The New York herald., 1862-08-15
Our Port Royal Correspondence.

PoRr ROYAL August 8, 1862.
C,ph,e Of tie Ladona--hesuA Of Tisa Tterc'o-EG-
cterry 81 he Eoekaae-Caanges he Squadron, ec,
The English steamer Iadona arrived at this port Last
evening il charge Lieutenant Green and prize crew
from H. Unadia having been captured while endcavor
ing way ap the ogecchcc river On the morn
ing of tie 4th Instant Tho Iadona AM her cargo
worth uearI, 4 million Of doars Tic vessel
IN jane last and sailed from Hull the lst Of July with
the purpose or running the blockade. she stopped
Falmouth, again at Bermuda, and again at Nasal hrst
reaching the rebe shores at Tybee on Sunday night
last receiving shot from the battery Al the mar
,e tower in her unsuccessful attempt 70 enter the
savannah river.
To the battery at Iybee island under command Of
Captain Ferguson, of the Fortyeighh New York voun
ieers belongs much Of the credit OF this capture After
excellent artillery practice on Sunday night had com
PEELED the Iadona put back sea- her captain followed
the line down TO 0ssibaw Sound thinking, as he
says TO eude the vigilance Of the blockade that quar-
ter The entrance unguarded and he steamed con
ddentiy but he getting slowly up the ogeechee
he discovered the Unadilla ahead Of him. he imme-
daeiy ondeavored to put his vessel about but in the
attempt he Ladona got aground ana could not be moved
When the Uradlla came down, request from Captain
Collins the effect that the Englishman should make on
immediate unconditional surrender at once com
Piled with
Through the courtesy OF Lieutenant Greeu was
milted to visit the prize this morning. She iron
stesmer owned by e. c. Pearson Of Hull and as said
6eore, June last She is laden with assorted
cargo which cost IN England about three-fourths Of
million cc dollars She cleared the 7th Of June
last by the American Consul Leeds, for Beaufort,
~ G., Port Royal :. G., and New Orleans La but before
her arrival Admiral Dupont had advices Of her departure
and her destination She would make elegant gun
boat be hoped that the navy, after she shall
have boon condemned viii retain her tor that purpose
Her captain whose Lucky, is Jolly Britishcr.
In spumcrating her cargo he mentioned 'fve and thirty
thousand gallons q brandy, and 6ve and twenty thou
sand gallons O. wines-sparkE' Burgundy and sparkn'
'ock-Iord," b. added, wouldn't them Southern fellows
been glad TO got IL and wouldn't a. been glad got
tLeH money for ir He says ne was to make no more
voyages had be been successful this, but that
he viii give cur people no trouble in condemnng his
ship.
Tie sister shp' Of the Ladona-ihe Peterhof--
has sailed from Hull with clearance for thB
port aud the most superative breadth Of cheek
have yet exhibited in the person Of the
supercargo Of the Ladona, who wishes to remain
here 70 attend to the landing Of the Pelsrhos cargo
she shall have arrived His desires in this respect
cannot DO gratled he viii be sent North in company
with the GnluCky Lucky. The crew Of the Ladona-
twenty -four IN numbsr-Lave been transferred 70 the
Crusader
Occasional complaints still .rnads about the mem.
cheney the blockade Of be South Atlantic but they
lLtsred BY parties have very FAINT conception
II .s agaitude There known ia the history
~ na a blockade extensive and complete the
ons which now deprves the confedeacy Of ths privilege
Intercourse foreign countries and in fact shus
ut poopis from the world. Let snumerate the
eui anets which Admiral Dupont has set his seal,
They fclows.-
aeorgstoun, Warsaw,
B1t Lay, Ossibaw,
charleston, Sapco,
stouo Dohoy,
North Edste Aitataina,
ST. Holcna, 81. Sim5ns
Ptrt Royal, 81 Csllsrines,
Catalogue, Fsrnandlaa,
savannah, st. Augustine.
These 10 the concferacy all barred by the
~achful faithful squadron Of Dupont Georgetown aud
Bun Bay ars held by gunboats Charleston is encircled
oy heet u fifteen vessels. Stono Edsto and st. He
:ena ar held BY inside blockade. Port Royal
port Of entry and naval station has several vessels
ofwar ~ all times IN its waters The rosd to Savannah
1s blocked by Puass and Tybee. Through warsaw aud
Ossbaw our boats are always cruising and the other
entrances are guarded with unnasgng zeal The abors
Of Doth ohces and men blockade duty most ardu
ow and severe Al night they must be up and dressed,
and during the day they ever on the alert sepa.
rated from all sources Of intelligence from home, "a
Tor weeks at time from al supplies Of fresh provisions
&C. they stl devote themselves 70 their duties as ohesr
fully as thoroughly
Yet vessels do sometimes elude their vigilance n "a
10 be wondered that do escape them, when
vs think of the astounding combinations made IN Eng
land 70 run the blockade and 70 sustain the
Or he had ships spare the Admiral could ind psny ~
work Tor them IN rendering still more mpenetrap pe the
nlets the South Carolina and Georgia ooass
Several changes in the squadron have been made OF
late, tho more important OF which will note
Lieutenant Commanding Rbnd, detached from tho Cru.
salcr and ordered 10 the Seneca.
Lieutenant Commanding Anmen, detached from the
Seneca and ordered 10 the Sebago.
Lieutenant ellis, detached from the r. B. Hale and or.
Gered To the Alabama as executive oHicer.
Leutenant Green, detached from the Unadla and or.
uered home IN charge Of the prize steamer Iasiona
Acting Master Gregory detached from the Isaac smith
and ordered 10 the Iadona ~
Acting Master SMELL, detached from the Pawnee and mr.
uered 10 command the d. b. Hale -
Acting Master Lamson, detached from the wabash ana
ordered 10 the Pawnee sn ~"
Acting Master Gardner, detached from Tho n N po,,
and ordered to command the Henry Andrea " 80
Acting Master Grail detached from the Consmaugh ana
ordered 10 the South Carolina 'o"a'su anu