, 1861-06-29
NEWS FIsCm THE IsL0CKADING
SQUADRON
Prizes Captured by the IriEate Nfu"u-
Ta and other Vessels,

The government steam'transports Chesa
peake, Captain Wil|etts, and tue Parkersburg.
Captain Hoffman, arriy:Jat this port this NOR
ring, the former from Fort Je:fsrson at the
ToflugaR, and the latter from the month Of
Mississippi river, bJ way Of Key West. The
Parkershurg, having III oxen her ahaft, cama IN
TOW Of the Chesapeake.
By these arrivals ne have received late and
interesting news from Fort Pickeus and the
blockadiDg squadron. The United States
ea ..~-ns.. : = = d ~ 9-syr ~ and MohaNll, were al
Key West; all wsk on board. TIE forme;
WEE at Key West. The United States steamer
Water Witch wRs passed By the ParkeEsbnrs
tn the Goth ultimo, bound from Pensacola to
Havana.
THE FH1GATE NIAGARA BLncKADNd MOBILE
a PRIZE CArTCKED.
Tic United States stea1nf1fgate Niagara ar
r;.ed oil Mobile Jnne, 5tb, to blockade that
port, and on the same DAY took schooner as
prize. The schooner had been anchored
close urder the land, WfcckiDg an Eugll ship
which had been ashore since last spring. Al
neon Of the 9Th instant the steamer Mount
Vernon took three Of the frigate's boats, and
having run in for tie laud as lar as was deem:
Id prudent, the boats we're let 60, aud pulled
for the schooner, nhich Hss about ono hun.
dred yards OF.
The cfliccrs of the Niagara's boats eav the
crew of the schooner attempting to raise the
dEcGEI, Ent ma1l9e DelES olhelln Lb JUS
charge his 1nrsket across her bows, stopped
them from making any further effort to set
away. The vessel was taken quite by sur
r;Ec, and it is probable that her officers had
hardly thouglti it worth while to keep . look
ont in the heat Of the day. The schooner's
u5mo is the Aid, Of Mobile, formerly OF Long
leland. The captain and crew we're allowed
to depart. the former pleading to save his ycs-
Eel, but the lieutenant comnardiog the expe
dit;ou told hile that he would give him an or
Gtr to take cLargc OF the United States rove
nue. cutter now a. Mcl'ilse, aad i (tao ceptaia)
would bring her cut they would then make an
exchange Of yesse1s.
The beats cleW then raised the anchor Of
TIC csptured vessel; and towed her out some
distaEce, wAru they ect sail and anchored &.
5r n tic atars and stripes flying from the
| p:sk, under the gils Of the Niagars.
TIE B1ocKApE OF TIE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
! Tic .ptain Of the Parkcrsburg states that
| Tic sloop 1t Tar Brcokly Il was b!cckading The
mouth Of tic Mississippi river at Pass il'Ou
large vessels were aground on tho bar. Per
1n:se:cn had been given for tow boats to take
| shi:'s to sea Until TIC 9th OF June, when the
! bl.:cklde would bagin.
| Tbs trigatc PoWtatan WAS 5lockading the
Southwest pasa. great many ships leave By
! III tit Juna Is, after which da.e no vessels were
to be allowed 10 Pass il Or out.
THE FRlaATE MISSISSIPPI ASHORE.
On the 15:h Inetxi1t the flagship Mississippi
lsft Pensacola, bnt grounded going out Of The
hasbor, TIE steamers Mount Veraon and Cru
EaGcr gcn: 10 her assistance, and after taking
out her b:avy guns aud coal she floated on
Tie 10th. Sic received no injury, but return
ed for coal and water, and sail=d again Oh th;
10Th from Pensacoa.
rK1zE VESSEL COMING 70 NEW YORK.
The threc-masted schooner Forest Ktng, be
le1eing N Fair HaTeo, from 10 3an1iro Go 10,
crew was put on board, and the veesel satlet
for New York on the i5:h instant The cap
tain and first ard second officers Of the Fores
k'rg arrived here to-day as passengers o.
bco1d the PazkersburG.
Heanra OF Col. Curtis,
| Col. Curtis arrived hero last evening, lsax;r:
left St. 10. on Thesday afternoon, and vi
warmly greeted bI hcsts Of friends. Hs look
lahors. lie had not had over thres consecu
tive hours Of sleep since leaving here. He re
ports that very large majority OF the peop1
with whom he has come In contact IN Missou
ri have given him the Wartncst possible #el
come" Strong men and ladies without nun
Der bare crested him with tears In their eye
as 1elisefer from the worst tyranny that me
:. | ever endured. The vicious traitors have gene
; rally fed to the bush, and a most salutary ica
: bas !allen on the Eecession1ats. At the sam
| time hundreds Of people who h2va been dc
: ce.Yed and de1udet by their leaders, ara MOI
coming IN and volunteering their allegiaac
J to the Union, and many Of them are t1rnln
With bitterness against their former leaders.
, The Colonel speaks in high terms Of oil hi
) companies. In al bis former military exp
! rience, he never saw soldiers do 50 much wea
: irg tervico-EatchipE night and day-with 3
: much alaerity and undinctiDg hardlhood- I
, Srder to Tighten their labor, We understan
: the Third Regiment, noW ii this city, ,Wi
. leave this week, aod take charge Of d porto
: Of the Hannibal and st. 10. Railroad. It vi
. then be divided between the Illinois troops 9
= the eest end, the Sd regiment in the midi
t and the ID regiment on the west end.
We believe the Colonel expects to return
i Hannibal tomorrow, and from thence, ait:
+ posting the Sd regiment, will go direcs
e Washington to attend tho extra session
= Congress, which will open on the Fourth
: 5u'y.-Eeokuk Gdee City, 9Th.
!. 4 DIsgusted Bully.
! in EpgliRh gentleman who has iust ratur