The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-28
Oar Newborn Correspondence.

NEwBkRN, n. c., Jan. 20, 1863
Guncoat Columbia Aground OF Wilming,on-7ae Retel
Burn Her, and Capture Y~elu officers ind nIh
Aen-Loss Of the Schooner Wing, ,oin Ten Thousand
Dollars Wcrth Of S,atcy Uoods-"KonedYs Para,ytic
Linmeu," an Old Fiend IL a iyeo Drea-cou.-
te,7eas-A DESCRIBING Complement, DC. W.
On Thursday last the United States gunboat Columbia
ran aground on Masonboro Inlet, the blockadng
Heet of Wilmington, N. c. The captain, eleven other
officers and thirty OF her taken prisoners
But officer escaped The rebels seeing our gunboats
approaching to her assistance set her fire. she was
totally destroyed No lives lost False souudings
given by the heavDg the lead tho cause Of the
disaster.
About four O'Clock yesterday afternoon the schooner
Wing, loaded with from ten to fifteen thousand
dollars worth OF suffers stores, struck one OF the
"Yankee catchers,n about i've miles from here and
instantly sank. The escaped Two horses SWAN to
the rebel side, but captured and restored 10 the
owners. Tho yankee catcbcrs" all yes
sells running these waters. They composed Of two
three santng spas secured to platform of logs This
platform is loaded with stones and sunk The heads
spars pointed with ron within foot Of The surface
a vessel striking Of these forces it per
pcncuur position Ind often las in the prcson, casc)
passes completely through the vessel, thus rendering
certain learn that these Yankee catchers
ha Ell been removed from the channel by vessels,
and ooshly sli irtne seutI xa,sl when the constant
haye iust been shown a "paiont medicine" called
AonDedy's Parelytic .Linmentn very popular medi
cine in the army. i is manufactured in iens lvana and
Kentucky, from tho produre OF the corneds This medi
cine warranted to cure 81 kinds q rheumatism bruises
burns and fact, nearly every disease that man is heir
to- Scores OF Recommendations are given as TO It's won
derul power in curing the several diseases enumerated
the paper, aud the inventor IeeIingly SAYS, Give
trial and send TO your afflicted friends Unlike other
rheumatic medicines rs taken inwardy in less
quantities, To suit the taste Of the patient. Its effects
sometimes udicrous at others il creates partial paray
HE lutm has hprp gEly Inv rpypn an.
thortcs as Il occasionally produces nslbordnation n
the rank and file The rebels have long known the
article under another name. using 10 mixed with gun
powder Ia fact Kennedy 4 araytc iniment Is very
superior quality Of good old rye whiskey:" Large
quantities ~ il have been seized and contlscatcd.
The readers ~ the HERALD should be careful how they
take Canada money, there several coltoricits
aioat IN the army, and bills issued Of think me Mer
chants Mechanic Rank Of Montrcal-no bank exist
inr o that name II rs supposed that the OF this
money anew that the bills would easily be detected in the
north, aad thought the army good nca - operate in.
some arrests have been made suffers OF the de-
nomination of tive ten twenty vc and iy also
| being extensively countoricied was ~ one Of the
stores in THIS city yesterday when soldier purchased
some article Offering for payment of "Dbbe's Ten
Cent uekete lis that ono Of piDhes tickets" asked
the proprietor Of the his clerk. Yes why yi
was the answer. why cos there's colntcr'es EN-.
nhhlc's got two and the couu,erci,s Amt got
you've got be mighty keerfI said the store.
koeper, or you'll 81, sold, sarian.,'
date OF January tons the pronp'ness snd eli.
cheney with which uuaftermnstcy Bowen OF rcaugort,
dsfhar c his duties n rendering asst g the Son.
while aground Shackeliord shoals - importan,
this service that Commander Worden. on Thursday
last sent captain Bowen the following letter Of thanks
| lSrup Srius s'IE.aEs MoNTAuk, .
Iig.rroRr, y. e., Jar. 10 1893. !
captain J5'N y howsS, Acting ouarter'nas'cr, Reau-
| Tort n. c.
pfhR SiH-l cannot leave this anchorage without ex.
pressing o. you my grateful acknowledgements for the
prompt and valuable service you rendered this vessel ~
sending the two stcainugs unlcr your control 10 her
slstancc ~ the 9TH nst whca she grounded entering
this hatlor without that assistance s. promptly ron.
detod should not have succeeded IN getting her soa
|
iariy ~ your row y W tho preparation OF tbs ship
nefyite aud for your uniformly courteous bearing. hes
leave w oner yon my warmcst thanks and my shes
| Tor success aud prosperity Very truly. yonrs.
| JOHN I. WUl.uLN,
Commander lniici states Navy. CONG Nonttrt
| EN'tahle answer returned by apaif Bowen