Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-24

Correspondsncs Of sbs Caarlsstsn Coursr.I
Nassau. n. p, July z, 1868 We have at
las same definite intelligence about ths capture
Of the steamer Britannia, Capt DeF0rrest,
b5uHd fr0a Charleston TO Nassau Ssus Of the
passengers have arrived hsre and from ONES
have the following particulars; The Britannia
left Charlessoa en- Monday, 22d Juns. Run
ming ont she received two shs.s frsm tas block
adsrs wIthsuE being damaged On tie follow
iag Thursday sboEt day break, the steamer vas
CT HARDER isiaaf, six or seven miles frem land
The early morning light revealed a Yankee
cruiser between the BritsnHis su6 shsrs. Capt
DsE'efTast instsndy attsmpts3 20 make land,
bat the cruiser sns aim Of He then turned bis
ssiB IN al spgOsits direction sna Bushed cut
into ths 0Ban7 sea. The cruiser, which was the
Santiago de Cuba, tse same that captured tie
FicsSTy, esmmsnssd the pursuit She gained
BereepGbiy on tbs Britannia fIem the start
About neon Captain UsForTsst tArsw over his
deck load, consisting OF about leo Eslss Of set
tea, in srder 20 Tighten the ship. At haIlBast
one 0'slack the Yaakss vas near enough to FIRE,
sud accordingly spensd with ais bsw gan. The
first shot fen shsrt 500 feet, bSs ere llng tde
sslis went over the steamer or fol- around her
Tho situstion became very prscaricus- At half
past o'clock P. H., Che Santiago Yss bat little
mere tasR mile behind, firing rapidly. The
aitomPs - escape vss sow evidently USELESS,
ana the CaOlalu 81 last BtTEcE MS c6l0Ts. The
shsEa lasted fourteen hours and a half
Capt. DsEGrrsst was uRfortsnstely prevent
es lrss sss troying the Britannia, in e0nseq
Of The large number ef passengers en- bOaci, fer
besides his own crew he had tho crew Of tbs
Rzsy and seventeen ether psFssas. His Boats
e5aid not hold half OF the number and ths burn
lag Of tia ship wsUld Fave iavs.Ved the lives Of
those who could net escape.
After he eapsure the Santiago took the Bri-
tssuia in tow, IS her cos.s had given cut, zzd
started fer Por. Royal. SIX of the pass sgers
wee FBt On board Of q bark aud thus ia tins
rzschsd Nassau. The rsst e. tie sfEcers, pas
seussrs ana crew, including Capt D3Fcrrsss
and Pursur R5uggold, were taken 10 Port Royal.
The passengers unite n speaking in the warm
est terms Of the conduct OF Cspt. D=Fsrrest.
His eoslHess sRd his msRsg sgeraaRt Of tho saip
during the chase, s5ald nst be surpassed all
whe know this uebis-hssrtsa ssilsr, need rot
be assured of this. Oar community symPs-
thisss with DsForsst in his misfortune, bat are
Satisfied that he viii tread his swn deck again
ere long.
The bulk Of tke mails which had sccuualEtsd
in Charleston daring tao detention OF the steam
ships there last month were on bosTd tho B-i-
tauHia. She had the heaviest NAL sent eat ei
Charleston since blockade running c5Bmeuce@
This mail wss destroyed, of course, = fact which
i- viii be well for e3ussp5ndsnts 10 make a nste
Of fer th ehsness are ty to one shat the letters
they mailed for transmission sbT5ad from the Isl
70 the 223 June. were or board Of tho BritanBia
The steamers Bssuregtrd, AEes, Raccosn, Kate
and Autanica, which isfs Charleston eotsmp5Iary
with .he Britannia, brought but few letters.
SUMTER.