Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-08
THE CRUISE OF THE NAsmvTLLE.
Correspondence Of the Savannah Republican.l
c. S. S. NASHVILLE, !
RFAIFnET. n c.. Feb. .. 1862 {

DEAR REPUBLICAN,; I thought an account
Of our voyage rom Charleston to Southampton
and back again wJul3 Js Of some little interest
to Yourself and readers, therefore | send it in
brief
On the night of the goth October, 1851, as you
know, we steamed out of Charleston, running
the blockade We had e rough passage of three
days TO the Bermuda Islands, where we spent
six days in coaing. From thence we started tor
Southampton, England, eucOuntering two or
three heavy gales, and when two days sail from
southampton, we ran down and took as prize
fine Yankee ship Of 500 tons burtheu valued
at $ 10 900, which we buyut. Her name was
the Harvey Burch, Of New York. We got into
port on the Dist day of November, aud created
quite an excitement. Some called US pirates
others privateers but we found tire better part
Of them, that is the sensible portion of the peo-
pie, were very much in our favor. They, how
ever, acted vita the utmost neutrality, allowing
Us to do nothing in the way Of re6ttiug except
50 much was absolutely necessary to make Us
saawOTthy. After we hGdreItted and were lying
at the docks, we were surprised one afternoon to
see barqus rugged propeller, with the 'stars
and stripes flying at the peak, steam up the
ll-b0T. She proved 90 0a the EUscarOra, mount
ing nine guns. OF course quite an excitement
prevailed, not only on board Of Us, bat also
ashore. John Bull was quite indignant at one
Of mis- ports being blockadad by a Yankee, and
talked more than ever Of his JTigbtfd neutrality
We were finally ordered to leave English wa
tsrs, the IUscar0ra receiving the same orders
and whichever Of us reporting our determine
ton to sail at a certain hour, was to have twen-
ty-iour hours start OF the other. We were first
in notifying the authorities, consequently We
steamed by the Yankee corvette in broad day
light, an English iTigate lying to with steam Up
tp prevent hec from pursuing US, and on the
81 OF February 1852 we took our departure
from England, bound for dear old Dixie. We
again had drsadtulIy rough weather. encounter
ing hurricane and two heayy gales but we
wealhered them all, and NJ iysJ safely in Ber-
muda for the second time on the 10Th inst,
where we again coaisd and on Monday, the
l4th started for this port, having been fortunate
enough 10 meet a BeaufOrt pil0. Doat.
Two DAYS out from Bsrmuda- hat Is, day be.
fore yestaTiay-we came. upon the Yankee
schooner Gifelsn, feom Philadelphia 10 San Do
mingo, with an assorted cargo. We ordered her
TO heave to, and lower the stars and stripes"
which she did, when We boarded her. took OF
Haf captain crew, and few articles of the ear
60, aud then burnt her to the waters edge She
was WORTH with the cargo, about $4,000.
aud now the interesting part Of our voyage
comes At daylight this morning we saw Cape
Lookout light, ana made for Beaufort harboF. !
Ne were soon pursued BY the blockading steam |
er, which We supposed 20 be either tie Ben- |
vile or Augusta. She fired ten or twelve shots |
at MS, all falling short. We returned her FIRE |
once, doing much better than she did, and here |
we are, safe and sound at anchor D.