The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-14
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Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.

From the Fr0nf--i,card of Prize Money
The Capture Of blockade Runners off the
Coast OF North CarOtind-From East Ten :
nessee-Patienfs ia United States General
Hospitals.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL.
A gentlaman who arrived here last night
from the front, reports all quiet and no signs
OF an early hostile engagement
Information from the Army of the Potomac
states that officers from the front, report that
considerable body of rebels sheled Kilpat-
ricks camp, near Stevensburg yesterday.
1t thus appears that some of the enemy are
still on this side of the Rapidan.
Several valuable prizes have been recently
finally adjudicated, and the money will be
ready for distribution in the course of week
or ten days. Among them are the Memphis,
the Brittania and the Victory. The former
was captured by the U. S. steamer Magnolia.
and yielded the snug sum of S5l0.914 after
paying the expenses of adjudication. Acting
Vol. Lieut.. VIM. Budd is the happy man who
takes as his share $3S,3lS 55 his vessel not
being attached to squadron at the time of
the capture, and his share being three-twenti-
eths of the half awarded to the captain. All
officers on this vessel belonged to the volun-
teer service, and their several shares amount
to handsome sum. The sailors are to come
in for small fortune to them, the seamen get
ting Sl,736 Sc; ordinary seaman Sl3JO SIS:
and the landsmen S1,l59 81.
The Brittania and Victory were captured
by Comdr II. Ii. Wyman, of Santiago de Gu
ba, the former yielding the sum of Sl60,695 ~,
and the latter 5000, 1898 40; making S469,694 II.
The captures were made within the space of
week.
1t will be noticed in the case that while the
officers get liberal shares, the seamen each re-
ceivcs 1897 81; ordinary seamen S69S II; and
landsmen S59S 40 Another steamer was cap
tured about the same time, which has not
been adjudicated, making the total very
handsome sum.
The navy is in immediate want of seamen,
and with such chances for fortunes it is annoy
ing that the want exists for single day. All
will agree that sack " is reaping rich re-
ward for his services.
Admiral Lee has communicated to the Navy
Department the particulars relating to the
recent captures off the North Carolina coast.
from which it appears that the cargo of the
Robert L. Lee consists OF PA large cases and
bales of shoes and blankets, some of the bales
weighing three tons, $50 cases Austrian rifles,
$50 bag of salt petre and 81 barrels OF salt,
provisions, pig lead, &c. OF 81 persons COM
posing the officers and crew only Is were ma
tives of the United States. Among the pas
sengers were G. L. Stewart, Belgian Consul,
anu H. H. NeOueT ana IL. w. ROOke, Llcuts.
in the British Royal Artillery. The vessel had
no ships papers.
The cargo of the Ella d Anna consisted of
$50 sacks of salt, 800 of salt petre, 2sl cases
of Austrian rifles, and 500 bales and AZ cases
of paper. She had no ships papers. OF IS
persons on board only one was native of the
United States.
The cargo of the Cornubia consists of mu-
nitions of war, arms, salt petre and lead, and
was solely owned by Jas. A. Seldom of Rich
mond.
Official dispatches, say that about o'clock
p. NJ, Sth inst, the blockading vessels off New
Inlet were warned by signal from the James
Adger, of the presence Of a blockade runner,
and while the Adger pursued the strange craft
along the beach, the Niphon stood in TO cut
her of. Escape being impossible, the pursued
vessel was run ashore in half an hour after the
chase began, but half an hour later, the Nip
hon got her off uninjured. She proved to be
the Cornuba, one of the most successful of
the blockade runners, and owned by James A.
Sedden, the rebel Secretary Of War.
Some idea Of the importance of this capture
may be found from the statement of her mas
ter to the commander OF the James Adger,
that, though the vessel was small, his govern
ment could better have afforded TO lose almost
any other vessel
Acting Master Brock, of the Niphon, reports
that he sent in boats to capture the crew of
the Cornubia, who were on the beach, and
succeeded. The next morning several men
appeared on the shore making signals to he
taken off. Before boat could reach them
they were made prisoners by party OF SOL
ders on whom the Niphon Immediately OPEN
ed fire, and killed and wounded several in their
retreat. Soon after eight men making signals
were take off by the Niphon's crew.
The Robert +. Lee was discovered by the
James Adger on the morning of the 9th and
chase was given. which resulted in the capture
of the vessel at I.30 the same day. The Robt.
+. Lee left Bermuda five hours after the Cor
nuba.
According to reports, there are 81 ,412 beds
for patients in the United States general hos
pitfalls, and of these, 1920 are empty; so
there are 40,l95 patients under treatment.
The War Department has received dis
patches from Gen. Thomas at Chattanooga
and from Gen. Burnside in East Tennessee.
Both dispatches are dated as late at last even
ing, when all was quiet in front of their re-
spective armies. The tenor of the information
from Gen. Burnside is such as to set at rest any
possible current public anxiety relative to his
situation.
Senator Sprague and wife and the bridal
party leave for the North this evening.
The Lake Erie Coaspiraey-Preparo for
Defense.
BUFFALO, Nov Is.