The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-09-13


bearing tho broad b.uc p,nnant u
Silas ii. Stringhani. ilag officer AN,
Commander II Chief oi the block
aiding squadron arrived this morn
ing at nine O'Clock, aud anchorco
oh tho battery.
She brings here six hun lrcd an
ninety one prisoners al war, rupiurco
at the la ergagtme at llaticrnt
inlet. The Minnesota .is fire,
class screw irigate of thirty two
hundred tuns register and mounts
forty guns. She has two engines o
450 horse power, and is propelled
10y On auxiliary hosting propeller
She has four eleven inch guns. ca.
pable of throwing balls oi one bun
dred and sixty pounds weight She
carries crew ofnbout eight hundi Ell
nll told. The following is II list oI
her Officers:
Tho prisoners on the passage
hither were nl owed lull liberty o'
the ship, and were not placed in
irons. o: course, every precanlior
was taken to prevent II surprise;
watches were doubled and armed
magazines carefully guarded, aud
lockers in charge oi special aud trust,
juck tars.
The gun deck wrs occupied as the
sleeping apartments oi as many oI
the prisoners as could be accommo
dated, and the remainder were put
on tie spar deck with the boom Gov
er, and thus protected from tie tall
ing dew. The passage to this port
being very favorable, the entire lot
Of prisoners are booking exceedingly
well, considering their two days
fighting and their four days i,upris
onment.
A rougher looking class oi men are
seldom seen together. Most o. them
are dressed in grey cloihes, and
wear felt hats Of all eizes aud shapes.
which are, to say the least. "shock'
ing bad hato."
Most OF the prisoners were either
baretooted or very near it. Tho use
of razors q. ems to be unknown to the
great majority OF them, aud their
unshorn hair adds II uch to the disa
grecabIe appearance %. the motley
crowd.
Most OF them, owever, are young,
athletic men, aud look as il they
might endure harlships, but there
is a peculiar expression about their
countenuuce which does not indic.t,
courage.
Many OF them claim that they
were impressed into tie confederate
service, and state that they are good
Union men, but to save their lives
they were obliged to take up aims
for the confederacy.
This is M old story, and wi'h the
officers o, the ship il ID not credited
In a ma iority OF instances.
Nest of the common Soldiers say
that they are glad that they have
been taken prisoners, and seem very
anxious to know where they ~ill bc
sent, now they are here.
From them We learned tn then
officers have stu iously endeav"rcc
to keep from them any Northern
papers, but were willing 10 let then
have and read any secession Journals
which contained the glowing ac
counts of their viclori's.
Most of the oilicers were clad in
species of blue cloth or flannel, Il c
GRATED With stripes anu buttons, n
unlike those worn in the Uni'c'
States navy. The officers occupi''
the alter portion OF the ship and WEI
duartered in the vicinity Of the oi
ficers OF the ship.
Commodore >. Barron was I +
merly Captain in the United STATE
navy, q native OF Virginia, aud Wa
appointed iron tNat state, III
entered the navy January |, 1912
lie has performed u neteen y,ar
and three months sea service. ha,
eight years and four months shur
duty, and b en unemployed twenty
one years aud five months AT I'll
time o. his djsaIi, ction he vas Walt
Ing orders lie Is prob .hly abou
sixty five years ot aae. The N rk
oi time are plainly to be traced o
his brow. lie has be,D very qni,
eircs HE cap'ur and not at al CON
inunlca,ive,
Lieutenant William Sharpe,
Lieutenant in the confederate navy
was formerly Lieutenant in tn
y lated States navy. a native
Virginia. he eu,er,d the navy Sei
ienlber y, 1871. lie has periorlnc
fourteen years AMI eight months 81
service. three years tix months sho
daty. aud has ben in tho s,rvi'
nineteen years. At tho time OF b
dcserting the s'ars and str pee.
WAS in the navy yar'l at Nori' TX.
lie is about thirty Years OF age, al
il said 10 be "a good Seaman and W.
uuaIified as naval officer.
Just previous 10 tho Minneso
letting 20 her anchor, the Unit,
States frigste Potomac, (50) lyiI
at anchor of the battery, waitir
T orders. t,iccd up her ports, aud cor
snsscsl dring Coiiinoiore's salu