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

esvs sud asRnsA - rsasoa that the weather. wa 700
b,d bot be ts ordered 70 leave and we're ordered TO-
cave "A hours after. Capt Pegrsm protested again
bang ordered % Il were, right into bis cinicn,s
and went 70 London and there protested In sne
mean time the fuscsrora, / suppose, moving
that We we're ordered out after Der, went ous ana
i.,sd Of the mouth Of the harbor. Captain Pegrmf
pro,es, had the desired eject and We did not leave
the meantime TIE Commissioners came, and Captain =.
rot their Dispatches aud ut once informed the Adnay
h,t he vas soipe 10 leave certain e and the Tus-
csrors beiog tired Of waiting Tor Us anchored sn,
der the Ise Of Wight not suppodnr tha, We YOU'D an
out but our friends heard BY telegraph that she was mere
and at once told Capt Pegram aud he ct once went
the Admiralty and demanded that Csptain Craven, oy
their own rule should be detained "a hours nier tne
hour set apart for bis sailing, and an order vas accord
inely sent down the bamooosled craven, 10 ms u'
sstonishment and chsgrin that be had to remain un
the appointed time. His conduct before nad NOV ose.
such 70 their trusting to bis honor, 90 iney
sent the irigate Shannon ALONGSIDE or near DIM,
with orders be got underway TO fre broadside in'o
him 90 that steamed down the haibor and night oy
him with our Aig flying, amid the cheers Of some VESTS
10 port. Craven had up steam, but the Shannon taa
also and right within fv hundred ,srds Poor Crsvet
caught in his trap rsscaty Nodoubt, poor mar
he will be csshiered Tor Il
We sailed on the Sd Of February and bad seme OF The
most friehtfu weather Gale upon gale and such gales
M few on board ever The ship not strong but
entirely too light for and toessd and strained
by high cross seas from the N. So W. &c., So, and
W. So Finally, main irjecton pipe broke, and scme
thought the position of ship most critica but The
engineer coufounded smart fllow, got strap on |"
and made IL almost as good new. We determined 70
70 TO Bermuda and get some late news from houeto
sec how the land lay We arrived there the 2ls aud
heard Of the Roanoke Island affair. We also saw tnat
they had tunk another stone feet at the mouth OF
Charleston H,rbor, and did rot know which c ao
nes we're open and which closed concluded We touid
mot 20 there We thought Of tho various ports and our
nro,psc,s locked dark indeed Blu, We heNd that ,hre
vas Confederate Schooner which had ist been driven
into another part Of tire Island havag oun led, and
va ssu for the Captain OF her, ~ho said 10 could plos
the sop mere (Beaaior as be had s sailed from this
port with hs vessel That our chance. AID we TOOK
on board the Captain aud and the owner OF the
sehosner and s,iled the 24;h Of February. We ar.
ragged speed so IS to be little distarce OF the po'
td.ybrsAk At the tms calculated We got the hound.
i,gs We wanted, and stool up IL was not da7. Az
daylight, What = prospsctl Our fort, Neon, 10 pan
sgh also the blockader a. anchor about Tour m es 10
the n s. and 4 g. We bad about seven miies 10 run
the entrance ard the blocksder abou. NJ es from
IL We a: once boised the Yankee flag sni Burgee,
and STOOD rigat up fer the vessel blo,k dirg Sac saw
d and the f,g and completely deceived ths enc
| did not get uOderwsgb. We we're Do~ right shesd oil
h,r mile aad about mills from the Fort Those 81
tbs Fort s IS We cor abreast the entrance hossed tie
Conieds;a,e q g. We were then about half mile from
tee entrauc3 snj about one mile from the fsrkse Ne
KEEP broad o. To d 6iS AZ the Fore and Peak ard
| hal d down ihe Yarkse TIE fellow, uD'il new Lot
1ectiug ANYTHING, 5ppod hts osble ano pursued ",
having all the Zinc had up ssea but cid net be'ore get
,derweiyb because ho seemed sure, from cur r. hat
Va we're QUE Of their VS. ella coming TO eoI1nur'eale
with him. Il wss, however, too Late ard We cane 10
amid tremendous cheers from the Fort which, until We
sho red our hsK had also deceived and abt ut
TO 6,e on u.s. The Yankess fred twelve sho at Us
aud one whole broad.ids Of four guns but all fell sbo,
AMI We fred Que Of our little twelve.podnd r.-:bed
| guns ut bim TO let him knos what We wou.d Go II We
| could never exciting time and 30 little eK.
| and Al Hanf MT nm
forecssle and at the III bet they did not eIjoy
their breek last at all that morning Toe day before
got In had the pessrrs o. boarding and burning
Ysukes schooner OF about $50 to1s oad,d with an as.
sorted CARGO very vauibls and bound TO the West n-
dss The vessel and cargo, reekoo was worth shout
s25 0o0 We have The orew prisoners nov. This little
| affair was Handsomely done We raa up near him aud
| holsted the Yankee g-Ee did the same. was sent
on bond. When | got there shock hands With the
cspuiu and asked him the news, &.-ssked him to
show me his papers-ho did so, giving me bis register,
clearance, &c all Of which examined to see II they
we're right talking to bin socially all the while As soon
q, hse them ALL now, said l. "Cspsin. take Iosscs
sion OF this vessel 10 the Ct the Confederate States
that steamer Is tbs s. Steamer Nashville. liza S2 TO-
shot had struck him Just then be could DOT have locked
more surpri ell Re turned Lta, yellow and greer, and
finally said it was "darnsdr hard and asked me what he
was 10 do. told him to strike his Gag, which be Old
and abe was Cred soon tey got out oil OF thE PER-
sonal ,H.cts We have idea what will De dotc with
u.s. But Captain Z. has gone to Richmond aud will prota
bly, bring scns information as to our future poyep,ent
Toe thip 10 not strong enough to carry guns and heY
intend 10 mske msn-of Var OF her, thtF will md thai
she will cost amos. ss much one for they will
have 10 strengthen her al the way up She very last
indeed and has srlsnci1 engine, and would be hne
vessel TO send to England for cargo. Hcr being sent
there as merchant ship TO liverpool with osd 81 Wv
ton and lInen get per osdsd With arms or 9sdeihes
would be the best disposition. shall no. think. sppy
for any orders, but will await orders from ths pep-I6
msnt suppose, II am rot kept 10 the ship, will bs
Sen. to some battery and vant to 60 whore my pevices
are most needed 1t Ia time for selection, bet
where you are wanted most As for me, sm ready 10
shed the drop OF blood for my country and only want
| TO be placed where can serve Il bsL
TIE psope in gland y! tho.s.,, when We le here,
tiat one oil the nsst OF tho Paisnent whih huet
OF the 6.h OF February would beto fec'fn Gov.
..n~snt and decaie he b!o.kad, i.tfe;.vs, but
nt think %, aud | feel acquired that Engis.d will "a
Robng unless FRANCE tsks the n,i.tge WHICH may Ipt
b. fr some time to co ne. There 70 no doubt Of tee
fact that both countries ererng tr meSdousy from
trou5ls but they do not ke 10 interfere. Toy
say that If nation the blockade would be bro
ken-but, ss We are not tie laws Of raticns on lat
point do not refer 70 "a. - no, nation uuil We
are o. zed. EoglAnd will avoid all compi aior,
either vi tie YankeeJ or France, unless III. have
| Or the other an ally.
Ivilwrlts az IN soon. Trusting In God that you aud
| all are well | an 10, w"
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