New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-07

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blehead last night. Il will be fortunate our boats
in the excitement and confusion OF some genera
alarm, in dark night do not fire into one another
| June I9.-Dessrters say that the Ironsides, ii
the attack upon Fort SUMTER was directly on the toI
of torpedo, and that the Rebels in the fort tried
explode il with their wires but could not make then
work. This may perhaps account for the Withdrawal
Of the Monitors, the ronsdes not steering. getting
tangled up etc. Some say they have tofpedoes win
Is 600 pounds of powder, but this is incredible. Th'
steamer that ran in the other night passed close Z
the Huron-was hailed "What steamer Il that
and replied, the "Keystone State" "Why, then
do you not show the proper signal light" She then
hoistsd red lantern and the Huron fred after her
This shows the necessity Of changing signals every
night, for with good glasses the Rebels can SEQ the
lights used by our vessels nighsn approaching each
other. II blockade runners have our signals, rams
and batteries can use the same. The case above ID
one that has been too often sxemp6ed In this war
Of the enemy gaining their point over our officers.
Even II she had shown the proper light why not do.
tain her, and send boat aboardi
How the Blockade IL Evaded 6ometimes.
Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune.
GUxBoAr CHPPRwA Commander Harrtsl
or CHARLRsroH, June %, 1863.
Another blockade-runner went in last night.
This makes three in the three weeks we have been
hers-two in and one out-and they have all passed
through in the same place. The Unadilla having
left day or two since, left an open space OF two
miles between us and the Canandaigua It was
dark and cloudy, about o'clock in the morning,
when rocket from the Canandaigua toward the
shore, and four guns with the shells whstling ahead
and across our bow, informed us that q vessel was
running in. All hands were called to quarters, and
our Il.inch gun ready, when the outlines OF q
steamer were distinctly not far of, between US
and the light of Fort SUMTER Our gun was eveled
and traled 30 as to bear on her. but OF the crew
said il might be the Canandaigua chasing the runner
IT,, though this was impossible, from the direction
and distance of the Canandaigua. Commander
Harris, who had been called up in haste, could not
get sight of her. 80 this excellent chance for throw
lug ll.inch she'll at OF into her was lost. In the
two runners that have passed in sight OF Us, have
regretted two thipgs-frst that We had not instantly
slipped cable headed her of, aud at the same time
used the guns in time and last night, that We did
not fire the ll.inch gun. know that in the hurry,
confusion aud excitement at such tines instant dis
cernment and perception Of precisely what ought to
be done is faculty possessed by few. IL is
not certain nor very probable, that cur shell would
have sunk or captured the steamer, but it would
have been some satisfaction, aud scared the outlaws
more. do not impute any unworthy motives to
cficsrs believe they patriotic and do the best
they cam but that there is lack Of efficiency am
fully convinced, and so, think, the Government
and public will be after the account OF the last three
weeks is before them.