.

| The Attack on the Blockadins Souad,on
| OIL hurlesien-Th- Slock ade Not II Erosen
| N" fteerai Vessels Either Sual or gap.
| tured-The htrcedita Escape. Partially =
ipiureG-The Keystone state Damaypd
| The Federal Lo>. Tweuty-Four Kiiied
and Fifteen Wouudrd.
| fFiLADKIFHiA, Feb e--The splendid Eng.
| iish iron steamer Princess Roy al, captured OF
Charleston by our hlochsdipg fi--t arri we'd here
tnis AFTERNOON on The navy yard, in charg. of
Acting Master Edward Eanic-, ith a prixa
| crew. She brings highly i'm portant in eiliCeace
| from the Southern coast. ho;h as relates Z, n.
capture and the reb-l attack on our biockaiiar
squadron of the harbor of Charleston, sho ,yin"
cnncinsiTrir ihai there is no foundation for the
assumpticn Of The reL+ls thai the blo,ixsd. NJ
ina lesion eve Ee, raised BY the sirpartur,
Of tie Initcd Stairs ftrrr
Only tHe Nrss; Is out of the eight or ton hIacs L.
scihs tie port Were dis al;i-d and obliged =,
ratf. Not a vessel was sunk VI captured by
ita2r-;,rs frcia .he statement OF IN ;n.e,,;.
FfEteyt I'ress that the cRus. OF this etta.k of
ii;r r. r" r;tTf9~ on our squadron was owing TO
me c"I'II" by IA OF the English st.ams-
frihcets al, the captain and piict o; IN lar
E'sffi having escaped ashore during the dark
hess CT tie night. aEd communicated inrelti
gem" 10 the tu,my
The lrinc"ss Royal a. already stated. a.
tempted TO run th- blockade hy way of I;a,ch
inlti, On ih- 29ih, but Was discovered ny IN.
riict fcat Blum, and on the signal bring given.
'h' EhDtoai haoiila lrcce.ded tow ards he r
and ,aptur, d the valuable priza wi,hout an,
other "ss srante Ii was then ,li-coyrred tb..
the captain aid pilot had succerdei in cettin :
"shG'r, carrying with th'm important dls
patches FOR the rebel government
he naGi!ia carried her pr,ze TO the sid. or
the Housaiouic. and laid there till daylight.
Wien Inc thEEdrT OF heavy ennS was heard
accon panied by sharp fius.es of firing In
wa' ~ INST supposed thar OR feet ,Yer. en-
. Fhrrd !n making other captures, or that the
rec pirate summers Alabama or Florida
hivhl o- 'ndtavorinP to force entrance
Al Or ' treak two rebel iron clads were saen
coming slowly from th- direction of Stono In
ist towards cur fleet. Thrr attacked the Nar
heCla ETsf. One ram struck her on the water
'eoR+, keeling her over. and 1t the same time
IL ca shot which entered one OF her boilers
causing the death Of three persons, incindinga a
gunner, by the combined efforts OF the shot aud
s;am N
The rebel ram then hailed the M.rcadi,a ana
Capt steilw agon lowered one OF his small
beats, after leaving one Of Ihr plugs out To Al
lew thr wai'r TO enter ii. The ram answered
cur nan ~ rel lying, "Conf-dt rate ram Pal.
H'ito State. DO you surrender This WAS
repeated 'hrer times, Capt. Stpllwa zen AZ aach
inquiry replying, L am in a sinking condi.
.!o,'' =, ne r eeis aHs ~ered, I'D d-u YOU
10 f--ll- II you don't SURF ndrr W.. wilI blow
lon cut oi In" water. Send your uoat aboard -
The boat which Capt. Sirliwag-u 10 y,red
'htn cunvt!td his iirutenant aud executive
tficer 10 tie side Of the r. bl ram. and the Of
hIrr asket 10 be- admitted abu.r,i. This WAS
re1rstd. The Lieutenant then r.peated Cant
S''liwagens statement that they were In a
Sit kfIg Con6lrioa. The rpts-l officer ranlrad
lou can't sink lower r.an th,. rails W.
'"nnot take you aioard" The officer then
gaze RS parole rs demanded and returned TO
his shy.
Tie retelS were thus successfully d.caivad
as To tie condHIon OF the Merc-di a, thinking
s. v as liz sinking condition. She IaiI an
shcaI water, and hence tn 1T r.pIy .,t shr
could noi siI k los er than her rails The ram
rCN Sd amed loward> The keA stQ.ie, ,Stttt, end
=. II a II o6I tWr ~ one persun>, twelve by the
sL't aI', ~" by 'errg ecald-i b. ihe rs -apiag
s'car:. Fit eu We're. wounded, and nov
lying Al Port Roy a.. sem" in a precarious coa-
Cit.OI.
In the meantime the United States gunboit
HuusatoI.ic :! rasvd thv ether rau. driyi.g her
away. 10" atGH o''lo,k Ia til. nerninS b5-a
l;ms iett tho sc'Le and pro e up t. g, arles-
luis. 1urui this attack on IN" Iiret, the Pri l.
- Eotal, which laid Il ar t..p Housatonis.
aHd Which was, no duu.t, the chi-f ooj.cI ot
Ne n h-is, suces eded in ceiling Oh, tsaiaiy
thICuct the ex'r-ions of Third Assistant En-
,inpr Tnurstor. who piled into her res all
10 mf:mnHh.e na.Ii;l a; hani 10 ct up a
lCuC he:d of st am ana her e>ca pe is dOu 1t
Chnf'y owing la his eadt aNors, as well aS her
sai' nrniN al ~ thIs Iort, notwi hstanding the
severe gale which pIevaiied d OF the coast uriug
h,r THS>ase from Port Royal.
Although supplied with an infe ior coal in
stead Of anthr.c cite, with which our navy is
. supplied, she MADE ten lots an hour on her
trip with tase in the heaviest weather. Her
usual rae Of spec il fifteen knots
The Mercedita. so tar from siaking steamed
o. Lsr foIlers injured. She arrived safe at Port
j q, al, and, ept the repairs 10 her boier,
would bn repaired Iii a day. The keystone
STATE was entirely disabled hut was lowed
Gcwn TO Port Roy al by the Memphis.
The rebel sta emenis thai the FEDERAL fleet
had entirely disapprar'd d from the port OF
Charleston are enti'ely unsustaiaed and dis
proved by the fact that tie ftet CO lsisted of
tie following vessels: UnadiIla. uous a-ouic
Augusta. Quaker City, keystone Stale, AMI
NJ re. dita, besides the pilot boats Memphis,
BiuBt, and other small vessels
During the daytime our blockading fleet are
not particular as 10 k, eping thrir station and
on the day of this assault mos0Of the vessels
sailed tow ards the Key stone state To ascertain
her condition and whether she wanted any as
sis'ance This may account tor their apparent
absence at the time of the visit of the foreign
ccnsuls, as mentioned by the Rebsl papers
Our vessels, as usual resumed their positions
at dark. The IRON clad frigate New Ironsides
arrived the next day 70 reinforce the blockade
The following are the officers on board the
Princess Royal: Edw'd Vausice, acting master;
H. Victor, lst assistant engineer; H. ID. Bates,
acting assistant; Dr. Bacon, surgeon; r. H.
1hurston, Sd assistant engineer: Chas. NJ Hall
and CLas. Myers, acting masters mates.
DIR. Bacon leaves to- night for Washington,
with special dis ispa'chrs for the Government.
The Princess Royal has on board, besides a
large amount Of arms and ammunition, COM
pete machinery for the construction of an IRON
clad ram. She has also rs passenger an intel
Iigent English mechanic, " no is we'll vel sed
in the process Of making aud hardening pro-
j. ctiles. Her value is variously estimated, but
she is doubtless worth a million Of do yrs
Her possession by the rebels would have been
OF inCalcnlable advantage, and she was doubt.
less well worth the effort they made 10 obtain
her by the attack on our blockading squadron
THE ATTACK ON FORT M'ALLIsTER--THE IRON
CLADS INPREGNABLR.
Information is also receiN ed by this arrival
Of The attack made by the iron clad steamer
Montauk on Fort McAllister the 2Sth ult.
he was not at all disabled. She received II
Shots on her sides and IL in her turret, without
susiainin any injury whatt yer, although en-
eaCed ii We honrs. She return ed 10 her anchor
age for want of shell, and il being foygy the
next morning, she did not return TO the attack
of a Guuhoat-fhe Canal OnuoSfte