Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-10
THE RICHMOND WHIG.
TFIE WAR.
ITS INCIDENTS, FEATURES AND SPIRIT.

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The following ffr spoken Of in the Whig Of yer
terday appearing in that ISSUE But by inadverencs
il was not Il serted:
PARTICULARS OF TIE CAPTURE OF THE FED
ERaL STEAMER FANNY.
We fad in the Norfolk Ddy.Book the following par
tculars Of the eaptue of the Fedeia steamer Fanny
We ere Informed by one who was present on board
the @. s. steam Curlew which vessel assisted in the
cpure, tbs. tie Fanny CONNER ce firing at stems
when lilly miles H. and that they continued their
cbsse after her, fred few shots at this long rsnge and
after getting closer they bgsn 10 fire otene until they
got within y or three miles Of her and fred shell,
Hhch s0cose TO convince those on board the
Fanny tbat the game wss gettirg little too desperate
for their saiey guns were OF much longer range
than hte; then It that the white fig Was hoisted
boad tie Fanny, after which bat one gun was fired
from Of steamers, on board Of which vessel they
b I'd lot discovered The Hig.
|! this time (of the raising Of the white fae)
that the po. and engineer OF the Fanny left her, and
embarked 10 boat for Shore in order to nvke their os
cape, as they doubtless raitois 70 the Souh, oi
former p.isoaers who had been paroled.
We learn tia. among the prisoners taken on board the
Fanny, there five negro men, who are supposed TO
b. the properly OF Southern men, probably some o But.
lers Hampton con'rabaDd" II 30, VIC hope they VII
speedily be returned 20 their owners found 10 be
ice It oes om h, North, think is would be hut
stce those engaged 10 the capture that thsse fel
lows should be sold and the proceeds divided among
them.
The Twentieth Regiment Indiana troops. learn,
landed at the Chicmacomsque by the s. X. Spau.
ng and the swell ccming rather strong, they bad &c
irio Hi.teIas lard the eeres Tor the Regiment,
.hich were then beng transported 10 them On board
the Fanny when csprrsd By this appears they were
tfsitpt In aims S. and it u calculated that the expe-
don egsBst them will have guite an cosy Job
to bag the whole Of them. ~
We understand ihst the Fanny fred Is times and each
of cur tKo steamers the CrI,w and the Raleigh, fired
l6 times This (cuGsalc. caused many 70 think Very
poor gunnery where many shots were enclangedthat
rot one took Il c. but IL Sceounted for from the fact
Of the range b,rg entirely long. they seven
niles when the Fanny began hiring, AID cur boys
we're anxious 10 the pursuit that probably they were
,euptd 10 waste ammunition the Yankee, 10 let him
know ttot there chance OF escspe. |. wasa blood
less but not bootl1ss battle, as the whole properly
cspturcd is valued a: from seventy 10 one hundred
thousand dollars
Ac,rrespondent of the Norfolk Day Book writes:
Roam. yE ISLAND, n. c., Os'. 5, 1861.
Editor Day Book:
DFAr sIR:-I make tkis Ia hurried and imperfect
at enpt at letter Tom this sci1n OF the war psrD
meoly 10 state that I!e Uated S;ai6s steamer Fanny
wa. cap,urcd in the Sound near Chcmsconsque, en
the Isl n5ant, by The Raleigh, Captain Joseph AK
AZ der in octgLc with the Curew, the ligsbip oi
he naval forces here. The to.gl prize Is estmitrd
from $75 to 500 000. Forty 6ye Yankees, from tue
2Oth Inalna Regiment, were on board OF her, aud
surrendered as prisoners OF war. TIE sttam'r was
bearded by John c. Langhore, ard by him the flag OF
tie raised amid three times three Of the
elrtiest cheers that emarated from mortal hpi.
Tee swords of tee captain and other officers Of the Fanny
were demanded BY and formally delivered 10 Capt Alex.
snGer whose daredevil courage and zeal in the cause is
The remark Of every ole.
Each vessel OF onr chasers reinforced before We
started by volunteers from Col Wrighrs Regiment of
Georgia Volunteers Who towever, were not gratifed
by eiaHce TO show their pluck, "BeauregaTd," the
asa s2 pounder of the Ralsgh did the work at long
range.
.snong the list OF ammunition captured Oh the prize
xfre 73 900 iges and $4,000 caps, besides
fixed ammunition, sh1li, &c.
rtus. ene step has been naie 10 drown the Hatcsos
ds ser and another on larger scale will soon be made.