New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-23

for oar elves but the eountry is placed underneath
te Iicture. Miss Ransom msy be content to let this
work go forth evidence of ber Artistic skill. IL wiz
not be dishOnored by the Perrys."
PRIZE BURSr.-On Monday Last our town became
greatly excited, by receiving the intelligence that TIVE
ve.sels were IN sight Uf bar one of them being
pursued by the Other. Every place of sufficient higA
10 enable person 10 see tie and the two ves-
sells was crowded with persons aDXiously looking 70
see what would be the ba result the chase. Aboss
10 o'clock messenle arrived iu town from the Beach
biinging the intelligence that Of the vessels,
large bark, DeacheJ, and that her crew h8d CONE
ashore. Soon tue drum was beating to arms, and ~
u short time the FernaBdiDa Voluoteers, I~laid City
Guards, and also the private citizens armed ana
Oh their way 10 the srens of action. I'VE fell in the
ranks of the +. VS. aud found it fun 10 march
through the sand 70 the Beach, After arriving at toe
Bedth We leaned that the vessel ashore was tne
bark AvaradO, pIze captured by The priyaeer Jeh.
Davis about 400 miles to the soui beast of po,
a prize crew put abolrd. aud che by order MAX
ing for our town. The prize con,isted OF eigaS
msu, the Capiuin OF winch was Savannah piiots
they came ashore and brought their private property.
We soc learned that the Yankee Captain, LIS wifo,
and negro aboard, who refused 10 cone ashores
and VINO aised the American flag, union down, -
soon as the prize left. de hDent OF our cit-
zens rI bs-q quei tly went aboard brought them
on shore and they now Ia town. At this ulue
tue UuieJ States ship NincenLes which had been pufs
snug The pAe cdme In range, aud soon aachocsd ssa
fred few guus At the bark, whi, b, however did NOS
take elect. After inpatcoily waillng for me uucs
the brs caTiied by the rng tide) got loAt aud came
nearer To- the shore, near, in fact that the op0und-
ere on the beach could tBTO~ ball soEe datanee Dc.
You'd; q company Of our men manned tie yaS i-o0@
brought ashore from the bark, and started 10 ara
her, wheu il was annoGt ced that three launches hsd
started from the sulp fDr Ibe same purpose; our tSS
perceiviug bis aid Dot bei5g prepared 10 resist 70
i,rpe nu bef returned u tie ehore. lhe men IRON
the Encennes rrUceeded TO tie bark amid Slower OF
tix IouLders which fell thiyk snd last Oil arouca
bem nd after raising United States nag, set hre "
her and lett.
Al prli.a Is due to our citizens who on the
spOt as sIeedy possible, aud ready 10 render any
assistance in tier over but not having gum sumo ens
they could DO no poyd. The vessel continued barUpg
N. night and Yesterday morning numbers Of our citi-
zens aud others frum OH Town were around toe
wreck trying In saye what they could. Tho Yankee
Captain lost s OF lis clothes, and everything eise
which be aud bis vie bad lb ard. 1, Is estlmstee
that the prize was worth sItO,OJO being tue mos
valuable one yet ytur by bold prIvdteer. Tne
prize vessel lOad,d with medi lies, wvo copper,
and tnrs i gun-siiy was o"iy pr0tectsag he pr"p-
eg OF the itiZens Of The United States Weate sory
Capt Cosetter list the prize, out we are GLAD sss
Yak did not get 1t. ternsndana fl0rioian, 90.
The prize crew Of the above veesel, numberi' eiyn
en- together with the captain OF the bark arrived "a
this citI un Monday, board the steamer VIM. oSsr
brook Capt. Grahtham.
One II the seaneU, George simmons, gives US tns
following adj iiOual particulars:
The pfiZe ere ~ under tie command Of Capt Hays,
were transferred from the Jeif Davis 20 the bark on
or ol,oot the 22i ult When about 2l days Out they
esIied the Vncennts and Immediately Iac kei for ue
near 81 poins Of land. The VIncennes at the tine hd
no canva spread bat at once Ruded anu gaze ehaSe.
Nh. ba beo stood oil to the soatheds, the Vinceapss
i'm, the same aud stauGip in towarl he shore Az
lis tiue Capt. Hays deserted the hSh-house OH st'
,Johur on the southern cossi. The 'incenhes, now
ever gained upon them ral idly making almost three
feet headway 10 one Of TIE baik. Iae oafA ue"
nearly fifteen ieet Of water. a.,
Finding they couli not gain an entrance INTO tae
ror, and iearog capture the prize captain and crew
determined to run bark ashore on the ST. MafkS
shoals.
The jeff. Davis at the tins the capture was macs
wns about l,5I0 miles ont at sea.
The .eamen speak in Ia. highest terms of the of1csa
of The bold privaeer," aud their determination "
Te,ist 10 the last any attempt at capture.
II il tbougbt that large portion OF the cargo OF sss
Alvsrado may yet De saved 80
SICK AND WousDED CoSFEDERArE TRooPs.-AL|
ter in The South CdroiiRiaH, dated Charottesyils.
Va Aug. g.