The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-13
ARRIVAL FROM THE NASHVILLE.

Escape OF q Seaman from Ola Board Mt
BERN uda-Nariativc OF His Esca petite
Sailing of the Nashville from Charles
ton-How She Ran the Blockadc-IIer
Crew and Officers-IntercstingF Facts Of
Her Stay Mt Bermuda-IIow Things
Progress at Charleston, Sc.
Chares Lanport who composed Of the crew Of the
rebel steamer Nashville, arrived in this city nom Der
mnda on board Of the brig Contest Tuesday last
Lnmpcst made his escape from the contaminated decks
Of the Nashville purely from his devotion TO the Union
oarse, and his narrative will be found Of interest.
Lumpert has lived three years in Charleston
preceding the events which now taking place,
and had opportunity OF becoming perfectly well
acquainted with the tone Of feeling and important
which Transporting in tins centre point Of rebedon
He is Swiss by birth and rarbe cutter by trade and
evidently man of intelligence and responsibility, His
family, consisting OF wife and enc child, reside
In Charleston, from whence he has had no means
Of bringing them. TIE state Of utter dsstitution
existing in that city is described by L.mpert
being worry great and CONSERVATION, ce9lshed and
rOwdyism the principal features which characterize
that southern city which prosperous.
The Nashville lay IN her dock at c.Arsatop ready for
sen for the spaceef nine days. .w4itipg favor.
sble opros tun,yt, the blockade II at rse IN
>snded that she Should carry armament Of gtus
III being brought and put upon the dock for that ur
only two These were two riltc1 twelve pouuvers
marked Liverpool rife guns, 1871" The mnrnng
the vessel consisted of thirty 0S rs, fifteen
six engineers seven femen, two ortcrs, one steward
and ve waiters-sixtys six IN all In addition ~ those
ON boardwere Colonel Peyton ana wife, Provisions Of
In readiness for departure the night OF the h of
tobcr when the Nashville put forth her mission Tho
utmost excitement regned on board thesteser moved
rapidly possible out Of the haIbor rrdcr cover
Of night. Should any obstruction be MT. with in
their onward progress everything kept IN rcaai
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catch glimpse OF the foe, any who might BEECH forth
little timely warning that sae guns w.t. q uncle sam
out the moon cleaned brightly ont from bhind acod,
casting upon the waters just sufficient light descry OBJ
and passengers Of the Nashville quito iublant MS
they not the slightest sign Of advancing foe This
between them and they beastcd quite vigorously their
certain victory over the Yankees should they
encounter even q lire-of battlc-sf,ip. Tho guns
slung loose, and the rebel crew Of the Nash.
vile stood surrounding them ready ITO send forth
and flame upon foe whom they werenow almost certain
they would not have TO encounter Captain Fegram tho
commander of the Nashville, among the bittor
IN expression towards the Union, and deck during
she whole night working hard for tho interests of his
vessel. The steamer passed her voyage and did
meet single We sci on her way out from the harbor
After prosperous yoyare the Nashville arrived at
Bermuda the LIST Of November, where che went into
the dockyard As socn as she got at anchor Captain
Pegram went ashore 10 the Governor whore he
received with good deal of courtesy and attention. He
after back, acompan ed by the Governor and
several English ladies and gentlemen who went around
examining the vessel passing H!gn enconiumS upon hor
appearance, officers, &c They stayed on board
for considerable time, and ordered refreshments for
the OF the Nashville and enlogizng them for the
In which they had embarked. Tho vessel soon
after went into another dock in order to coal
where the steward Charles Jumpert, made his escape
from the vessel The in question having been an
pointed the night watch, and there being one on
deck stole ashore and concealed himself tho city Two
other seamcn escaped at the same time but suhse
quenty recaptured. reward Of 500 offered for tho
Of Lumpe but the attempt capture him proved
futile. He concealed himself until after the departure
the Nashville, when he applied 10 Mr. Welles the United
States Consul at Bermuda, who sent him New York
The steamer Fngal arrived al Bermuda while tho Nash
vile there and remained there after she took her do
parure. Tho United States gunboat Connecticut ar
rived at Bermuda in search Of the rebel steamer bat
went away again two days before the Nashville hove in
sg-a rather opporunc accident for the aggressive rob
Der of the bogus conederacy. After taking in coal and
other necessaries for her voyage, the Nashville took her
departure for Europe on the 10th of November
With regard to matters in Charleston, ]. mrcrt de-
scribes the Of affairs there very denlorable
condition. Provisions are enormously high aid the
poorer classes OF people almost dying from sheer
want their only resource being to join the army and
then they merely obtain sufficient TO sustain life. There
WORE when e left the city about three Thousand troops
within its limits and IN, utmost CONSERVATION prevailed
lest the soldiers Of the Union should sweep wn upon
them and wreak terrible vengeance upon their heats
Hundreds could be found, they at liberty to give
free utterance to their sentiments sound Unioniss and
even in that rabbi and treacherops seat Of rebellion
there several whose hearts beat with the armest
pusations Of Northern Union patriotism end had they
hut the ned in which to show it they would prove the
fact conclusvely. Lumpert compelled by sheer want
was Of the aborcrs who helped to rebuild the On
mage done to Fort Sumter after the shots from the
rebels had decrnated its honored walls and as he
stood within the precincts Of that famed locality he
vowed that he would raise arm against tho nag
Of his country The fort Is now in its pristno strength
and thronged with tho traitor hirengs &C Jeff Davis
Among tho mechanical and working classes CT
Charleston the Union feeling is probably the strongest
theysee the ruin which has been brought upon them.
scivcs and their families In consequence Of the course
pursued by the Southern fanatics.
The Swiss and British Consuls at Charleston are op.
posed the North. When Lumpert applied TO them FOR
passport North, they remarked that the block
adc would soon be broken, and then there would be
plenty Of work In Charleston.
Previous to the departure Of the Nashville from
Charleston rgrnor had reached those board az the
steamer TO the effect that of tho Union colonies had
said something the rebel soldiers who Kept guard
him, when they turned upon him and i'll used him. The
name Of the colonei did not ,ranspire