The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-11 00:00:00

7HE AMERICAN BLOCKADE.

SHELTON INLET, NORTH CAROLINA, Oct. 22.
The United States' steamer Penobscot, captured to-
day, off this inlet, the English brig Robert Bruce,
of about 200 tons burden, loaded with clothing,
medicine, &c.

GALVESTON, Oct. 30.—The United States' gun-
boat Kittatinny captured, offGalvest6n,the schooner
Emma, from Galveston for Havana, while attempt-
ing to run the blockade. She had on board 125
bales of cotton.

KEY WEST, Oct. 10.—A small schooner, the Isa-
bel, was brought in as a prize a few days since,
captured off St. Mark's, Florida. The Isabel is the

same vessel-condemned and sold here as a prize, and
sent to the steamer Montgomery as a tender, and
subsequently captured by the Confederates. She
had made a trip to Nassau with cotton, and was re-
turning with salt. A fine new schooner, the Amelia

Ann, built and owned upon the island, was seized

on the 6th.

BOSTON, Oct. 29.—The barque Azor, Jones, ar-
rived in this port yesterday, brings the crews of the
vessels recently destroyed by the Confederate steamer
Alabama, alias " 290." They were conveyed from
Fiores to Fayal, and thence they came to Boston in
the Azor. The following are the names of the
vessels destroyed :—The ship Octmulgee, the ship
Benjamin Tucker, the barque Ocean Rover, the
barque Alert, the schooner Altamaha, the schooner
Courser, the schooner Starlight, and the schooner
Weather Gage.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—The Dreadnought arrived
here from Liverpool, after making a long detour to
the northward, in order to avoid the attentions of
Capt. Semmes and the Alabama. Capt. Samuels
had heard of the boast of the commander of the
Alabama while in England, and, although admiring
his taste, determined to disappoint him, and, in
consequence, came out of the North Channel, and
made an extremely northern passage, coasting along;•
Greenland, Newfoundland, and Long Island. We
have it from good authority that our American
packets, having emigrant passengers on board, are
in no danger from Confederate privateers, as an un-
derstanding to that effect was had between the
owners of the 290 and her captain.
HAVANNAH, Oct. 20.—The consignees of the
Surprise and Blanche have publicly thanked the
Spanish men-of-war who went to their aid. The
captain and crew of the Blanche have entered their
protest against the United States' cruiser Mont-
gomery, that drove her ashore on this coast and
then set fire to her. The damaged cotton, consisting
of 600 bales, partly burnt, has been sold for 30,000
dols. Tbe captain has made out a claim on the Ame-
rican Government for 200,175 dols. The Spanish
pilot who was on board claims 50,000 dols. A Con-
federate steamer, under the English flag, starts to-
morrow for Matamoras, loaded with arms, ammu-
nition, and other things needed by the Confede-
rates. It is openly stated by those connected with
her that she is going to Mobile. The Spanish war
steamer Blasco de Garay, on her last voyage from
New Orleans, brought 1,000,000 dols. in specie,
which was intrusted to the care of the captain, and
which, on his arrival, he deposited in several banks
in Havannah, refusing to receive the percentage
usually paid by the banks for specie, although the
premium in this case would have amounted to a
considerable sum. This money belongs to some pas-
sengers from New Orleans, who proposed to give
a grand banquet to the captain of the frigate,,
The Wachusett, with Commodore Wilkes, came
in on the 10th, and left again on the 14th.
She came in again on the 18th, and is still here.
The Edward Hawkins, a Confederate steamer of
800 tons, now loaded with guns, pistols, and arms
in general, powder, medicines, clothing, boots and
shoes, &c., sails to-morrow. She clears for Mata-
moras, but her crew say openly that they are going
to stop at a port in the Confederate States on the
way.

THE DUEL AT CHARLESTON, SOUTH'

CAROLINA.

The duel between Major A. Rhett and Colonel
Calhoun, briefly alluded to in our American news,
is thus described by the Mobile:Advertiser :

" Besides, the principals and their surgeons, it is
said that there were six gentlemen present at the
meeting, three State senators, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives of North Carolina, a
leading member of the State Convention, and a
captain. Two of the senators also hold commis-
sions as officers of the army, The arrangements of
the meeting were conducted throughout with the
nicest regard for the etiquette of the code,' and I
have heard of several of those who were on the
ground who express their belief that a more fairly-
fought duel never occurred. Major Rhett, the
challenged party, waived the' drop' shot, which he
preferred, and shot tYe ' rise.' He was dressed in
full uniform; Colonel Calhoun in citizen's dress.
Both fired almost instantaneously, Major Rhett in
an instant after Colonel Calhoun. The latter
missed, and fell with a ball through the middle of
his body. He survived only about an hour.

" The quarrel which led to this unfortunate re-
sult is said to have had its origin as long ago as
April, 1861, at the time of the bombardment of
Fort Sumter, in what Major Rhett considered re-
peated official trespasses of his inferior officer.
These led to the use on his part of offensive lan-
guage; and the repetition since of these alleged
trespasses, and the offensive words by which they
were met, have aggravated and complicated the
affair. No explanation was asked or given. The.
immediate cause of meeting was a recent duel be-
tween Major Rhett and a friend of Col. Calhoun,
who, though aware of existing difficulty, had eulo-
gised Colonel Calhoun in the presence of M 'jar
Rhett. Therefore Major Rhett repeated his former
denunciations of Colonel Calhoun, which the friend
of the latter resented as an insult to himself and de-
manded satisfaction. In this first duel Major Rhett
received two fires of his adversary, be himself tiring
his second shot in the. air. Here the meeting
ended. In both duels Major Rhett was peremptorily
challenged. It is said that in the latter affair it
was proposed, on the part of the challenger, that
firing in the air should not be allowed."

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