The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-04
Important Meeting Of the
Foreign Consuls.
They Declare the Blockade
Legally Abolished.
Reappealance OF the Block.
aiding Fleet,
&C., &C., sc.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1859.
Tho Richmond Dispatch Of Monday, The I'd instant JUS:
received here. has teegraphc dispatches
From Charleston, s. G., Feb l.
From Mobile TO-. Jan 30
From vcksburg .....................Js Jan 30
From Petersburg to-. FEB J.
From Chattanooga Jan 80
From Savannah TO-. FEB J.
All Of these kilograms Of the highest Importance
Those from Charleston, S. c., Of very exciting
character. We give them
The Operations at Charlsstsn.
kilograms TO the Richmond Dspatch.l
CRAnnnoS, 4. c., Jan. 81, 1853.
M two noucad gunboats Chicora Palmetto STATE
WIN three steamers tenders, beyond the bar
q one O'Clock this morning attack the blockadng feet
Hrpe began soon after one. and for . time very
rapid and continuous. Afterwards IL siackened but
tnusd Of intervals unit, O'Clock this morning Owing
% the fog tho resus has not yet been ssceriained
CsmmaDoer Insraham 10 aboard the Palmetto state -
commander Of The expedition.
SECOND DKsPArcH.
SHAflEsioS, Jan d, IeoS
mis- morning tho sunboass Palmetto State. Captain
Ausledge, ana icora Captain Tucker accompanied BY
nrss small ssamers--the genera Clinch, EsiwAn and
ChsstsrAsd--an under the command Of Commodore III.
graham made attack on the bIockaders succeeded
q ssski~e aoo and ersppa~g third.
Tns engagement commenced Al four O'Clock.
ne Palmetto State, with Commodore Ing-aham on
Board, opened rs upea the federal gunboat Merccds
carrying eleven guns and hundred and ny eight men
Which COS sunk in fire jatAoms Of ,ca1 Her CON-
sDder, Captain s,ellwsgen with boats crew, came on
board and surrendered Ono shot pierced her bo,ler.
going clear through. Captain steiuagcn crew we're
psroled by Commodore ingraham.
Captain Tucker OF the Chcora, reports sinking oaoher
federal eua,oa and tia disdbiins Of the asansasp Qa0
Cuy TIE latsor was yet frc by the Chcora, aud
hauled down her Gag to surrender Afterwards man
ased TO escape, using only ono wheel. she very
seriously damaged.
The number Of the blcckadnc fleet outsic At The
q Abe aiiack thirteen. a7st class frsA,es,
shc susquehAnna and canandaigua-
The fsdera' iss ry Il ~as complete mecc~
~ssr part, 'e'th not a san Aurt
Oar gantoass eren ayueL
Al the bockadsrs have disappeared There i No. ono
70 be within ave miles with the s,rcpgcs, kind Of
glasses. our beats returning 10 char,e~,op.
Jhs follow ing Is the Official despatch
rm REBEL OPTICAL REPORT.
oy BoAnD GuSso.r Palmetto sr,rv
1went out last ngh This vessel struck the Mcrcea,,
~ben shS cent beat board ard surrendered r,o
sMcers and crew psrccd Captain Tucker thinks be
sh one vessel and another ire when she struck
~ Gag The bcckadng feet Ind gone southwnrd and
4sastward ont Of sight y. n. INGRAHAM,
flag onlcer Commanding.
THIRD pEsrATCB.
CB.sISsTOx, Jan. 81, 1868
Our guu0oAs Palmetto State and Ccora have reached
ahe wharvcs they we're enthusiastically cheored by an
Immense eonoouse Of citizens who mad assembled to
erect ITEM sautes were nred from the forts and bstc
rice.
Not hurt q Fpde, and snnboa,e rcro
~ struck nv sts enemy. or si'sck tie lsel va