The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-12-11
1inoo1n,s Crnisers in the Gulf.

It en;ne about o'clock Captain j. VI. Walker ar
rived from Pascagoula confirming this report ana al
50 bringing some highly interesting nteilgenee Tor
The following graphic statement are indebted to the
note attention of Mr. r. B. Hoey clerk of the Baltic
Steamer Baltic OFF PAsCAaouLs,t (
November 81 1851. /
The steamer Baltic Capt. Walker, left Mobile TINS
morning at 81 o'clock for New Orleans; aFlVeu at Tue
Grant mass at o'clock, where we met the steamer
Grnv Cioud: incurred en- board if the sound was clear;
hey said they thought So as they had passed through
the day before and had net With no obstruction we
proceeded on from Grants pass until " GoGk, "neh
abreast of Round island, we espIed one 81 Lincoln
gunhaats-the new London-endeagOrlng to head us
off and capture us We Immediately changed our di-
recton and steered for Pascagoula, where we arrived
all An On our arrival Pascagoua, we found
the wharf crowded with people who rushed ABOARD anu
CONGRATULATED our good sense III turning O@oN'
taereby escaping an oath the basle. They sad they
had been watching with beating hearts Tor some tie
faaripo we would continue course underline guns OF
the New London, which would end III our capture.
had long and interesting conversation with seee[a
gentleman of Pascagoua, passengers and Gre" ol Ic
unfortunate steemer Anna, from Whon we lecel'0 '
following information:
The steamer Anna, with cargo of 900 barrels OF
rosin and turpeutne left Pascagoula for New orleans
last Thursday night and was captured on Friday morn
ing early by the gunboat New London.
4 prize crew Immediately put on board Wltn or
ders to steer for Ship island The original crew ana
passengers we're ordered to report on board the New
London where they remained until daylight 1hey
we're then transferred to the steamer MASSACHUSETTS
One negro remained board Of the Anna; he was the
anpneer and worked the engines until the boat reacu
cd Ship island where she discharged the cargo OF ros
in and turpentine The Anna not burned but still
remains at Ship island.
On Monday morning last the commander of the Mas
sachusets ordered the crew and passengers to form
circle ON deck He TOLD them he should keep two Of
the crew the captain and mate; the rest should 60 to
New York or take an oath to bear against the
United States or to work any Notifications in the
Confederate States, assist in any manner Shape or
form against the United States during the present state
of affairs They glad enough to get out of the clutch
es ofwthe Lnconites willingly took the oath ard
furnished with small schooner, Gone OF the Massa-
chusetts former prizes, the of which enlisted in
the federal service with promise that after the
was over and the South subugated they would furnish
them with large hne schooner. with WLaca they ar
rived safely at home.
One of the lieutenants insearching the Annals cabin
found Confederate flag which he hosted on the An
mas iackstaff union down. He then remarked chat it
was a very pretty flag "but that one, said he poin,
ing to the stars and stripes that waved over flag
SIS the largest"
! He said that he knew all the boats that piled
the lake and verified his statement by calling them all
by name He said he very anxious to capture the
California she had plenty of good victuas on board
One of the Annals crew asked officer how long he
thought this war would last. He replied, long, for
in less than twenty days they would have possession of
the whGle gulf coast including Pensacola, Mobile and
New Orleans. Why don't the braggarts comt? He
said the lake boats doing fine business in the
sugar and moaSses trade and that he intended to cap
1Te a cargo of it in a few DAYS He has kephls word,
as steamboat supposed to be the jeff. Davis p C..
Wallis was captured this morning by the gunbCa New
London and taken to Ship island. The idea ngending
the mate and captain OF the Anna to New York is for
them to act as witnesses prove that the Anna is not
seaworthv to proceed to Key West or northern port
! At one o'clock to-day schooner hove in sight of
Deer island and seemed to be beating to the westward
The New London, then cruising about Horn island soon
espied herand started in pursuit The schooner
of irving to avoid the gunboat seemed to for her.
as if they wanted to deliver themselves up The New
London fired several shot the schooner which
then hove to and surrendered The last seen OF them,
the gunboat had the schooner in tow and under full
| headway towards Ship island.
| Net the steamer Robert Watson at GRANTS pass We
left Pascagoula three o'clock and arrived Mobile at
haf-past eight Thursday evening. r. 3. Holly, clerk
ADDIrIoSAL.-In the local department of the Adyer-
| tser we find the following:
/ FROM THE SoUND.-We learn from Mr. CQghil, mate
of the Grey Cloud which arrived YESTERDAY afternoon
from New Orleans, that when they passed Ship island,
about noon Wednesday, three federal vessels were
lying off ard the captured steamer Anna, which is re-
! Iurv0d Jururu by the enemy rUyprt
current here yesterday that the jeff Davis had been
captured cannot be true she lying ait the wharf
when the Grey Cloud left Mobile Adv, 29tl ult,
PARTICULARS OF THE CAPTURE oFTHE STEAMER HENRY
| LEwIs-The Mobile Tribune learns from Mr. e. IT, vii.
lis one of the engineers of the steamer Henry Lewis
the following particulars OF her capture on tie 29th u
The Henry Lewis taken Thursday morning
during very thick fog when off Mississippi City by one
of the federal gunboats which upon them before
they of her presence, and fired khre shots
her. the first striking very near her rudder and anOth
er going between the chimmies and the poS hose Al
soon as she hove in sigh all hands on board of te Lew
is commenced rolling the freight overheard whchthey
did until the federal launches alongside when al
hands taken board and carried to the steamer
Massachusetts, which was lying under Ship island HI
states that they treated exceedingly wei while
board. After things got somewhat regulated they calico
up the of the Lewis and released the two engineers
pilots and of the deckhands their taking tht
oath that they would not take up against the Uni
ted States. They kept Capt. John Winters Thos En-
gTsh the clerk and Alfred Bacon, the mate and two
deck hands, to be taken to New York, witnesses
to prove that the Lewis not seaworhy that is suf
fcently to be sent north.
The negroes some nine in number were called up
and the choice given them go north Or be ashore
Six of them consented to go north four of whom are
free negroes and were part of the ship Danubes crew
one negro belonging TO Cox, Brainard & Co. and th
other Mrs Adrien. The other three declined the in
vitation to become free and be sent away from home
They with the remainder of the crew. were sent ashor
at Biloxi Mr.. Willis says that transport steamer
daily expected, which will take Capt Winters and tn
others on to New York, and that they will be brough
back here ther return othe vessel He further state
that he saw the steamers Carondcet, Whltenan an
Swain coming to Mobile, preceded by the steame
Oregon, acting as CONVOY. The Massachusetts shove
herself and made maneuyres, which caused th
Oregon to turn back and sgnased tire others to follow
which they did.
ALABAMA ACT TO SUPPRESS MoNoPoLIEs
Be it enacted by the senate and house of