New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-12
THE SCHOONER FIRED INTO.

front of Ter how and taking the hint rounded 30 ana
the 81. Nicholas raining alongside, CAPT hol, 'pe
of the pirates called out Your vessel il rrze 70 we
Confederate States" He then ordered every mao on
board, except the cook, 20 come aboard the s'ehnsL
which was d"ne the cook, however, accompanying tpe
| Marty prize crew was then put on board ana the
schooner taken up the river.
C,PTUnY or COAL VESSEL.
The ST. Nicholas then stood for hargnfe
which wa. IN sight. bound from Alexandra Tor New
York Loaded with coal Running alongside ana tell
mo the cann that his ves Il was prize to tbe South
ern Confeerscy size taken In tow ana prcce, ueu
up the Rappsbannock to point Twelve Illies aDosJ
the mouth where the steamer aud The three caPtied
vcs-els anchored. The st. Nicholas was then sHPpou
with coal from the cargo Of the Margaret
crARpTyG TUE PRIsoEEEs.
During the night tie orcws OF the captured vesseH
were ret.ned in the after cabin, guarded Oy roiol
CAPTAIN Hoins sent 70 Fredericksburg ana pfochGn
blot, ard the next morning, With the three vessels
IN tow, proceeded up the iIyer 70 lort, dooIs
eight nile distant, where the Monticello and Mhf4sis'
were anchored. My vessel was towel 70 WITHIN
ulile Of Fredericksburg, where she ran aground
gHE PIRATES All FREDERICKSBURG.
The steamer was also aground but vas subse-
quietly cleared and we arrived at fredericksburg
about dark, beug received at the dock by what APP
peared to be the entire population, all Of whom were
excited. Our arrival was teegrapbed to Richmond,
and an answer was received that all the prs neis, 50
in humber were to be taken to that city lhe next
morning, early, we were marched out Oh the s'euisr
co,cly guarded by sOldicr and amid Tue nsuits apd
for Richmond. At every station on the rouie we were
received with iusults, and, on one ortwo OCCASIONS
some of the chiyaIry minated desire to pat oau
through lac.
THE PRISONERS AT mcHNosD.
We rived az Richmond on Monday, July 1, al ~
A. IT,. the captains being taken 70 the Calltoi ana ,ue
crews to pr son. The captain OF tie Monticello Win
his wife were allowed 10 remain at ffegetltksDuIg
The OIL money mad with me was - New-lok
bank note, which was Obliged to cell for g., and be-
ing allow ed the privilege OF going where Pieased
within tue city Gnils engaged board WIN 40 oiu
lady who, most cay, when my money gave Gu, vas
exceedingly kind. The only order that the captains
had 60 ob. erve was to report az 10 O'Clock each morh
inQ 70 Col Marry, at the Capitol. Gu the Sd inst We
were turned over TO the Mayer, and went 10 tlS ONCE
TO procure PAGES TO enable Va to return 10 Tue No
ENTERTAINED BY TN MAJOR OF RICHMOND.
Mayor Mayo took the whole party, officers and crew,
black and wie into his private Office, aud treated ~
10 whisky and water. He then told u 70 come ~ %
O'Clock the next morning ard we should be PROVIDED
with psssfs At o'cl,ck on the morning Of INC 4th,
accompanied by policeman, WHO subseq 1en,Iy az
ieuded TO our requirements on tie foao, we lei lof
fredericksburg. Upon arrival learned ths' the
cargo of my yessel-abont 100 TINS OF Ie-'hso ueen
aid Tor $4,000; aud a firm Who had purchased por-
ton, geOeTouely gave Inc S2 20 ad III Fay uS Io CA
penses If myself and crew home.
TIE START roB HoYE.
At one O'Clock Friday morn %, 5tu July, we We're
mt on board the steamer Virginia and cirr1eo down
he river 20 a place called Manas1en; We staid ano
slett in barn there. The people here were kihi 10
w. and gave all Of us something 10 eat On SATURDAY
morning we started aud walled twenty-three miles
before we could reach the banks Of the Potomac al the
head ortho Cone River. Here We hired seven canoes
and went down about four miles, where We stopped
for tie night. The next morning again started sid
at a distance of about Elk miles found the schooner
Georliapa which was said to be owned by Col Ibom-
IA TIE Captain offered to JaAe us 10 Point Look ol
but we had hardly len the Anchorage before the Eght
of an approaching steamer csused her TO Pu back IS
roon N the et,amCr passed We arin get tm ana on
Sunday at y anchored Nj the Point.
A1RRTY.zuE WALK.
We had bad nothing 10 eat On board toe GooIsiaha'
and st0rtel Ia walk thirty uilrs 10 Mil stone Nbai
on the PatuXct River, % meet the steamer Mary
Wa-linaton We reached there about O'Clock In the
morning On Monday. The Captain Of tie Mary
Washington with grcat kindness gave ne oil passage
to Bal more and furnished M Win dinner Al MIL
Stoue Wharf who should come IN board hut Colouel
Tbones one Of the party who seized the st. Nicholas.
On our way TO Balumore We stopped at landing
caIed Fair Haven. There two United States Offices
came on board and were Informed thai ne was on
board. The SEQUEL has already been published
PIRATE uSDER UsiTED STATES coLoRs.
When we were captured. no other tiag was tying
upOn tire 81. Nicholas bat the American flag but ss
coon o. got into the Rappahannock was lowered
and the Confederate ag bolsied. INC American en-
e9ns on tho captured vessels were at the same tine
sp engthwise and placed at half mast, with the Sc
90 ion hsg above. Upon The st. Nichols saw Gap,
tain Hollius, Captain skinner, Colonel Thomas and
Colonel Alexander.
THE yoRr ON TIE R.PPsHASyocs.
The fort on the RSppabaunock River twenty miles
from is mouth is guarded by seve y-ive men, ana is
mounted by four pouDders, and is The OILY baiery
saw on TIE liver; but heard that CJPt Hoihns
ami Mr. Hodkius or Hopkins, who SAYS frequently
10 ri, hmond were constituting masked battery GU
the bay shore about FIVE nil &C south OF the mouth OF
the river IL was RlaO stated shat the ater, who Is
man OF meahs owing plantation at that point, II
fitting out privateer there. old not zee many bat.
lerics at II,dei, ksburg aud than hundred
troops. Toe only guns Saw near the town were Iwo
on carr which had but recently arrived from NCE:ols
AZ Richmond was asid 20 look about too much, but
saw no forticit0os. and certainly, from what Saw
aud heard, had no 20 believe that there were
more dian 81 u0 sOldor6 there.
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