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Tbe following interesting record of : Oivil War events was kept by 0. M. Barton, wbo served in tbe U. S. : Marine Corps, and the diary has been , kindly k _ned us by bis brother, Sam- ; nel 0. Barton, of this city, himself a i (Jiril War veteran. , JUNE , On tbe 20th day of May part of tbe Marine Guard left tbe barracks at Washington and arrived in Boston bar- , racks at Charleston Navy Tard on the i 83rd of May. On tbe third of June tbe , U. 8. steam frigate "Colorado" was , put in commission and tbe Marine , Guard and crew were transferred on ; her tbe same day. The Marine Guard, , consists of one captain, one lieutenant, three sergeants, four corporals, two | music, and forty-five privates. The j , crew numbered near 600 men. After | , great trouble in clearing tbe ship for oar cruise, we hauled out 0/ tbe stream ! | ^ on the 7th ot June, and anchored. On | , the 11th of June Senators Wilson and j Sumner visited tbe ship and were much j pleased with ber. On the 18th we received our ammunition on board, and ! also, a quantity of shell, powder and j , two large mortors for Fort Pickens. , On tbe' 18th .of June everybody being , in readiness we weighed anchor at j 6:80 a. m. and steamed slowly out of j , tbe harbor. As we were passing tbe ( ■ Forts Warren and Independence, the j volunteers crowded on tbe ramparts and cheered us. We returned it witb a j will. At 4 p. m. we passed Cape .Cod and exchanged signals. We here lost a j life buoy overboard which detained us j half an hour. From the 20th until tbe \ 20rd tbe machinery was in a bad condition, numerous breaks being found in j them. This detained us for a while. , Tbe enginea started again at 6 p. m. £ on the 22d. Sunday, tbe 28rd, we bad quarters f for inspection, general muster and tbe reading of tbe rules and regain- t tions of the Navy, and prayers were c read. At 7 a. m. we passed an Amer- t ican merchantman. At half after 6 p m. we spoke tbe Pilot Boat "May ] Taylor," three days out from New j York. We got >ome late papers from { ber and sent mail by her. 24th. Fair wind, set all sail, and t stopped engines at 6 a. m. Tbe engines s started again at 10 p. m. Tbe ship was t scudding biskly though the water. i 26th. We passed Cape Hatteras and t aaw light bouse at 6 a. m. At 4 p. , m. Midshipman Blake fell through the j forehatch from the spar deck into the ,

i ' hoid. He fractured bis skull severely ] but subsequently recovered. At E p. j m. we showed signals to a large steam ( i ship. At 11 p. m. took in sail, a | heavy squall all night. We chased a schooner and made her show her colors { at 11 a. m. £ 27th At 4:80 p.m. land was seen and light bouse in Charleston Harbor, j We dropped anchor at 8 p. m. 28th We weighed anchor at 6 a. m. j and steamed slowly up Charleston Ha'- c and hove too near the " Wabash" | and "Vandalia The captains ex- j changed civilities, ffr^the distance j c wasCummings Point, Sullivan's Island. | Moltrie and Sumpter, rising in the I middle of the bay like a specter. Tbe j i j Rebel flag was flying from its ram- j j j parts. We started from the harbor »t|B two p. m. and etopped engines, made | s sail, at sundown we reefed topsails. £ 29th. Passed st 10 a. m. a French | American Barque and Spanish t merchant ship. I JULY v I 1st. A one p. m. started engines, t | At 11 a. m. passed a Bremen barque, j j 3rd. At 11 a. m. a large war t (steamer hove in sight showing ho c { colors. The crew were immediately | called to quarters and everything got t readiness for action. We then gave fc chase to her. When at one o'clock t she showed English colors we sailed I io company until sundown. 4th. Came in sight of the Florida c a 6th. In morning came in Bight of h West and anchored outside tbe harbor. During the day the main t brace was spliced. o 6th. We weighed anchor and steamed a the harbor, and made fast at the wharf, and made preparations to coal a ship. f 7th. Obtained liberty, and visited tbe Island. A 9th The Niagara anchored outside ii the barbar. The Marine Guard of our •' ship were ashore drilling and blank b firing. I 10th. The Ni"gara and Crusader t the harbor on a cruise for the o which had run a blockade at h the Mississippi. t 11th. At 9 a. m. got underway and p steamed out of tbe harbor, leaving the t. yacht "Wanderer," Lieut Breeze, in h harbor. At 2 p. m. we spoke the h "Marshal Ney," bound for New C from Vera Cruz. She reported the "Macedonian" at that place. She c too and we put a barrel of beef aboard. a

18th. Mkhiigby quarters and exerisr 1 of tbe battery 14th. Sunday. —Muster, quarters for inspection and prayers. Near, mid- ' night, came in sight of land, and anchored. . 15tbl At 6 a. m. we weighed anchor and steamed up near Fort ' Pickens and anchored, firing a salute of 18 guns to Flag Officer Merrine. wbo was on the Mississippi. The ' "Wvandott" and "Water Witch" also in the harbor. 16th. We received our Commodore ' board, his broad pennant flying at 1 foremast during the day. We dis- 1 charged tbe mortors and ammunition : for TPickens In the afternoon 1 the "Mississippi," "Wyandott" and ' "Wster'Witeh" left the harbor. 17th." The "Water Witch" returned in the morning 18th. Tbe "Water Witch" again left tbe harbor. 19th. Near sundown the Sloop of War "Macedonian" came in the harbor 1 saluting oar flag officer. She received orders from him, and left during the evening for- New York. 8be needed repairs badly. 20th. A small, eloop came in from Key West with a mail. Also a barque from New York with powder and ice for Fort Pickens. 91et Sunday —Quarters, muster and genera] inspection by Commodore Mervine. 22nd. A schooner and brig came in the harbor. 23rd. General quarters, " target practice with great guns in the morning. At 4 p. m. Col. Brown and staff Tiqited the Commodore. At half sfter fii'm a false alarm was created by the barque off our port bows showing a light. All the small boats were immediately manned and sent to her Fort Pickens was also in readiness in consequence of seeing unusual lights along tbe Rebel side. ' 24th. The topfsail schooner "Benj. of Philadelphia, came in the with coal for the fleet In the afternoon the Marine Guards were 1 firing. 28th. Sunday. — Quarters and inspeo- ' tion. In afternoon Col. "Billy" Wilson 1 and some officers visited the "ship. '' ' 27th. The storeship "Release" came j from the Balize. 29th. A schooner came in with sup- ' plies for Fort Pickens. Twenty-three 1 days out from New York. ' | 31st. The frigate "Niagara" came 1 I in with a mail from Key West. Re- 1 j eeived letters and papers from borne. 1 AUGUST I 3rd. A boat expedition left our ship 1 j late at night for the purpose of captur- 1 a Rebel steamer and schooner in- ' I side the bay. But being discovered too ' ! had to abandon it. Yacht "Wan- 1 4th. Sunday.— Quarters for inspec- 1 muster and reading of regulations. ' the afternoon I obtained leave and 1 visited the "Niagara. " At sundown ' the Niagara sailed for Mobile with the yacht "Wanderer" in tow. At 10 p. 1 m. Mr. Tburbera Bailey, the captain's ' clerk and nephew, died. ' 6th. The "Water Witch" came in \ (he harbor, and left again In one ' hour's time. In the afternoon the cap- ' tain's clerk was buried on Santa Rosa f witb the honors of war. 8th. At 2 p. m. • Assistant Surgeon * Oovill diedlafter a short illness. At 9 a m. the "Water Witch" came in tbe c with two prize schooners. * 9th. Assist. Surgeon Oovill was r buried on the Island with all the honors 1 offwar. The "Water Witch" also 6 sailed from tfia harbor. 10th. We fired two ten inch shells at 0 Rebel schooner inside the bay, but failed in striking her. 0 11th. Sunday.— Rained hard all day. 9 a. m. the frigate "Santee" came in the harbor. At 9 p. m. the schooner 8 "Othello" came in the harbor chased an armed eloop, nine miles outside. c sailors, 12 marines and 8 howitzers were immediately put 1 her and we started in pursuit We 11 not got fairly under weigh before 9 the identical sloop came in. It was a 1 prize sloop, having been sent here by 8 tbe gun boat "South Carolina." The 0 Captain of the schooner took for a Rebel and hence bis alarm. 1 Our exper*i'»n whs abandoned. 1 11th. Muii -teamer, "Rhode Island" in eleven days from New York. 0 18. The "Rhode Island" sailed at mid-day. ' j 14th. After sundown tbe steam fri- c gate "Powhatan," Captain Porter, ' came in with a schooner which had ^ been captured by the Rebel steamer D "Sumter," who had put a mail aboard h her and a prize crew, with the expec- * tatioii of running the blockade at some (- of the Sootbern ports. Oapt. Porter c learned tbe whereabouts of the "Sum- 8 tar" and receiving permission from Flag Officer Mervine. be immediately 8 left tbe harbor on a cruise for here. * 16th. Tbe "Santee" sailed from « the harbor. « 16th. Sunday.— A barque came in P from Key Went with coal also a British • Man of War earns in, but left again in F 88th. The yacht "Wanderer" cams " in the harbor. P , M. ntai "In. " dott' eame ia the harbor. 8te laft , tte mm day having received aadatt .

the Flag Officer to proceed home for repairs. " 24th We steamed up tbVtasrbor close tbe Rebel fork McRea. and anchored. 1 26th. Sunday.— Prayers and quarters - , for Inspection. 27tn. Tbe "Water Witch" came in ■ tbe harbor from Havana with a mail. SEPTEMBER 1st. Sunday.— Muster, prayers and quarters for Inspection. 2nd. At balf cfter 11 p m. the soldiers at Fort Pickens crossed over to tbe large floating dry dock, in and set fire to it. Tbe Rebels ' bad, for a few days previous, been pumping ber out and trying to get bqr afloat, so that tbey could take ber up to tbe city and build a battery on It. It originally coat our government a large amount of money. It burned for - three days. 3rd. In tbe afternoon tbe Sloops of War, "Preble" and "Vincinnes" came in the harbor At 7 d: m. the "Preble" , sailed. 6th. Tbe "SanUe" came in the harbor. Tbe "Vincennes"' and "Water Witch" left tbe harbor. ' 8th. Tbe steamer "Connecticut" i came in with a mijl. Near midnight \ a boats crew of 11 Rebels deserted I and came over to Santa Rosa Island. Tbey represented themselves as NorthI em men pressed in that Rebel service. 9th. Three of tbe deserters came on our ship, two of them are Pbiladelphisns. llth. At 8 a. m. we weighed anchor ] . and steamed down to the eastern end ' of the Island. We arrived there at ( • 7 p. m. and turned back again. i 12th. We arrived again at our former ( . anchorage at 4 p. m. At 9 a. m. tbe . steam sloop "Richmond" came in, having a company of Regulars for Piokens ' from Key West. Tbe "Santee" sailed ( in the afternoon i 18. This evennig four boats' crews, | with two 'rifle howitzers, were got in i readiness to goon an expidition inside t the bay and surprise the Rebels, y There were in all 180 men including 20 * marines The officers were: First . launch, Leiut. Russel, Captain Rey nolds, U. S. M. U., Surgeon Kennedy 1 and Middy ^Higginson. First cutter, I Passed Middy Steece. Third cutter, Lieut. Sproston and Gunner Borton. Second cutter, Lieut. Blake and Middy Forrest. Everything being in readiness we started from the Tessel at 11 o'clock p. m. It being moonlight we stopped at Fort Pickens. The officers - us for a while to hold a consultation. 14tb. Our officers returned to the at 1 o'clock and informing us of the plan of attack, we pushed from shore. The second cutter and first were to board an armed schooner made fast to the Navy Yard Wharf and , set fire to her. The first and third eutwere to make fast to tbe wharf I and spike the guns of a Rebel battery, "j proceeded quietly inside the bay, and took them completely by aurprse. They, however, opened a heavy fire of g musketry on us, but our men fought desperately, and we succeeded in land ing on tbe wharf and spiking tbe guns. And aiso boarding the schooner and firing ber. We immediately took to our and pushed oat in the stream .where we poured a fire of grape shot _ into them from our howitzers. In ing the schooner we had two sailors killed and ten wounded, and Marine killed and three wounded. do not know tbe Rebel loss, but it must -have been heavy. We returned our vessel at daybreak. In the evenlDg our dead companions were burled on Santa Rosa, with the honors of war. On the morning of the 14th the sloop of war "Marion" and storeship "Nightingale" came in the harbor. 16th. The "Marion" and "Nightingale left the harbor tor Balize. 17th. The steamer "Connecticut" In from Mississippi River; aslo storeship "Pompero" came in from York. The "Water Witch" sailed, having arrived here on tbe 16tb. At F 9 o'clock in the evening the "Connecticut" sailed for New York having aboard several of our officers who were ordered by the government elsewhere. 19th. The mail steamers, "McClel- " lan" and "Rhode Island" came in from - New York, with mail and provision. Z < -20th. Tbe "Rhode Island" steamed C out towards the Balize. u 21 The "Rhode Island" came in the ? harbor again, in the afternoon Com- 5 odors Mervine transferred his flag to v "Rhode Island," being ordered w home by tbe Government. The crew b menqed the yards add gave him three Q cheers. A salute of IS guns Q also Jfired as he left the vessel. 5 McKean of tbe "Niagara" sue- M coeds him as Flag Officer of this squadron. * \ 22. Sonday.— The "Rhode Island" sailed for New York. Aboct 9 o'clock small boat came In tbe harbor, wi th nergo slaves, ooe female, having escaped 80 miles below this place tbe previous evening at 8 o'clock. In tbe afternoon tbey were sent over to Fort , 88. Steam gtm boat, "Maaaacta- / eetto." came in the harbor and re- I ported tte evacuation of 8hiplaiand hy the Bahaia. after destroying their battorisa mA burning their forte, ate. Ttemrdaevatew ate left tte hater. Oenttemd on pogoT S

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