The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-05 00:00:00

THE ESCAPE OF THE NASHVILLE.

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)N, Put. 4.

The Tuscarora left Southampton Water last week,
and anchored in Yarmouth Roads. There is every reason to
believe that her commander received information from Mr.
Adams, the American ambassador, that neither the Tusca-
rora nor the Nashville would be allowed to find refuge
many days longer at Southampton. On Saturday the
former ship left Yarmouth Roads, sad proceeded westward
as far as Portland. Her commander, Captain Craven,
evidently believed that the Nashville would delay her de-
parture until the last moment. His object. probably, was
to keep in Yarmouth Roads, for the purpose of getting
telegrams from Southampton at Hurst Castle, and
running out into the British Channel if the Nashville got
out through Spithead. Had Captain Craven stopped in
Yarmouth Roads, the Nashville could not have left with-
out great danger. His trip to Portland was the salvation
of the Confederate steamer. The Nashville wu ready to
start on Saturday. On Monday at noon the Tuscarora
passed inward through the Needles. Captain Craven he-
sitated to approach nearer to Southampton ; but, being
in want of some 40 taus or so of coals to
fill up his bunkers, he ventured in as far as
Cowes. Her Majesty's steamer Shannon was still lying
there with her steam up. Not suspecting scything, Cap-
tain Craven dropped his anchor. He bad no sooner done
so than he received a telegram from Southampton stating
that the Nashville was leaving the dock. This caused un-
usual excitement on bused the Tuscarors, during which a
communication was reosived from the Shannon that Cap-
tain Pegrim, of the Nashville, haring given legal notice to
the proper authorities of his intention to leave the port of
Southampton, Captain Craven would not be able to leave
neutral waters until 24 hours had transpired after the
dew ture of the Nashville. The Shannon immediately
shifted her position to the westward of the Tuscarora,
to bar her exit through the west channeL Even if the Tus-
carora bad not been immediately under the Shannon's gnu,
she could not have got away to the eastward, for her
Majesty's ship Trsfalgu barred her exit that way. The
Nashville came careering down Southampton Water,
and just as she reseed elms to the Tuscarora
the officers and crew of the Nashville commenced cheering
the Jersey mail packet, which was proceeding to Southamp-
ton, and then the Nashville passed rapidly on towards the
Needles. The pilot left her about four miles outside, going
at the rate of 11 knots. It will be in vain for the
Tusca-
rora to attempt to follow her, and if there is no other Fede-
ral war steamer in the Channel to intercept her, there can
be no doubt of her eampe. The Tuscarora will, there is
every reason to believe, leave Cowes to-night, and proceed
to the Mediterranean. She will, it is believed, visit South.
ampton again in four months' time. The Nashville has
been at Southampton nearly three mooting. Mr. Yancey,
the Confederate commiseiouer, it is said, left Southampton
few Havanuah in the Royal Mail steamer Seine yesterday.

BURNING or THE SHIP EMMEN OF THI SUE:—
LIVISPOOL, TUUDAT.—lntelligence was leoeivad here be.
day of the destruction of the clipper ship Empress of the
Seas, when off Port Phßlip Heads. This vessel belonged to
the famous Black Bell Line of Australian packets, and at
the time of her destruction she was bound from Melbourne
to London with a large cargo of stores ea government no-
rout. The despatch announcing the burning of the ship is
very brief—merely stating the facto that she was burned,
that the crew and peswengers were eared, together with the
gold on board. It is • singular coincidence that the La/
three mails from Australia have brought us the news of the
destruction of three celebrated Liverpool clippers, els. :
the Sovereign of the Seas, the Prince of the Seas, and the
Sewer of the Sean
iinunins Harronglo To Slays no THI PRISE=
PAILLISIMIXT.—Csows-ornes, PEa & —Sir Henry Hervey
Bruns, of Downhlll, in the county of Londonderry, Bart.,
I for. His borough of Coleraine, in the room of John Boyd,
I Fag., deemed. Fes. 4.—Lieutenant-Colonel John William
Fans, for the musty of Oxford, in the room of George
Granville Harcourt, Ng., deotaaed.—GOnatc.