The New York herald., 1862-01-30
The Blockade OF the Ma ,hvliie In South
amptOn.

TACTICS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE GUNBOAT rrSCA.
RoRA-THE UNION MEN READY TO sIGNAL-THE
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF THE PRIyATEER.
southampton Jar % correspondence OF London Times
At the moment that has roachca Of peaceabls
relations being maintained between England and America
by the surrender Of the captive Commissioners the
between the federal and the Confederate States is
arrayed against each other at least by deputy British
wators Tic entrance to the Southampton docks Is abo
utey under Blockade far vessel concerned
blockade too which promises TO be far more effective
in It's results than that which exists the shores OF tho
Southern States.
Tho new screw sloop Of war T:scarora whose arrival
reported yesterday, Is mo,,cd at the
the :chcn crook, lust AZ its confluence with the South
ampton water, about mile from the dock mouth Sho
has her fires banked up and lies with two springs to her
cable ready 10 slip anchor and start at moments
tcc. Tho Nashville, which vessel the Tuccarora has
to take specially undor her watchu ana
protection still quietly bcTihed in dock and
signs of getting up steam have betrayed themselves
although IL openly stated last night that she intended
70 venture out ard put To sea tn morning However,
the probability is, that the Nashville would be
able to cope with such formidable competitor. both
vessels will remain here looking ut zach ether till the
i5 over The 1uscarora armed with nine heavy guns
whio the Nasvi is stated to have only two guns OF
somewhat interior calibrs Tho former is a bran new
ship lust built at Philadelphia and six months ag, her
keel was not even laid
As soon as tho riscarora arrived horo yesterday
Captain Craven comn,lnc tcd with tho captain OF the
f. gate raunt'ess, which ies or Motley expressing the
hc felt at hearing of thr death Of his late Royal
Fghncss Prince Albert, and asking If there would be
any objection to his firing salute or twenty
gurs 1T twelve clock to-day, respect his memory
captain He1n re cd that III consequence or her Majesty
having regues'c that no g.ns should be fred in the
vicinity of Osborne the compliment which he fully ap.
procia:ei, could not be accepted.
Yesterday evening Captain Brtton, the American Con-
sal at this port went OF 10 pay his respects 10 Captain
Craven on board the Tuscarora and may DO presum
cd. made such arrangements will render IL matter
OF possibility FOR the Nashville 10 make her escape
Besides the Nashville, the only other American vessels
at present IN port are the ST. Charles Captain Conway
which put month for repairs aad the Katahdin
Cap an Wctherey, which arrived here the 25 h of
Novcnber, with cargo Of timber from Canada, and is
now lying Ia the river Itchon.
The Tuscarora has been oyer here By the federal
government 20 prevent far possible, deprcdat
by Confederate pryat,ers upon American vessels, anl
shc s to b. followed by one or two other ships OF tho
federal navy to protect thor flag in tho English Channel
In poJt Of TACT, has occasionci much surprise among
mercantile men that the large amount of Americ d
shipping aloat ia these waters should hitherto have
been left unprotected during the war, and it can
only be accounted for by the fact Of all the federal
vessels being required FOR the blockade OF the
| Southern ports The government have, however at
length decided TO send Two or three heavily armed ships
rndezvous tho Channel for tho protection Of fede
raj vessels anoat between this port and Gibraltar
cond cf which ia now daily expected here to follow tho
Tuscarori. This intelligence viii be received with great
satisfaction both At Ioyds, where large numbers OF
American ships Insured AMI by mercantile men no
rally In England many OF whom have large and vau ble
cargocs ahoat in American bottoms which liable TO
capture by outhern prvnteers the OF the sum-
to-, which has just appeared at Cadz. Apart from all
polite al considerations tendency TO either Union
secessicns. opinions the may be- II cannot be the
wish Of other the British soycrnmsnt commercial
generally TO thor property destroyed exposed
destruction by the Nashville, tho sumter any other
Southern ship. In protecting American property they
doing the service TO great extent fer English
property and therefore the determination of the federal
government % protect vesscs sailing under thor flag by
the presence Of these heavily armed ships, cannot
bat give satisfaction In shipping and commercial circles
With regard to the Nashville there doubt that in
eigencc OF the expected arrival OF tho Tuscarorn was
received by Captain Pesran sonc days ago aud every
effort has been made to get her ready for oxpe
ditousy possible. The British government has OBJ
served the strices neutrality regard to the repairs
Sc, effected w this ship Nothing has been done but
what absolutely necessary to mako her seaworthy
and sdch repairs only have been executed as
always permitted, an act or humanity, to
any vessel in distress. In proof Of this IL may be
menti Jned that on the shipwright who
gagged to repair her attempting to put In some
heavy pieces Of oak to strengthen her decks, to
onabe her to carry guns, the government authorities
absolutely refused their permission for the timber go
board, and IL still lies on tho dock quay She has not
which was on board when she arrived here, and which
she was permitted 10 remove shore, has boon re-
shipped No guns or munitions OF have been put
board and in fact, nothing has been allowed to be
ecutod but ordinary repairs.
Some Of tho officers OF the Tuscarora landed both
yesterday evening and this morning. but Captain Craven
has not been ashore The soop requires only coal
water and provisions, which arc bong supplied her.
Southampton Jan 10) correspondence Of the London
Times.1
No attempt has yet boen msdo by the Nashville "rm
jy he federal steamer 7ascorowd. Symptoms vert
manifested this morning OF an attm 10 do so, but peo
pic who anticipating some "fup, ;, as they called 1t
were disappointed OF their spor4.
the Nashvlos funnel clearly betokcncd that her Ores
were lightel and stesm getting up, aud th'
Tuscerora, which, rs stated yesterday, is moorct
in the stream, nmed iaely had full steam on, whcf
blowing OF from her steam pipe in volumes. A boa
left the latter vessel about ten O'Clock, and made bo
way towards the Cock entrance, as " recommending a'
then hoscd SO and put back 10 the shin as iast as p
sbls. whatGvcr may DO the reason Of the Ores toln