Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-06-13

zens, but patience has ceased to be a v;rtro >
ject, and 6 silence crime" 'A'ue on this SAB
There is no design to ce9sure Gov Ellis or the ~
Artillery. Inc former is doing much that shorIJ Chief Of
others do blame COL Bradford for nt rest upo
Arery re is assigned to other duties, it unds.ng
It was thought important at on time to bavo e. :
officer in charge of the fortcation Engnee,
uniting of the Artillery and Engineers Int h hence the
Chief Engineer? We would like TO know down here is the
CAPE FE e TIE
From the Charleston CT
AN ADvENTURE.-Mr. MONTAGUE ANTE 0Uourler.
pilots, left this city on Thursday the 30b Nue. OF Our
schooner Louisa, for the purpose of wreckinS ~ the
bark Coronet, at the Hunting Islands On he b.
June 3d. after procuring load of wrecked Got ohda!
while returning in the Louisa, Mr. Amiel saw and
ish bark off st. Helena Supposing from bar IVA opan
she was bound for Charleston, be stood to NUuse that
with the hope of boarding her and GETTING b Der
there was no blockading vissels in sight afon H. as
ing her, he found her to be SIP. bark N,epo reach
bana from port in Cuba, for Charleston, P n b.
on board the bark pilot, in company with a l
Sanchez Spanard, Zone of the crew of tba 19u'cnio
who was to act as interpreter N00Sa9
When nearing the bar, found large vessel ~. :,
in for u.s. which soon made out to be steam G
She fired several guns, when the Spanish hari. gate
towards her, and the latter was boarded abont rs STOOD
by boat containing some ten men, armed with roh Gday
and an officer with sword They proceeded tS,ur
the bark's papers, searched her orecastIe bold
and indeed all parts of her appeared to be CaOn
get hold of something and perhaps they susnpcta
the movements of the bark that there was co. rom
pilot on board but the Captain kept his own aoa
they discovered nothing. ''eH
While on board the bark they related terrible ,..
about the suferings here, price of provisions &c
specimen they said flour was worth $50 nar "A. AZ
so cents pound for beef S. bushe for noatoo Uate
similar Northern alsehoods. They afterwards 1914 qua
the Spanish Captain to go on board the friootd
there closely catechsed him. They inquired Of him a
port be intended to 60 to- and they were informna T
New York when he was directed how to steer onS: !"
structed not to dare to alter the direction of his WI
or she would be seized.
After quitting this bar the bark kept as closo a.
land as was prudent and when Oft Bulls Island ab%,
F. NJ Monday, the tops of the trees ony ben% W.
BILE, Mr.. Amel concluded to leave her, the CAPTAIN ban
ing kindly consented to let him have one of his hoa.
The latter had been hanging at the stern for some wal
and consequently leaked dreadfully but being onyinn,
to get out of the difficulty, Mr.. Ame accompaneIS S
Sanchez, took to the boat They stood in for tbean3
but were until two o'clock Tuesday morning before taa
reached it, when they succeeded in getting ashore G
Raccoon Keys. The boat took in water so fast Na.
while one rowed the other compelled to bail ont t
water, and at one period it was thought the yaw Womb
founder They were much exhausted when thew ont ~
the land, and tried to Sleep but the "mosQuos" wa,,
too much even for a seaboard Caronian, and in tIo
morning they discovered several snakes not far from
where they tried to rest.
The boat having become tighter by being in the waite,
they reached Bulls Island On Tuesday where they Vr,
very kindly treated by Mr.. VIM. Whden and Others
and through the kindness of the former and Mr. To
rent, they were enabled to get to this city on Fgr
morning in boat.