New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24

font where he represented hnself To be ihe eorre-
sponden' OF an American journal. Bn, his a'couh. =,
himself was not deemed easfactory. lie was rsi' "h
To the feet. Presently there came over q nag OF nuce
from General Brags, with warrant slgnea 9y J"ss
tie OF the peace, for ibe correspondent on enfse Vi
felony; but the writ did not run IN ron ilckens.
The oicer rega' ded the message as clever iuse W
get bak spy and the correspondent Ii silli IN our
vile or in safety as the care ny be, Oh boarotne
squadron.
All sails filed, the Diana stood MP toward the Navy
Yard once In the glare Of the setting sun. Inc
sennels ooug the battery aud bt sch gred At us WIN
surprise the schooner, with her hsg Of trnee sii
flying, RAJ pact q EN-. Tire pier vas swept WIN me
81 fr the Mobile gentlemen; they were lot ys3l..
" Ilslloa Mr. Captain, what's that yon re nj lie
mate was waving fhe Confederate aaL fro the deck.
"It only signal, Sir, to he gentlemen on shore
"Waye some other flag, tfen, while there - nag oI
truce fly ing, and Wi We are Ia these waiers Alef
ba ki0g and filling Tor time, the party were ces'
c. led in the distance. ARan, the waery sfIh was
cent off, and ia few minutes they were permne',
thanks TO their pastee, 10 eome|h Some cohhuthtni
pereon Lad informed them the alta was coitsinly
coming off in very sbort time. They were ANXIOUS
to say They had friends at Pensacola, ana were
full of praises Of the quaint old Spanish teiem.nt
but mine is unfortunately Lot an exurtion oi pea.
ure, and il was imperative that should not "asIc
tine. Every thing had been seer that was necessary
for my purpose. IL beyond my power to sta'e 'he
reasons Which led me 10 think NO fight wonh take
Ihce, for doing would have been to betgay conn.
dence. And 80 parted company: thcy 70 !easS eeu
euOngh TO it, they will heartily regret their oos-
iy, or am misi siaken--and we to return to Mobile
Ii WAS dark befure the Diina was well down on
Fort Pickens again, and, as She pased out 10 yea,
between il nnd Fort Vi Rae, II was certainly 10 nave
been expected thai side or other would bnng her
10. Certainly our friend Mr. Brown, in h- clipper
Oriental void overhaul us outsiie, AID there Nay
f-pdly bottle in nest of ice waiting Tor the gai"nt
silor who was TO take farewell of ns according 70
promise Ont glid.d Into night, and into the cold
iea breeze, which blew fresh and strong from the
NORTH In The dsian,e tie black io.m Of he Powhaah
conld lie just dilngushed the rest Of me Squadron
could not be mGde by either eye ~ Ne, nor was
the schooner in sight. lantern was hoisted by my
orders. AID kept aft some lime after The schooner
was dear Of ihe tIt. Siillno schooner. lhe wina
was hot very favorable for running toward the Pow
atan and il was lae TO app oaeh her with per-
feet confidence from the enemy sde. Beede, 1t was
late; time pressed.
rhe Oriental wac surely lying OF somewhere % The
west ". 3D. and the w,sd llven 10 Nuke Oil si,
and son tie Diana bowling ~ nv shoFe, wtee
lie ,e melted away in hery ine cf foam go 'loee 10
us that "a Ins could, IN naniical phrase, ehy ois-
cuit' the ssDd. The Wind Nhs abe1m' eia o .,e
Dra ,eea.ed brea he 1t thr ugh her ails ana tew
along IL all astonishing rate through TIE y osrhofs
cent waters with Prov OF ilaine ana tnhohB wsAe
of dancing m.ieor-like streams Ing rom he hein
a. ,Iuy IL uere a furnace hence boiled stream oil
liiuiI Iee, l. $50 rign Of rhu Oriental on our lee
brwr' No,hin AZ all in sight sir" Inc = a'ks
and huge "a, S lew oil from the shore ~ we passed
nud dated uut reiwaras, mar tisir ilnr IN 9i-
I.l' trliF 81 nStl. pH hINN N"S D'''''''
entail came in 81 ht.
TN ough tie tatrT-s, the Wits 10 quar ei, tie eN u
4 IN t0 III kehs Lad loWd ont NY weak ces, and my
Nod ,s ,cIiuy md K 'au ned, AM % thought
r,,ld turr ia iof n ehvrt time aid diy'd mo tie
shades below where my comruces were afeHoy e's.p
ise nDd XII hug II my boOts,l psed to s,a'e Whicn
re- ae,,d c ihder, IL 10 the attentions no a. nub iaN-
;h,d ,tou me by the numerous little nihrr who re-
create in tie well-peoI,d tmhors. IL never entered
iu,o ny tead even in Ny creams, 'hat me SsI''lh
vout Ir,ak tie Llok krde II lie coulJ-psi iicuhIll a
hi. ~ ere hsd teen indorsed, and tue pth1hirs
yond be shar, uud sufe il te were caught. bui Tie
ooahden,e Of coas'ifg CT dalns N tbe eMffioiuary
can l-s oi tteir crat Is a meincssi ball Ieii4ii'n
20 tf,ug that danger or Itk VIII lIeNeu' 'Heii H
/ iug upon II ~henever they can. .,, - ,
| iw..apured once ty the captain o. "Billyboy,
/ ,lnr he could run 10 idwsrf oi any irigne u Ler
/ ma .,tys srnrc, aud there IA not -Aii per from
U.rrIs ol to briaLe who does not 'lIcve lie o~n
| "M.rs Ann" or - Three Graudnothors II, o. tel-
thn = i .ts able 10 buup her iat bo" and s,uuls'
shared r IA i-teT through tie scas than any ca per
| ,y I'm ever few "A pendant. j had been som. two
! bouls and a half q. lsep when was awake ed by
" i.y+ring in the III lie cabin. Charley the negro
coo ag .-etrokeu with terror, was leaning over th7
Id ami l. broken French ch4ttetiug iiro o,g lis
Mon-ieu, Mon'ieu nous soumes LeFdus! TIE
| hrte.4 an de gucIfe nous poufslt II IA a hcoio
| inc II va tirer bepCt! Oh mon Disu mon DieaP
Tnrousb the ha,hwAy could sce the slifler Wa, It
The helm, llaIoing an&iyuly tom the eoma-T - the
quiye,i' 4 ref poin's Of -, maiafail. Whats "il
tbs We hear, captain "sh SIR, lleres De ehsole-
slowly But ! don't think he'll keech US w 10
! b,y Ills time" . But, yood heavens, YOU know,
il may te tie Oriental, with Mr. Brown on bard.
"Ah ~ali-mny bee. But lie lep quite close up on
me in the daIl-it gev me qoe stark when seen
him. May be, s.ys he a prirnieefin chap. and 10
ora~s in on shore elo-e a. cud,-gets nse SsLtf5-
draw In on shore cloee as cud gets nee center
board IN, and, saysI, II rec what yer med of, NEE
| sure enough, about half three-quarief of mile
astern ana ewhat 10 Reward OF us, vessel, with
sails AMI hull all bleuded into black lump, was
standing on in pursuit. strained my eyes and fur
bi-he up the glasses, but could m'ke out nothing
definite. The skpIsf held grmly The shore
so clo-e could have amo't leaped into the sur for
| he Diana, when her center board is up, does not
draw much over four feet. Captain, think you
| had better shake your wind, and rec who he IL. IL
may be Mr.. Brown. Meester Brown or no can't
help carrnc on now. I be on the bank outside in
| muit il ! didn't hold my coune." The Captain had
bis own way; be argued that II IL was the Oriental
abe would have Gfcd blank gun long ago to bring
TO; and To not calling rs when sbe sail was dis
covered he took mp the general line OF the cruelty o.
disturbing people when they're asleep. All captain,
you know well il WA Mr. Brown, you let out when
we were safe Oft Fort Morgan by keeping close
| in shore IN shoal water the Dnna enabled 10
| creep along 10 wndward of the stranger, who evil
dently wst deeper than ourselves. Sec there! Her
s,is shiverl one Of tho crew says; she's struck!
Bot she's of again, and Ia after MS. We ave just
| within range, and ores eyes become quite blinky
| watching Tor the fash from the bow, but, whether
pivateer or United States schooner, she was too mag
Luminous 10 fire. stern c,ase il L long chase. IL
must now be somewhere about IN the morning.
| Nenrer and 70 shore creeps the Diana. Ill
lead him into pretty mess whoever he is IL he ties
10 follow mo through the Swasb" grins the skipper
| The Swssh IL very shallow, narrow and dangerous
| poseage into Mobile Bay between the sandbanks on
be east Of the main channel and the shore Our pur-
suer holds on bu, gains nothing. The Diana is now
only nine ten miles from Fort Morgan guard
ing tie entiance 10 Mobile. soon an uneasy dancing