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Doc. 21.--Capt. McGowan's report. steamship Star of the West, New York, Saturday, Jan. 12, 1861. M. O. Roberts, Esq.--Sir: After leaving the wharf on the 5th inst., at 5 o'clock P. M., we proceeded down the Bay, where we hove to, and took on board four officers and two hundred soldiers, with their arms, ammunition, &c., and then proceeded to sea, crossing the bar at Sandy Hook at 9 P. M. Nothing unusual took place during the passage, which was a pleasant one for this season of the year. We arrived at Charleston Bar at 1.30 A. M. on the 9th inst., but could find no guiding marks for the Bar, as the lights were all out. We proceeded with caution, running very slow and sounding, until about 4 A. M., being then in 4 1/2 fathoms water, when we discovered a light through the haze which at that time covered the horizon. Concluding that the lights were on Fort Sumter, after getting the bearings of it, we steered to the S. W. for the main ship-channel, where we hove to, to await
rinnell. (Cheers.) Those in favor of having Mr. Grinnell as our presiding officer will please say Aye. A tremendous aye was the response, and amid enthusiastic cheering, Mr. Grinnell assumed the duties of President of the meeting. Mr. Grinnell now said the next thing in order would be the nomination of Vice-Presidents, and the following list was accordingly read:-- Vice-Presidents. James Harper, Wm. V. Brady, C. V. S. Roosevelt, A. R. Eno, Edward J. Jaffray, Eli White, M. O. Roberts, George Briggs, Simeon Baldwin, W. J. Peck, Thomas Adams, Willard Parker, Jas. Watson Webb, A. A. Low, Charles Partridge, Luke Kiernan, U. A. Murdock, Charles Butler, W. C. Wetmore, Hiram Ketchum, Lathrop Sturges, B. W. Bonney, Fred. Schuchardt, John J. Cisco, J. Sampson, Edward Haight, Henry Coullard, John Moncreif, Wm. H. Johnson, C. P. Leverich, Robert C. Goodhue, J. Van Buren, Joseph Battelle, C. Vanderbilt Cross, Samuel R. Betts,