The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-27
TINE cKEsAPEAkE FlorlLlA.
OUR PoroMAc RIVER CORRESPONDENCE.

the CHESAPEAKE FL0IiLlA.
DUB POTOMAC RIVER CORRESPONDENCE.
BRrroN's BAY, PoroxAc RIVER, June 10, 1861
ChsaSon IN Passing Dangerous PoSns-a1 Dssds'Ss
attack on an Ohio Reogmnst-Opintoms Of TIE Atdw on
Board Ms Feeb0rs-Landisg at Blackstone Hea1d A'0~
Aeuse-aAe Keeper Armed and Prepared 10 Rope o"
AHack-kaksmo an Asterestin0 Acquaintance
nissity At Me OAiualyy-They Harry Union Nan, cad
Diys HIN from HIS Natire Sste-NigrasioHs Of an Qua
Captcin-Rs i Compelled Sell Ous-Noret Definition Of
Whio and Denocrat-7As Old Captains xdmiy-A De-
oeuerate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CreIt-captan Ward
Asds Distressed FumRy &c.. d.
Leaving Nangemoy ct sunset last evening, the Free
born proceeded down the river Az the water was some
what rough the influence Of pretty fresh breeze
great caution observed in crippled condition, e.
pecialy on passing between Lower Cedar Point and
Upper MAchodoc creek, where we went ashore on the
previous night Although the vessel did not answer her
holm with her present steering apparatus as we'll ~ with
the rudder, she did remarkably WELL and steered safi
cient easy for all ordinary purposes The point Of dan
ger having been passed. anchored In the river about
midway between Nsngemoy and this place.
This morning. shortly after we had weighed anchor,
propeller was seen ahead Of u.s. coming up the river We
met her near Blackstone Island Lighthouse when she
was discovered 70 be the Tempest OF Alexandria The
captain board the Freeborn and told us he had
and conversed with the engineer OF the train OF cars
with the Ohio regiment board that had been so badly
cut I'D on the road Fairfax Court House The locality
may be correct for the captains information on the
subject was somewhat vague he said, however, that
according to the engineer, the locomotive was 30 Grip
pied by grapeshot that could drag only one Car OF the
train and hardly that and, in consequence all the rest
had TO be left behind The impression seems to be that
the entire regiment has been destroyed but the HERALD
,vouto Of fha aft
long this There but sentiment on board this
veesenamey profound regret that the scouts had not
more carefully performed their duty before the attempt
was made TO execute the movement which resulted so
dsastrousy TO the Ohio troops 1t is hoped among
however, that the rumors that have reached US
have been considerably exaggerated.
Alb the Tempest on her way TO Washington, Capt.
Ward embraced the opportunity TO send his broken rud
der, In that may be made by it and be
in readiness when arrive at the capital twelve
days hence
The Tempest having left U.S. boat was sent ashore at
the Blackstone Lighthouse, the keeper Of which had
been threatened with death by Mary FLANDERS week
or two ago he did not put his light out de said
this occasion that he had received further annoyance
that he had been supplied with since the threats
were held against him. and that he prepared
repsl any attack that might be made. ALI he wants is
boat.
From Backstone's Island we proceeded TO Britton's
Bay where found OF our tenders the Howell Cobb
under the command Of Masters Mate Frank in charge
of the identical schooner belonging to the old with
face Like pine knot, whose family Lieutenant Nygatt
brought off from Virginia. together with their furniture,
couple Of weeks since. The old fellow board,
bringing with him another seaiaring man. who was in
pred icsment than himself, consequence
Of his Union sentiments. This last man, whose name
conceal out OF regard for his safety, said he rented
farm In Westmoreand county, Virginia. having land
OF his own. BIS wife, however, had some little
Of her own and two negroes, who hired out,
The man himself owned small schooner, with which
cOnrived make both ends meet through the oyster
and fab trade. When the secession movement com.
menced and Virginia declared herself OF the Union
subject to the vote Of the people, he asked to take
the oath OF allegiance to the rebel States and his
refusing TO do 80 he was put IN jail for two months
during which time bis schooner, which worth 81 Oo0
was sold for $l00 and Immediately after he reeascd
from jail he hurried out OF the day before
the election leaving his wife behind, who had place
band on beard the echooner She was the other
q whom spoke in former letter who accompanied the
wife and children Of the Old captain on board when they
woman. unlike the old captains wife, had left all her
furniture and household goods behind der husband
now begged Captain Ward to stand for the Virginia
shore and there land his wife with force men To
bring OF their furniture, which little way up
the country On inquring how much tina furniture
worth, the man with much simplicity said abou. $3.50
Capt Ward then told him that he mad already got
wife safe, he 1.-THE captan) could not reconcile il
with duty expose the lives his neu for mere
matter of dollars and cents "There are said he,
tain things which would justify in rskng the life OF
every man on hoard, but certainly cannot expose
gle to danger for $3.50 " The poor feo e. wever
pressed the mnter hard, that at last Captain Ward
Of humanity agreed to take the schooner 10
to the Virginia coast when the two captains could
the woman shore in the schDOners boat
to molest them for both declared that their lives
would not be worth ten minutes purchase they
be caught, while the who would be ,ested,
should proceed TO her late home and remove all he's hugs
as secretly possible to the beachCapain Ward pro-
missing, on hrs part, to cal for her and things,
take them off TO The schooner Friday afternoon Boz
that know the impossblty OF simple narrative APP
pearDg in the HEsALD in the interim, and thereby Civ
ing information to the enemies OF se po,r
people, would not be minute; but toe interest
Justice think the people Of the Unted States and
world al large ought TO be made acquainted with the
ner 10 which the reign Of terror is operating Virginia,
and the prosecutions 10 wnicd polr men, women ami
Children are subjected for other than loyalty
to the Unicn for which their foreathers fought and
The Old captain, who, by the way, Gao neither read
nor ~rte-a misfortune that seems TO amoog
rgnans OF ms cass-ssd ne once owned thirty acres
OF land in Wesmoreland county, Virginia. which ne cul
tivated himself, with hired hep. ABOUT twenty
years he to Western vrg opposite Cum
Derand the Maryland side OF the foonsc and
western slope OF the Allegheny mountains Two ye
ago he retsrned to Westnoreand county, but during
that quarter OF century the Old man I'd fit
change his politics Beev ing white men ought TO
labor well rs blacks, he haa changed dem
to whg Here be explained, in answer 10 a question
from Captain WARD, that ia Eastern Virginia demo.
believe that only niggers Intended by the
Almighty 70 work, while the wings believe that If
For this hefesy in politics the Old mad
PEELED TO remove IRON the State, selling hts little home
stead at great sacrihce mmeda'ey after his return
ana since then he has been living 10 Washington
and picking up living on the Potomac His
wife mad returned to Virginia couple OF months
ago, on visit to some Of her friends, taxing
her household stuf with her With the breaking OF
the civil war the old man naturally anxious TO be
joined BY his wife and family, Who the very camp
Of the rebels How he succeeded through the ageocy OF
Lieutenant AygaIt have already stated the old fellow
told his tale In simple, attess straghtfor ward manner,
that bore the press Of honesty.
The sch placed alongside the Freeborn
and shor time had turned round aud runping
along the Virginia shore, the guns beng shifted fr ,n
siarOoard to port for these mild persuasves always
made 70 bear tue rebels, whether running up
down the river, tna In OF sud- "a attack
moment will be lest In returning the compliment
While were running up went ca board the schooner,
ana found her 70 be vessel with very convenient
and spacious cabin her class. mad
ton with the old captains wife, elderly swho
seemed to be artsss and simple her husband.
She confirmed the statement OF tue old in every
particular. B0tn husband ana wife been
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