, 1863-11-28
CAPTURE, OF TIRE, BLOCK.
AIDE: NANSKaEE.
An Exciting Chase at Sea.

From the N. 7. Herald, Nov: s5sh.1
The United States Army transport Fulton,
Captain WOtton, arrived ut this port last even
ing, having in tow tho notorious blockade run
ncr Banshee, :whichAas successfully; run the
blockade eight times. She nan into Whining
ton at l O'Clock on Sunday morning, the 8th
inst, from Nassau, with full cargo. ..,Whilo
In front of her, one abreast, and one astern,
al firing rapidly. One Of them got within
thirty yards of her and hailed her to stop, but
the captain Of the Danshec dc1cd them to
catch him, and got his vessel into port safe,
with the exception Of one shot through her
aall, ~ o. tue Whcehonse. :, She came out q
lew days afterwards, and had been to Nassau
and was again bound to Wilmington,
!, The Banshec Il the second prize taken by
the Fulton, the first being the MarEarct and
:Jease, now lying ct tho Atlantic docks.
: We;are Indebted to Purser McAlanus for the
following, report Of the capture:
Z At seven O'clock a. m. our lookout at the
foretopmast head reported sail i've points
on our port boW, whcreupon our pIlot, M.
:h1apes, went aloft, to relieve tho lookout and
70 report correctly, from time to. time, on
deck, to Captain Wotton, the movements. Of
TIC suspicious sail; and by the aid Of tho
glass be made her ont to be q steamer, paint
ed white, with two smoke-stacks, and burn:
Ing soft coal. Captain Wotton ordered chase
to be made, which order was immediately
obeycd. AT this time (7:30 a. nj no other
sail was In sight, md we were rapidly short
enfng the distance between us and the sus-
picious steamer.
:. At 7:50 q. M, made out d slde-wheel steam
er on our port beam, Which afterwards proved
to be the transport Delaware, Captain Tilton,
from stono Inlet, bound to Baltimore. In
the course of IN hour we left her some dis
tance astern, she following in our course,
anxious no doubt to see the capture.
At ha1fpast eight q. m. sighted q large
sonthward, witch afterwards proved to be be
the United States gunboat GRIND Gull, Com
mandcr g. M. Ransom, and from all appear
nnces having heavy head Of steam on See
Ing our chase she stood for her; but 1t was
evident to all on board that, as regards speed,
she was no match for our game.
r1fied gun to be trained upon the chase and
our gunner, Dir. Clifford, soon had twenty
Founder shell trnndling after her. The line
OF the shot Was good, but 1t fell short of the
mark. From this time until she hove to we
continued firing ut her, the shot going over
ard around her, and gradually Widening
tic space between Us and the Grand Gull,
and nearing the chase, when, after having
fired sixteen shots, aud after leaving our com.
Petitor far astern, the prize hove to, 1t now
being fifteen minutes past ten a. m.,
OF Cape Lookout. a prize crew In, charge
Of the chief officer, A1r. George ii.
Nta1tker,: and the gurser, were fmmcdi:
the crew md baggage of the prize on board
tue F.. Captain Wotton had two hawse7s
attached to the prize, now known as the Ban
shee. At this juncture the gunboat GRIND
Gulf ind transport Delaware arrived of tho
prize. The captain Of the former (tle Grand |
Gulf sent his executive officer alongside the
prize for the purpose Of boarding her, but |
was refused ufimiftance hv Mr. Walker 7,riza