The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-12
ANOTHER WAR PRIZE.
CAPTURE OF THE BRITISH SCHOONER AIGnuRTn, WITT
HER CARGO AND CREW.

| ANulHEt WAR PRIZE.
] cAiTuEE OF THE BRITISH SCHOONER AIGuUgTH, WITH
HER CARGO AND CREW.
Tho late judicous appointments in our navy and the
regulations which are to guide Its future operations have
gwen an Impetus TO this branch and department OF our
protective system in time of war infused energy
into IT which did not heretofore possess We have now
orecord another prize from the bockading squadron Of
rather an important nature in tho case of the British
schooner Aighurth The particulars are suboined-
Inc schooner Aghurth, Gage commander, captured
on inc 3ist OF August at Florida by tho United States
soopo war jamestown, Commander Green. She reported
hersef on the 18th Of August from st. john N. b.
with cargo OF moasses and rico &C. On her arr at
Florida and steering coastwise the Jamestown hailed
nor look her as prize on this account and also the
ground that her papers were informal The mate and
three scnmen were transferred TO the jamestown and
Acting Master Chisholm and eight marines we're nut on
board the schooner who brought her safely Quarantine
here from MnaDzas where she lies Her cargo Is
very valuable one and the schooner vessel Of eighty
! tons burthen
Captain Chisholm states that after receiving charge Of
the schooner no by Hatteras twenty Avo miles in
tho night He did not observe any sail until Sunday
last, of Hog Island, when he perceived bark
with loss of mantopmast steering southwest In tho d.
rection Of Hampton Roads During tho last three days
they had light winds from the northeast Tho Aghurth
was built In North Carolina, and sailed from Newborn
with British consul's clearance, Matanzas In the
island Of Cuba. Her had been changed and three
other vessels left at nearly the tmc consigned
to some British party These have succeeded In evading
the bockading squadron, aud doubt still at largo
with their cargoes for the support Of the Southern
federacy. Independently Of molasses she had heavy
cargo Of rice, intended doubt for the benefit Of the
| rebels.
The presumption set up by Gage, tho captain of the
schooner, Is that he not the port Of Newbern
came under the Of the proclamation which guided
| the movements of the blockadng squadron
The schooner is fine rugged vessel and seems 70 be
well adapted for the purposes Of smuggling support to
the enemy She will undergo strict examination to-day
! or tomorrow.
with much credit. He the officer who brought the
arst prize 70 the Navy Yard from Chesapeake Bay cap
tured by tho Cumberland after tho commenced and
afterwards was sent in charge Of the W. Johnston to
| Baltimore
capture and destruction Of tho Avarado, which
ticed in the HERALD at the time, will be read with in
tercst and furnished by him in letter addressed to
friend
UNITED STATES Sur JAMEsrowN(
Orr FERNANDNA, August 8, 1861
DEAR ---Hoping to have an opportunity in a few
days Of sending letter home have embraced the plea
SAINT evening to write you something Of movements,
and shall forward my letter by the flag steamer. We
have had some excitement in the recaptaring and burn
! ing Of prize, the particulars Of which send you.
On Sunday halpast eleven at night, we anchored In
thirteen ahons Of water with the view OF getting under
weigh the next day. and to stand out towards desti
nation, Fornanana At five O'Clock on Monday morning
great hurry, and soon the word passed. All hands
at their post anchor at taken up and topsais
on the shpal this done inside eighteen minutes.
The strange sail tho weather beam, two points
forward went into the main top, and by the aid OF my
point apparently with view Of crossing bow. The
royal yards Immediately sent aIoft and all sails
set to cat her or from the land 1t was
A. NJ and she clearly seen on the Ice tack weather
| bow at hafpas Fernandina light little
the lee bow, and on the chart il appeared below the
| south point or Amelia Island. We felt confident OF
| captured vessel in the hands Of the rebels.
This We supposed from her eudcavors to get us
She glorious old ag Of the Stars aud stripes
spicuously displayed from our peak Our noble vessel
pushed towards her, and was forced to exciam ego it,
old Jamestown, and afterwards cried out, Wel done
old ship; have been too many for her.. 1t soon be-
plain to every board the Jamestown that tho
bark bcached, and unable to stand off far enough
this the only means of escape We stood in with tho
that guns reach her, anchored two and
half miles from the bark hosted out the launch and
howtzcr, the boats with marines, commanded by
Nj Huscr Second Lentenant tho second cutter by tho
Third Lieutenant, Mr. Pythan, crew and marines with
rifles cutasscs and pistols the third cutter by Mshp
man Tyson As did not belong to any boat requested
to be allowed go with them and sent in the second
| and this could not DO effected, then
to burn her. With these instructions we
quarters mile from the beach which gathered
by this time two hundred more III our boat
were directed cut or communication from tho Shore
and passed To and fro, We suspected they were
erecting battery upon the bark to deter us from going
| abroad. Whom within half mile from her guessed
their intentions flash from the beach, with loud
port appeared astern and another from the beach
her bow making whistling noise These sounds struck
upon tho We discovered that were in tho
presence Of deadly foe, for we were Immediately fired
upon; but the shot fell short Some twenty shots
fred at US but each time they failed Of doing us any HARM
and along the shore
We accomplished our object boarding her. Her sails
left her being braccd to the wind to drive her
faster We not long until unfurcd the Stars
and Stripes the mzen head Wc set to work to get her
or and were busiy engaged when gun fired from
the jamestown. Our coors were flying from the cutters
| but on looking around TO understand the mean
! ing OF tho gun being discharged from the ship,
we observed steamer coming round the point, about
mic distant Tho ieutenants knew there was danger ap
preaching, and having vessel fnll of oil with US, we
set fire to her fore and aft The cry was thon given,
ssGivc way, boys, or cut off," Tho steamer
coming ike lightning to the of the bark and
crowded with men. The bark was prize tn
500 600. On looking towards the jamestown OBJ
served the b go up and Immediately the good ship HE'D
towards Aloft went the topsals We then sung
"Yankce DOODLE and the noble old jamestown stood
out boldly FOR the steamer. by this tmo the bark was
in flames. The party the beach had exhausted all
their ana were n :" .nS srnes
the time and prepared for hot action The steamer
was glad to make her escape and We arrived safely on
board again The bark burnt all that night and pnrt Of
her, and was the last to goodwin with the mizenmast.
/ In the boat In which l q book dropped into
! IT, when my curiosity made me pick it up and
| then / IL was "rhe Life of Horace Greeley" My
rsibites were raised to such an extent that laughed
heartily, and said in my own mindmy dear philosopher
| what glorious immortality you might have achieved
had you been the deck of this vessel in your own skin,
| instead Of being typifed in calf"
The bark was tho Avarado, Of Boston, Whiting master,
and from the Cape Of Good Hope bound for Boston,
Her log discontinued the Goth OF july Next morning
Captain Eiery, another acting master, found In the
private journal Of the Captain clue to the discontnance
Of the log Tho Avarado boarded and taken the
10th July in latitude 25 longitude So, while pursuing her
voyage with valuable cargo, by the privateer Jeh
Davis The prize captain placed board that
brought the brig Joseph OF Rockland into port prize
OF the Savannah The bark was burned 10 the waters
edge. .
On the morning Of the 10Th we discovered another
prze schooner, and after some time we made chase
The schooner heading for the land. The excitement
great for three or four hours We drew near and fired
gun TO bring her Five miles from tho light house we
eoayound her and brought her with but she gave
the slip ia heavy squat which broke ont and run the
blockade underneath guns, and we saw no more of
| her.
THE IRISH GRENADIERS.
| Colonel Tins NJ Reid has retnrned from Washing