The New York herald., 1863-06-05
CAPTURED BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
The steamer Cuba and Her Cargo,
valued st 100000, burned, sc.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF cArrAIS WALKER, or THE
STEAMER DE sofa.


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The following report has been received by Secretary
Weics-
UsirEp srlna Sur In soro !
GtIs or Nrxlco, May IL, 1868
SIR have the honor 10 inform yon that yesterday at
noon. discovered The smoke of steamer and stood for
IT, soon after we made the steamer and pressed after
10 the very extent OF our power AZ six r. NJ she stop
ped two boats pushed of ronl her carrying her ON
and Immeda atey lowered and took of The
steamer boats aud her PRINCIPAL officers as security for
the lives OF my own men, aud then boarded The steamer
As soon as the boats had got along do Of her the ames
burt out as had anticipated, when hoisted the
call" Afterwards having had the that there
was no ngor of her blowing up wont enough
the burning ship To lead our hose on board Bnt al ef
forts T. suppress tho ames unIyainy 3ni by
srt tie famous confederate ship Cuba sunk beneath tie
waters Of tho gnlf IN latitude Is ~ lengtudc 81 5s
II estmaIed uron reliable auh0riy that the clrgs Of
tho Cuba worth Ia Havana nearly 500 COO and II
landed IN Alabama would have been worth from million
u million and quarter.
have bcr oihcefs and board and shall doly
Them o. tho Gust dy of the authorlios at Foy West
am SIR, very respectfully your obedient servant
=, Wh w WaLh X, tnptain United statcs Navy.
Hon Gipros wEIlr Secretary Of Navy, Washington.
Capture or the British sIoop Jsstinm, the
spastsh steam mcr Union, the Brisish
steamer Eagle. the Rebel sIoop Crazy
jane, tho British Brf IN ntine Comet,
the Rebel sIoop Ciarinds, she Rebel
schooners Juniper, A. q. Hodge, OIIv.r
=. Breexe and Sea Lion, Sc.
WAsnlSCIoS. June 4. 1893.
The United States gunboat Toga under date or April
-, reports the capture. atty miles Il Little Bahama
Bank, of the British registering soop Jostpa she had
no flag but tho captain admitted that he thrown al
English and rebel nag overheard during the chase She
had on board eight bales Of cotton
Tbs United sta,cs steamer Nashville reports tho CAP.
ture on May 10 of the spanish steamer Uniob Of and
from Iavona bound 10 Mobea tagboat u one hundred
and fifteen tons, built IN Philadelphia and recently sd
at Havana az towboat She bad assorted cargo Of
considerable value.
Tie United States steamer Ootorara reports the seizure
On the 22d ut OF tbs English Eagle from Mas
san, ". r., osionsibly bound 10 a. Johns ~ D. with
cargo OF assorted merchandise. she s an iron paddle
wheel schooner rgged seamer Of hundred and orly
tons burthon.
The United States gunboat TabomA captured TIE shop
crazy Jane On the sth ult Ia Tampa Bay, oaicd With
i1rpentnc and cotton.
The United states gInboai KsnawhA captured on the
18Th Of May the British brzantss Comet With an sasort
ed cargo.
On the 2eth of April the unod statss steamer e soo.
captured the schooner carinda from Havana This vessel
n sapIssed TO be belonging Tho United states
which was seIzed by the rebels at the commencement
u the
Tho United States steamer coorado reports that tho
gunboat kenaebec oaptnred on the 4th of Nay the
sebcooer Juniper from Havana bound 10 Noble win az
assorted cargo.
The Huntsville reports tho capture the Ish n Nay
Of the Confederate hooner A. J. Hodgs Of Noble IRON
ssssao, bound rebel port with az sssofisd earso
The United states flagship Magnolia report. iio -ptgfe
BY the lender Of that vessel u tho sohoossr Oliver
Bts %.
The United states ffzAls Corado sapiare1 on The pib
Df May the schooner s,a I'm, from Mobile bogua 20
Havana, with q cargo Of Z7Z Jales q ottoo