Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23

A CLASS AT SEA- writer ia tho Co!u n5ii South
Crol;niau, over b, ~sieOaurs Of "Elgii.hmsu," gives
the following graph, s,,1as: OF the steiE r Sssh'iiila
last voyage from NIJ,Iu to CHARLESTON:
'Ths Nlshvil, lei Easnl on Fiisy the 2).h Of June
last, aad arrived OH JtAsss an a; Al early hJur Oh hOH
day morniag, the 22L. EEgspI az starting, Thea che
took on board c. paia Os-l!l aud a portion OF ths creS
Of the 8. s. Osc;ie-lO,t On a reef near Ab,eo -aCtli.g
Of importance occurred eUrlg the p.s5ige. Ths desired
laud was sighted, the true position Of tho ytsll ascar
tanned, and ole cruiser carefully xsmlned during the
interesting proc O. OF ealing round hin" A s1ous
= o'clock, the iGJiosoies OF the naVig iioa were being
ovetc one. and everything seemed TO indics'e 4
happy flala. suidsllJ, hoTeVer, the sonnoleIt
Waterman W4kluel up, 6ahsd his signal light
eand fred q gQn. Lighs and ships APPEARED in all
directions Two cruisers were rght ahead, oae each
on the port sud Q srboard bow. aud one nearly astern.
Slotted guns were h,ed aud ''shop. ahip" was he word.
Whep dy brCke tho '0i uIiios" Was evidently cnliol,
ant l, coon become rql'ily eYi3snt thai only luck aud
good legs woOli master It. TIE large ptopsllee astern,
fortunately IA ~ AZ big, wss sOol oatm d % lvsred
aud eventually got rid Of, aud WitsiI two bours a.er be-
ing discoveres, the mos. remarkable case on record,
be,wesn two steamers, ~c0nmena0d. Tao tastes sid :
wheel cruiser OF thu block dag d OF, supposed TO be tie
K,ystons 3 ate, took up tls gauntlet AID at abon. a
mule and q halt distance, followed in the Nashvlls's
wax, Al IL o'clock, A NJ, with Alternating dis.
apart iron two to four miss) the pursued and pursuor
KEEP; on their course.
u 7sidsrlng the interests at sale, together with the
magnitude of the sum offered Tor ciptur', $500, O00,) IN
addition to the value Of chip aud cargo, TIA anxiety to
catch the Nashville my be understood. Any accideat
to her machinery, OF indeed accident ct sIy kind, would
hare done the b BUSINESS. Daring he ioreaocn, AL s.iP
was set on ths GU ser, aud she ~eviisatly nca,ei her po.
siiou. Captain Goodipg, however, bad his ship well
IA hand - ne .as atty 6sssied by his eft ess and crew,
and AZ Improved pace wa speedily Effected. Precisely
at twelve, noon, dewn can't the word from slots,
"Sseamer right ahead" aud again thu chat Gee wste SO
ing d,Wn o. ,bs discovery b ,ins made by tie plIse-
c., he bkiug her ios a olllsSguI died a suo, ether TO
Say, Lend a haGd," or, 'Tass ia my bird" Hcpss on
the one tiis and fJars on the other, were soOn
~dlspsllei. She provei to be sn Eosish mail AID
passenger ship, aud at ono, scot up her oolois
o. nearing her, shs ale: Of her steam" and fer
some time wseisd ths Chase. Ths p,sssngsrs on board
could be distinctly seen under tho awning, and amid
cheering ard wiv.Dg OF hsndkerchiefs, the Nashville
wen. rapidly away. IA che and the prix5 dollars b. gan
to leave the Keystone State, tho later took in her sails,
8 mt dowa har mlssa, and prepared for an afternoons
work, In d~own,ight, good earnest. I. was no ps,-he
Was fairly whipped, Oil to have bsea ct liberty, wth-
out committing an acs Of piracy, as an English vessel TO
ue one of those pisce1 of rA d"hatdwaIe" down thoItl
Can it not be doneS A,Asl moi 0hfrE.se, Ne. KY
stone State, after sailing aroTad you As We might, ,nco
or twice, yoa would have been on your lss. trip; ,xc,pl
10 the Sadrsrtsrs Of tie RIhAmis. IA Ii Ii, good
bye,"