, 1863-06-19
>2FRIoM 81 J i :kEtAW1jE|s1Z
What Our Cruisers Have Been
!: Doing ::-:' :':.- ::
An Offset to the Operations Of the
] j-;;; =. Rebel Pirates; ;t.,-...: !; !.
Two and a Quarter Milirons
in Rebel Prizes.

property, Which, under tie new Prize law,
must be sold BY aucuoneers appointed by the
Secretary Of the Nary and nnder the direction
of The Marshal We understand the cargo Ii
huxndIed and 1lfty baies of:eoitton, sent o.: ia
the sieam transpofIt Met C1el1an, WILL bs added
10 this chfgo, and sold together. T:1he sgt 3D.
rons'1n the Gulf-Wikes', Balfey's aud~Far-
rngnt'e-have lately been doing a damaging
business to .he Confederates.- They have
swept the Gulf Of nearly every rebel craft
that has dared to attempt to eyade the b1oci>
ade.. The arrivals at; Key West: inafpy were
as many rs one d day-from steatners With
valuable cargoes down to boats Of ten tons
I'LL full Of cotton, turpentine, :drygoods, salt,
sugar, munitions Of war and every conceiva-
b3carticle that the rebels nn55lously desire for
their exhausted markets On one day in the
latter part Of May no less than eiyhi prlzes
entered our. .harbor. flye Of them captured by
onestermarIs the DeSoto. The capture of 80
MANY vessels must be very damaging to the
fe9f's &hs sale Gf1es.:is Il ul,alM vessels
as 3ns nre suitable for blockade running purposes
has almost entirely ceased. Enormous
prices we're paid for light draught schooners,
and quite trAde sprung up between this port
and Havana, the Matsfal seilingtyesselso 81 al
descriptions to parties here at public sale,
.aH,ng treasury nstes ~ payment, and the
they were re-eold ut gryat advances tor gold,
realizing, In 1uany case, s,-With the exchange,
full Que hundred per cent. profit. But the
capture, Of late, Of SO many vessels, has
brought this trafflc to dead lock, and sales
cannot noW-be made except ut loss. The
contraband trade ID n losing business. Oyer
forty vessels have been taken by our cruisers
in rs many days. and the demand at Ha-
rapa, for blockade runners, has suddenly
ceased. - ,.--'..-.- };.t,!
srF fho fN1f n1EfF, rfecv all
delhned at this court By Judge Nasyine
Among them is the cargo of the famous
stesmer Dolphin, prize to the Wachusett,
Of Wilkes squadron When her matches
were taken of by the officers appointed by
hols,ed upon the deck contained Enfield
rifles, of which over forty boxes were after
wards found Among other. cargo on board
were twentY-two cases containing each two
hundred cavalry cutlasses and the owner Of
the cargo writes tothe London Ii'les that his
vessel vas loaded with q lawfu1 cargo. Full
one half Of the available space Of tbs vessel
was devoted to munitions Of wnr. The cargo
Of the schooner John Williams, loaded At
Nassau oslcnsbly for Beaufort, N. G., was
p]aced on hoard the Mallory She Was bound
from neutral port to one Of our own; but
an examination Of her cargo brought to lirht
. q ground tier Of steel plates, sixteen feet in
length. sixteen inches in width and two Inches
in thickness. Her fortunate capture by The
gunhoat Octora1a changed the destination Of
this neutral property from Charleston or Vii.
mirgton to New York.
The goods on board the Mallory nre from
the following prizes:
cd s Ssaf 1aeh' 'o oa'es cotton app1ais
selooner Fiss Brothers, 2, bales Of cotton, ap-
vaee S9sGerst sse 5p'ta' four bales OF Sea Island cotton
sss fsff nshn ases GPsss Pess
and spades. pieks. shoscfs, sat- Ntes tea,
sfsR otanoS' eo''on cafos' &C., valued
Schnnrer snnerior eantnre;f he ina .,,,hoot
upntsyille. 6; balcs Sea Island Cotton is ha1es
middline, valued At sa:,, -. A's7
coIa ~ Sajt:y ~ mid,, sotton a,3
copper, valued At 12,l.6. ~
vaired II t4,xz. ~ p7@Atsee %" t"'aoo ''''0n'
yaiErti at si,ogt ~ 1-.AAsA eoN.'0'
,a9aS It = o'lea Sea Island cotton
Tho schooner Alabama, captured BIZ the su.oue-
hanna, CARO- soda asL. Iion3rs. sa;al o,i nq'is
e. naasa
pis. thread. gin. shot ieather. shoes nn;i fesiR'
valued at $i.oi1.. ~ s0e' :. "A.:. 's'a'
si7,sso.' 0t 'e oA'Ds -! s'!'0": 's'asa al
sehoonoE ana y as cards. dry goods,
eosR oo1 fS ioras vahea th1ss,; a. ahoc, ,..,..
sc Taaed red at Il n M u' e1oes' neaelnss eoaee'
IS ss41one5 MtI Y : shSt soap, eoee
u Schooner S!n Annie b. 80 h.1es eo.ton. valued at
Schooner ascension, :eosa!al.;; :;eoases, wines,
bats saasd SSI;9 ,n
bales Sea Island cotton, Valued Ut siS. .1os 44' n
ia SSaSeneE se 4,s eeh e. o' oaes mddlng cotton,
sehoons9 Rani e7ba1cs miadline co,ton r,,rs,
at 81 se = 'e.~5 's.&s':' se'.sA' '1'usa
Valued aasds at g S3isss; ~: A,s,.,,.. Il. AZ
.aa Sa5ss rotor. ;s!9s Il ee : 'oe Dsso'o'
span3s5a ~ slocR an eoaee
~ catet' snoes' mea1c'nc' ralue
*ils lst Of cotton, captured =. Indian Rive, b. III.
sasnmo,e, and lot At st. Lucie b. thc same boat,
I sei!ooner 1da {sd), cargo Of brandy gin assert!
60 st meTenanoise. a5a3m,,o. &C. 99Es valued = $50
SGaa sc1ao1n Aaeaao: n Ga'eG ,taq G,t,nqaoss anGs
.hocs. ncpner. cofse, &C. Talus FHa ~ 'eo'
Sloop Br1eht captured 81 thefDcSoto OF Mobile
ea!ec = baes f,st cotton q;,r ralne s4s!5
SODA al; coppeIas. calico, pins, IT, coffee. bro:
rotrhoat 4 Joe nanne:, cargo Of shovcls. cotton:
sGs
s1s9Sos ss!S1s,sr ,h.,a., s.5, :, :.
mcrchanliise, coffee, leather, mills. nm tea thTe.3
eosion e4tda, H. g.: yaiasa at Slo go ,.it;
thread. cetton and cotton goods, &c:. @ vaiae ss.
11g: -,s..,.,
pa: ssraaiests. soda ash. ST.; salts; alum eop
pes5ss en!tpfSs, pfeSa Ss %ts saiae $5lo
lardSsrc coppe,as. saIta bqushss n!s
spades, caustlc, sa'tpetra aud nsils: value SanM1
Schooner Sea Lion, IS bales coitoa; Value fSsid
Schooner Ripple, rs bales cottou; valne s4.900I
!. schooner Junlter, soap, dry goods cards. bran-