Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-01
Canfure Of Bloc ka6e Runners.

The Alice Vivian an the Nita, the first going from
and the second going to Mobile " went up" on the
10th ult. They were both ca; tured by the Yankee
steamer De Soto. A letter from Key West published
in the New York Herald, says:
We have thirty five rebel prisoners now. We cap
tured them the Alice Vivian. They were bound to
Texas via havana. We will 60 to Key West in day
two and deliver them over to the Provost Marshal
The prisoners delivered into the custody OF United
States Marshal Murray, and few of them, who were
aliers, were discharged The remainder were sent to
the house OF detention to await further orders from
Washington concerning them. This by far the best
looking set of that have yet been brought to this
city from rebeldom. Among them are Nj aior H. Bor-
land. of the Confederate States army of the late
Senator Borland OF Arkansas, recently of General
Slaugbter's staff, of Mobile; Surgeon T. T. Pratt,
O. S. army, and Carlo Patti, Of the O. s. army, also of
Gen. S.augh:et's staff
Patti is own brother Of Adelina Patti and made
most anxious inquiries after his family whom he has
not heard from for long time Our reporter had an
interview with the prisoners and Patti stated to him
that he had been in eight different battles including
the first Bull Run fight end had served principally in
TIE signal corps Mao Borland is West Point gra.
duate and young gentleman of culture and refinement
He said little but evidently felt bis peculiar position
very keepy Another Of the prisoners is Capt George
A. Preston, Confederate States Army, of Gen Kirby
Smiths staff, Preston is nephew OF Kirby Smith a.
so OF the Hon. VIM Ballard Preston at one time Sec
rotary OF the Navy otthe United States. He was quite
communicative on matters not nearly related to mill
taEy supects, nut sald tte regarding his capture OF
the cause in which be had been engaged. On this lat
ter point the general opinion among all the prisoners
seemed to be that they had been acting right
although, things now appeared, in hopeless cause
L. B. McDonough and H. Forest had been actors in
the Mobile Varieties but held minor commissions IN
the rebel army TO exempt them frn CONSUMPTION. NJ
b. Moses agent for the Southern Express Com
pany, had also held commission the rebel army
to exempt him from the daft The remainder were
clerks in stores and hotels one two merchants
ard few seamen. bag, containing letters and
dspatches was also delivered Marshal Murray and
will be forwarded to Washington. The nature OF these
papers has not TRANSFERRED they being tightly sealed and
addressed to the Secretary of the Navy Some of the
prisoners represent of the first families of the South
Below is a complete lists of their names
Maj II Bolland, S A ; Serg't Carlo Patti, G 8
A Surgeon TT Pratt, G s A, (all of GenI slaugh-
ter's Staff y Geo A Preston, G s A, (Gen K Smiths
Staff ) McDonough, Forrest B Moses, S
Fernandez, VIM Eaton, Richard Farrell, Thomas Muir
ray, Thos FilIcock, Augustus Sky, Capt w Abels,
Captain George E Bakesey, First Mate S
Scott, Second Mate F A Gunby, James Humphrey,
Edward Brown Henry Tapley, James Byrnes, John
Stewart, William Tenelis Daniel Hill, John Brown,
Geo. Williams, Capt. f. Williams, Fred Bell james
Smith, Ohm Adams, Geo. nj. Self, Adam Young, d.
j. Parker, J Ohm McMuin, Daniel May, no. R. Cruis,
Thomas B. Adams, James Z. Bishop, Alexander, me
gro servant Charles, NEGRO servant Richard Riley.