New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-30
PROV THE FLEET OFF WHINING
TON. n. 4.
Capture and Destruction Of the Bi"rSade~
Runner Vcnm.-Liss Of the Pr'~Tarr~
Taken Cnpture - Hcmorsr Sun
HOOK with Important Inform"ties.


HrAIrogi. y. g.. Oct. - "J
The L. :. steam gnnbsst Nansemond came
into iii. port this evening IRON the bockadng NJ OF
Wilmington bringing the nj the capture nj de-
.,rpetlon OF the AngldconSae ra;e blockade INNER
Venus bv the gunbos, Nansemond early on the Sorn-
ing of IA. FIST inst Tie Venus bound fo;'wh-
mipeton having left NJ sb evening OF II ss'n
Her CAPTAIN and first and secopi mate and two -sin-
ers and eighteen also captured and tasn on
board the Nansemond b1, have since been tran erred
,o-,he James Adger.
When the Sansemonl,a litrs Before oeIoci first
sdw her prize she running down the coast coS' -
the shore about eight miles north Of Ne" In.-.7 An
efciing chase ensused during vh-h the gunboathFed
several welldirccted shots, and gained up y hrr
steadily. Seeing that escape wss inPo~siol. "a. 49, .
ade runner played the usual ,hme oil running ssin
beach. She went on under full speed ana AZ .Anhe
tide and after full Eour ~ rest v-ufons put nsue
ces,a effort 10 get her aroar, irwas decided ~ VI"
csy course was 70 born her asis would not be s !"
wait I'll next tide for her 20 toSr ~ part 81 10 pis
sen gers had escaped and they would notify ihe ro'is
no would be- ON the e-0und .h artillery and II ANif.
and drive the gunboct off She was carefully lhr u,
three places and in the morning wa. r"mpetei! nn'
ont while she was bsrnine TN, Stnseinond iir'oN-
cred another suspicious hooking ssG aud sare, pli
wit leaving the wreck IN charge ~ me gun M W
pho, which had upon rs s'--i" OF acti II ai'',
he block ode runner lad SURRENDERED and had r. t'rd
som, assistance IN TRYING 10 get her sus't ana ~"",
in,, h.s on account, of u hslvy Cox and haze, tho
Tsns.mond soon los. eight vi zoe supposed bcs&ade-
runn~r but continued on the chase. rihns tha' shen
the lat should hfeds eho uh,b~ ~ r 'S"i'i ~ ~
vas disappointed
The Vraus had ~ assorted ar,. the prime "a arti-
Il. being bacon She splendid v'>ss. nrf ~ new,
cstirA, original, s,plo0. This IA ie! iol ~ MP.
Nv iucrlnnni tells that. her sahn was ~ndiuiy
iirr up aud tia, togcther.h" w,asd have besr madi
fhe finest prize. tLr Il.N.>c.i - coRe'iAfs, ''P
tlr,t during the WY Sh, -, feet long lad iwp
uoA, stacks. and side wheels. >'s' w1s ia, sei Inia
four compartments each nf VIVA was per'Stsi "hu
Independently wasr tight, hrf oHgiirs Nric L's''"'
cent The follow ~ Is a ls'of III, prisoners ,.
" u rinchou D. astrr bor.-iaf mend Geo oo"in@s,
IT,, officer born ia scotland, wiz Denton sesosi object
hor, M tng,nd R.s-, Dos nie tss cnsa""r osn y. 800
Lorraine brennan in SrstI.i. Peter kene, t'sn.
Dor, Scotland. sPh FcE,t-T hsmsn born "a fAi ,a'
rnan born rcls adj DsniMot lsreu,an ora a >e"s.
and, John Moil nsem ma ban IN ns,9s fa Imam.
Dora In Ems and ,cofg- Bisssa. hrcn-n b, m IN
Thomas Fuller coal b 81 IA snsiaiv 80 al
nAssr bosn in Eng and; rhoaHS murphy f.p.,s = o'
IL ireland W itsm Asss. spsi pa ', D. ~ ~ i,ssa
.consn born n ScoIlas. Paasck h'iy. Ir"nf o''" ;"
Ireland .,.,.s.
they are N of British nationality rsr plot cs
capped The captain a small. qu.t nI. ana N'! -,
conmurc nt &C. II a. is ls> first strip. ant se ires
loss OF his co,pnand ytuy -'.ronSiF- tht ~ a'
british locking seh lEs, adhiHr1 "a, =. - man.
Cant Ia asOn re- Aciyrt Nom his Sar'i-ng "li'eis
number Of sauahla NAUTICAL instruments s,',,H Sanx
hags and 'hc British eolorS ulder w1sh VIZ ~ .
sailed AS ~ all of her sAaractsI He Asa receive"
memoran lgln. book b.b aging some ono whose uul,
nclinatioa n wac I'D n.se the Arrival t "'l. ia
all blockade At and from Nae ,'u I -, Tn,.r
present ear rms h.ok cont. ins great az. -
esting n III valuable Information. II ~ vsnpt st
the tim of the sailing Of the Venus sru ~, h,.,.
vessels shat have heen engaged III % y, Ions, t,lf oe,
ness ring lst., III > book SHOWS w, g.. %
them ha,. eithor b,,n captured 1r ,efs's a. =. p
ms "fr'A :, LII fhNhA>
the Esbe and pousv