The New York herald., 1863-10-01
A Blockade Runner Destroyed.
OrR NAVAL CORRESPONDENTS.

USnEp STAINS STEAMER CONNECTICUT. !.
FLoCKADE or WILMINGTON, n. c., Sept. Z3, 1865
In my last scnt you brief and hurried outiire.
giving Of the chase and capture Of tho przo
steamer Juno After lying by her eg ht hours she
proceeded North in charge OF Acting Master Hopkins and
Acting Masters Mate Charles Hall. with prize crow
C insisting of ten men. The captain, j. ravs Taylor
nrst oGoer. Chas. Smith, and her boatswan, John
Chancy were sent home Ia her prisoners whilst tho
reminder consisting of three passengers thirty two
men, transferred board Of They will proba.
bly, be transferred one OF the war vessels a.
anchor oil here and sent North at the earliest oppos
tuniiy.
1hs morning sb ct Eve O'Clock black smoke was again
deserted to the soatn and east At that we wero
distant from her about sixty miles. We Immediately
gave chase and at A. NJ. we're about two miles
distant from the chase, the land not being more than
seven miles or We opened fire upon her; bat stubborn
10 the last she stl proceeded onward in The hopes OF
belchng herself. This she did ultimately some threo
miles from Rich Inset ard in almost ncred BILE
space OF time her crow, officers and las sergers
had deserted her in their boats after setting fire 10 tho
vessel. shortly afterwards 10 anchor ana
sent two boats On board OF her, IN charge Of
cutive oacer, IAcn,enant kempH, who succeeded IN
time. Every enieavor was made by them to cheek the
flames but, their endeavors proving fruiless they aban
blockade runner Phantom, one OF the successful
vessels OF the line. had small cargo we could
of the pfsonHs, passenger and Union man respecting
the Phantom / am led 4, believe that this vessel IN
owned by ihyeo called enederacy aud was intended for
prvateer, Being very after she made several
trips between Bermuda aud Wilmington. Sbe was a
beautiful vessel. and would have brought. probaby "
about $500 coo, az the lowest estimate kFrom al accounts
think she was from Bermuda. bound in In tho after
noon two boats were sent shore enemy
boats that had been haued the beach, and though
the surf had greatly incie1sci them IA whale
boat succeeded m landing The demolition boa;s
was now proceeded with Acting Ensign Wallace being
the hrst VI advance aud with his succeeded de-
stroyng two when the orcned re upon them from
behind the sand hills frirg three rounds, about twenty
seven shots, Killing one man, odnary seaman Patrick
j. DoDoiue, and woundDg slightly the Chief prineer
Alex Mc,alsland. This gentleman had n very
narrow ESCAPE, the bail cutting through his shirt and
lust grazing the pt OF his stomach Fighting of
the question: a. they greatly outnumbered u.s. and SO we
rereated IA good order q the boat aud after almost
super human efforts succeededn which al.o the beach,
ing party wercimmerscd up 70 their necks in water-in
getting away the enemy keeping up the Gre upon US uni
out Of their range iner oss we could moi asrer
tain; but one man fall after the discharge OF
piece IN the hands OF Acting Ensign W. NJ swasey A.
ten 7, NJ the United states gnboat Daylight arrived
upon the scene o. action she having been by OUT
captain The hre AZ this time had entirely subsidized upon
the Phantom, and through tho night cootnualy
hred upon the enemy and apparc1tiy withcntct Al
quarter past nine A. h on the 24th having under
way NJ seven NJ leaving the ravisht In charge, ar
rived on Wilmington deempg II advisable TO trans'er
prisoners ere we proceeded any further There repor
tha another blockade runnera large sidewhec steamer
with large paddle Doxes-s ashore Just above the
trance 10 Wilmington hsrbor.