Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-07


January as.h, 1881, which was referred to thlbmmis.
tee on Ways aud Means.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE sscRrfARr or TEE 1AsuRr.
The SPEAKER laid before the House COMMUNICATION
from the Secretary OF the Treasury in rsersp 10 The
assumption by Tennessee OF the payment of th@sr ax,
b, H., which WIS laid upon the table.
RxsrsxArIoH OF COL. PRYOR.
The SPEAKER laid before the House q onmunoa |
ton from Col. RoGKR A. Pryor rendering resgna-
tiOn Of his seat in Congress, which was a upon the
table.
Requested TO inform Governor Lstchsr Of tht iacs
NAVAL AFFAIRS, 10.
Mr.. CONRAD, Of La, from the COMMITTEE on Naval
Affairs, reported back Senate bill entitled "sn act 70
authors, eplismea 9 in the Corps of Marines"
The Committee 90 amended the bill ss 70 susstuss
three for four years as the period Of enlistment
On motion Of Mr.. CONRAD, the bill Wa taken p,
read third time and passed.
laval scHooL
Mr.. CONRAD from the same committee, reported
bill TO encourage the establishment Of naval schools Whcn
was read first and second Time and placed upon sns
calendar.
oRGzpzArIoH or TIE HAvY.
Mr. CONRAD frcm the same committee, reported
bill TO amend an act entitled ian to provide for the
organic alton of the navy approved March 18th, 1861
and for other purposes, which was read hrss and
seco time ordered to bs printed and placed upon the
calendar.
xAxUrioTuRs OF sALrrrrRE, &C.
Mr.. CONRAD also from the same committee, reported
bill to amend an act entitled ian &C: TO encourage the
manufacture If satpetre and small srms, which, on bis
mooo was ordered to be printed sni placed upon the
calendar.
TEMPORARY RAyK ToR oTrIcfn or THE NARIss coRfs'
Mr.. CONRAD from the same committee, reported
back bill 70 authorize the President TO cs,sr tempo
rary r,rk aud command for service with volunteer troops,
on cosrs of the marine corps, the same to DO ht'a
without prejudice their positions 10 said cerp which
was ordered TO be placed upon the calendar
o. molon Of Mr.. F001E. the Houss then resolved
i.f into secret session. and continued therein until the
hour Of adjournment
THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER NASHVILLE.
As this good steamer Is again saoat, and, with wha.
she has already accomplished and yet dc probably
destined to become bitorc the following account Of her
late successful voyage aud FROM Eogand 10 worth thu
SPACE IL occupies in cur columns notwithstanding the
Interval Of time since tie Of tho events mar
rated.
To the EEtor # The Wig:
send you letter which received from one OF the
officers Of the Nashville" giving minute account
of their voyage to aud from England than has YET ap
10 your readers Ills Is worthy pl cs In your columns
you are at liberty to publish it.
c. g. SrrAnKR NASHVILLE.
BKAUYoRT, N. u, March 81, 1862
Ny Dear r.:
suppose you have heard long ere this, Of our safe
,his ,l.,. I of cnurse. Am
perfectly delighted to get back in safety, for am tired
OF lodging about. On arrival We lad that We have
recently met with but this eant last and
the only thing 10 to keep the people from depondng,
and all will be well. We must pray for assistance from
the Almighty Ruler, and will be successful With
God on our side need fear no adversary Our cause
Ia righteous and holy one ard can call on rght-
eous and holy God for help.
will now attempt TO give you brief skecn OF our
trip TIE Commissioners, hetsrs Mason and sidell, did
not deem Il safe 20 in this ship from Charleston, and
preferred to 20 sDother way This did not stop us but
we ran successfully the Blockade the 26;h Of oc.o.
Der. Nothing ir.nspirsd until We got to Bermuda on
the SO.h tf October. On our arrival there We found
that the fast Yankee steamer Oonneccu, Ospt Wood.
hull had lust sailed having been cent 10 intercept ua-
We were there one day, when the steamer Frga nJng
English colors, got there We soon found out her
character, and gave her . Savannah pilot, which
a't.rw. ri enabled Der TO get In. | wrote oy her
On tho 5.h Of November We got underweish, having
filed up with COAL and s.eered direct for Southampton,
Enslard We had heavy weather nearly the whole way.
O. the 18th of November fell in with and burnt the
splendid Yankee merchant ship, nvey Birch, IN ohi.
l,s, from Hsyre TO New York. She vas full rugged
ship of 1900 TONS and most magnfcenty fned up. The
captain sad her hull alone cost $780, OQ and her whole
value mus. have been $500 900 at the lowest estimate
This was done OF the mouth Of the English channel
about forty miles. Or the 2st We anchored at South
amptop being the ST vessel to show the Confederate
A in England Captain Pegrsm very quietly released
he pissn rs and they vent to the Yankee consul
for protection We found that another OF the Yankee
fast steamers, the J,mes Adser Capt karchsnd, had
iist sailed from port and was then hanging shout the
coas, awaiting arrival. he was being watched ny
so glsh war steamer TO prevent bis violating inter.
law Il was al erwar6s said that he went 70 %
,bat Wilkes did. but doubt this. We slfo found
that they had sent fast to st. Thomas Havana
aud Nassau 10 catch u.s. besides having three TO block
sde US At frat our having burnt the Harvey Birch pre-
JUDGED the press sgAts u.s. and they having only seen
the Northern accounts OF everythpp thought US deci'
d.dIy be on par. ysr, .iy arS ioerc ",
Ia very shOr. time. great reaction among .'s
They needed no further proof Of the 'A"l Ina' ''e
blockade was not eH+ctve. There was q strong feeling
Of sympathy growing Tor ths Sou With s but the 90.
vernmeni aud when the Wilkes "A .r occurred the peo-
pie were all for war revor before appreciated how
much the Eagsh Government dreaded difficulty with
the Goveromsnt at Washington. They den. nded the
giving up OF Mason aud Slid II and Masking ggsnti:
isspirS to enforce the domind which their nation
al honor sl)ne forced tbeLs 70 make And | always
thought that when there was some little doubt TO the
result, that the English Government would have with
drawn or rather, would not have made the demand Il
they had not already committed themselves Tney
we're al.o pushed to do II by Francs All Of tho
officers x,ept myself thought and said that war vas In
eviable that the surrender would b. made, bat
thought that they would give them up from necessity.
All admitted that they would be ruined II they refused
hu. thought they would prefer ruin 10 the degradation
yi.ldpg war would u once hare sscuFsd the indie
psnd .nce Of the South, aud felt asslrsi thAt they
you'd submit. any disgrace rather than have that
sa aud SO It proved. The wlrv Sewa,d gave them up
"oecause the tSigen'y" OF a,irs required IT, but at
the s.me time did not admit that they were
v org in making the seizure. Besides, they had
only the four men, hr Sde having all their Dispatches
aud money. We were rot allowed to make any fl;ers-
lions in TOO ship or put 10 nail, which could DO con-
strued Into making ss:oaEier q var of her We we're
allowed to dock the ship and make the repairs witch the
GALES hal rendered nee ssiry but further We lay
there uadI tho Of January when the Yankee tloop,
Tasouora, Of riue guns, came 10 and watched u She