The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-27 00:00:00

THE RIVAL A/MICAH WAR VESSELS

AT BOUTkIAMPTON.

(nom oca OWN comaroiraorr.)
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. W.
The Confederate war steamer Nashville and the
Federal mss-of-war Tuscarora are considered almost to
lteloog to our port, so long have they bees here and so long
pipareutly are they likely to stay. The Nashville is dill in
fie dock awl the Tuscarora lies just °maids. A night or
two age a collision took place at a beershop in Fs such-
elrest, between Sheen of the crew of the Nashville sod two
eif the crew of the Tucarcra. Some blows wen, struck and a
pi to' was drawojwhich fortunately missed fire, or life would
pesbably have been lost. The polies were called in, and to
woad being captured both Falderals and Confederates beat a
precipitate retreat. At the Southrunptos Club several
officers belonging to both ships have been intro-
rimed as visitors by different m-mesas, and against the
(metrics of several Lamas on the visitors book am to be seen
.C. s. S. Nashville" and" C. S. N. Tuscarora." The
Issa,rora is away from America for a two years cruise, and
it a very evident that her mission is to look after the Nash.
wale and nothing else. It is continually asked why does
am the Nashville leave Southampton, by getting, it is said,
bar hours start of the Tuscarora, for being much faster
then 'he latter she could not be overtaken. But the diffi-
culty with the Nashville is to get her 24 hours start. She
is watched night sad day by the Tuscarora, the
tamale of which never leaves his ship ; any signs
al getting up steam on board the Nashville
ma immediately he detected on board the Federal
siseumr, and ■he is prepared to move and claim the priority
sLatiug. They both may keep no successively moving
sad stommg m the neutral waters, and thus edge out to-
Wards the sea, but nothing can prevent the Tuscarora, if ■
wail :Dot -out is kept ou board of her, from hindering the
Nashville getting the start. Her Majesty's frigate Daunt.
kis. which is keeping watch over both ships, would not
sue if the two Were to leave einiultaneoualy ; all that she
would hare to do iu such a case would be to p t their
lightmg ►allure they cotfairly out to sea.
In the Arra:, 'fad Nary l;a,ette of the 18th it was stated
Mat the Tusearara iu one of her trips out of Southampton
Water ha•l ambored off Osborne, and that the coma cruder.
IseLlef of Portsmouth had ordered her sway. Captain
(haves, the commander of the Tuscarora, has written to
Me .ummauder-in-chief on the subject ; and it appears
*at one day the Semaphore man at Portsmouth reported
Yr' the Tuscarora was anchored off her Majesty's residence.
The .aiturnander in-chief immediately ordered his flag cap-
Win to proreed in a steam tuganddesireCaptCraveu move
kis ship; in u very few minutes however after this, and
lame the Sag captain left the dockyard, the Semaphom
sea reported that be had made a mistake, and that it was
cm the Tuscarora that ems essehored off Osborne, but her
ilLajesty'• sttip Vigllasit. On the day when this happened
TUlCarUra did eel ken Onstbansptos Water.

The animal of tits St. James's (12th) com-
pany of the s (Westminster) Ride Volunteers took
Ow. en tredneniny last at the Yrs-masons' Tavern. Cap-
lain gamete presided, mooted by Lieutenant Bidgood and
Lin Gallica. One hundred mid seventy. three sat down
to Matt and among tile suntan were a number oldistis-
gsbakei supporters of the volunteer movement.