Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-06-25
THE CHARLESTON BLOCKADE.

Rear Admiral Dupont in official letter to the Secre-
tay Of the Navy dated in the harbor Of Port Royal the
18th instant refers follows to the recent destruction Of
two steamers which endeavorng to the blockade
have the honor to report to the Department that
the night OF the 9Th instant steamer attempted TO
out Of Charleston She turned back by the Wissa-
hckon which vessel pursued her over the BAR firing at
her repeatedly. The steamer was sunk. From subse-
quen Information from two deserters from Charleston,
whom send North by the Massachusetts,, there s
to believe that the vessel was the Isaac Smith
Il have further to report that the night of the 10th
instant another steamer attempted TO the blockade
to Charleston by the Lanford Channel She fred at
by several Of the vessels but in the darkness euded them
On the morning. at day ght, che discovered
the north end of Folly Island FIRE, which, however did
not destroy tho vessel She supposed to be large side
wheel steamer, and is supposed by Commodore Turner
to be the Haveock, but this is not yet certainly
tanned /"
report from Capt Turner to Admiral Dupont dated
board the New Ironsdes of Charleston, the Ilh
instant thus refers to the chase and destruction of one
the aforementioned vessels
Shortly after my arrival last night from Port Royal,
just about sunset, black smoke discovered to the
southwark and eastward very far of; thinking it might
be blockade runner dispatched the Powhatan in pur
suit of her. She search Of her all night, but with
out At about hour and half after midnight
steamer which supposed to be the same, endravored
to pass into Laniod channel through the lower lines She
immediately and sharply fired upon by the Memphis
Stetn and Ottawa but succeeded n getting in and pass
ing them. This morning she discovered on Shore on
the northern part of Folly Island fire. fore and aft
She evidently vessel Of the frst-class sent in
about sunrise this morning detachmens from the Sebago
and Powhatan for the purpose Of extngushng the fire il
possible and TO what prospect there for wreckng
her getting her off, but the boats approached her the
batteries the lover end of Morris Island opened upon
them, throwing their shell which exploded entirely
her This vessel doubtless ashore in sinking
condition to save her from sinking in the channel"
later report from Commodore Turner says, in refer
to the vessel:
She is as have described her in previous letter.
very large steamer and doubtless the Haveock now call
ed the Beauegad the Britannia Of the three in
GLIDING the GeorRiana that much talked Of 10 Eng
land at the time she fitted out She now lies total
wreck within about eight hundred yards Of the rebel bat
teries Morris Island, and s directly front of sec
ton Of artillery belonging ourselves much nearer than
the rebel battery. Gen Vogdes succeeded getting
couple OF men on her in the dark night before last who
we're secreted there all day yesterday and think they
we're discovered by the rebels before sunset be there
for about six O'Clock in the afternoon they opened sharp
FIRE upon the wreck which brought about rapid
ing between our batteries and the rebels"