Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-03
ARRIVAL OF TIE CONFEDERATE STEAMER
NASHVILLE, AT BEAUFORT, NJ.


This community was e1hiarated, Saturday BY the
gratifying announcement Of the arrival of the Coufede-
ate steamer Nashville, at Beaufort n. O., on Friday
last She brings valuable cargo of stores chiefly for tie
use of the Treasury and PSstOce Departments. From
an "e1tra OF the Enquirer issued Saturday afternoon
~s copy the following account Of the trip Of the Nash
vile, and the in which her gallant commander
outuitied the Yankee blosklders:
Leaving Southampton at P. NJ on the Sd Of Febru-
4ry within full sight of the TuscArora which had but
inst returned from days cruise outside the harbor
and then engaged in coahng up the Nashville steer
"A for Bermuda and after successfully WeatheIng ter
ric gale OF six days duration, which disabled one Of
her engines reached her destnation at p N. on the
Oh without having caught much a glimpse eyea
Of the eight vessels Of which had been expressly de-
lied By the Lircoln Government to tsct her capture
and VT oss vgancs had been stimulated by the or of
$500 900 a. prize money for the rebel steamer.
Supplying herself with coal the Nashville deparasd
from Bermuda At IL A. NJ the "a inst under the
po.age Of the of Southern schooner VhSh had
run he blockade few days before with cargo of tur.
utns aud rosin and who expressed the fullest couf-
ieccs his ability TO conduct the ship safely into port
On the 90 a instant she encountered tbs margin of
he Cult stream the Yankee schooner Robert Ghllan
captain Smith, bound from Philadelphia to ST. Dominz 20
"a an assC RED cargo OF )ur pork butter cheese and
other provisions Removing from 'he schooner such of
ner cargo deemed valuable, and transferring Der
the steamer as prisoners, toe hred and
10 s few minutes completely destroyed.
About dawn on Gciiay morning the steamer reached
the vicinity Of her destined hArbor or which vas espi
Y-nkee va steamer apparently in close watch Of Jue
approaching vessel lt the crisis Of the trip and ts
DeriOas nature may be understood when it Is kno En
Jiat the entire Of the Nashville" consisted of
NO rhsd six Founders, While that Of her aaiaSo lac
% sisted Of several formidable guns of immense
and range.
Nothing dsurted, NoEevsr, but with every energy
wrought up 10 the highest pitch Of Discriminate n tic
.alaut commander Of he NAshV II d spayed tho 'tIs
aud stripes st his bead and wish II sgr Al flag
which u the uncertain light Of the morning rSas well
cAcu..sd TO blind the Yankee commander as 20 the real
Character OF the stranger bis vessel steered
boldly toWards the bOekAdng steamer. The r.armivre
promptly performed and the Nishy lie was almost
within muskel range Of the Yankee, cut bet .een her
AID the harbor when Capt Pegram ordered the stars
and stripes be lowered aud IN fbeir stead the stars
and bars OF the Confedsracy dsp we'd at fore main and
peak This defiant movement 4 the Nashville was Al.
NOS Immediately responded to by the YANKEE, Who az
il nov recognizing the rebel steamer fred yollV af
ter her and started in rapid our ait firing rapidly as
the guns could be loaded I'd discharged but the eager
agitation Of tie Yankee aGsers marred their aim aud
the shots fell far vide & cur noble steamer which was
them dashing gslhns.y 5orWard under full head OF
steam, and in cor ApAAtively few minutes saGely
within range OF th protecting guns Of Fort Macon and
beyond the rang. Of her ehsgrinsd pSrsuer.
From BsautoT. Capt PegtSm and PAymaser Z. Taylor,
" eio procecueu 10 tns CITY, from WneLce
they started for Richmond in the nine o'clock train this
morning.
Ny at mant speaks in glowing terms Of the kindness
o. the English people, who shoWered upon the and
ofhcTs Of the Nashville all of sympithec at
tsnuJns. As instance Of the good feeling Of the
English towards us, and Of their confidence In our
cause It is related to me by officer OF the Nashville,
that 100000 stering-S2 200 OOO-was at one period
ADVANCED 20 the Nashville, single Euglish mercantile
house. All classes lo nd and earnest in their
pres.ous Of sympathy for he ConfedeScy, and Of de-
{, s;atoa Of the yankee Sation.n
The ladies Of EnslInd are especially prominent in
their Manifestations OF IA and regard for the South
and are designated by informant the "hercest Sc
sessions.s" he ever saw. Il rumored in England,
and the confident " reported here by CApain Pc
gram, thai the ndepen Of the Confederacy would
DO first recognized and that right speedily by Belgium.
The follOSing is be Of the officers OF the NASH
vile:
Communicate P egrau.
Lieutenaat-J. W. AnnetL
W O. White
Acting AGs.er-J. q Ingram, Jr.
Paymaster-Rchsrd TaJ lor.
STgeon-J l.. Anc run.
Mdshpmen-Cary, Dalton, Pegram icon Of the COM
nander) Sinclair, railtOn Bullock, hcClintock and
rnomas.
Captains Csrk-H sell
Her crew consists 4 sixty rbsn
10 ue NASHVILLE ORR gs The intelligence, that on keoy
- an order was Of icaily pr omulgated at Bermuda,
= - " 'ue " ited Stat Government the use OF
ID = eoAI o. pot Sc seral schooners laden win
ion Of the order. '
SINE. sS a. Gbral TAR at latest accounts. She
au eaP.urea ~ ankee vessels nearly all Of which
destroy d. The arrival of the Nash
,e eeoe IA joe .Og here. The she brings
' .oe cheeFu spirits of people, and in
- .--u' "Isn feneFH hopes.
AEAD0I ARrERs DEPT OF HESRIoo,
nshmond, Va Feb 9Th. ls6a
hs seersis,J efWa- that all In edmond not
% uay HhAn irtnr ID report register their Names a.
s's I a.h 80, eSfss Broad Aad oh Streets