The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-28

faculty, good clinical facilities, and we hope
will soon again rejoice in large number Of
students, such as were in regular attendance
here for years before the war.
The SAVANNAH QuARANTDE-The Savannah
News OF Friday mentions that ''the steamtug
N. Bramhall went down to Tybee yesterday
morning at seven o'clock, carrying the Norwe-
gian Consul, Mr.. Hoist, and DR.. Duncan, Act
ing Port Physician, IS also fresh supply of
provisions and water. Sheretarned to the city
at seven O'Clock. DIR. Duncan reports the sick
doing well; no new cases, and the disease evi-
IDENTIFY checked. We are obliged to the Doctor
for the names Of the captain and those y the
crew who have died. Captain W. Olsen Wang
died on the 17th June; Frederick Sladt, aged
twenty -one years, seaman, from Norway, died
| 17th; Andrew Strube, aged twenty-one years,
| cook, from Aarhuno, Denmark, died June 18th;
| Charles Dassen, seaman, aged twenty-fo'r
years, from Altona, Prussia, died June Gath"
The Advertiser, of Saturday, states that "the
schooner Sophia, Captain Cruice, from Nassau,
with c,rgo Of fruit, arrived at the quarantine
ground, opposite Fort jackson, yesterday morn
ing.,..Atter being boarded by the health officer
she came up to the city and Immediately COM
menced the discharge Of her cargo. The sound
fruits were landed on the wharf, and the
specked portion OF the cargo placed upon the
deck of the vessel. Upon information being
carried to the Mayor, orders were at once is-
sued by him to allow no one to 20 on board or
to come on shore from her, and that she return
forthwith to quarantine ground. This action
Of his Honor is very just and proper under the
circumstances, not that there was any sickness
on board, as the health officer thoroughly per-
formed his services, finding clean bill Of
health, and all hands on board In . healthy
condition, before he allowed her to come up to
the city, but it is right and proper that all ves-
sells arriving here from ports designated by the
health officer, in his notice to captains and
pilots of vessels, should be compelled to un-
dergo thorough disinfection Of their holds
before being towed up to the CITY,"
TIE MONITOR SAUaus, whose arrival in our
waters on Thursday last was mentioned in THE
NEWS, left for Florids yesterday, where she
will be stationed for the present-that is. We
have every reason TO believe, until occurs q
favorable opportunity to slip over into Cuban
waters.
Since her arrival she has been visited by q
large number OF our citizens, who found much
to amuse and instruct-every attention being
shown and all inlorma ton requested being given
by the officers oil the vessel She has in her
turret, which is perfectly impenetrable to all
missiles now in use. two htteen inch guns.
The ports are 90 arranged that during an en-
Engagement 1t Is almost impossible for bullet,
shell or fragment to enter. Around the turret
there are. little lookout holes for the officers.
In tha nppAr part OF the turret Is the pilot
house, in which the helmsman can maneuvre
the vessel in perfect safety. In pleasant wea-
ther the officers and crew can remain on the
deck, but when It is stormy every one has to
be below; the openings on deck are battened
down and made perfectly water-tight, as the
water is generally foot or two deep on it.
ANY one would suppose that the crew would
suffer for Dir, but not 80; the vessel is provided
with o steam apparatus which clrculates the
air freely about it, in lact, sends it about with
such force as to blow hats OFT and books and
papers about with the same force and freedom
as an ordinary gale on land. 1u the engine
room it is intensely hot, the thermometer
standing generally at one hundred and sixty
degrees.
The Saugus was attached to the blockading
feet in James River during the late war. and
participated in the naval attacks made by
Commodore Porter on Fort Fisher. She was
struck several times, marks Of which are yet
to be seen. On the lower portion Of the turret
q large solid shot struck fair, and the indents-
tion in the deepest part is about se1en-elghths
of an inch. Another slot shattered an iron
bolt on the opposite side. In the upper por-
ton shot made aslight impressionjust under
the lookout place Of the pilot. One shot strik-
ing upon the deck shattered two of the plates,
which we're replaced Wherever the shots did
not strike fairly-and only about three in five
hundred will squarely strike q monitor shaped
like this-there is only q mark such as coulo
apparently have been made by rubbing brick
against the iron.
With few Of thess iron-clads, the United
States can take any Of the cities IN the Gem of
the Sea, and il intelfered with, can butt the ie-
land out Of position and towit into some OF our
fne barbora and anchor thinking an annexa-