, 1863-07-29
IMPORTANT FROM KEY WEST
Large Number Of Prizes Condemned.
IMPORTANT CAPTURES RECENTLY
MADE.


Correspondence New York Times.1
Ksr WEST, July IS, 1868.
The activity and vigilance Of our naval of1l- |
GERS Is telling In very substantial mnuner1o |
our blockade, both In fts effects on the rebels |
and in me ezehe9ner ot the capsoss, many Of /
III the Treasury. The most gratifying feature |
OF all this, however, Is fuun1 In the Ieactton
upon Englihh sn!ttprise- disappointed in tho |
estimate Of paper blockade, and the conse-
quent prospect Of either elodlng It or else
showing Its failure to meet the international
standard Of efficiency. Their game is bluck-
ed, and our barbour Is full Of prizes, and sthe
cry Is still they come;"
During tie last week Of Judge Maryin's Of
fetal dulles here, be condemned about twenty
Of these captures, with their catgues, ard theT
are being sent onto New York fir sale, as fist
as ise goods cau be transferred to vessels that
are eea.Notthy. Judge Mar, IN has held these
blockade runners to pretty close account, aud
Oh one occaslob, rhen case Tas od tn Il,
where the vessel uas c1easel at Havana for
New Orleans, and captured at Or near ct. AZ.
t1rcws Bar. Fla !. the master claiming tll1t his
cl,ronometer, hls eextant and quadrant were
a1l tut Of uider and TINT he lind missed his
proper recRonl1g, the Judge said this niay a|l
bave been 20 In bis case, and ret there being
LARGE ttaeon to doubt II, he deemed II better
III such caees thai ete ihnrceht cnss phou1.l
suffer tllan thai dezen rug'les .h''nlA e,,cnr'.
=, 4 tallIur unn.nai carlu'e MRS lInile OF
| Tuesday tart br thr et1hll rtsiaing echouner
| Antia, III charge Of Masters Mai" i. i. VII.
| l'aitie, .wlIo detettes iitlch .rfe,lt fur hi4
ttun, pt att1 tIfleieht avliuh. II nlpsnrs thai
Mutlay ffviI The Northwest t,lAnt ltnla, ii
n,ir uuser i,atbUr, attracting thr atlapelvus Nf
thp sstffte lt,al aia ntlaek Mas llt"ntl"t tslun
thrln. Ilu Ani'k pAtsihK "lIt nt"nt lIEa
tlne, waa 4tgllR,i. fam tlr lis'tt aud tn
es.'s: "ss = 81. ~ sana ;,%s" "r !t w. y '. =. H' s
l,!'s9ft, ahll VI urH luug tl ,s', sassr,1 lnllrs
uf whlri MRs aiming ihe ksya IN tls amsIl
'lat, "ilet" h's men ~e1s o'"nn"li"t to T4.ln
nnlt drag lllelr tutAt, La NJ iHhHt. usrrllsnluh
5 sF Ss f. a. S .pt pa',yh 1yhR'"asEt R'f"'"E :" "S 10 's y
and mlts, rlnlmlnK 70 be lron. !tasann, and
bnnr.l tn thu nlan land rf lI,rIda. Thu
ltnslrr Of tis party IL John i,nkua, mn old rr4.
lient Ut this csa.l, mid faml!nr viii, osery
truok MD .Ms,,. Wi,en captured tho tiiui,
This IL n hto.lrf uf Jafhts DnAte VIII, 20
successfully capturo,l t1ln stralner 1tust,n, II
ftw days stuce, In tie Atletti.pri, mil destroy.
irK n bark. nsado gM'd his ercapo to Mo,'s}o
with tle s1ra1iler. Forfons satl ntlna1nsr.t
trndtnE 10 tt.ula.c iho rntetr'iso sf,ha otfsr
aud stvti1u desirable YesH,l fun our !larttor,
md ~ ht successfully captured r,< fishing
snnrks TINT WRIT Ushtd 1nfr. III lhr cas!l
stngc of tho wat. atM.t Tho watcTa Vt thu
'fnlhrn n, Rna that wls'.eMl any pretended
eoininisElun ~ u nnNsl o.lltsr OF thu fuhafs,
NJ hero Inst sa..ss geeA Esa,on viii !'s souaA
fur retaining tim mill tho MIR IL Over,
Tbs llttlc EHhl&'at kttasAeF J4atltl3r, Capt.
Ledsgn, capture nn1 brought III an Tuesday
tstt Tho sldop RetawrsEn, With full cargo ot
Wines, liquors, culleo, ,alt aEd copper atcan,
,,lpet. fstna Havana, This sloop naa been
here before a. psjxe, and lett :hls port Just
aYe weeks previous TO hor 1ecaptura and ro
; turn. She was taken west OF Tor1ugas. bonuf
probably to the Fior!dA coast, aud will b, con
den.Ecd, The jasmine Was On her way It
rvnsncola as tender to tbs feet there, ant
steamer all day, but could not overhaul her
A fine prize has Just been captured ant
brought 10 By the gnnboat steamer +. r. Guy
lcr, Capt. JeHett. From officers Of the Guy
Ter lcaEn these particulars: On Sunday List
they Chased steamer for many hours, dn1in:
| which thty were constantly throwing oyeg
! beard bales OF cotton, they think to the num
Der Of 800; and night approaching, she WI
: erabled to etcare among the Florida Key
northeast OF Tortugas. The Cnyler was pu
on q circle dnrirg the night, With the inten
ton Of securing tie drifting cotton the CON
. ing day, hut the weather btlng boistcrous All
sea rough, they were unable to accomplish
, anything until near night, when the watch re
ported q steamer with black smoke. The Gus
Ter was beaded for 1t, and. after pretty Sc
we're cbaee, captured the Knte Dale Of Mobile
! | with eight hundred bales Ct cotton, one hun
. drel Of which were thrown over in the chase
. She is coed vessel and built for river nav
. lsation, and was sailing With the rebel nag
ard the three hundre bales thrown over; we1
, left game for somebody else, and may b
! brought in here yet. Her name has been q.
! | ctrtaiued to be the Alabama.