New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-01

be no Insignificant enemy, thus acting In concert
However by the time reached our position oil tho
Bar, lol our friends were in ursnin GUS scamper,
leaving alone in glory with the merchant
men ashore near by And 80, we anchored, all right
AURDHRoUs THREATS.
We are threatened we learn, hourly, with descent
from the Crescent City OF an Armada. with docks and
te-machiues &c. perfect host of vessels and men,
TO "equelch" us--tO surround ue--tO sDoOt us-to
board us, sc. Thee modern Cloths and Vandals,
trusting to their numbers aud strength and tremendous
preparaiors bope TO overwhelm and destroy the tei
be BrOoklyn-who has been an eyesOre 10 the rascay
traitors since the commencement Of our difficulties.
But we are amply, terribly prepared for them, and
though host did come, we can give good account oil
them, I'm sure.
rebels pluck up courage should say audecity. They
no doubt could make il very bot for us. But our men
al officers will DeyersurreDder they are iaify roasedi
they are now regularly on the "war-pathi ana our
ship woad make an awful defensive fight, not 10 sIeak
of en- offensive one.
We occasionally greeted with the siglt OF nasty
little privateer But lie keeps lis distance very zeal
ouslv inside--resdy for runnug-snd "within the
turlil waters of the tIeacherous Mississippi"
ARRIVAL OF THE PowHArAS-A BIG KrhoR.
Nav 81, 10 p. m.-The POwhGian has just arrived
from Mobile She brings prize, vessel iron Charles
ton with rice. bound for New-Orleans. The L. also
brinpe us an important item Of news-I ,m sorry to
ray not clearly auhenticste8-of the capture by the
Minnesota, off Havana, Of the great craft we have
epecioiy been The lookout for-.he Windsor forset,
with over a million dollars worth OF rebel arms, am-
nutrition, &c. Truly glorious prize, il true. The
Powha'an and ourselves and the other Vessels mere
away, will be as bsy as bees now LOT elne tue 10
come. l am 30 busy to-day making OF piize lists,
ETC.. couldn't get this letter OIL oidn get 70 peu
at all last night.
SLEEPING on OUR ARMS.
am now, at 1880, just about going TO BED. lou
should me now, preparing Tor the mgh, We tieep
almost literally "On our arms. Everything must o.
attn md rfHl
TO boarders" meet and engage IL. Rebels IN
any way they may choose. There, at the lead OF ny
bnnk il you will only look, you will zee my SWORD,
revolver and Japanese dix, in Short our hi9gs oil all
kinds ready for a moments warning. "a deck our
guns are cast looee ready for working-hc men sleep
a, the guns-our pixies are ranged 81 along the nam
mocknettngs around the rail OF the ship rtady TO re-
ceive Retel EACH shonld be be 30 fooin rs TO at
tempt 20 board us in numbers-cutlasses muskets,
pistols &o.-all at hand ard bright lockout allow
and alot for an attempted surprise. hardy believe
theae Retels will do rs we learn they threaten. IL
tEey Go come down. no matter in how lsre a force,
rather opine they win be made exceedingly sick OF
the business even before it is fairly begun.
hoRE PRIZEs--AS ExcITIEG CHsr.
June 3.-We have had great time sin'e L wrote
the above. We have captured several vestls-taken
them as prizes-and the circumstances under which
come Of them taken were exceedingly interest
ing. The splendid steamship Gen. Miramn under
British colors-bogus transfer, probably--she wac
American the other day), which has been darling
back and forth between New -Oreans aud Havana
every week for time past hove 10 sghthere day
before Yesterday and stood In for the bar suddenly
she made MS out and away she SHE'D out ea"ard
again then headed la for the N. II. Pass bw miles
Off determined to the blockade and trusting to her
lieht draught 20 carry her In there. or cote, when
we made fer out, ran for her at once he cut and
run for il like good fellow. Soon as we 9t In range
she being nearly safe-we let drive sbo across her
bows She paid no heed still, and then sc sent a
shell right under her forefoot just witt In few yards
lshe was thea foundenDg In the shoal wterl, when
she concluded il bad business to tryo get clear
Of the Brooklyn, rounded to, and ran down uhder our
stern. 49, q,
But the chase oh, how exciting Il wa We took
her for privateer at FIRST All hands wer at quarters,
everything in fighting trim, az when q. shots were
fired the fnroTe was Intense. We az vent prize
crew on board lieutenant taking forms poseesson'
ard seut her oft communi eating with the commanding
officer Mt Mobile. She Lad no Passengers On board but
what else, csu't say. An elegant prize.
The same day we captured The bfigs Hoe md We
nus aud warned of the Sandman bark Nissssppi,
from Turin. Our hands are fall, you see.
Mr.. Brooks four first assistant engineer was sent
over in the Gen. Miramon, Lieut.. Adams ~ charge;
Sreaking of Brooks-you know be Is n Nirgimsn-in
st mention that be IL stanch Union nan. Let bis
Cincinnati friends know that glorious fact.
IMFERTSEsT REBELS.
Yesterday Sunday the Rebels tried to 'mmuni,
cate with u.s. aud tie imrertnent fellows, N equal
ternsl Aying their so-caed National flag, IN con-
| junction with 1ag of truce But IL woolda work.
| Our captain headed them of obey came oevn In
small boat from Fort MorgaD) With one OF outeuites,
| and told them two ferocious looking ofbcss, who
| clustered and fumed) that, while we would recognize
| tho white 6ag--tbe dag Of our truce-we c''ld not,
and would not, recognize tie rebel iag anti that, II
| thew wanted 70 communicate, they muft hVl that
| fag dopHi No more rebel fags allowed 70 In this
! region.
| Porter Of the Powhatan lover ut tho soaa-we.t
| Pasl they say put l0inch shell through , rebel
steamer other day, that cane a lltls 600 hpertI-
nentlv heartfelt day light through bim-to could
| .~e better. One vessel that we took, cam, near
after repeated shots II will not do TO tribe viii
big guns.