The New York herald., 1863-11-19
THE BLOCKADE.
EsOsps Of . sew York Vessel sro m cap

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ture.
no ship Mary Bentley, Captain Clark, arrived al This
por, en- saturday last from hatanoro We learn that 90
attempt was 70 hsvs been BY Southern sy mpathers
IN thAs city capture her after she bad proceeded 10
sea- Timely ipfsvnasioO u shs ssegn having been cor
ysyod " he sLJerers Of be vessel ard aso 10 Captain
Clark, The attempt was happily defeated By Captain
ClaPh's prudence.
The vessel solectod 70 mako The capture vas small
schooner owned BY Mr. Bell, and armed with two siz.
Founders, and which, After running the blockade some
tune previous, had come up tho river RIO DEL Norh,
wbere ber captain shot . quarrel short time
before The Mary Bentley ready for sea this schooner
wb Oh the biockadeunder another name, but which
called The ST. Jago de Cuba dropped down from
her former anchorage and commenced tah ing 10 ballast
ibe Texan side Of The river.
Al sx O'Clock Friday morning, Oct 10, Capt Cafh,
being ready for sea, began 10 make the customary
preparations getting under weigh, when the schooner
immediately eot under weigh and proceeded 10 sea before
him This suspicious crcamsLAce, coincdpg with The
Captains previous informatio3 Induced hm, especially
tho weather not favorable, not 10 proceed 70 Sea-
Al tho time he kept close watch The scbooDers
movements AZ two p. NJ on the same day she wGs seen
from The masthead Of the Mary Bentley hove 10 under
double reefed Canvass after which she cst eight o.
e me Gays ocore tne NARY bcntey kaheo tbe Neptan
COMMUNICATED what be had hoard 10 the captain Of the
United States Runboat then IN the oarboT Ep she had
coal, her captain desired him 70 wait urt the arrival
gpnboat This Capt Carb did not DO, the
delay would have been groa'. He therefore proceed
cd TO Sunday movnng, October 10, aud arrived
safey in this harbor on Saturday last
We sub;oID Capt Clark's siaiement-
eTArENEET OF CAPTAIN CLARK, or rms sH,P kARy
BENTLEY, OF NEW YORK. AND Last fRos hATA-
About three weeks previous leaving the port ~ hata
noros informed by mo Union men Of Bagdad that
there was TO be schooner n,led out from me Texan 'de
Of the river 10 try and capture my vessel after put 70
sea- From time 10 time l received more information,
which confirmed ,he same was told that schooner,
owned by Mr. Bell, named the 81 Jago de Cuba, which
was anchored taking 10 ballast the bar the
Texan sde Of the river would make the attempt she
armed with two six Founders: but cannot say bow
many men she had board. She also provided
with papers from General Bee, Of Brownsville which
stated thai my vessel had the blockade and
titled TO sell her cotton at any port under q Deura gag
This latter Information was given 10 my charterers On
Friday morning. October 49, when started 70 get under
weigh she snchor and proceeded 10 before Com
parng what had beard with this circumstance, deemed
y not pradsn! to get under weigh, the wind at the
O'Clock A. NJ the morning OF Friday october 10. The
wind blow fresh. and the schooner st
IN sight from the masbead, hove 10 under double Ieeed
canvas The wind increasing that night and next day,
determined remaining at anchor. saw nothing more
Of The pont AZ strong was setting norhw ard at
that place I'm the Sunday following got under weigh
and ved ~ safety nj this port
had my wheel and front o. cabin barrcaded with my
deck and determined 10 have set the ship
Ore socoer than she seond be srp,ared T., n owvro
Of the ship Mary Bentley, OF New York.
Important TRANSFER or Prisoners.
TIM WAR DEPARTMENT TO HAVE CHARGE OF BLOCK.
ADS RUNNERS CAPTURED BY ARMY TRANSPORTS.
H. w. wood, Captain Of the Margaret and Jessie.
prize steamer recently captured by the Fulton, C. W.
Craig, SECOND officer; ". T. Dote, prrser, and VIM.
wsiherton passenger the steamer were yester
day the custody Of the War Department
BrigsheP General Candy receiving the prisoners from
United States Marshal Murray and transferring them 10
Fort Lafsyssts.
Ins the hyst proceeding Of this kind that has taken
place thia district. All prisoners captured In an ~
tempt 70 violate blockade have heretofore been held
BY The United States MARSHAL under general order Of tho
secre,ary Of Navy The Margaret and Jesse, how.
ever was captured by the United States transport
Fulton, which, bong an army transport, 10
claimed that the prisoners above taken belong
70 tho War Department. Hereafter all parties
taken vessels captured violating the blockade by
army Transports will be held undor tho War Depart
nen. and will be Immediately turned over % their ar
rival ths port and be considered prisoners OF
This viii make but little difference in regard to the ulii
mate disposition Of the prisoners in either case they
wai be consigned 10 one Of the forts.
Captain Thomas w. Pierce, captain 10 the Ordnance De-
partment, rebel States Army, who was captured
the Robert r. Lee, and notice Of whom appeared In
tho Hx,ip few days since also turned over to the
custody Of sbe War Department by Marshal Murray and
Will bs heds exchange. Nothing Is known relative 10
the ob,ec, Captain Picrce's visit abroad. He was
ordered on very suddenly having time only 10 got on
beard the steamer which he II 10 supposed,
however that he empowered TO select and purchase
soppiies for his department.
Arrival or Prtzsa ~ Boston.
BosroS. Nov 49, 1893.
The blockade Cornuba before reported captured
on wimingtos, arrived TO night.
Another blockade runner, supposed 10 be the Lee,
from tie same place, i reported below.
HcmAxp Losr, Cape Cod Nov. Is, 1858.
Passing In City OF Bath, from Alexandria and
priae steamer Ela.
The Paeine Railroad.