The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-20
KEY WEsr, Jan. &, 1858.

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Arira, of the United States Steamer Bdcksone-Death,
and Sickness Board the United States Bark James L.
Daris-Capnre Of More Prizes BY the United States
Sleam~ Sagamore and Bark Gem Of The Ssas-Nassau
and Key West-Arirdl Of the United States Schooner,
Beaare9ard and Aref-Ano,her Capture of Cotton and
7urpenine- Of the Uni ed States Court Prize
Cdse-7he British Consul and the Bockads-United
States Squadron in P0rt-7he Taphas Icharodes or Ye
lou Fever, dc.
The United States supply steamer Blackstone, Acting
Master Berry commanding, arrived this morning carly
from New York, via the North and South Atlantic
blockading squadrons and having the missing mails She
brings supplies fresh SALT for this squadron which
is great disappointment to those who expected to have
piece OF beef for dinner She will coal at once
and leave morning at daygh, for New York
via Port Royal.
The commander OF the United States bark James L
Davis-Actng Master John West, United States Navyde
sires me to the death OF two Of his menGil
bert Sherlock ordinary seaman OF Glasgow, Scotland on
November % and Samuel vrcdenburg, quartermaser OF
New Bedford, November IS. Both died OF yellow
fever and buried at sea- Tho Davis, during her
cruise in the Gulf tho 18th OF November last has
had nineteen of yellow fever board all OF which
successfully treated by her surgeon Dr. Jackson
except the two cases above mentioned.
admiral Bailey has information this morning, from
gunboat Sycamore OF the capture OF sloops-
by the United States bark of the Seas and
other by the Sagamore-oR Indian river. Both
OF these vessels from Nassau, with the
usual inward cargo, and they Will be sent here
for adjudication. one OF them named the AveDger
Lieutenant Commander English is heart aud soul
in the work Of destroying the traffic between Nassau and
the coast of Florida. and is succeeding admirably He
peace and IN little while he will convince Messrs.
Adderly Co., and Saunders Co., OF Nassau that run
nng small cagoes on TO the coast OF Florida anything
but paying business, except for the bockading squa
dron. II very singular thing that while many arti
cles not allowed TO be shipped from New York to Key
West because they considered Contraband Of
and OF Key West in rebellion, the same goods are
cleared the Custom House in New York for Nassau,
from whence they direct to Dixie unless brought here
by Nassau great depot OF stores for
the rebels. is considered all right, and Key West the
great depot for the naval forces OF the United States in
Tho United States schooners Beauregard and Ariel the
former from Tampa and the latter from cruise the
coast OF Florida, arrived to-day The Ariel is little
schooner OF about twenty tons, lifted out few weeks
by the Admiral to act a tender and for general
soop Good LUCY Captain Dexter loaded with one bale OF
cotton and barrels OF spirits OF turpentne She
captured Oh Cape Ford and was on her way to Nassau
always considered worthless rascal and left the island
when called upon to take the oath OF allegiance On being
captured he remarked the captain Of tho Ariel that he
was "out and out secesh, by God;'' that he had
commenced in that way and would remain so,
and would die before he would take tho oath
Of allegiance He is now confined on board
the soop-of Dale The Beauregard has been OF late
throwing few thirty pound Parrot shells into Tampa
destroying houses but affairs of this kind amount TO
nothing except Frightening women and children
One Of the prizes now in the harbor-a rebel vessel
captured the Bahama banks by the United States
steamer Octorara with cargo OF cotton, urpentne &c-
has been condemned by Judge Marvin. The claimants
defended their the ground that the vessel
within British jurisdiction at the time Of her capture but
the Judge decided he had nothing do with that crcum
stance that It was for the two governments TO decide the
question to what jurisdiction she was in that she must
be condemned property OF the enemy The British Con-
sui understand protest against the recent
captures Of vessels or and within Indian river,
on the ground that there effective
blockade on that part Of the coast His interpre
taton of effective blockade is doubt that the n.y.
ing jbboom Of vessel should be over the stern OF
another throughout the entire length Of Southern
coast and until It he admit that blockade
is other than one OF paper
KEY WET, Jan %, 1853.
The Blackstone is detained until this afternoon. Sngu
relate, have arrival since yesterday. The
squadron port consists Of the frgate ST. Lawrence,
sloop war Dale bark j. L. Davis schooners wandercr,
Eugene and Anec Sailing vesses) and Santiago de Cuba
penguin Huntsville Magnolia and Blackstone (steamers,
We still hear o. occasional OF typhns ichdrodes