New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-23


TArec steamers ran in a week ago last Monday, aud
two out the SATURDAY. alter and cao left the bar viii
sae Douro, which not having been heard Of probably
euEcsdcd in getting 10 sea Thn week, 10 far IA 'o
moon is concerned is very favor able to their ss'erprse
and t.so or thre moc may be expected out soon They
sometimes taso passengers in the case ef this Ger
man prisoner, who pay for tbir passageto Nassaa s
IN specie c~ 81 100 its equivalent, Ia Confederate
bonds.
This blo saJc running business has tcen avery lu'rh
tive one e. private parties many poor men h@ ing made
themselves enormously wealthy by -not In Coneder'
ate scr3 tu, r. specie The employees Of tnese outlaw
merchants 40 AL paid In American gold whether paid
al amingtIn or Nassau.
Tasse prisoners hid more gold =: their pockets With
.Srs;ovprnmeuts samp upon il than bss been handled
b. .ny ofats defenders for many day, and they were
ti, no VIE reluctant TO show it. The Confederate CO.
Jrnment is abJrt stopping blockade running as ri'
a,e I'm, mess and v III nouopn, itssf Even no' no
s.arne. is allow =. To leave Wilmington without hs ng
II certain mar, et lis cargo Confederate cotton ih,se
vessels carry 40 gun. and change their naiises Ire
| .ueHily
There ara tr.o iron clads At Wilmington intended on
n g.. river s,.d haIbor defense They draw t'o mu'h
safer 10 r. over the bar ard asc too impr'c'y COZ
l,tructed e, w. in \ sea ordinarily heavy.
The Nanscrond is en;7;led :, the whole or~dit m th'
lestruction Of the Douro,. other bockad'r knowing
ANYTHING Il the matter ;il n'r morning NY 'n"rh""'
has said - much in praise % this little ,unbo" tha'
voud Ike 10 devote paragraph or two % her hr'oE.
She has been on the ,5orl}e but weeks, and ha
unaidcd driven agrsind lcnr Port Fisher the inf-
pow crfal Rebel friscas-p the coast of North or"
lima large side Hhoi steamer called at present '"'
Eugenic wLlch she intercepted in her passage ost q
Washinston- Tb, R''.ls after few days' succeeded
in getting her of bu,, s1oh disabled condition tha
she has b'rn laid gp NJ llmngion -pp'drinc AMI vi
lot be fit for sor scmc weeks yet The SaEscmon'
also chased the Vsnur.o within a mic Of ToTt Fisher
putting sbos int her those prisoners acsnovl
edge and lastly she destroyed tbs Douro ~ thor
oughly that she has fallen places Three Of ihcs'
seven weeks ha- hen olsigc tospend m ihn haFlN
coalins and repairing. She h-s done more damage L
the Reb.l oanse than any Other be,Aador of Wilming
ton except the Cornecticut. which IL gunboat MANY
times her and armament
For hcr efficiency the Goser1mea, is INDEBTED 20 III
energy daring AMI Vigilance Of hcr officers, hr-; amons
whom In ability as Wcl Hs r"-ior is her commander
Lieut.. Il II. Lamson a. young o'ilcer IN tho reg ih
service who fr gallant --rvs's On the Ma riun'
River la.t Spring las rcrv.i ssrh Letters oi speca
CONNIE nda,ion from the. May Department - ordinary
naval ofhoors are viii lns " retire upon From M
sccne II hs bravery hh vss-s' receives hc, name He
service IN the MA D. squadron I her hrs IN tie
| She wns bought a fc,s months ance In fewSorf b,
the Navy Department. and ansi up in Baltimore
great deal ape sed Of la on account II her rn
usual speed. b, In siis parsoalar shs ha. proved
failure She v4s not infrDled tr such rFcc "a she ]
now engaged in and th~ weight 81 her sg,i arInareI
IL s,oae sufficient 20 scruy hss eupsIio.y n the mat
,or ~ l.~;nr,. In addition T. this .hs has duseo,''
vital x.akEsssfs Of shish shov not ssspeced whei
purcha,cd y,r Botu iths,aIiir. thesc feos sho ha
earned hcrs,n name blo had.r TIA; many older
ars.r and siaucAsr vessels have stil Ia sri,e for.
On Tu.sdsy -ast fos Rehek could BE- seen pro~lias
.roaui III. wreck of the Dovro They fred one shot
lreu field piece fbc sssr'ond as slo ~as passing
Goose by ih. wreck II 80 Dono. .iiH 70 the south
ward stands tic ~r.os of The De. and tLey both b,
snsges,oi, and TED. Tie whole story Of thi'
war as ~ II "a 81 the scrsi-c this far o! the gallant
little Nan s~nsDnd. or sh, gave and reNved her hfs'
shots for our country a, ih, Distinction Of ho one and
her ssi At c dcsusciion 81 tie cher Nay this not b'
the cpd of l,Sr ilsioTy. fhiNiH