The New York herald., 1862-03-07

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and ashes. lis name William Wild, from New or
leans, an gshman by birth. He was about thi ~ Eve
years of age, and oaves wife aad four children to Ia
meat his tfascal TATE Hs body was enclosed in plain
co'p .nd sterday morning brought over Ship
lsiand BY MI. hpman Hunt Of the Niagara and buried,
by permission q rmeps as i n ,no brigade eens
read, and earnest aid appropriate remarks mace @
by he Rev br. Stewart Chapsn OF the Nay tra. !ho me
Gem ny ..ns as respectful and ser 10 n y va .eI
opect o. !, had died in true cause !" ~ rS IN,
that it should lie SO, but what orc X 'n'
nations tnat accuse cur government OF tyranny aas
the South nd OF outrages against humanity wou,
give 10 traitor Christian burial and d oya minister
to say prayer over his gravcS Two officers Of the Mag
no rienos OF the deceased followed his remains the
grave an" watched them as they laid away their
narrow bed One OF the officers was deeply affected and
wept i.eeiy during the service. Let us hope that
bravo death so terrible, that even the most daring
would shrink from, was actuaed by iirn convection
that ne was rght and therefore feel kindly and forgv
ihgiy coward til, oven Us toward Ing brothor.
Nofurther seek his morts to disclose,
., Or Draw his irailties from their dread abode;
ineIe nsie ihey aiiSs "a n trembling hc:o repose-
had long conversation with the olicers of the
Magnolia lie said that the people Of the South were
confident as OF their ultimate success that their
policy is to act eni ely the defensive and that they
are sure that they can never DO subusated lie Us
that everybody is drilling in New Orleans that
attack on inc Guy Is anticipated De!encos are rapidly
neins made and tho poo detecininod 10 give the
Ghion troops warm reception when attempt n@dc
to take the city He expressed tho most bite feeling
towards the North and terribly chagrned and ry
tt tc atei)l 10 destroy the Magnolia WAS uESlccesS
iu and inveghcd most earnestly against the i'll luck, 70
which lie soe attributed the failure Of the dssp)
scheme q 4 officers Of the Magnolia. Ha saiI t.,y
were perfectly sure Of landing their cotton at Havana
because thay were confident that the steamer ccrui
outseii anything in the federal fleet in the matter OF
speed My informant admitted that there is Ialc
ferng in Now Oreas for the uxuTies and
II O. although he says that the manufacturing Ia alcnt is
being wonderfully developed by tho necessities the
var Tho prisoners OF tho Magnolia will probably be
cent North
First Lieutenant Parker Of the South Carolina
fhn fret fnl lNntr Aor IN
his commanding oihcsr Captain Hoi kns, the following
handaOme compliment to the First Engaeer O. the souh
Carolina occars:Mr Richard avery, OF Boston, the
gncer alluded to in tho report went board the rebel
steamer and going down into tho lrcroOm opened tho
furnace doors at the nnsinent peril Of his life. Lieu
tenant Parker writes as iolCws:--
Tho conduct OF Mi. LIvery WIS pFaisewoe.hy in tho
highest degree. consider that it at the risk of his
life III Go catered tn 1iraroom when ho di l. Had he
not bo ~ there tho prize would aino certainly have
been lost Iattribate her safety alnos. ent ely t. his
promi good judgment AID action.
cArTUEE or REBEL OYSTER FLEET.
On the evening Of the 10th inst, Commodore McKean
ordered The gunboat New London Captain Abaor Read,
TO run behind Cat Isand and lay there watch for
number Of small Graft from NOW Orleans bcca
in tho habit Of coming to Cat Island for oysters,
and carrying back intelligence Of the squadron in
Mississippi Soand and OF tho troops on Ship Island
Tho Now London hid in one Of tho inlets Of
Cat Island and raised her secession Gag. All day
Of the Goth the little vcssos unsuspectincly up to
Cat lsand, and corc they aware OF their danger
found themselves caught IN trap. In this nanncs he
New Ionden bagcd twelve OF these small blres, and On
the morning Of the 21st astons.ed the ;esitccs o.
ship lsaud - SCANNING into the Roa IS with eleven o.
Tho feet" IA tow. Tho twelfth Lai escaped in tho
night, probably in tho following nalncr:Iwo Of tho
Ncw Ioadon's crew Were sent in b,al 10 ako c.:g
o. the vessel One Of tho men sent was id OF his greg,
and the ycsscl kown to have p!cty CT the ati
Gle bolrd he undoubtedly 10 drunk by the two
rcoo tho soop, aad III, other mai WAS probab
oycrp,wcrcd sloop then adrit The fa,e OF
the two mca from the New London is q COURSE urccr-
tsir; VIII thor they were thrown cyorboard OF taken
pr,.re 10 SGw 0-cars 10 matter OF speculation.
A1sI" ass p.s Ss ~ s II .s i:i !, s;3 a;5 sss.a no.
can and were offered tnsf ffss,stst If cy wouiH tSke
weaty tn. Of them Refused, AID asked 10 ~ sch.
NJ tn any whcrc out Of the Southern essacy for
o WO s ree The other nine h hive
families in New Orleans, and Tor that wished 20
81 OK; so, afcr nnis.cring the cath I, thom they
were out INTO o, t4oc own bats, with prov
ST. ns, and sent oil.
As far as pccuniary advantage is concerned the
smacss Of very little account beyond fu nishias
J.. g. number OF soldiers aud naval oicers with good
uner oil tho bvalvcs
Sketch OF the P1iso Steamer Mn a.nolia.
Tho Maglolil is n Northern vessel. taken from her
at tho outbreak Of tho rebellion and
will be from her history which is appended, by
tor seizure she but returns tc her legitimate owacrs.
She Is sdowhccl steamer orcight hundred and forty
.Wco tors pulueHl sha !a'eo III tno AH'c '0ac i'"y"
US an H.! vessel She IL bull! Of cak aud ee a.;
draws oght Of water, aud has, Or had, whea l..
,orthcrn hands, deck She built at G-ccnpoia,
Long Island, Ly ;. Simonson, in 1857, and then
fastened thoroughly with copper and iron. T'o Magnolia
las vertical beam ongiro Of one hundred and tweny
(ncrana horse power, anl cylinder twelve feet in
diameter s.e carried independent FIRE prrnp, aid
her security agsiast Are registered @goodn she
surveyed in December Of 1857, and WAS de'crhcd
by tho surveyors Of sharp model with tho dincnslos
Of two hrnarcd aud roty-sx Zoe. IA length, thyzeyen
feet in width and ten ie.t ia dop;h.
Th, Gagn 'a belongs to tho port Of New York, and
.".A b, charcs Morgan, s..so her lunch sh, has
been commanded, in ,,i, Soath1sh trado by las s'ans
--J -J.aas, A. g. Joaes AMI - C,owoi. Whom com
mandcd by Captain jones' who subsequently, commanded
he California steamship Soi til star she was employed Ia
Vaadc Js deposition !ine," iu,nns from Pcswicks
ray to Texas, and subsequently traded bolw, ca Ncw
Orleans and Key West.
When the rebellion tro;c out by tho open secession
acvo.al OF the Southern Sa.cs, the Magnolia Ly o, tbs
.uirt. New Orleans and ccmmaadcd by Csy,aa
crcwc'l. Hero shc shut UP aud quietly seized by
tn, sgent and officers OF the rebel government. and in
cdto!y cnGcrated in the strength Of their navei it,
In November cf SOL the Magnolia rated the -cbr,
marine vessel which had no, yet bccn but mgs, be
at any tin,, cunyc.tcd Into war steamer.
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