Arrival of Shipwrecked seamen at Savannah.
--The steamer Ida brought up to Savannah, Ga., on the afternoon of the 1st inst., from Fort Jackson, under a detachment of the "Blues," several seamen, who were arrested while passing Fort Jackson in a small boat on their way to that city. They were taken to the police quarters for safe keeping. We take the following particulars of a conversation with them from the Republican of the 2d inst.:"Left Cardenas, (Cuba,) for Charleston in the schooner E. Waterman, of Charleston, on the 18th November, with a cargo of medicines, molasses and cigars; had very favorable weather the beginning of the passage.--On the 20th of November, bearing N. by W., about 11 o'clock A. M., came in sight of Cape Gun Key light, so near that the vessel struck bottom; brought the vessel on the other tack, bound seaward. November 22d found the vessel again on the coast of Florida; saw a large steamer which we supposed to be a man-of-war. but it turned out to be a Yankee transport steamer. November 23d, had a heavy blow from the N. W., which lasted three days. The 20th wind S. W. fresh breeze, had every opportunity of going into port. but our captain was drunk, and did not know what to do. On the 29th of November we struck for Charleston, bearing W.--At 10 o'clock we found ourselves in six fathoms water; kept on running to, and we came to 4½ fathoms, and dropped anchor, because the Captain expected to be on the coast of South Carolina. Towards daylight we found ourselves to be in the midst of the blockading fleet; immediately hoisted on sail and slipped anchor, and run in for Tybee Island, where we put the vessel on the beach at Spanish Hammock. The Captain have the compass overboard. We staid by the vessel until the Yankees were within fifty yards of us, when we ran through the woods, swimming on our way five different creeks, until we arrived at a house on the Island, the keeper of which was bringing us to the city in his boat when we were overhauled by the fort.
Previous to leaving the vessel we took a portion of the cargo ashore on Tybee, but suppose the Yankees have taken it, except a portion which we buried. The captain, Sam Hawes; first mate, Chadwick; second mate, Edwin Percy, and the cook, George Nall, staid on the vessel and were captured, The Captain was a Down Eskter or a Northerner of some kind. Before we left we scuttled her, against the Captain's will, having bored three augur holes in her bottom.
