The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-31
Rlli1mon1 l)lspatrb.
THURSDAY MURNINa. OCT. 81. 1ssi


From the n. O. Bee, 25.h
We had the unexpected pleasurs las. even
ing of receiving n visit from our worthy
friend, Dir. II. Lefebvre, who had Just arrived
IN this city, direct from the blockading fleet,
and was in high spirits n having escaned
rom an imminent risk of visiting Fort La.
fayette. He was set adrift in q small boat
with Mr.. Fernandez, Of this city, and cap
tured sailor of the schooner Isilda, who hap
pened to be Il Maltese, at SEA, five miles eli
Fort Livingston. They rowed TO the fort
ana came up from Barataria in the little
steamer Bee. Last evening they reported
them Ives TO General Lowell at the army
headquarters.
Dr. Lefeovre was GA The schooner Joseph
Il. Ioone, (recartnred by Commodore Hol-
iins,) coming from Havana, when she was
captured 1T haif-past seven O'Clock in the
evening OF the lst OF October forty miles oil
barataria. Capt. Pennington and the crew.
with Messrs Theodore Lewis, brother OF
MAJ. Gea Lswis,) Aymar and DR.. Lefebvre,
OF thlS city, as passengers, were held prison
ers ON board the South Carolina, where they
found Battendort and Fernandez who were
passengers on board the Isaida, captured by
me South Carolina on the 3oth OF September.
inns schooner was n returning prize OF the
Sumter, ana Lieut.. Hicks, of the Sumter and
prize crew were aboard, and taken prison
trS.
The English schooner Edward Bernard.
captain watson, who had left Mobile on the
18th with :. cargo ofturpentine, was captured
Oh The loth, at 10 ocloc.l Il. NJ between Pass
ii Lcutre and the Sound, thirty mites from
land. The master and Captain Wright, who
Was aboard, aid all the crew were made pri-
soEerS.
The Joseph II. Toone had cargo of arms
aud munitions of war valued at 10 0oO that
Nollld have been worth four orf!ve times that
> ~amount had she run safely into Barataria.
Df. LefebVre hai nothing on board under
his name, and was fortunately provided with
{, French passport and French patents So
when he Was informed that he must consider
nj k.l "A
and indignant, showed his country passport,
declared lt 10 be an outrage upon France
and demanded to be sent ashore. FIR Fer
nandez WIS likewise provided with the pa
pers OF Spanish citizen, and they were both
promised 10 te liberated and in the mean-
time treated with great courtesy and CON
,ideratioh. They We're informed that while
the South Carolina had been on this station
sac had captured seventeen prizes from us, ali
small craft
On the 18th instant, the day of Commodore
Holllns attack on the enemy al The head OF
the passes, the steamers South Carolina aud
Mcclellan, which were then cruising off Ba-
rataFia. were sent for to come to the assist
ance Of the vessels in the Mississippi Tney
responded without loss OF time to the cali .
and found the sIOOp- Of war Tinceunes hard
aground opposite the teIegEa phi station She
threw overheard her entire armament, coa-
sstng OF twenty heavy guns, before she could
be pulled OF.
Dr.. Leteovre was told by The United State
naval officers that neither the Richmond nor
the Water Witch, the FiRcennes nor the Pre-
bic mad been struck 1T All in the night att elk
but 1t was the schooner Joseph H. Toone
(Which our readers we'll know is now living
below The city without sCratch( that was
run into by the Turtle. He did not see the
Prebie, and was told she had gone to Pensa-
cola DIR. Letebyre says they were i'll Il state
OF high excitement, and entertained perfect I
terror OF our little ram, and especially of the
hreShlps. lie is sure they will noG enter the
river again, but will content themselves with
cruising oH the mouths This sentiment
hardly comedies with their assertion that
nobody was hurt iii the naval action
Every day, tn. Doctor says, our little ganboat
Ivy ran out 20 sea short Distance and recon-
noitered the fleet in the sauciesC manner ina
sinabie.
During the recen storm on the coast two OF
the enemys pilot boats, the Froiic and the
john Burner were blown ashore and burned
up By their crews. DIR. Lefebyre likewise n :
terms as that Fort Livingston, where he
landed in the small boat,is . truly forlnida BILE
afair, with he IVY rmament, and in a state
OF complete preparation to resist g. naval at
tack.
DR.. Jetebvre informs us that twas the cur
rent report in the fleet that the captain Of the
fIchmonG would be court-martiased fer hay-
ing He'd down the river before our little fleet
nut he mad said, In his own defence, that it
was on account OF our fireships that he fed.
ana that no navy could remain in the river
while We employed freShipS against Them