New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-25
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EoATH ATLANTIC BLocKADISG Fun ';ssa
or NV IsLyT CAFE fssA. June -. '.
There are many reports an circulation Te'is'. e
the m inDer in which the blockade Of this p'ss>
performed. Many of these reports are caisaists>
10 convey wrong impressiOn 20 those who kIos
oothing Of tie difficulties 70 be encountered by 8
blookading feet and damaging 10 the reputation
of the officers in command Of the vessels, and those
whose duty 1t lis TO keep watch by night aud day for
yessets running the blockade. Surely, men OF char.
sctsr and ability who Voluntarily, and almost
wholly. cut themselves of FROM their homes, friends.
and soeety 10 serve their country, are deserving Of
the ooIEdeucc and good opinion OF their country
men IL = true that many s,eainers run tie hiock-
ace g, this ploce, but $40 our COMMANDERS and all
oiieers on board ~ Le blamed II they dol
The time Las gone by Tor vesses 70 beave TO, Tor
shot fred acfoss their bows while trying to run IN,
and unless surround 90 that escape Ii Impossible,
DR. their machinery disabled, they VII never aio"
thetnss ves 10 be captured Some few Of these ves-
tels seen aud chased; some nave oeen strack Dy
our SHELLS bat not disabled. aud nave got clear
The grcai esi obstacle stopping these steamers 10
our inability 70 them al all. Mono vi them come
in sight by day. and II ttey did, there are but lie"
of them could DO captured by DOR vessels on re.
count II their greater speed MOL long since one OF
our fasrsd steamers sighted one OF The neuIrals o.
4 q. H., running along close IN shore toward
che bar. Our steamer gave chase and tue ienow
Tut W sea Our steamer burned all Tar ana pltc on
board and fed her fires with fat po'k TO rare
her sic fm, but il ell 70 no purpose except 10
cause the chase 70 heave overheard large quantity
of cargo. Ats D. III. our steamer lost s rbt Of the
stranger and gave up the coase-chasing Him some
sixteen hours.
it H. how IA well known eact that most Of the ver-
gels ruonng The blockade built for the express
purpose, lJw IN the wafer OF light draft and great
speed and are painted dull lead color, and 1t Is
tmpos ible t. rec them al any distance ia tie bazy
atInos here peculiar 70 the nights our Southern
coast Their rnasts, il they have any are arranged
10 lower down on deck, as alec are their smoke
stacks, and they also have an apparatus for con-
,umioy their smoke. Our COMMANDERS do not be-i-
tate 70 90 ia under fire u the Rebel batteries ii there
Ia spy prospect of destroying one Of these vessels,
and Fave cone 30 repeatedly, and why some OF our
vessels have not been destroyed BY thsm In truly
yurprisng. But one shot IRON tne heoels has taken
,ffect on our vessels for long time, aud though a
uipQle shot IL wac frsught with death the surgeon
On board being almost instantly Killed. In most
cases tie fret thai 10 seen Of ibese steainr hey are
In uuder the guns OF the Rebel batteries at daylight,
and geing 10 ~ fast as possiois.
The que ton may be ssked, how do these steam
ARA gc, IN, uast the blockading feet IL must bt
taken into confederation that 70 I've oui Of fhnge
tba kebei batteries on Federal Point and H-ke
Island, the line TO DO guarded from omith Isisn'
On the south around tbs entrance 70 tue shofe 70 th
North IA some ten miles Ia extent, sno thai there
s.Idog more than five vessels on tie sta 100, geDer
Civ but Two or three. The Rebels have batteries u
sbort distances extending from Federal Point lonl
Instance up the coast. These batteries mount I'VE
or three guns each, OF very long rspgs, supposed
b Whit osths 9, a. IL is known they have sa' gum
IN this vicinity, ana or vessels cHnho' he cioro
shore. Ii il often impossible 70 see our Own vessei
in the night on account oil the haze, when we Know
their exact bearings The vessels are much large
bhsn those that run H. and Of course they can W.
h hong before We can see tbem-ean run IN an
make vessels keep them jost 10 view run sroaa'
b, and it Ia imvossibIe for US ~ roe toem get II
bnasr The guus Of tue forts and wait for daylight
goin. for sailing vessels the blockade is secure
EAU b. eAjecled. IL W. Lar. tLiee months D1IthIe