New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-23
FROu NORTH CAROLINA.
Thu Destruction Of tho Block ade.B tanner
D0uro-Inttrcsiing Pnrticulars OF the
Affair The Wilaaingtsn BioCkndc'
RSnncrs- The Efficiency 81 the sa"nb~''
NHuscmOssd.

BEAUFORT y. c.. Oct. IS, fa53. |
TIE naval supply steamer Ncwbern cane in |
this morning. from the blockssing squadron tf VIII
mrgton bringing intelligence al the destruction of the
bh hckade-rrnner Dourv and tha captdrc of h"e prison
eTs, by the United States gusa,oat Sansen'fd on the
evening o. the nth inst Fvc.n an officer oi the New
Dern upon whose correctness rely. j, earn the fol
lowing iics with regard Il shc exploit:
/ ThisYessel was first discovered 10y the Nansemond at
y oc'ock Sunday ing last Stealing slowly up
the cost Of North CarsiAa, f5out seven milrt rom
| New alet The Nansemonl followed her cautcusly'
for nile or more hrnng fiat she would get ~ far
from the beach befor she aware OF being seen ~
tobc prevented from cunning aground, such as sh'
nvs riahly do o aye"d beirg captored. She soon d'
~, ,red the Nansooud VITO she attempted Ia tura
~ md to put bacs TO Wilmington, after Challenging
the twice with sietalas'erns fred at hes from both
b,7 guns one sh,t strp * her cardboard quarter and
assured hsr that escape impossible ard sbs r.in
' ith flll. bead OF ateam ION the beach.
| The Nansemoni sent n smaI cat near tnough~s her
ascc tin her chsrn- cr aid condition. and. ucr
return ~ opono, fire -gon her until the steamer sb1voi
NOV ~, light, wbior WAS !. tended f.r 'ndcr
when officer and boats were sest Ia hor to -
certain how thoroughly sho h.d grounded and w. brinz
off every aboard. Tho boat rotgrncd vthfour pTis
onerz and the Intelligence ar sho could PROBABLY le
easily~pu.ed of After sf.rcat deal Of dni' uiiy snd
labor two boats from the Nansemont succeeded IN get
ting hawsar TO her. Al engineer was sont on 'sard
TO assist by working her lgine. After MR. thar ha
hour o. ~nerrctic but = liiless tagging are "@ T"
luctarily given p as ho5ec.sly aground and nothing
conld be done rut desr,y her. PrepaTa' ons red al
rcsay b-o rssc for tlis contar,ncy ad she "" fred
In ,ho AFR hatch bctro,n barrel ~ rosu ard bale
of cotton arf the boats left hor ard retJrn"c - The
Nsnsemond She had grounded q; falling tide and be
Gre she was riyen up The lad lef her keel bare
| a; the bow 4 lr,.sh hrecs blowing o. shore,
xhch osrrei the fire forv arr trog.h the whole c.fgo
and within ,hr au hour tho burning nj over with
a brish, s'oldy' fame which cor'uued a night max
ing with tn ba "a ground of woods and fheVte sand
beach, thc -estrss sea and the xaiclfol Nsrsonond'
picture nsrer 70 be forgotten In the morning she
was nc,hing bat ,lell Of iron
! Af.r tn il, nrc vas ire, and fho boats hnar,tu-ned
The Nsn-enon sheuo the bur-inr wreck fer al hour
| OF two to rnnk her destruction ,no-c c,rtnan.
Itwasfin 20 hours fraR III. TIM the yossl ground
ed til sho -xal fired II expected that within half
an hour aft,r sho upon the beach TIE Rebels
would Dc j. G-is sr,i ~ 20 rrcse; The wrc,t
and the email boat expedition which scni fiom the
Nan.ernoud make fact the ksvfcr and if ms 10 set
her aaoa, fir & her was L danroroo. Is was com
rAndod hy Ensign J. y. Hender.cn. to whom ,'rca,
credit due ior 10, hraV7y and lllemen, viih which
he conducted IT, The only danger vas not'-om Rebel
shots b. bcfbrc Ensign Iendor'ot and bic crew ~cr-
ready dec IT the slip uo I'D hs3 fallen ~ low " to
l.n,e il tao, boats In ihe breatsr IN imms,n danger
Of ly.ing wrecked Oae of them already half flll
~ vaicr aud it, rudder carried away, bp: ateT bard
strurgo and thorough weiting tey succeeded in
reaching the Nanscmoud Ia safety without man lot
There hd been tine for plunieT bile iheg acre on
the wreck and IN, only afticl srvci from fer was
valuable quadrant which Ensign Henderson mindful
Of te " cesolos of tho Nan-crnond seized q the last
nosaen. before cyacuating Another praons- - deck
lhali, vs. found on board AMI brorClt away 10 the
Nnnsclo nd IN the lat boat
Il. fr.-oners are M Norri- ed Mo- VIZ. foberis
"a Mat. German passenger fireman, aIi saior.
Nv informant converted with the prisoner. very
freely ard has furnished me Rlfh tie important part Of
,he INTEL reuce they furnished him. The Douro was
hound I. s.au and len Wilmington ni s.I IN the
morning and New Inlet AT sovcn in the evening @tho
lIth shs had on board $50 bales cotton. ~ toics
tobacco 81 torcos do. eight barrels rcsin tao bar
rel. tQrpeniuc and . persons. all belofgiIg {" e."
| ship except two passengcrs.
The varc Of her cargo very rDod'rs' estimate j.
! BLOOD She j. an clyde propeller w 90 or sDo
tuns, and l. certainly valuable enough to make To
worth Of the whole amount of propcri. destroyed
800 90 She was once captured by The gunbst Quaker
clty. and hen lold prize was bought by parties
in sss Yock. and by them rcsod parties in Alabama.
by whom. .. to last Sunday night. she siAl owned
The cotton wa ,o property Of tic Confederate Gov
crnn.cni, and s Part-f the Loan Cotton" The Tett
Of tie cargo belonged to private parties There were
also On board $1,000 in Nors Caroliaa State bonds
u lich Werc taken ashore by her o-umaiicr.
As soon a. shc grounded the ioais .re lowered and
al succeeded in getting 90 Shore except ae ye prison
ers, wlo were leh by mistake. Tie two Mates have
been engaged in the business Of blockcdergna ever
since the war broke out simply for morcy maAinf
VLey ook hks Eo:.h that have sold what htn
integrity and honoY they had compelled 10
take IN with ile atmosphere Of New England IN Their
oorly life There II an air Of low shfcwdness about
them and n most impndcn reliance upon the clemency
Of the Government tb.y have msnsed that They WIZ
be well treated and set at liberty. They are ar'
ions 10 get New York they say. as the passage from
there 10 Nassau where they wish 10 co. Is much safer
uan from wilmington Morris the Second Mate. has
taken the oath Of allegiance frequently and is now Will
inc 70 take il ngain Just often his not taking II
ia an biection 10 his being allowed 10 :he blockade
lie admits that the people Of North Carolina cx
ceedngly anxious 10 have tie clored u II could be
amid as ley stsA lie had abont him yals Of poison
waiting the time when tardy justice shal point him to
In, one way OF escape from hanging. or he should be-
come repentant and convinced Of his first duty To man
kind
| Our Government has imprisoned Tor mohti" less sf
1fcye enemies than these two Wretchen, ana Ill hard
,o anoreciate tho Wisdom of that official Tenderness
cha, viii release them They had so little motive, In
mir feeling Of security for not telling the truth, that
my informant thinks their disclosures with regard to