The New York herald., 1863-03-30
Our Bca ufort Correspondence.

RxAuvcRr, N. C., March 20, 1863.
Arr,oal ofe Pr,sc Steame, NcolaS LHey Pr,uso,s At
sempss 10 Run the Bioctade--Hg Valuable Cargo of War
Aunhous-FVty TAo,sand Enfield Ryfes Among Jhens-
Dsscyhon of tie Yeasei-Reyuisses for kak,rs ne Cap.
ture Of Au WouIdte blockade Runners Cetatn-port
Royal A0airs, DC. dc
since the excitement Of tho l<th and 18Th ust caused
by tho attempt Of Colonel Pettgrcw 10 render bis
lustrous future ages by second attack Nowbern
nothing has hero worthy Of note until the
ing Of the oath inst when eyes were gaddencd by
the appearance Of large steamer entering harbor
without any rational displayed and other appear
ances which caused all feel certain the stranger
must be prizo Upon boarding her and finding old
friend command gained the following reliable par.
ticuars.
Tho steamer was the N,choa as l., q and from Liver.
pool, via Nassau 100 English twenty
years old, and built In London tho Tho
Great Eastern. Sho left Liverpool last November, and
Nassau on the 18Th INST sho has been on tho coast
before and has been driven OF from by
vglant blockading fleet there The captain says
compelled 10 give up gong In there bad ob and
then tried for wilmington, N. G.
On Saturday morning. tho 2lrt the fog lat up rhs
was discovered 70 tho iocward by the United states
Hooker, few miles 81 Little river ~. o heading up the
coast under slow steam Chase given Immediately,
u,
fearing shell might enter among his powder (of which
she has sixteen tons on bcard) and blow them all up
gether.
Among her cargo may be found among . large as-ort
snt ~ other meroh hndse ITO oasos containing 80 600
Lnneld rifles, sixteen tons powdcr &C., valued In
To total about $500 600 Her hull " good yet being built
of English oak The engine very good. The boilers
need repairs and easily eleven twelve
knots she " IN command ~ present ~ Acting Master
Alfred Evors0n, Executive cheer Of United states
steamer Victoria assisted by w. H. Mayer Acting Ensign
and J. u Webster, Engineer In charge. Acting Master
Everson may be considered one of the recipients u
fortunes favors this bong the lourh prizs
ried home, and he IN fully " tLe belief only require
few small and very rapid steamers u capture every
Sol that attempts W the blockade OF this coast lie
from New York having recently home tho brig
Minne, also prize W the Victoria
havs hoard from nearly all the ofncera this sta-
toD, from tbe highest down and they all de
string ouly fsw small stsafncrs tuit sxpfesxiy for
speed, and abe 20 70 10 under the guns ~ the fort
by day ~ our largo steamers they can aimost
insure the capture o every vessel that ad~mpte
Plses few u theeo steamers Ia command a ~
young vounie~s officers who have had good hero
service, and at pfcent 10 the naval service, instead u
parcel of"ed fogsos" and you may be shall not
be diseraoed by having air steamers laying st tho
whsrvos IN Wilmington al oos time.
Here ~e have no local news General rostsr continues
popular ever, always improving every opportanny
Our latest dates from PORT Royal have been forwarded
by the Adams Express Steamer A. DinsDore We
gret 10 learn thai the great expedition s remains
before, IN . state Of msasriy nativity All hands
are praying for Barnside and should be avs thsn you
may expect socn % so things move
We have IN plrt the United States steamers lro
qnois Nout'cslo ard Daylight, Tho latter repairing. and
the mortar schooo@r Arietts-