The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-02
capture OF PRIZE VESSELS.
Daring Etploit of ID airy a n d
Zouaves

81 liant 3eo. 7. Alexander, Of the lst Regi-
,oent of Msrytnd Zouavss, reached Rich
md on yes tefay morning, with forty odd
u, ,n,ciuite pr sslers. OF war, captured on The
early saturday morning 1t appears
n h.4 the Zouav&ReStment has been for some
q ans past in press Of formation by Col. X
&Tsomas, Of Ricard, Lieut. Alexander. (Adju.
ant Lieut.. +. Gibson, and others, in Balti-
ruore
q , short time snce, Col. Thomas went from
baltimore 20 Philadelphia in disguise and
rr,-urfda supps OF arms. Himself and com
- Bes theu conceived the project Of capturing
ns - Nicholas 4 large steamer in the EN-
p,ry Of the "Geeral Government rnnnihg
q bafueou B,ltiupre and Washington. Inc
host sta rtsd at bur O'Clock on FRIDAY even
,og frg M her wharf in Baltimore. freViou'
.n.,sto Dol. Tb,roas went aboard with II
monte latter u passengers, ahd ihef eoth
mar der dressed . French lady lhe VESSEL
got under way Il stopped at Point Lookout
uhere. accordipi TO the plan previously
srreed on. Lieu, Alexander, with another
4.fachmeut c. mal came on board and secured
rqssag~ for Washington. BY accident @
il sut Alexander went into the cabin Of the
Il .,eqrrer and recgn ICED the French lady g.
90 an old acqusltan from Paris. Both
Taoma. and Alexander speaking the Ian.
..,qre fuertly, hey found no difficulty in
,.eturing their llan of operations. During
a .sa copversatior that ensued between the
4 French lady and her acquaintance, instruc
4 ,ops were givenas TO how the party should
] rro,eed The AIMS, which had previously
e teeo carefully baded and concealed, were
.,sl4 ready for instant possession. AT one
o'clock on saturday morning, the time for
.,r,<ing the blow having arrived, Col. Thorn
,s ,hrew OF hisdsgulse, appeared In his uni
4 form. and ordering his men TO do their duty
i -. Steamer Ia Ave minutes was Il prize 10 the
q ,,rcss II tbs Con federate States. The Captain
and crew surrendered without striking a
blow. and ware confined without trou BILE
] They appeared over wheimed with sarprise.
CAPTAIN Geo n. Holiins, late United States
Navy. who hat gone aboard at Point Look
,nt then ASSUMED command of the steamer
mud ran her inc Gone river, expecting to meet
Il IN, Tenuessee Regiment and Jointly commence
further operations against the enemy. The
TeDnpsseeans however, did not arrive on the
ground TIL late Saturday morning. II was
then toe late for any demons ira ton up the
I'VE: aA cii1lhti'N ih'ehdeu, AKA tlr steamer
was headed down the stream. On her pas
-ase ehe captured two schooners and one
brig Each had crew of about ten men, who
were taken prisoners.
tur Of the vessels was loaded with 3 500
bag. q coffee. another with anthracite coal,
and sno:hcr with ice. The steamer St. Mich
Ia, "a frat class boat, pa feet long, side
wheel.
An OF the prizes were safely lowed to the
month OF The heppahannock, and thence to
Frederic ksbnrg, Their value 10 roughly esti-
mated at THREg HUNDRED AND sEvhyTY.FIvE
II arsAEp DOLLARS.
The captains of the respective vee els, with
tbelr crews, including several ~, oes, are
now lodged in the prison depot OF Main street,
10 this city.