Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-11-27
NO. !. 32.

HOW MApeS ANn sLEDgA xscANxn
The Oheslastsn 4AereHsy af shs I'D ias
has che foiriag dssAilsd asspsas sf b,
escape q i blspn aad Slidsll ,,s.s
For sosss jms pat the papers q shs
interior haN been isdalxing ID sly hluss
~ 10 the xkereabosts IL Messrs. MAsoa
and Sliasia4 VS. hawe hasAsEso makSs I'd
allnsapn 10 thair moyensnlg bsa the raus-
- which ladaoed our gstioenes Aeiag re-
moved We naay now without ludiseresion
naErate NE fAcss Of their embarkatioa.
The 0euanissioneTs hasiag resolved DO
maks The yspsage OF raaniaR the bssek-
ads of ghsxzessoa, aktag masaxs daIibass-
| Eion, seloe51d Tor the expassmans the
ssasnrh and swiR lssgle stassasg Theodosa
wfieh wss skssssore gos ready fer eco With
aa dispa1ah. Ths psspasasaoas having
been eoAplekad, shsy embarked Q astla
before nsfdnighs % Friday, Oct. III. The
party of passengers who were serarting on
thie ussy aezsaal and senswhat haxizrd-
slas gies eeesisssd 81 tho fnllowiag psE-i
sI.sss, i q ysrz,aia Nm,
Macfsriand, Secretary 10 MIR. Mason Hon
Joha 6liheals Of Iaoaasiaaa;; Mrs. SlfdeiI,
Mas Mashilda slidelle Miss Rosina Sill.
dell DIR, Eussis, Secretary. to Mr.. SlidsaE
Mrs. Eustis, who Ii daughter of Mr..
Cefcoran, the Washington Banker, nov
In Fort L4afays&se Ool La Nat vi Eoais-
lana, the sinvanter Of the grapeahas rsrols-
sE, and two OF three .0fhsS gsntlemen,
which it VIII be better for the present. not
20 name. #" Ts"@ ."'v0
The night was piseA tar&, aaa shout
midnight . light rain began falling which
rendered the chances Of being defacted BIZ
the bioakaders exceeding slim.
At oaeo clock on Saturday morning the
Asssg sfgood byes'' and sssod speed
yoa'a" having been said, the cables Of
the Theodore were leosened, and sha gid
ed down the harbor on her Important mia
sion. As the steamer passed Fort SHmtsr
every light on board was extingnishsd,
aad away she went, right through the An
gers Of the blockadsrs, far oas &c sea.
On the evening OF she ilth zhe reached
Nassau ia safety, where, bad the opeor-
taaity been a favorahls oas, tina comnis-
sioners would have embarked bat, on ia-
quiring, they aseertained thai she Engiish
steamer oonaectsd wiEh that p~int touch
ed at New York, However gratifying .
sight of New York might hare been under
osher circumstances, the commissio oners
determined in this instance to forego the
pleasure.
So the TheedoFH ieft Sassau and steam
ed away towards Cuba On the 18th inst.
she arrived at CardenAs, where the cem-
missioners landed. The news THAI q
Southern steamer had arrived with Msssrs
Mason and SIidel on board, which was
teiegraphed from Gardenas to HaYana,
was scarcely credited at the latter place. |
Bat when, On the 18th iuaE., tag Theodore |
came ap 70 the harbor of HaFanax die. |
playing the Confederate flag, the Quays |
were Immediately thronged with thCus-
ands of wondering spectators, and q most
cordial and enthusiastic reception was
given 10 the adventurous little craft. The
Yankees In HasAn&h were, ~ . matter Of /
oourse, much disgusted as the welcome |
given to the Theodore. Bat oa the skhsx |
hand, the ladies of Havanah prepared |
splendid Confederate flag for the steamer
which was presented to the Captsin with |
ceremonies. The ladies Of |
Aatanzas also took advantage Of the
chance to send hiEher splendid fag for
the Hampton Legion. ID ~ H.. . III
The steamship CIolumbia, formerly : |
Charleston vessel, bat now in the arrn /
service Of the Yankees, vas, st the time,
in the Haybor OF Havana Luckily, how
ever, she was not ready to put TO sea-
Her eunsoxt, the Keystone State had gone
TO New York with . Southern steamer,
loaded with valuable freight Of arms /
and munitions, and which, unfortunately, !
bad been captured while endeayaring 10 |
make thsrun 10 Tanspa, Floraia.
So the Theodora ieft the friendly port /
Of Havana uumolested, and with freight
af onffss, sugar. saifpetEs, salpksuF, acids,
lead, iron, shos, bloc tin, Es., ran qai.
atly into -, we WON'T say where, hFiag-
ing q number Of CkarlestoniGns who had /
reached Havana from SOUTHAMPTON about
the sime the Theodore made her appear
anee. .,aF .rft. t.I--.
1t Is aseertained that the Yankees keep |
q fast yacht constantly plying Between !
ksy Vest and Havana, syTnply for the !
purpose OF gaining intelligence OF oar aa-
val movements.
The Theodore il a private vessel, and
is anarmed. -.
Two hundred men, ali that were |