, 1862-10-08
THE REBEL NAVY.
Facts Concerning the Nashville.
THE NAMES OF HER CoHsoRrs
THE IRON CLAD FLEET BUILD-
ING In ENGLAND.

I AAN ,4MNn EAAU FLEET BU1L4b.
ING rr rnrr IN
Anu LII EN@L2NDs
Toore.pondencs r, +hs ph,,.ao,n1,.
PoRT Hqe RnVa1 anaqesPaaa aaat e r5ess;1 ss:1l
The extraordinary nj ~ ~. ~ oePs. & y, ls62
more extraordinary i111ncE ~ ;stt, anu o'tt
our naval vessels which at lines s;ghte;f ho- ~
is remarkable. The Nashville nrn.aadaa ~, ~
Bermuda, and when on the no;rt ~ arcivs, ~
saw the United States steamer O1aker civ
coming out of port. In order ro svnid srsn;y Sty
cicp, sle continued a cunsidrrahie dista7coi; ~
Fer COMPANY. eumetimes he;nc a;.h;,, q rofra
Those on board the Nashville fnon@ht thst tne
commander of tie Quaker City knew her
perfectly ~cll. bnt was afra;yd nf hss nss
On leaving B-rm uda. tie N.shTiiic cautnruao II.
schoon. frame f0rpotfen hV nv ;nfa-nenta
| from Wilmington. Del. wifi, a carvn ~ 49,
visions fer st. Domingo. The crsS and pp,rt
Of the cargo were taken on board, and the
I vessel buried. During her snnseo1snt
cruises ahe made no cant5,es ne sayaiins N,sbaf's
| Lrocel ded to Beaufort N. q wSara 80 t1e .ns
| tered in broad dav,jyb] 49, r. &c ea-
1essel lying 1hers gaye her tw.Strunna uoab asn.S
| before passing Fort Macon .hnt ~i;bcnt nt1.ot
The Nashville Te1nrnsI KY e"s ~ ml'nuas . eHsca.
| struck her Frn7n Ras,,fo-- eus w.. snos, 9aa
made to Gcoryesorrn A"I tt,'o,s 80 sa.s5 4,a5
cross fire Of thee vessels at III f,-. ,,1aa sus
Lieut.. Pegram 1Eere relironished the f.nT1. rn1n.
maud. and her armament s1a o-a% G -n:t, ~
exception Of about thirty man e1a W. s,e1i vi
eix pour gun On tie forecast1e Eer. diSA
pensed with. She was then p1aced in cb,r1a
Of sailing master John II, Lnssen. assistej ~
one cflieer ard an engineer. On enterfn;r
Georgetown she was attacked Nv thraes,
mssted steamer, which thre y seye.ra1 s;,elIs at
her, each time appro1chin,r tn fra ,na r,,,] a]
ming away after I6r discharge 'AA A"'
Size vent empty from Gsorr.etown tn Ma.
fau, took in cargo Of arms ammnni1;"n M
blGnkete, shoes. percussion ca,s. 1ned;c,nes'
ETC, and ran the b,oskade mo chsrIe.+on'
She re,urntd from there TO N.ssan. With cnt.
ten, passing Eine b!o:kadiur vessels nfr tte
bar. She sgain lo.ded wi:6 arms and anmu-
nition for Wilmington, n. C, OF this nl1re
willie inside tie bar. unload.n1 har nv, ;,s.,,
smaller steamers. Tney c1ade r1o st.emns tast At
c1oee quarters. One vessel = ,me Ts,,aaI., W., 1s
within nile, fired 4 shell. ran off: aad re-
turned to repeat the performance Ereru
shtn fell short. I'D :oals !'' sir; er,r. ~.
on beard, "why dent they pitch irto "a d;
On her way the Nashville had been chssea in
a very abl= 1uauner by the St. Jago ~. E,1ha
tn, wl;h:;ut eucce SIS. ~ 0'0'''
From Wilmington she took 1000 bales Of
Charleston III the l4:ter plrs Of J1ae, with
ANS, .ulnuaitiou, d.. Mr. Lrssen. hrr ram.
nlandcr, having lett her at Nassau to CONN md
lie st*aner Kate, she BECAME less forsuaate
In Ecr ncw captain, Goadinr, VINO fitted II,
enttr Charleston harbor, AID was chased by
the kIystcEe Sta7e for :ixntee1 tours. H,}f
an tour a:{sr Ills vessel had tnTnad unsnc1
cessful}Y :.wa7, and was lost in ,he distance
an accident occurred to the mlac5iuery q: the
Nashville Sic troke h.r iuiacf,on nine IN
taree pieces, vas dizaoied for four ours rps and
blew off 6te2m Or resu1piag her cour5e. she
bad bu. Eye tons OF coal. AMI. r.ac1or a. .rn
Turtle Key. ia the B:bau.as. sd. sent a
schooner TO Nassau tor supply. Oa re-
ceivirg this, size followed the stE1mer Kate
to OSAKA Sound. Gu the Gsureia coast-
The Kate ran ous, after discharpifpr hut the
Nashville, having also di5charysd was 1ass
successful. and returned to her dock. beine at
this moment watched BY three q, s. yesseIs.
who might easily enter and cut her ont Tbcre
are twenty -four feet of water at The wnarf.
and no shoals in the channel, The defencas
are moreover weak, consisting tut Of bat-
tery Of eight 32pound guns, two miles from
The Nashville, on the LETT side Of Vernon
other surrounding defenses ar. a batterr nf
four 50 pound guns on the Opeechee River.
five miles distant. and heavy eavalry nicEats
often amounting to 500 men-1iye miles ofrs
st White Bluff. Goadipg, the captain oil
the Nashville, though nominalIy an Enr1;sh-
man is in reality North Curx,1iGa mn wno
procured cirizfnship in England. 0n each
trip from Nassau the vessel bToue It inn m.
rebel confederacy about 200, 600 stand Of arm.
ard 400 -ons suupowdtr. hrsidrs rirtoi.'
swords, percussion cans. blankets .hnes mn5'
lcines, and other army nccessa.ies. Her INST
SUCCESS in tluding our stc:rers IA surnri!;ns.
but size has been by no uears in rno5 fnrtnne
Many others have been touall; cucsessfnl
with the same description OF cargoes, and oas,
narro "noe nas ean1ns M ieara nag peculiarly
Nassau sle vas chased hv i,cr.d;a e1.on ,,s iol
g., g., =, nn.2 aao ran ID to"aras the shora-
xsnt mt 70 CO. ;1meni4,,. 49, ~ nes osauty,
in her wake. After triS If sixtr a. ,n;;se a sa
returned, and passed the rebel vessel 10 tce
distance, without notice, thinking ner one nf
tie squadron. There hes been no more nro.
life subject Of fun to the rebels than tncir
luck in oodWinkiug our blockading steam
I may as we'll give the names of contcdtrate
arInsd vessels, as far as asccrtaiucd by me.
They are the steamer Florida. f3rmeriy the
ore1o, commanded By Capt. M,fIit, aud carry
1rg ten 9-lnch B1ak.ly patented rife cuas
The gunboat Alabama, Capt. Scmmes, iately
ct The Sumter, which earrirs ten :M-incl
blasciy guns, and the steamer "29D.'' .'''Cspt.
H3ulllon, carrying ten 1l-inch B,akeIy .riHsd
guns. These three are said to be nog8at Ma
bile. The o:+s90'' WIS built bv the s&bscrin-
tion Of $50 British merchants. and Ethrnce
taEts its name. There are said to Be four
other steamers, whose names I cannot now
obtain, and, in addition, steam iron-clad
ir7gate, recently built at Castor, nominally
1or The Italian government, and will az italian
name, which recently left England with a ft1tE
crew, chiefly Of Italians, under command Of
Capt Arthur Sinclair, once in our navy. who
crossed the Atlantic in the BuIl Doc Thn
Italian name IF this vessel is to be changed
to that Of Jttfe1son Davis.
ANOTHER REuE1 STEAMER rsc.pvn
~, ..-H..A AseAtAo'
+ba aeen,, "in aunoetess ere tMs nave heard OF
stn..,s sHe ess1Pe VI tue Ia[=e sl0e- xheel rebel
:,.sr T nG5o, leeeGsly from Charieston har-
~. 1ne uuuea States steamer Ma.oiehead
e''n1eo Ill F"teul'' ous VAS unsuccessful
lftom the Liverpool Telegraph, Sept. 1871
It would setm, Judging from the contracts
now In the hands Of the shipbuiiders and iron
plate manufacturers OF this country, that the
confederate government il exhi1tPtinr as rnuc|,
energy and RESOLUTION in the creation Of an
ironc clad fleet as it has manifested in the series
ot battles which have thrown the arnv Of the
Potomac, defeated and troken, behind the
shelter Of the deieDses OF Washington.
Besides the commissions committed to
other ship6oilders by. the Southern confeder-