The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-18
SOUTH ATLANTIC BLerKADlyG SQUADRON.

Movements Of ,esscls-Fors sur
stili Being Bombardea-Tne Blockade
Runner Pocah0asas captured at
Chsriesten-Persoae Items, e., &c.
OUR NAVAL coHkEse0N6sSos.
Orr CHARLESTON, 8. C.. July 10, 1894.
Tho steam sloop Plwnee, Commander George B. Bach,
arrived on bar last night and this morning the
station inside the bar which os many mouths 90
cuped By the steamer New lronsdes. Tue Pawnes has
done good servce che has been in commission
and In the operations In the stono pressncs
keeny felt by rebels especially during shs three
days OF those operations Commander Baich relieves
Captain Joseph Green OF the steam soop CanandaGus
q seus officer prescott inside tho barr the Cauandagua
has gene TO Pert Royal.
The steamer Potousks Lieutenant Thomas L. Swanu
mr,auci e. arrived here the 1lth having Left Daiti
mo on toe Tth Inst Her commanding officer reported
the Admiral as stono for ORDERS bat the station
ssuod TO her on tae blockade has not yet been an
nounccd. NH
The pirate Fiorda Is reported - having burned bsrr,
on Cape Henry, tho night OF the 9th Her presen,e
on this coast wss announced probable BY Admiral
Dahlereu about three weeks ago
The nre Oh Sumter has bean increasing daily save
y for time, and large hole 10 tbs southeast
clearly visible. Rumors OF another attempt storm
rife, do not appear veil founded. The schooner
Pocahontss with sxtytbrse bales Of cotton, and tarcs
hundred boxes OF tobacco, attempted TO run out Il
Charleston the night Of the sh and was caught BY
the steamers Azala and Sweet Brar stationed outside
toe bar having however, bean hrss and sguazed
~ the picket boat Of the ronclad Ksalsk inside
The captain OF the schooner Is }. Hester who vas
With him Be. together win. bis VIE his crew aud , the
cargo OF the schooner. went North Ia tho steamer Massa
20 balm aa himself on on as
the rebel navy; but nobody believed hIm
Hester assures me that those officers who, . we were
MI 0rQO M
nam and ChatGeld sre In fact, not under fro n all,
though they are part the city which reached
BY shells tune ago. He also says that the streets
10 all tho lower portion Of Charleston arc knee deep in
srase. q
siderable number Of naval officers and over two hundred
seamen whose terms OF service have expired. Among
Georse NJ coopcr late II Inc rorc,sd ssnsamon: Leue
nant Commander Joseph N. Miller late OF the iron Cad
Nabant Lieutenant Alexander sIideli Mckenzie late Of
the erpboat winopa: Acting Master L. Clifford, l,te
chief % scouts OF Charleston Acting Master Theodore E.
Baldwin, late Of the o. ~ Petit; Acting Assistant ray
masters Charles Sewart, Of the Huron Theodore H. Has
kel late OF The Vermont and George y Barker, late Of
John o. Bradford late Fleet Paymaser, and Charles
Cow Judge Advocate OF the squadron. also went North
In the Mass scnrsctts The present Fess Paymaster
our asirs al stono are - they were before the late
operations began The navy did all that u undertook to
Pswnce the steamer lie and tho mortar schooner
Racer passed up tho river bsween James Island ana
Jones Island GIipg tight and eit vigorously enc elect.
forces on both Of these islands This al they at
smped and this they did acd did admirably, with the
Ioss Of none killed ana only two wounded. II the land
forces found the rebel works too formidable to be car
ried ~ scr let not the gallant tars who assisted them
receive less credit on that account. ~ ! -.
The Admiral has returned 10 his Tag ship 70 Port Royal
The Iehgh and kontauk, we'll 40 the fawnee, have
resumed their accustomed picket duty here The
r. NJ Montsif acqutied herself 30 CALAMITY - North
Edsto ID the engagement with White Bluff eosts.y %
also here IN the advance, heretofore - MNsN m4*
4 Police IntsIifgsncs.