New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-10
More CONDEMNATION Of the Gumboat EGsry


More Confirmation Of the s;unboat Story
Prom Tbs ps,lo., Advertiser md Tribane.
We give below letter from Dr. q. j. BisselI
late Surgeon oiIle U. s. steamer Jacob Bell and cop,
Of portion Of his Journal. The letter is addressed "a
one ., he NOS. PROMINENT and respected citizens Of thr
STATE Sls knows fhe wrcr VOL and yynches for ID,
trnth ara gerpec'abiiify. More tnan this the writer
the rrel made de sne statements 70 other eereues
Of lg ecief IA ils STAT en1 Else" hcie very soer
stsr TO oocu.-poeo o. tbt atR~ ~ which IL refcrs
Ee,4f .iA aIscrips from nj iCnrri carefully and ther
siy II yogesu. that erna.ap W., sgrcag in sa,inf
hls ,,..lfrst rad aoa.s. p.gf mn DO Roi I,
a.. 0p,.io. Las scLlis. IN cSa,.l "a, ger y ,octa
! sPssD - liDi Oct s. 1854.
! DEAs sic. Agr-eebly 70 ynlg ifrrst have made .
cory .. n, !oarrai oi Jnas - 80 "hich read 10
ron 1or;g uGvs hiBce. l sluIa- 'recnt 10 Jet tie
original Gic yon d,SirrJ a. Pas from my pEsGss0n
ashoaeL % person have t6e s..sge o! seeing u
by calm ~ lHo. All 80 nat,r:, ,eeis wrote 70 ".
persons iu II cannot De found. alihopGh thase VINO
read t. Tsenil.oi M tsofs.
s.o IL October, iaoa gave the leading facts 20 Gen.
GarieIu and sacrula-y Chase. aud seyerol others )
will make sBdsy Is 80 The iacts ana statements Eaem
the journal and sha log book Of the Jacob ben contains
ib' evidence OF al he facts an on, yccr mot obedt
Late Surgeon OF U. . $. jacob Bell
E,ro,. from ne Joashs nic1ed 70 i. The orrse.l ley Z
JukR3o. iHJg
s,cs ..f,c- ou- arrival IT City Point we learned thai
Con Mcclellan. Nth bs arnY, hail arrived at TurkeJ
Bond, a,l got uader vay and sfood up ths rivef.
arriving ~ Iuriay Bind about poon. The north bans
L
ire, or filing tler csnleens. In the distance Wa
heard . @ IN a1cr Of cannon
IisnL Ntccs inquired Of o. the soldiers where
Gen. Mcclellan was. he was informed Tat his head,
quarters ego sb1g' haisa Eic dbiant Mctrsa called
tr hi3 ga aud went OIL shore. Ia ABOUT an hour the
cnr,anin returned aai ,od me steward me tsptsn
wanted hl, ~ seid dozen bottles Of whisky. The
wassg was given the cOEswsin ~ basket. At abo1t
D. ~ ils 6riog became very brisk and soon AcCreu
bliled the United States steamship GAcnA cVat wA
sent and the Captain. with Gen McCleaB, the Prince
40 de
and o:e-. who understood was Chiei OK Artillery
lhe not II uni.cln) came on board the taena 1he
Un!;od Statss steamship Jacob Bel at the time wnr
turning tie iaense bow mp stream, as were stcEf
starting ~ the river 60 she'll tue Charles City road.
Tho t.aicna Jacob Fell and AEoostook stiod UP the
river to 2 point from which we ccald reach that road
with or shell Tie Galsns occupied tie center Of tue
stsau with the Jacob Bell tapping Up her stern. AL
oar snns brought 20 bear upon tue road, asgna
officer being 90 the lookout OF the Galena, giving and
receiving signals from THE shore in order 90 give the
proper dreo don Cur guns. Gen Nee Iellan was Oh
toe "joasout" shert time. AT about 4. :. N. the
fire in tina. din ection began TO ssokeD, and the sesse
socd down 70 the point rom when We started the OLD
ferry Before nc got nader way. Cen Mcclellan with
the Princes. came on board tie Jacob Bell.
After aa introduction Of the General aud saf To TIE
officers o. she secb Bel present Mcclellan soi, my
Amy IS denoraiizsd and snail be compelled 70 eur.
render oi oepiin.ae this afternoon o. tonight and
must have yunboai W tho the Princes ~ fortret,
V,nroe Immediately IL would not be- ssfc tO send
fu.Ia Oh transport. Ncrea replied that Capt. Roger
,sid lie oolif Iol spare gnnbcst line General snh
Princes insisted Sn gunbost Much eonsersstoe
took place be.weel tie General and ne Princes aud
req nlyaelleing present. AID part Of The time
CORE. pcndent OF Tae Nr FORK Is1s'. a. sterware
leaned Mcclellan rnd She Princes agreed that tue
tseral cause ss they called il. lad isei, and tln
Government golld haze 10 acknowledge tne oos'sein
Colielerucy.
The resuit II lie Princes sloali h. taken prisoners
owing 10 their European reStioDS VA ats" nsnsss..
and finally II was agreed 81 make another Effort tn in
ince CspssRoyers to send guBtoat with TIE Princes
10 For,re.. Monroe. This wes the more earnestly m
III fh.. fhs,
iotllla would certeEiy follow ths surrender Of the
srnsy; and Gcn. Mcclellan said The authorities 81
Washington would os Responsible Tor mar Ies.s- ~
Nrt,l,l,an which re ft~rywss from hs Chisf-f Seat
ana s1vs y. UontCn1; The enomy 10 repr' sed snn
our AIIny Il cafe" lie then remarked he wshes es
~ come 10 the f;cnt"
Afor reading tie letter the General and the ress o.
the group lef The hnrIesne deek for tae quafr ae.s
toe deck and conyersed some minutes, and then re-
turned and the General le after bidding Ire i'ripcs
farewell for me army Iat,'ps 90 tSsh g@ a mn.
o. ITO transports, ODD then rat'In ~ iLrk'y Bonn
After orr return Prince de Jo;nyiNe requested Nc
Cres 70 go aud persuade Rogers 70 send glbcs. 10
and soon r.spglel and SAID Csp Eegefs ISL oiuerea
eInl-,at 20 and ira. be was going with sS vees-'
Tho prv,s dc Jon,.ile said 20 him, That VIII interfere
WITH your arrangements with Gen. Mcclellan. hown
that said the Captoinf Non know, sad me Prince,
YOU was 70 keep your vessel hero snd boat on SNORT
- that Tie General could get on board he should be
sttsoh ed in the night Ne,ree said he had arranged
viii another yesrel "a lie here.
About tbi. Line Nctrvi learned thet iDefe %ae
oorTesuordenf on board. and asked we i II ~1s 20.
tod hin, "A mar board about Tie time tie Gene
raj did ibid MT, hoNsysr, know HIS business he
aid Il tho.s aas any seboArd be- must leave irme,.s
steiy 4. he Hsuli nave 10 so!respondent On beard hs
Ne got under .sy siter the Princes baggage could
ha hroight on ioar.i s.L hsI pleasant ,fIp 10 b!
ponf who're We arrived at o'clock y. H.. July sna
en-, cap,an had the bonor ~ tie correspondents Of T@s
N.se All Iie' ssseneer IN LIS siS iEvh 'ho 'eS
sci 10 tho shaT,. $50, II,
,yert, rtieh surprised very much. There teeInto
f.om tie cor7orsation az Ger. Mot 'eHan ara tbs
Princes Az ;pa.ent desire 10 surrender tue arm! On
he pgetexi * an unsuccessful campaign. thrDvrg.
however ~. responsibility upon the authorize. e.
Wasliaxio1 | may b. mistaken IN ths put
could rct Otherwise in,Hprct hsi eoNetsiion,
esne.ia';y g. their re.raIks about s.TreAhe.ihg
40 an, y,r.a coupled with the ackno~iedg-
nent of rNe Sontbern Coniederaey and the RESPONSE
hi,r, Of sle authorities q " eshjn.iJn.
Ano.hrr .,a which s'rfrk me was the free, nct 10
saw ,roossjyo use o. whisky The whisky bottle VISA
mas ed three tires Tlls tgy occupied tho hurricane
aaos ouch tina Gene.a. NSlo.lan. tie Princes snG
NeCrse drigfiur Ta s.rrol me the more fc,cibiy.
ss rcd radcrgo0L Ire Gen, RAJ ives siEicy temper
arre nan. .
Iie ,ae,. % the rbsiy ers quite inanife", on ,he
tai illus P..scs tonl: g.. De required matsriiial1 IN
shay. Of w. - eide, - pese from the bnffi
care 20 the Cuarcr l,ti and after little time, being
urahe % keep is pos;.op "a "a, cheir Me'Tea pro
rosed HAT he oecupy as Led in the csba, which be
did nv the ossisS.oe Of MoCrra anu one o. he
Princes