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ons the chase, and we sail out, without a man killed or wounded, with our stores unharmed, and proceed unmolested, probably on our homeward journey. After the brief but exciting experience of the morning, I am prepared, without hesitation, to concur with the captain in the opinion that it is very unpleasant to be fired at with hard cannon balls, without any chance to fire back. I wish to say, however, that no one on board displayed any symptoms of fear. Capt. McGowan, and the pilot, Mr. Brewer, were probably especial marks for the Morris' Island battery, since a good shot through the wheel-house would have been most disastrous. The soldiers, although two-thirds of them are recruits, appeared to be quite indifferent to the music, while the officers agreed that it was scandalous that they could not fight back. Soon after crossing the bar of the Charleston harbor, on our homeward coast, we met a fine sailing vessel, the Emily St. Pierre, of Charleston. Captain McGowan stoppe