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Show i- -i' ThrtiiuV.eXdteiacuthetc. p rv r- "ff., .ArocsTA, Qxt, Jan. 10, b "f;H ' . The' ph'arlesiou (?anrbf,toHlay says, lj ; at abou.fc half-past" ek bVlock yesterday s ,!.-. , fO,thy moving the Steamer Gen., Glerick r iv. .. . aisc'oTcrcd th'q steamer Star of the West, : , and .signalled the fact. oflicV.approach to, t tho' becuparits of tho battery on, .Morria t w Istaridj. as soon as tho siguaU. were seen St,;', . '; bjft thosotfpn gitard Ihcre, Morris Island 8 ,-(. ; waa" astir with men at. thpifpostsj befpro 1 V the orijrould be given them to prcparo , fa '. tot action,.thcy remained, ia anstous 6 us- 4 PnseJ bat1 ready for what they bclicied f, f V was rare' to come, a Tollcy from Fort n Bumptcr. Tlie Star of the West rounded r ft:. ' . the Mlat. tbpk; the. ship chanuel Instead of t ' , Mhat, ahdipiocMded'tfralghV forward j, aotil opposjto Morris Island! About t thfte-fourlhs of a mila from tho batteries, t '. i" " ball waaHbcu1 fired athwart' tho bows of t ; ; the-steamer. The Starofthd Wcstdis- t ' ' , played the "tars and-'stripest a? so,ba as p j the flag was .unfurled, tho fcrti.flcations p.- . -, fired a successiduof hcary.sbotsj tho tc,s- 1 J& ... -. el continued on her conrsa with increased t W'h- -- speed, bul two shots takih effect upon , v bet, she concludel to retire. FprtMouI-, f- . trio fired a. few shots at he'r, but she was J Si out of J la range-, , Tho damag'c to the Star or tho Wcsi ( ! WMff'I'ng.nsonlytwooutofserfnshbts j t . took effect uppri her. 0 t Fort StiniDtcr Illsilln nn ilnmniictrflirAn - |