Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-11
APFAIRs AT CHARLESTON.
We COPY the following from the Charleston Courier
r IL.
BRILLIANT NAVAL EXPLOIT.


We eopy the following from the Charleston Courier
of the 7th
BRILLIANT NAVAL EXPLOIT.
The good news received in tbs city, Thursday morn
ing of the capture Of Yankee leLch, belonging 10 he
fist cas- steam fngate Wabash caused very Ogree-
able surprise to citizens The particulars OF tlis
Caring exploit as follows:
Shortly alter, OR about II o'clock, Wednesday night
Cart Tucker in command of the glnbolt Chicoa, ac-
companied by the Juno, one OF our blockade
runners, Lieut. PorcAe commanding, started down the
harbar 10 take survey Of the enemys ieet anu such
other action might be judged expedient The ere"
OF the Juno consisted simply Of the Lieutenant CON-
manding snd men, armed vito rifles. Before start
ing Lieutenant POrcher had received orders 10 ran INTO
AID sink or capture any oil the eDemys barg6s or
launches that in his way Under these INSTRUCTIONS
the Juno proceeded through ship channel IN sir1gnt
direction for that portion o. the enemys fleet lying on
Morris Island between which and Cummings FONT nc
encountered the first launch of the figate WABASH,
picket station not more than fifty ysrcs from amonor
The launch had crew Of twenty-five men from the
Wabash nader tho command of Acting Master IA L.
HanCs, of the Powhattan. She carried l2-pound
hOWitZer The Juno, under iu, Roadway, ran into t"e
launch when twelve OF the Yankee crew jumped over
board The reminder, including Acting Master Haiues
surrendered On securing his prize and prisoners Lieut.
Porcher put back pursued by one OF tie enemys gun
boats. Which commenced firing rapidly, but did no dam
age. Tho prize was brought IN and moored alongside
of the ChicDra and the prisoners SENT up 10 Inc city
Two Of those who jumped overheard were subsequently
arrested on Snlvahs Island, having swan distance Of
over two miles. The following IS the classification
of the prisoners One officer, petty officer, six sea-
men, two ordinary seanen, one landsnlsn.
CAPTURE OF A YANKEE BOAT AND cREw.
The Mercury of the 7th says
The lu which has of late taken place In the progress
OF hostes around u.s. continued with but slight inter-
rupaon duIog yesterday. The eneInys land batteries
q. Il. ~
OF Battery Wagner for short tiwe but as their slel
general fell short it is supposed that their fire was
intended mainly for sharpshoOters, WI are posted
a considerable d.sauce in advance Of or works, and
who believed have caused great annoyance 10 the
Yankee working Iarliel We heard OF no clsuaiics at
Battery Wager At int vas yesterday and lat night
nortsrs a. Shell Point were playing upon the enc
my position There but three OF the monitors IN
sight Yesterday and they appMeaty receiving am
mnit5n from Ing vessels which lay alongside.
On Tuesday night before tie neon had sen, spi-
rited little affair COX place in Schooner Creek between
James ard Morris Islands resulting in The capture ct
Yankee barge with ts crew. Fer several nights Il was
known tha, tie enemy had been posting some picket
boats in the marsh near the hulk OF the old steamer
Mangsut Tor the purpose Of Observing our movements
Cummings Point, end giving nctice by rockets 10
their Morris Eand batteries wien to olea fire our
transports The military authorities having determined
to capture or drive off these water pcEets Of the
enemy au expedition was formed with thst view About
81 O'Clock o Monday night Captain Sellers, with de-
tachmelt aIhhtrSpen IRON tue 5. q. " (Euaw) regi-
ment LEFT Fort johnson in two boats and roTed INTO
Schooner Creek.
Abou. tha same time Capt WaIey, Of tie navy, with
two bOat7 AIMED by marines from the Confederate
atas steamers Chcora and Palmetto State, also APP
preached the position in which it had been correctly
supposed that the Yankee boats would be found Capt.
Sellers hsving lett their boats deployCd as Skin
mishors, Esdng knee-deep in the marsh. They soon
encountered the enemy, who took 10 their boats 1.-TWO
il numSer) with ell speed and we'd rapidly off under
sharp f,e from our men. One of tic Yankee boats
managed 10 escape with the loss it is believed of
erIl men toe other, fne barge, was intercepted by
Capt. War.ey's co mand and surrendered. IL con-
taiccd Capt Payne, o. the l0Oth New York Regiment
with Sergeant and ten men. Two OF the crew had
been killed. the Yankee Captain ard four Others of the
ptiloae?s were wouaded. Oar only casually was one
man. b. FUrwick, Of 0fangcburg, member of Captain
Sellers Company, killed.
Tie prisoners brought TO The city last evening"
Among the spcils OF the capture fine field glass
belong 10 General Gilmore.
The Charleston papers Of the sth contain but little
news. Tie Mercury says:
all vas quiet on Friday. At o'clock guntoat came
up and threw abou. fly rounds OF shell ct Battery
Wagner and Che neghboing ssndhlls and then retired
1t reported that during the dsy there was flag of
truce from the enemy but support has not TRANSFERRED
At shutdown Battery Smkins opened and was still fri
al late houT last night There but two casua tics
at Battery Wagner.