The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-04


~ CHARLES Ho1Ei New URLEANa, Jan. II, 1868.
obt, Conc ming the Escape of The Harie Lane-Ro,c III
Story OriginG's- supplies of Sdl-Rpairs Of H.
Lighthouses Pockets Near Pensacold- Cuttiag I'll
Trtpuphic Wires, de-, DC.
The report that the harriet Lane escaped bockad
@ fleet and succeeded putting TO sea over the Gal
yeg.on bIr Is not believed.
ihc story originated in the following manner
% the night OF the supposed escape there was terrific
tempest, and the Brooklyn which guarding the bar
compelled to put out TO The storm SO severe
that vessel could stand II on the bar.
As as the storm subsidized In the morning the
aokyn returned to her post despatch was sen,
cat 70 TINS port and the officer upon arriving
that whrn he left tue Harriet aue visible Tha,
yer. na,ura since dense fog covered the harbor
she could have been seen milo of And this il
only foundation Tor the report she had
20 sen IL IS believed the storm was so that she
could not have escaped.
The report at ITS height just the Columbia sailed
For New York ON Sunday morning. IL sur thing
gnen. told by the rebel sympahlzers who were
anylols 10 get the of by the mail 10 help their
Cause ~ the North.
THE REBEL SALT NINE
L will be remembered that expedition was sent to
Ierminn say by General Butler, with orders TO ascend
the Bayou Petite Anse and If possible destroy the rebel
salt works on lelIte Anse Island.
This remarkable island contains nexheustble supplies
Of salt and worked and monopoizcd by the Copede-
rate government so that within few miles Of salt is
seven per pound The dug up In fact
the soil nothing but salt with sufficient adnixtue Of
s,pe,rc tomake It just the thing for preserving beef
General Bgter's expedition was unable TO approach
tie island TO destroy the works completely
but small force Of marines succeeded in
reaching the island The rebels believing that for
iaidabe force was advancing fed In dismay and the
works were partially destroyed.
q! course our marines Immediately returned to their
been deceived They went 70 work again at once, a
larger scale than ever and the island Is producing
twenty thousand bushels per day.
TifE LIGHTHOUSES.
Mr.. Ica,son. the Collector Of this port has repaired
the following lighthouses, the work having been done
under the direction of Dr. NJ f. Banzano, engineer
southwest Pass lighthouse
South Pas.
Ship Island
Port Pontchartraiu.
New Canal.
Chandclenr Isanda.
PloaSantOn Island.
Merrils shell Bank.
Pensacola
Rgoets.
The repairs on the lighthouses at Pass pOutrs and
lad o. the Passes will be completed when all the
lighthouses which are in possession will be In perfect
of the materials.
rrv NORTH STAR TO rKSs.corA
The transport North star left hero for Pensacola on the
18th inst aud returned here Sunday. On Thursday
night the rebels made dash upon the navy yard but
met With LITTLE success. Tho rebel pickss within
miles AMI han Of Pensacola and shoot our pckcts when
General Neal Dow came here on tho North Star and is
70 have command In this department.
CUTTING Tim TELEGRAPH WIRE.
= band q guerilas made dash within the lines
saturday and cut the telegraph wire between here
Bonadsonvic Three OF thcm captured and brousht
prisoners 70 TINS city. The wire has been repaired
INEFFICIENT WAR
wncn We read Of the lamenabe inefcency OF some OF
our newly built men ofwar and OF the utter inability of
sucn apologies as the haeras and many others to cope
WIN tue pirates Aabama aud 0re,o, we surprised
mat some OF our very best ships allowed to run down
ant deteriorate for the want OF repairs.
As an example q this We will cite the staunch and
long tried old steamer, the Mississippi ono Of tho be.t
sea boats aud most ecieat ships we ever had in cur
navy which has boon suffered TO remain In the Mississippi
river until she has become almost useless Tor sea
she was merely patched up ut Boston, aud hfrriedly
sat on TO the oiockading squadron In the
SuN. ~ May, 1891 to remain only a fev
months but she still there, and what condition
Tier boilers which have been In her FOR six years are
nntrey out and unsafe her arc
there Is law In the rosshead another in u tho
canks and her stern IA stove in besides which she
many glorious scars received in the actions with Forts
Jackson and 81 hlp and the rebel feet For the homer
x the country and the safety OF merchant IL
Nchoovcs "a 10 have such ships these efficient
iion, and we cannot understand why they should DO
aaei y rot for want OF proper overhaning and repairs