The New York herald., 1863-08-14
THE MOBILE BLOCKADE.

.e tion OF the Prises-rheir Arrival OF
d Mobile, De-, DC.
o OUR sfEciAL CORRESPONDENCE
UhHkD sTArEs STRAIN SLocr IAcKAwAsaA1 !
oFF MOBILE, June 21, 1se3
~ Saiuruay we we're signalled 10 get under wclei
/ - strange sail 10 the southward and eastward
sa - - ua apo..t five O'Clock, with the utmost
/ all n. dsrs''" .--..s most elergetically.
r.a !. - ast steamer that had Intellectually a,
..,... - r,r MO Mobile bat failed to make the
,rarcs ~, zoo ,,,s in ss day The chase became ve.
in the extreme particular as the steamer R. R. coyer
the most active bocxadcr IL TINS hee' was despatched
also to overhaul the prize and as so 10" oeoA ue9
all along FOR opportunity give her W. "e"' "
1t with a win, the deck hands, as well as tn. :
coal passers, taking LIVELY interest in a's
some making bets that the Cnyer would overtake US, w
others strongly urged that she could not do IT, was
trying bet that offered by the Paymasters
| Clerk, viz, of - dollars, that the Lackawanna
| would be beaten by the Cuyler before eleven
O'Clock; but he backed out. During the first watch
Of the blower belts carried away but In spite Of
this accident succeeded In carrying the best "stck
through the chase, having at time high thirty
two pounds, the engnel making sxty-two revolutions
This would not have been extraordinary il the channel
way for the blowers had not been choked with salt that
had leaked down about Of the bolts and rivets but
under the circumstances II was considered very good
Mr. Fisher second assistant made the best time with the
engines. -.
taking the reb but alas for the alsiiy human cacula
tons, the steam went down. and We were IN danger Of
ios,ng her. ., s.r saa
proved TO be the Ango-rebe steamer Neptune.
Al four O'Clock We put prize crew On board and Mr
ship You sae ussns ny feelings SsssE .6sp gan g;
A S p a oa
dressed and went deck look at the prisoners VINO
Ts ns 10 01n % sxsy
thing else. long there before orders came ior
Mr. noh' " 70 90 viz Ssrd the
aboard %ss ioeoS,ns around and preparing !. s
under tho change Of Mr. owens sailing masters
owline vas passed to u.s. with orders to keep up Wild
mentioning except mutiny among q the crew. IN
npnuSaUoe y on mi Scord This was settled Shortly viii
the slight discomfort 10 one of the marines thumb
proisinsn was struck over the head III tho butt end
large pistol, which did sy away 9th tho necessity
sn hs %ss nSs put Ssd Mss
.oosc the IncsawsuSA having sighted sr1nge sail
Ing "sx n, both a. %
hauled the rautcr, from Mobile for nayana i9adc wit
Cts bales of cotton, some Of which she ha4 foZn owe
st most ''owiey" have yet seen, lookingas II each b
been endcavorng 70 die in the last ditch for some tin
past but had failed to do They were motley crow
40 CONFESSED OF all nationates from the gl!sh down
the As.ic with large spfiEslng Of Jews who are y
oT Ahdy on tho Planter begged the men to burn Il
think that i would - better 70 read Of such fsas sb
execute them her sdvice was not taken and, as ma
sr OF course rot the Ship and the lac
beng allowed remain with husband board Of Il
p'1pser IT,. The & husosua ,a is sdosOrmnsme snknswn
~ gomery A!a who seemed much distressed at her sn
ton and asked teasuly to be put ashore at Fort Morg
Is ya;!ng IF tho lady was sincere in hsr grid pity he
but ayipg seen 50 many demonstrations Of ike chara
lite Ter am forced TO believe she pulling the wool
unsophscated visual organs She four lar
ON trunks ed with trimmings Of different kinds, which
rk protested at first were unmade dresses but which
afterwards acknowledged speculation In Dix
e she said she had been living in New York for about
ed and half but have since been informed that she
fell the Charleston blockade within three months past
OF our ocers was 60 much affected by her distress th
ne enclosed hfty dollars in note and handed II To b
er Just before leaving the Nepture She is said to be
ds some OF the rcbs worth when at Home dout
We'll to resume the thread Of my discourse, after
prize rs & under Mr. Van voornss our snssn
Iackawanna towing the Planter and Planter
a ssgsa IL SpSas. y. There
by some means sos possession q more liquor Tho sh
aboard. Those who created the alarm are sent on TO
put IN double irons TIL an investigation be had
prisoners are on the Lackawanna her crew being armod
tne cen 70 prevent rising among tho prisoners, VIII
or l WatCnlng
The lamps trimmed watches set and ali hap
In prepared for lively time; but storm springs up, whc
causes our boat to leak the pumps Won't work bein
choked with no COAL and unenviable condition OF
Ing cnsues Fisher goes down into the bilge and stand
up TO his waist in water till no gets the bge pump
operaton but that only Lasts short time Tor 1t agai
becomes choked and working is then ha
TO the bige injection, which has the desired effect
All night we worry along, with the expectation tina
el morning VIII bring relief, the being dowr
q ser anu having oeen passing coal and hrng ~
not hvng mad more than few hours rest since comm
II aboard.
We wore destined to be disappointed for the storm IN
creased parted the hawser that held Paner
and had TO hoe row. We got along tolerabl
wen, being able to keep the ship clear, and on
ID storm She an iron vessel long
built in GLASGOW In 1861 and is fitted with inclined en-
has made twenty two knots the Clyde; her engines
were built by r. Napier Son. There Is trouble
boiler and, matter Of course, fires are hauled h,
water getting low and means Of getting In The
boiler The storm sti lasts without aGaug night closes
In and oil three ships stop with their heads to the wind
and lay TO all night Fisher relieved me for foy hours
and went and turnedin This the most fearful night
Of all but, ovcrcme with a,guo laid down and slept
!. as calmly as " bad been at home in bed was
waked once or twice by the striking tho ship and
sS S sns %s. i. a q. Ss sThs hs,
me end was not yet The next morning s,eered or
Mobile but another storm coming up had 70 change
= course ana stand on " sea ngan. Thus put all
u day and at night shaped the cetagain
n On Thursday night, whom came in, passed under
kept on 70 tho osspeo who bad ali Of her guns trained
another storm broke devoted heads and rolled and
a1ssS sneSSr asns s9 sn. When
res were banked and volunteered 10 stand watch -
lhe men and Fisher we're completely up. had been
upsince i've in the morning.
city Intelligence.
!. CHARGES of DrrRAuriSo rur GovyRxxrNr-otbn,e, Ne
Forest Colonel Of the New York First Harris cavalry