Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-19
Tne Capture of the Anna.

T'ne Capture of the Anna,
We announced the Other day that the steamboat An
had been captured by he enemy in the Sound. We
received yesterday, from Mr. j. NJ. McInnis who was
Of the prizes I" the enemy, interesting account
OF tie affair.
The Anna was taken about l o'clock on Friday
morning by threemastcd propeller called New Lon
don, with five rfed 32-pound cannon, two each
side, with pivot gun in the boN-a right smart good
vessel tor the dirty service which she is engaged in.
Mr. McInnis lives on the coas. aud was going home
TO j(eud 10 his business for short time.
here were L or 3 passengers on board Including
the crew, tEere were in ALL q men. They imme
dateiy transferred to the enenys steamer Massachu-
setts, where, alter delay, they all released,
except the captain mate aud two OF the crew who were
to be carried New York for the purpose of giving
testimony respect to the affair. They had been pro-
missed release at er they lad been used for the purpose
Of the enemyof all of them with the condition
that they do not take up against the miserable
government Of Mr.. Lincoln
Three negroes also captured and taken on board
the Massachusetts Some Kindness was shown to them
They were asked if they desired remain. The reply
in the negative and they, too, set free. They
preferred, Ike sensible darkes, to return to Dixie.
Our informant learned that in the sbrnish between
The Confederate States steamer Florida and the steamer
Massachusetts, few weeks ago, the latter hurt
considerably. a shell passed through her ward room
and entered the state rOom where it exploded knocking
things down generally but killing no one. The men,
we suppose, were all on deck.
We are also informed that there are several coast p
lots board the Massachusetts, and that they dis
tributed among the b0ckadng vessels they need
ed for potage service The shipmaster is named Saw
yer, and doubtless is well known to many OF mer
chants. For many years he commanded vessel running
between this port and ports OF Europe. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that he is a Yankee.
Mr.. McInnis says that he and the rest OF the prison
ers were well treated There were no insults put upon
E2of ha oft faH
proximity to kindly and hospitabe people, but at the
time, tie officers expressed the opinion that with
in two three weeks should be surrounded that
not vessel Of any kind could put her out OF our
barboTs wishout certainty that they would capture
them. The talk that twenty guno0ats were
coming for this purposeboats made for the purpose of
moving in shallow waters. This perhaps, is all
braggadOca tor the purpose OF creating alarm, and
with the expectation that it will elicit that great Union
feeling" which Abraham seems to believe exists in all
our States
The Anna is now used as a tender between the YES
sells of The bockadng feet-carryng messages and
ders and such other things considered useful to
the enemy. She is of very little account and will pro-
badly 90 to the bottom in the first heavy boW-NO6He
| Tribune, 29th uH.
| EXCITING TIMES ON THE PoToMAC.-lntellgence from
the lpes the Potomac state that, on last Saturday
and Sunday, there was, from cause, general
pectation of action with the enemy. General Beaure
gard had ordered the troops to be held in readiness o
decisive movement baggage was sent to the rear il
huge wagon loads and ters sent out tG the various
ments. Our soldiers represented wild with de
light at the prospect Of battle. FOrtunate for tht
Yankees, the battle was declined by them
General Johnston is said to have remarked few days
since that the Army of the Potomac n better fight
ing trim than it had ever been before.
Information had reached our lines and bad been fully
c0rroborated that the Yankee troops were suffering
trouble from the smallpox. 1t is described ragns
among the Federas opposite Leesburg Precaution ha
been taken against the infection Oy Surgeon Williams
the energetic chief of the medical department of ou
army, who had furnished the medical officers with vac
clue virus.
On Monday last military execution occurred a
Shepherds Hill, CeDtreyille. Two members of th
New Orleans company, known as " the Tigers" wer
shot for mutinous conduct and assault upon the off
Ger of the day. We were unable to ascertain thei
names They are said to have met their fate with sir
gular hardihood. Rich Eaaminer, 1lM.
The BLoCKADERs- steam gunooat Florida CaI
tain GodsbOrough, and the steam gunboat Alabam;
together with bark. off this port yesterday. D
ing the afternoon large side wheel steamer-suppee
to be the John z. kiDg-came down to the bar an
it is thought brought letters and papers to the feet
, she was just from some Northern port. She also a.
peared to have troops board doubt for Port Ro
AL believe that large reinforcement is being SCI
to that place. There another large steamer off sho
steering Southwest.
The Susquehannah was not in sight, and has prob
oly gone TO Fort Roya Tor supplies Fhe strange loo
9 ing craft which visible near the bar few da
since, and which looked like floating battery or d
{ dock, could not be seen yesterday.
d Charleston Courier, 1lh iaSt
The PRECISION OUR Potomac Batteries
Washington correspondent writes:
Since the Administration has acknowledged the bloc
ade OF the lower Potomac, the rebels have had it
their own way on that river. Being now in an unn
Tested possession OF the right bank of the stream til
dIppntIV pd dur Tho
Strengthening their batteries erecting new ones and
creasing the armaments OF all. They have also prI
IT tised good deal with their rled cannon, by whi
means they have acquired the range OF various poll
le on the channel so that they nou make euefu
i'd te General Slckles, while riding with his staff u
le Liverpool Point, the MARYLAND side few days
very near being shot by of their raed cann