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GEN, BURNSIDE’S HEADQUARTER: on Roanoke nd. ‘6 THE REBELS IN AMBUSH LIE ANDREWS aud iis RECONNOITERING PARTE, CECT presente te htt ioe evar novie es by our spec on board the United Staten gunbout Conesiogars eee oA, March 16 7. THE BOMBARDMENS ¢ 8. GENERAL BOMBARDMENT OF ISLAND N OF ISLAND 9. NIGHT BOMBARDMENT OF THE ae st NT OF TH! an one ng special artist with the expedition, Seana eer Wee 10,—1 View OF FokT CLINCH. 11—FORT CLINCH FROM THE OUTSIDE. 12.—PORTRAIT OF THE CONTRABAND PILOT {Py :NCE,” who piloted the United States gunboats up the ie river. WEST. RAL ind his staff at Pe MtOPUATOR Pras Hine Costtander Scouts—from > of 4 raph. “4, ore ee em ot po Se Bolen ton eEE TORPEDO. For the destruction of United on Sap CAROLINA From original sketches SCENE ON A SEA ISLAND COTTON PLANTA. TION—UNCLE 8AM PAYING INTRA a TS THE CO! BANDS. gunoay, CUTTING THE TELEG IN PULASKI AND SAVANNAH, eran I VIRGINA From a skeich by Ms, Hale, our UPATION OF WINCHESTE: Ps eR pial Siw, uanriaD ee RSS Secca pease omy variedand excellent,” Double Number are equally phe Haitorials ¢0>"Facg all the prominent topics of the day, VICTORY OF NEWBERN. - “Hite FRUITS oF VICTORY. ce RAL! Ni a a GENso te On tH PRES@. SOUTHERN BRUTALIT: L DBSPON FRENCH FOOLERIES. SEV Sy RAR, ronson THE TAX BILL-AND TAXATION ‘The minor Editorials are also upon subjects equally apro- rte HE ROMANOES ARE— ‘The Hall Sisters, a Tale of Metropolitan Life. One of the ‘mont powerful aud original romances of the age, by one of eur wrost distinguisbed American authors, ‘The Women d Loved and the Women who Loved Me. & mory of piganinvesest. Illustrates a peculiar phase of female Meoayneracy. Borrhomeo, the Astrologer. A Momkish tale, To-Rowner, A.most remarkable ory. ‘an article ca! ne of the Cit; ionaries; 0: Wolks at Heme, an incident of the present da ny In additien 10 the above are articles describing tt ions, containing & graphic account of the leadin, it week. BONBARDMENT ON THE MISSISSIPPI. BATTLE OF NEWBERN, MIND BURNSIDE’ THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGi RAPS FANCIES NTA. BOUTUBIN NEWS, FOREIGN TrEMS. MDespondency,” “Dead.” “The Wi vesides SEES TP TTS ene, or THE Gokisencakay heer hn ont. all a eres apne artintie beauty, number, racy justrations, oF the variety Gnd eacellence of ita literary conte niente, this cumber ‘te un. Squslled by any single number of ‘Dewapaper bn tb 4 sever issue: heh gry br Aimer. D NEWSPAPER, s FRANK LESLIB, 19 City Hall sxuare, New York, RK HERALD. : NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1862.—-TRIPLE SHEET. WHAT GENERAL BURNSIDE HAS ACCOMPLISHED. PRICE TWO CENTS. Scene of Operations on the Coast of North Carolina, from Elizabeth City to Beaufort. - Com ‘2. ep '* SON Se. “7 ee, ™~,. A WIOP SAK, ”. = MS LEP INLEF v SMITHS | FEAR ae oe ee | ee wy) MOVWNONO2IHI SALE OF WILES @ee Tenth Page for Particulars of the Abandonment of Bea,afort, Blowing Up of Fort Macon and the Destruction of the Rebel Privateer Nashville. OPERATIONS ON THE COAST. Our Special War Correspondence from the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Coast and Hampton Roads. WHAT THE NAVY IS DOING, ae, Rew ae, Oar ip Istand Correspondence, On Goann Prize Symamen MaGroua, Suir IsLanp, Feb. 26, 1862. } Beciting Chase of & Rebel Vessel—Highly Interesting Ac count of the Capture of the Magnolia—Horrible Suffer ings and Deathef One of the Hngincers— Names of the Onited States Qficers Who Saved the Ship—Services of Bngineer Fraser—Efforis of the Rebel Capiain to Destroy he Vessel, do. , Be. After the monotony of being at anchor about three weeks, Dave at last had some exeitement. On the 10th inst. we were in a fog at the entrance to Passa VOutre which had enveloped us for ten or twelve days, #0 4hat we could not seo fifty yardsfrom the vessel. At Balf-past siz A. M., the man atthe masthead reported a @teamer quite near us, but he could not see anything from deck. We immediately aproad the fires and shipped @nghor to givechase. It proved to be the crack steamer Magnotia, and if she bad comeout an hour sooner she would have escaped us. It was a most exciting chase, and we did not overhaul her untd she was within twelve oF fifteen miles of Mobile Bay. ‘The Brooklyn retrieved her character this time, as she made thirteen knote, and for chort time fourteen. Lackily for us we bad a stiff breeze, with all our canvass Spread, the engines making fifty-dvo evolutions per minute. Mr. Alexander V, Fraser was in the fireroom all Gay, and was complimented for the manner in which ho kept up steam, and for this reason was selected to pick ‘out @ certain mumber of men and take charge of the Mag- nolia and carsy her to Key West. On getting on board he found that in tiveh' desperation the men had attempted to destroy the veesel and her cargo. They fastened down the safety valves anc succeeded in exploding one boiler, scalding one of the engideers to death. They cut open a good many of tho bales of cotton and got them on fire; knocked off the g'sarde of the sea eocks, ‘and cut holes in the copper injection pipes with axes. It was only by superhuman exertions that Fraser and the other men saved the vessel, As soon as the crew had committed the vessel to the flames they took to their boats, and were trying to reach the shore, but the South Carolma to head them off and took them prisoners (twenty-six in number). During chase they threw ov bales of cotton; but there are 1,000 on board. The officers found al! the drafts and other papers on board, to the amount of fifteen ixteen ‘thousand pounds, on Baring Brothers, London, or two prominent merchants in New York, who are deoply implicated in aiding the rebels. Magnolia was bound for Havana, but when she found we were overhauling her they nauled up and tried to rup Mobile and get under the guns of Fort Morgan. The poor man who hi been scalded was found staggering around the deck, perfectly blind, with his teeth and tongue dropping out in pieces, and crying, "Uh, take me home, take home.” He died the same bight, in great agony, at ‘was buried on the 20th of February on Ship isiand. Wo wore towed here by the South Carolina, as one boiler was rendered useless by the explosion and the engine pointed, as they expected to some efforts; but the Commodore is afraid that wo will lose our yoase) if wo go much farther, as the Brooklyn bas L - back to Pass a Outre, and is ordered by Commodore Far Tagut to ‘ory to the head of the Passes, se that we will have all New Urieans and all the foati inferpal machjnes coming down to visit us. the men with him are ordered to rejoin t first opportunity. The prize is worth about $260,000 bales weigh from 500 to 600 pounds, and the cotton is of prime quality. This is the best prize taken yet, and, be- sides, the letters obtained give the government informa- tion of al the steamers engaged and ready to run the blockade, ‘The engine is a beam engine, fifty inches dia- ee, juated (o thirty-five pounds. yy bur the finest quality, and burned fivo barrels of rosin besides. The captain told me himself that he tried to low up all hand: and the vessel, too, when he found we were sure to cach him, as he says he will not dare to go back to New Orleans, a# they will think he gaye ber up, and kill him. ‘The prize crew sent on beard were as fol George Dewhurst, Acting Mastor. Allen K, Noyes, Master's Ma’ A. V. Fraser, Jr , Second Assistant Engineer, hog Third Assistant Engineer. first css fireman, John Rourke, coal heaver. Patrick McFarland, coal hea: ‘SBAMEN. F. A. Heath Patrick Murray, George Wallis, Jobn Price, Jobn Brown Hugh McGinnis, Janes Roach, Martin Willard. Daniel Grimes, ‘NAMES OF PRISOMERS TAKEN. in Shannoo a Lewis, Mate John Brown, Second Mate. Joho Esnard, Chief Engineer. Jobn Wild, Second Eugineer, scalded to death by the explosion of the boiler. Joseph M. Daton, Pilot. George Thompson, Carpenter. Wm. Whaon, Jr., Purser or Supercargo, Henry Gregor, Steward, James Amson, Cook. ‘We are in a continual state of excitement, as there are steamers heavily armed and ready to run ‘We are, therefore, at quarters almost . The report of jineor Fraser on en- Ub jag Sogines were built at the Atlant OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Our Gunboat Correspe: mee, On Boanp Sreawen Aurs, Miseemrr) Riven, March 14, 1862. Afloat Once More—The Bluffs Where the Rebel Batteries Once Stood—Arrival at Columbus—Reinforcements—Of Down the River—Hickman—Seiture of Telegraph Office, de —What Else Took Place Trere—Redst Atrocitiea— Our Sketch, de. ‘This morning at Gaylight we were embarked op board the gunboste and transports, and set afloat adown the river towards Dixie,” the tagship Benton leading the way, followed by the Louisville, Captain Dove, Cincin. pati, Captain Stembel, Carondelet, Captain Walke, and Conestoga, Lieutenant Commanding Blodgett; the rear being brought up by the Alps, towing coal barges, and the Wilson, Wisconsin, Ham: 4 Pike, owing eight huge mortar boats, Three or four small despatch boats are dodging around among the feet carrying orders, and two or three transports are lying at Bird’s Point, laden with troops and supplies. The ammunition boats Judge Torrence and Great Western are to follow us as soon as ignaifed by the fagsbip. Tho reportorial profession bas been kindly cared for by Captain Pennock, who bas placed every convenience at ovr disposal ‘The worving Is clear and beavtiful; a slight wind from ‘the southeast cloars the river of its foggy envelope as it rises, and a warm spring sun cheers us by ite bright ra- @iance. We have passed the little village of Norfolk, Mo., Fort Jefferson, Ky., and Lucas’ Bend, and are now in sight of the iron banks above Columbus. With what aif- ferent feelings we approach those frowning bluffs now from those inspired before at any time since last August. Up to « week ago we would always drop anchor at this point, and, witha white flag fying at our peak, awai; the approach of a rebel steamer to learn our wishes, Then, if we ventured too far down, @ rebel gun would send « shot athwart our bows to warn us of our danger, and our eyes would be greeted with a view of a rebel fing floating deflanti over the rebel fortifications. Now we are greeted wit! the cheers and huzzas of « blue coated garrison, and the glorious old Stars and Stripes float from the staff that once peaked the Confederate baunor. aS willbe a week hence, we hope way to Me river ‘will be cleared of its | embargo, and but long interrupted commerce of the river be resumed. But here we areas Columbus. Here we are joined by the three other “ jron-clads’”"—the Pittsburg, St. Louis and Mound City—making our fleet number seven iron and one wooden war vessels, eight monster rafts, and seven tow boats and transports wish I could, with pen and ink, portray the scene here witnessed, delineate or de- ‘scribe the emotions that swell the hear! al esa ced by the thorn eloquent and elegant abridged,” positioned by the eloquent oer Msin woule fail 10 do it justice. Suffice it to say that we are gomg to act as the pioneers into rebel waters, and we set oit with feelings akin to those exper' by the bold and skilful navigator when he starts upon a vO} of aiecovery into some hitherto unknown region. ThEotumbue our jofantry force was augmented, At three o’eloe! jeft Columbus for, as we Suppose, Island No. 10, but our Generals and Commodores keep fo closely that our destination may iba or New York for aught we know. get to New While our fleet was be New Orleans However, I anticipate that we will bard! Madrid without a bit of @ fight. lying at Columbus I took occasion to rum over town awhile and to chat with the people, The frst man I met was a grocer, who formerly lived in Massachusetts, of course a Union man, and bappy as a spring shad on He told a Io rongs inficted by rebels as they left the town; how they stole and de- stroyed all the property they could lay their thieving palms upon; how they robbed and murdered those sus. peeted of Unioniem, and how, indeed, they ra‘ most respectable ladies of the vicinity. This Inst atrocity Tecould by! credit, but a farther inquiry convinced me that the half had not been told. Tho name of one lady, living about twelve miles below, on the Union C road, was given mo, who was so foully treated by t rebel fiends (hat for several days her life was despaired of. However, let me do the justice to say just here that when the outrage came to the ears of General Cheatham, of Tennessee, that officer ascertained who were the perpe: trators, and, ordering them into his presence, made them acknowledge their guilt, when he drew his revolver, and, Without judge or jury, shot three of the miscreants dead on the spot. Another gentleman—Parson W. K. Talbot, the Presbyte: ian church—told me much of rebel and abuse. The ‘secesh” had him twice under once for no other reason than because he had the man. hood to admonish some rebel soldiers whom he caught in the act of stealing his chickens,and again because be Preached a sermon against fratricidal war. He was libe- rated, however, by the Reverend General Polk upon his cwitenk eo bd ag at jinfortaation, aid or comfort to the after he R - ae en kept under arrest for seven- At aboutone o'clock a storm oame and such a rain fs we had during the roinainder of the day was to Gisgust one with rain storms forever. But we one satisfaction in the thought that the more it rained the higher would be the river snd the more overflowed would be the much vaunted Island No. 10. It was not until about three o'clock that we steamed down the river ata rapid speed way and the other boats followin, We made good the far down the river,on the fe. in ap hour we were abreast of the viilage, and in a few minutes more She ginbeohend mention Sechemame anchored off the town, whilo the Ap A few minates before ridings horse wildly up th: hillside ‘The troops, after forming on the levee, marched Yo the railroad depot, hoping to capture poe eyean which had just got in. yy were @ moment too lato. ‘The engineer had taken the alarm, and was b. hig train in a great hurry just as our soldiers came in sight. A volley was fired after bim, but it was not discovered that any damage had been due him. On the first approach to the city @ troop of rebel cav- alry was sean onthe bluff just over the town. ‘They seemed to be watching our movemenis, riding reatiessly toandfroon the 9 of the cliff, but the moment the troops advanced in that diseetion they hurriedly disap- peared. From the citizens of Hickmw | !earne. that th Squad of cavalry was a partof a force ef about 2,000, their headquarters located at Union City, a town of sonw ratiroad importance in the interior, aud abut fittees miles from the river. Squads of this cavalry have beou scouritig the country for weeks,and have maie daily visits to Mickman, ‘The squad in view wheo wo atrived doubtless tlew like wind, and communicated (ue news of our arrival at Union City, from whence, ere this he bad been seen out of the writ Laem radiated through Memphis and the wi tt T aie nnaberabe » on shore, ant freely with the citizens. xy were polite but ‘mot cordial, tor sign of loyalty fleet is lying at anchor off Hickman to-night, and before the morrow’s sun is up we shall down Island No. 10, whi is distant about fifteen rebels are determined to ‘‘do or die” at ‘New Madrid, and we shall, doubtless, have The gunboat Louisville, Captain Dove am sorry to say, sustained s slight boilers, and to-1 Dus, where she town, and remain until repaired. More: C VISIT TO BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI. i EE i H i E Appearance of Biloxi and Disposition of the Inhabitante— Interview Between the Mayor of the Town and the ‘\In- vading Yankees” — Visit to Ocean Springs and the Pest Office at that Place in Search of Southern Newspapers— ‘The Accident to the Pensacola—Establishment of @ Light- house on Ship Island, dc., dc. ‘This morning at an carly hour I left this ship and. wens. ‘on board of the New London, for the purpose of visiting Biloxi. The Hartford’s launch was armed and equipped for several days’ cruising and, in addition to her regular outfit, a corporal and six marines were sent along. Mid- shipman H. B. Tyson and Master’s Mate Locke went ip charge of the party. On going on board of the New Lon- don I found Col. Butler, Col. Jones, of the Twenty-sixth Massachusetts, and Lieut. ———, of the United States Engineer Corps, on board. After the launch was made fast astern we up anchor and stood over to the land of Dixie. Our rua over was made without anything of im. portance occurring, and ata little after tono’clock we slowed the engines, and finally ‘‘came to’ abreast of the lighthouse, and lowered. away tho. first cutier, and the party embarked. Lieut, Buchanan was the officer in charge. Thelaunch was ordered to follow us, while the New London took up a position go that if we were mo. Jested she could shell the town, ‘As we neared the shore, which gradually slopes down tothe water’s edge, we could perceive that the people saw that it was our intention to land; but as we had no flag of truce flying they were sadly puzzled to know the object of our visit. The first appearance of de- cided alarm made itself manifest by the flight of two horsemen, who rode as if for dear lifein the direc- tion of Mississipp! City. They were followed by three others, whose speed exceeded that of their predecessors. Two straggiors brought up the rear, and no more equestrian movements were seen. As wo the shore I made a fow notes of the general outward ap- pearance of the place,and herewith submit them. Op the extreme left of Biloxi, as you approach from seaward, is the lighthouse, which was erected to guide vessels through Missiseipp! Sound. At its base is a two gun bat- tery, built of sand bags, built so as to command the en- trance over the bar and to sweep the water front of the lace. The guns were removed on a former visit of the Rew ‘London and the battery bears a deserted and age | appearance, with none towatch over it, while the and ghostly light tower looms above it in significant silence. A few yards from the lighthouse a wharf juts out several hundred feet. The in the vicini- ty look entirely deserted. ‘They are well built aud look very neat comfortable. Passing along the water front, which is broken every few hundi wharves, which put out into deep water, the in- crease in number and importance; very few of them are over one story in height, with the exception of the summer boarding houses, which are fine build for the use for which they were put up. On arriving at ‘a wharf our boat landed, and we inquired for the Mayor, ‘and were informed that he would be at Brown's wharf afew minutes. Here we found a well dretsed gentie- man, who gave his mame as Patmore, whom invited to @ seat in our boat and him to act as our guide, of ill-clad gathered on “gee the Yankees.” All were civil and orderly. ‘When we left the wharf they ran along and ar- fived as oon as we did. On reaching 8: own’s wharf the launch took up 8 position about thirty yards off shore, so as to the town, while the marine were ordered on ne us. = party hae well ed, and we langer. s00n as We were fairly on the wharf a.crowd of at least thirty pewhe on sembled and watched our every movement and remark with the most intense anxiety. Word having been sent to the Mayor that we wished to see him, and would not march into town until he made his appearance, we awaited bis arrival with come impatience, and spent the time in conversing freely with the bystanders. Atter inspiring them with some confidence, and assuri them wo were civilized beings, they feli to and talked quite lustily. Some, however, would not converse with us and srood aside in groups, talking in under tones. A half hour passed away and no Mayor made his aj so the marines fell inand we marched upa wi ‘and to terra firma, and in front of a large building bear- ing the namé of Brown's Hotel, and kept by one John Brown, formerly of the city of New Orleans. The house was very neat and clean,and the first room we entered contained @ bar and a billiard table. Standing under the shade of an ample portico we waited fur this siow Mayor. In the meantime several groupe of women had gathered and were looking at us with emotions mingled with fear and abhorrence. Several of us went to them with und assurances of our friendly intention. ‘This had the effect to quiet thom, and the children were sent to assure those who fled that we wore not cannibals, a to come down and take a look at the Lineolnites. It was near noon when the of Biloxi made his appear- ance—a jolly, looking man of about forty five yeare of age, incline bedeen! somes A of a commanding ap- ance. 1 was mi ith bis face and il and one who knows anything of human nature could uot have failed to be struck with ppearance. His appearance was the signal for a group to draw up into our assembly to hear the conference between their Chief Magistrate and the Yankee Mayor, as they callvd Lieutenant Buchanan. The greeting was ee — Maton—Good Fey Srp y To what am lor to whom am I indebted for this visit? Lanvr. B.—Mr. Mayor, we have landed hore for the pur- pose of obtaining late New Orleans If you have ‘any, and will give them to us, we will Repart; it you will sol give theme ‘up, I will obey the instructions of my supe- rior officer. Maron—I —_ f- oye my own, people, choose ve Hoes cos extend to th® disposition of their private pro- con- ty. Prdce the public palaver ceased, and the Mayor versed with some of,as he and they bad come in we of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and ail the Western victo- ries, which are old stories with you at the bani but great one pees ar ae fad ae a se ber of papers, ant wi people anc obtaining Ritch valuable hres » we bade them adieu. \@ Mayor, shaking each of us by the hand, re- marked, *Gentiemen, I trust we will meet again, where it will not be necessary to be so formal, and where there is_no show of armed force.’” While we had been at the hotel the New Loncon’s cutter chased a smack, and the camps, finding they would be overhauled, took an axe and stove a hole in her bottom. d

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