New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-06
TIE RECENT CAPTURES or PRIZES.


On the 2Gih of April, at Gao p. M, the United
stat. + steamer tlamheau, Lieut.. Com tJshur, cap
tured the schooner Arctic, under English eoiors
about seven miles south OF Stono :. 4. She was
from Nassau, y. T., and purporied to be bound 10
Ney.York with n cargo principally Of s,.t, ooiee,
and other articles now very much needed IN IA South
ern port, The captain admitted that The families oi
himself and mate are residents OF Charle,ion. she
was sent to New-iork for adjudication.
On the 26,h Of April the l. >. steamer meas, ac-
iu.. master H. G.. Crane commanding, captured inc
s,hooner Belle. Capt. Crane reports that when
about thirty miles on Charleston, :. g., he made IA
rail running \. y. W., and proceeded on his co'Ise,
irtending 10 speak her. AZ he approached her Sh,
hove III rtays and hauled h. ). J.. lie then changed
his course and gave chase for two hours, when ne
fired shot across her bow.
She then hos,ed the British ensign aud continued
her course. Another shot was fired across her bow
10 which no attention wss paid, but thlrd silking
inst ahead Of her caused her to heaye to- She was
from Nassau n. T., and purported 10 be bound to
Phila1 1elphia with a cargo of salt, Pepper and soap
| Ibe CAPTAIN Oh being boarded, claimed to be- IN
distress SAYING he had sprung his iorenast and bow
spirit the night before. When asked why he carried
sail , or, hc replied that he wanted 10 get into the
ne r-st port. The schooner has been sent to New
York for adjudication.
April ~, at 1890 a. M, the pilot-boat G. W.
Blunt j. X. Beers commanding, captured the Rebel
schooner Wave, oil the coast OF South Carolina.
She j. sad to be sixty tuns register, valued at - 1O
and had on board 80 bale OF cotton. The captain,
William Ryan, and crew Of four men, are residents
of Charleston. The vessel belongs, as appears by
her papers, 70 Mesns. Street West, Of Charleston,
and was eons:.Hd -.Hd ,e .:s house of Il. Addesly y
Co., Nassau, n. p. The papers contain positve Or
ders 10 the captain to sink the vessel and burn ms
papers il in danger Of capture. The consisnees are
forbidden to feli the cotton TO tue Yankee. al any
price. She sent TO adeipha Tor g. u1icsioh:
The cargo of the Ella Marley (lsabelD, Captured
by the Santiago de Cuba, consisted OF pig lead sheet
copper iron in bundles slabs of zine, Of hard
ware which proved to be Enfield rifles, swords and
nautical instruments; cotton cordr, drugs, qunipe,
potash coda, OF tartar, copperas, castor oil,
potash, inoigo, soap, paper and stationery, 9igar'
candles and talow, Goldfish, herring, mackcrel, but
ter cheese, bread, tea, alcohol, gin, carboys, and
tOOth-brushes.
Many articles were found oil board directed to
Charleston, s. c., among others two line boxes OF
cigars, very handsomely gotten up and inscIibed to
His Excellency President Davis, from John FraZers
g. Co., Charleston. Her log-book was mutia,ed,
aud the names were cut oil Of such papers Ms could
be laid hold OF in the surprise Of the cal ture. In
portant papers were also discovered, which, 1t Is
thought, will show her real character aud destina-
ton. Several Of the passengers and crew have
avowod that she was bound 10 Charleston. Her
captain is resident Of Charleston, with his fan iy
there, and the engineers are also from there. She
had on board wcl-known Charleston pilot named
Lockwood, engaged a. high wages TO take her in
and out and others OF her officers and passengers
residents of the same place. The coal found on
board Of her was about sufficient for the voyage from
Nassau TO Charleston but not to ST. Johns, and the
quantity of water was small.
The Santiago de Cuba also seized April &C. of the
coast Of Georgia. bearing for Charleston, s. Co. when
first discovered the schooner Mersey with the Brit
ish lag Her register was dated Nassau, April I5
Elizabeth, of CHARLESTON was visible on her stern
under the new name. She cleared from Nassau for
Baltimore. April 2l with cargo Of salt coffee soap
manufactured in New York, drugs, leather, rope,
cotton goods, stationery corn broons, matche5 tea
sardnes salts or gatpeter
The Santiago de Cuba also, on April 80, within H.
miles Of Charleston, seized the schooner Mari, with
the British flag, and register dated Nassau, April l6
She left Matanzas on the 10Th Of March, with cigars
bound to Nassau, via Ragged Island, for salt, but
could show no register prior to that obtained at
Nassau. Her former name was Sallie Rose of
Charleston, which was visible under the new paint
on her stern. Her cargo consisted Of salt cigars
and cotton goods. Some OF the crew Of each OF
these schooners have said that large Of money
blockade,