The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-12
An Adventure.

Mr. Montague Amiei, one of our pilots. left
this city on Thursday, the 30th May, In ths
schooner Louisa, for the purpose of wrecking
the Is. bark Coronet, ut the Hunting Islands.
On Monday, June Sd, after procuring load OF
wrecked cotton, and while returning in the
Louisa, Mr.. Amiel saw a Spanish bark OF ST.
Helena. Supposing from her course that she
was bound for Charleston, he stood towards
her, with the hope of boarding her and get
| ting her in as there was no blOckading vessel
| in sight. After reach hing her, he found her to
be SD. bark Nusva Teresa Bahama, from
port in Cuba, for Charles ton. Remained on
board the bark as pilot, In company with An
tonic Sanchez, Spaniard, Zone of the crew OF
| the Louisa who was to act as interpreter.
When nearing the bar, found a large vessel
standing in for us, which was soon made out
| to be a steam frigate. She fired several guns.
when the Spanish bark stood towards her,
and the after was boarded about midday by
| a boat containing some ten men, armed
with revolvers and an officer with q
| sword. They proceeded TO examine the
bark's papers, searched her forecas tie, hold.
| cabin. and indeed all parts of her; appeared to
| be anxious to get hold OF something, and per-
| the bark that there was q Charleston pilot
| on board; but as the Captain kept his own Sc
crets, they discovered nothing
| While on board the bark they related terri
bic stories about the suffsriDgs hsre, price OF
provisions, NC. As specimen, they said -four
| was worth 500 per barrel, 30 cents pound for
beet, IS a bushel for potatoes, and similar Nor
| thsrn faIsehoods. They afterwards req uired
| ate and there closely ca techised him. They in
duired OF him the port he In tended TO 60 to,and
| they were informed to New York, when hs
| was directed how TO steer, and instructed not
to dare TO alter the direction Of his vessel, or
she would be seized.
! After quitting this bar the bark kept rs
| close to the land was prudent, and when
| off Bulls Island, about p. M g, Monday, tho
tops of the trees only being visible, MIR. Amiei
concluded to leave her, the Captain having
| kindly consented TO let him have one OF his
| boats. The latter had been hanging at the
| stern for some weeks, and consequently leaked
dreadfuily but being anxious TO get out OF
| the difficulty, Mr.. Amiel, accom- mpapied by
| Sanchez, took to the boat. They stood In Tor
| the land, but were until two o clock Tuesday
| morning before they reached IL, when they
succeeded in getting ashore on the Raccoon
| Keys. The boat took In water 30 fast that
| while one rowed the other was compelled 70
| bail out the water, and at one period IL was
thought the yawl would founuer. They Were
| much exhausted when they got to the land
and tried TO sleep, but the "mosquitos" wers
too much even for a seaboard Carolintin. and
, in the morning they discovered several snakes
not far from where they tried to rest.
The boat having become tighter by being ir
t the water, they reached Bulls Island oil
1 Tuesday, where they were very kindly treatet
t by Mr VIM. Whilden and others, and through
t the kindness Of the former and Mr.. j. Tor
| rent, they were enabled to get to this city OF
3 Friday morning in u boat.-Chdrts lesion Cour