The New York herald., 1863-09-02
The BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
CaptuTe cf Toe ,teamc,s a lce Vivian and
N-ta ~ .ae T. Sotc Arrival OF tho
keEei Prislners at This Port,
&c, So, 10.
our NAyAL conResroNpENcE


AZ sf,. u: :ust 10, 1903. !
Th'a morning, AZ twenty minutes past Ave, 70 wese
hove TO about seventy miles 70 tho eastward OF Mble
when we siehwi slsameE making black smoze. We pat
all steam and for her, and - eight A. NJ. after
mrst exciting cho o. two nours aud forty munlas, so
came mp win AMI captured tho rebei blockade runner
Alice Vivian, night from Mobile with cargo af
hse hundred aud seventy -Gyo bales OF cotton also
large quantity of rpentne. she bound for Havana
cabai but now hayc ohargd her destination and sho
goes 70 hey West. ga., u charge oG pr1o crow.
Tho Alieo ylyiaa considered tho fastest steamer
that ran The blockade of vobHe md her csxain was as
Jon shed 70 10 soto oyerhau him 80 fast II we
bad good bc9eVs, % that wo nigh, carry moderate
quaniiy q steam, would consider tho no soto 10
20 tho fastest steamer aGoat suco tho 2z,h q last
April 20 hayo captured iorr steamers and eight
schooners, al of them having valuable cargoes.
August IT. 1853
Informed you yesterday % The capture of tho rebel
steamer Alice Vivian by this ship, and row havo
tho pleasure q Informing yen Of tho capture ~ the
rebel steamer Nita formerly the Crescent We eaptared
her day, at three o'clock 7. H. about seventy miles 70
tho eastward q Mobile. sho has valuable cargo OF
quartermastcr stores. she two days out from Ia
vana for Mobile Va wli send har to Key West.
wc have thfiyavo rebel prisoners on board now
Among them 'ar Rorapd six o,herrete officers
,ared them tho Alico VIVIAN They were bound TO
Texas via havana. We viii 20 70 Key West in day or
two and deliver them over 10 tho Provost Marshal.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRISONERS.
oFFICERs OF GENERAL KIRBY SMITHS AND THE Rg.
BEL GENERAL sLAuGHrERs srAFFs AAosG THEN
CAPTURE or REBEL DISPATCHES AND DocuMENrs-
ANTBCEDENrS OF THE PRISONERS, ETC.
Lieutenant Commander Charles ]. McDougal, OF the
United States steamer Hendrix Hudson brought to this
port yesterday fortyour robei prsoncrs captured at
tempting the blockade out Of Mobile tho steamers
Aco Vivian and Na this being their fourth attempt
get to Havana. Tho prisoners delivered into the
custody Of United States Marshal Murray, and few
Of them. who were aliens, were discharged. Tho rs
ander were tho house OF detention to await fur
ther orders from Washington coooernng thcm This "
by the best looking Of that havc yet been
brought 10 this city from Rebeidom. Among them arc
MAJOR II. Borand Confederate States Army son Of tie
late Senator Boand Of Arkansas, recently Of General
slaughters stan, Of Mobile; Surgeon T. + Pratt Confeds
rate States Army, and Carlo PAs Confederate ssatss
Army, also Of General siaughter's STAIR Patti
10 own brother Of Adsina Patti, and made
most anxious inquiries af,sr his family, whom
he has heard from for lo0g Our reporter had
interview with the prisoners. and Patti stated him
that he had been In eight disesat battles including the
Arst Boil light and had served principally shs sig
nal corps Major Boriand " . Wess Point graduais, and
young gsosisman Of cniturs and rsAnsnsos. He nd
te bat svasaty felt hs peculiar position very ksenly
Another oe ~ prisoners b Captain 0sosgs Preston,
Confederate states Army, os Gen. Kirby Smiths STAR
Preston b . asphsw Of Kirby Smith, also Of ths Hon.
VIM. Ballard Prestoa time Secretary q ths Navy
Of the Uaitsd States. He was quite commemorative %
matters nearly related 70 military Subjects but nid
little regarding his capture the 10 which he bed
bssa engaged On this laser poias The gsoesa opinion
among al The prisoners seemed 70 be that tAsy had bssn
acting right although, things appeared, hope
iea cause. J. b. AcDopoush and II. Forest hsd besa
actors al tho Mobile varietIss, but hsld minor CON-
missssss - ssh~a army 70 sxs.ps sssm from ths
eooscrption. NJ b. Moses was agent fos the 6outhsrn
Express Company At Mobile, and had also held
mission In the rebel army to exemps him from the draft
Tho remainder clerks In stores and hotels,
two wore merchants, and few were ssamsn. A bag
containing letters and despaschss also delivered
Marshal Murray, and will be forwarded 10 washiagiou.
Tho nature of these papers has ansped they being
tightly scaled and addressed 10 The Secretary o he Navy
Some the prisoners represent Of the 1rst families
Of the South pslcw complete list Of their namcs-