The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-07-04

(uuder British colors-bogus transfer,
probably--shs was American the other
day, which has been dashing back and
forth between New Orleans and Havana
every week for some time past, hove in
sight bere day before yesterday, and stood
in for the bar. Suddenly she made US out,
and away she SHED on, seaward again,
then headed in for the N. Z Pass. a few
miles of, determined to run the blockade,
and trusting TO her light draught to carry
her in there or course when we made
her out. we ran for her at once. She cut
and run for it like good fellow. Soon
as wo got in range --she being nearly safe
I'VE let drive a a3Bhotacr1ss her bows
She paid no heed sill, and then we sent
shell right under her forefOot, JUS, within
few yards, she was then foundering in
the shoal water when she concluded i.
was bad business to try to get clear Of
the Brooklyn. rounded TO and ran down
under oui stern. But the chase oh! how
exciting it was! We took her for pri-
vateer at first. All hands we're at quar-.
tiers, everything iu fighting tim and when
the shots were fred the furore was intense.
We at once sent prize crew on board, a
lieutenant taking formal possession. and
sent her of, communicating with the
commanding officer at Mobile. She had
no passengers on board. but what else.
can't say. An elegant prize.
The same day we captured the bligs
'Hope" ard "Venus," and warned off the
Sandman bark mississippi" from Tu-
rim, Our bands are full, you see.
Mr.. Brooks (our frs, assistant engineer)
was sent oyerin the Gen. Niramon, Lieut.
Adams in charge. Speaking OF Brooks
you know he is Virginisn --l'lI Just
mention that he is slaunch Union man.
Let his Cincinnati friends know that glo,
rious fact. .r ...
IMPERTINENT REBELS.
Yesterday Sunday the rebels tried
to communicate with us-and tie imper,
tlnent iellows--on equal terms!--flying
their ESQ called 'national flag" iu con.
Junction with fig of truce But it
wouldn't work. Our Captain headed
them off (they came down ina small boat
from Forl Morgan) with ore Of our cut.
ters, and told them 1.-TWO ferocious look
ing officers, who bluslerej and fumed)
that whilst VIC would recognize the white
flag Of truce. we could not and would not
recognize tho rebel Aag and that if 'hey
wanted TO communicate. they must houl
hot flag doaOn! No more rebel flags al.
lowed TO fly in this region.
Porter, Of the Powhattan, (over at the
s. W. Pass, they say puts lO-inch shell
through a rebel steamer, the other day
that came little too impertincn,'y near
let daylight through him-so he could
see better. One vessel that we took. came
near having the same fate, as she wouldn t
"come to- after repeated shots. 1t will
not do to triflc with our big guns.
LATER.
June THE gun-boat "Mount Yer
non" has just arrived here, with the trans.
port steamer "Parkersburg;" also, a
transport schooner, all loaded with fresh
provisions, coal, &c. Every hour VIC
look for a fliga'e oi two and small craft
So now we have coal and fresh grub. II
VIC only had some rifed cannon and sew.
eral moro small gun,boats, we'd be all
right. ....
Lieut.. Adams, and Brooks-who tool,
. the "Miramon' over to Mobile--have got
back. The vessel was allowed to 60 on
, account Of the absence of coal, having
/. sick ladies aboard. &c.--alowed to &c III
pity. .a In haste. good bye.
GENERAL MANsNFIELD. General Joseph
e X. y. Mansfield, now in command of the
t lorcesa at Washington, and who is reported
= a, the head ofvery important expedition
Q planned for speedy execution, is native
!. OF Connecticut, from whence he entered
West Point, in 1917, to graduate 1922
second in his class. This gave him
commission in the engineer corpse, ant
8 when "0ld Zach went to Mexico, Capt
a Mansfield was selected as the chief en-
), ginecr of the army of occupation. His
c services at the deienceo Of Fort Brown, a
| Monterey. (whete he was severely, wound
d ed in storming the enemy's position.) ant
l. at Buena Vista, won him brevets ant
b fame. In 1858. he was appointed In
" spector General, with lie rank Of colonel
h lie has been promoted TO a generalshil
v within short time. "Perlcy" describe
IN him as a 'soldier-like gentleman, with
e full white beard, which gives him pa
,r triarchaI air and says he is "biave bu
" discreet, thorough tOctician, and an &C
4 complished military engineer.
at GENERAL McLEILAN.--Major GeoIg
B. Mcclellan commands the military de
partment of the great north west, AM
will probably move DOWN. in the direction
70 70 of the Missippi river or western Virgin
g as the war opens. He is native Of Phil
" adelphia, and is under forty " ars of age
'e He graduated at West Point with th
10 highest distinction; thence he was trahs
Or ferred to Mexico, under Gen. Scott, wher
" for his valor, he was twice brevetlet
o. After the war he was associated wit
III Capt. Marcy In the exploration Of III
se sources of the Red river, and was subse
g. quently transferred to Oregon. He wa
g. then appointed on the CnmeAn commits
K sion, which enabled him personally TO IL
lr spect the military systems Of all the grea
% European Powers, England France, Rus
" sia, Austria, and Prussia and to witte:
% the operations ef war under the highei