The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-14

CUBA, ETC.
From tho Charleston Mercury, Nov. 81
For some time pas. the papcrs Of the interior have
been nalging IA sly hats the whcgcs bouts u
nitson TO their movements but, the which
duced our rotccDco being removed may now, with
oat niscrction, narra,e the facts IL their embarkaton
The Commissioners having resolved make the ven
ture Of running blockade OF Char. ston after mature
debrration selected Tor tho experiment the staunch and
.ss ~ ali Sen sSe
Ing boon completed thay embarked l,sis before mid
night On Friday, oc:tbir H. Ths party " passengers
hazardous trip consisted Il the following PERSONS
Hen !! NJ Mason, Of Virginia; NJ. Ascsarlast, seers
tAry " Mr.. Macon; Hon. John Siie Vt louisiana Mrs..
Sicif, Miss N2tiido siidelI, Miss Rosfne dsu, Nr.
Enstis, Secretary to NJ slideh Mrs. Eustis, who .
daughter Of Mr. corooran the Washington banker nov
10 Fort iaayc,tc Col lie Mat OF Louisiana the Inventor
Of the gracshot revolver thrdS other gentle
man, whom 1t will be best for The prearnt "
rain began rating ed the chances Of being
detected by the backaders exceedingly slim.
AZ one o'clock On Saturday morning the hasty good
byes aud ''God speed Sous' having bsen said, the
cabes OF the Theodore oseusd, and she glidsd
icwn tie harboi Oh her important mission. AS the
steamer passed Fort sumter cvesy light board was
tngushd ahd away she went right through the fingers
Of the bieckaders, Tar cut nc sea.
On tho evening Of tho III reached Nassau In safe
ty where. had the oppo tuny been favorable one the
commissioners would have discinbarked but inqur.
ing, ihey asceraincd that he English steamer connect
Ing with that point ID ched at NV York. However
gratifying sight OF New York might have been under
osher circumstances, the cnunisson.rs determined in
this nsa- c. to iogego tie pleasure.
so the Thacdara et Nassau steamed away towards
Suba. On the 10th islanl she arrived at Gafdenas,
where tho mmissoDcfs ian4ed Tho news that q
Southern steamer had arrive: with Mess Mas and
Sideil on board which teesrahed from Cardenas
Havana, scarcely credited the latter place. But
when, on the nth inst, tn, Thevdora up
tic harbor of iiava.a, displaying tho coafcdo-
ate Nag, the quays were Immediately ID oBgcd
with thousands vi wondering Spectators and o
most Cor af and crthust reception was given
tn the ntI rous little Tho Yankees in Havana
were, mailer OF course much .iisgustc the
come given the If,coaora Ht, tho other hand tho
ladies Of Hdrant preraeia l ,sdid Confederate fog for
The Ssdtsr ahih pre- 10 III, Captain 10Th dppro
,picie ceremonies. 7e ia,s n MI!aas also took apa
ta9e If the chance send aia.cr splendid flag for the
HanilScn Lecra as
The steamship Columbia formerly Charleston vessel
time, in the harbr Of Havana. Luckily, however she
not aiy to put to H,r consort the keystone
State, had gone 10 New York with 20 hern steamer,
ioale, with liable freight oi and mum .ions
and which, Unfort nacly, had boon captured while
deavcring to make the run to Tampa, Fla.
80 the rheoaora left the friendly port Of Hay
lescd and with freight of cole, sugsr, sapccr SUI
phur, acids, lead, iron, shot, block tin &c. quietly
-. we WONT say where-bringinE number OF Chares-
tOuians who had reached tfavtna from Southampton.
about the time the Thcodora malc her appearance
II il ascer.a aimed that the Yankees keep fast yacht
constantly plying between Key West and Havana, simply
for the purpose OF gaining intelligence cf naval
Men,s.
The TneCsiord IL a p,trd,e rrss.y and Il usLdy-asd