Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-29


it he wanted more two casks would be thrown over
board for him to pick up. To this he made no reply
so we presumed be had enough to last him in.
Later il the day steering east by south, we fell n
with the schooner Spokene, Of Maine bound to New
ork with cargo of laths. She hoisted the United
States q az as we came up, and ordered to heave
to. Lieutenant Denton boarded, and alter removing
chronometer ana charts, cut away the NJ SITS and scu
tied Der.
Two hours after-about O'Clock P. M-captured
brig Blow, of Seem Massachusetts, loaded, Also with
laths The capaips Of these two vessels were cousins
and bad sailed from port together keeping close tc
each other up to the time OF their capture The Bow
[ was burned
ct 6 O'Clock saw schooner on her port.bow COMING
Oh towards u.s. This was the Il. E. Packer of Penn
sylVania, bound to Boston with LOAF OF coal. Cur
decks cow very much crowded with prisoners
in consequence, tie schooner bonded for $40 0OO
and they put on board She had va liable car
go besides coal.
| After leaving her, steered northeast By east.
Daring the night a steamer passes, as supposed by
her lights to be Federal cruiser. We we're not
Seen.
AUGUST 18th 1t was scarcely daylight before two
| sail reported, and in few moments both were
alongside One English vessel which, OF course,
could rot touch the other, the baque Genaron, OF
1homaetOn, Maine, from Glasgow TO New York, with
Il cargo OF pig iron. THIS 6ne, new barque with
splendid spars and double topsai yard. he captain
had his wife board, "a brave good woman,- and
female servant There two passengers in the cab
iermagan ard very Cfsneiva 10 all on board. Her
tongue idle and her time about equally dVi-
ded between abusing Der husband, who bore il like
Iamo, and distributing testsments and tracts among
ouC men. TIE art OF clakiDg everybody dsageeabe
carried to perfection with this horrible woman, aud
the seedlings she gave the poor captain, who was tied
to her apron string, struck every dumb with aston
lshment. ihe LAST act OF revenge on the poor man
just she leaving the side, when the old LADY, in
fit OF anger, tore eff hor bonnet and threw it in
the sea-
We 60 lantity Of mess stores from the Glenaron
lew uxuries some hams coop of chickens, and two
pigs After removing al things Of immediate service
U.s. Lieutenant Ward had her scuttied, and he Sank
| rapidly. Beio:e out Of sight she went down
ny the head and sank fore beneath the 1t
seemed pity &c destroy such noble craft cad look
| ed upon our work with
spoke OF III re-. Waits, the Captains wife. She was,
indeed brave, sweet woman and bore her losses with
out murnur and at the time, the tauns OF tn
other emsle. Ooy once did she give way her feel
ngs aud then when speaking OF their oss IL connection
With her children.
"Poor fellow" sid she, locking fondy towards her
busoand he has been going to for thirty years. and
all his earnings in this ship. We saving for
our dear little children at bome-fve OF them
then her eyes filled with tears and single drop trcked
down her still fair cheeks She said tha since tie b.
ginning OF the war; SIZE bad read with hoi Of the suf-
rlng OF the noble Virginia ladies and Only wished her
loss might do them good. This and similar sympa
timing expressions, together with little abuse OF LIN
the LlntIpDe threatened report the
! the moment they arrived 10 New York.
| About O'Clock, captured the schooner Lamot
| Du PODt, OF Wilmington, Delaware from Glace bay,
| Caps Breton, with Goals tor New York.
Wiio The schooner IVES being fred, Russian barque
passed, aud bargaiDed with him to tke the paasen-
gers into port The ba qle had three iour hundred
German engrants on board, the males. Undoubtedly,
| destined fer the Yankee army.
1 should have remarked yesterday that soon after the
burning OF the Aariatic the "22" being nc Icnger of
| use to was destroyed.
! We fen sai Ia the evening, hut far away and
out OF curse. Ihay all small, aud had foreign
look. Ii is very easy 20 distinguish American from
EDghsh or toreg built vessel By the shape and rig
Captain w God WAS never mistaken to my knowledge
ftom single glance, to tell the nationality ola ship
| This beng Saturday night, one week nom our de-
patture FROM W Ilmogton We sum up tE2 week work
and fad thee have destroyed ship, three
ba.q lea three briggs aud eight schooners-fteen sail
Win these tax upwards of two hundred prIs-
oners exclusive OF the hundred and sixty three pas
sengers on the Adriatic. They all paroed pa-
cial copy being made Ut for eacn man.
Finding This diary Will occupy much space than
anticipated am forced to divide it between this
and subsequent issues. Tas ends the first seven days
of cruise and OF the second week will speak 10 my
next Letter. BOHEMIAN.
Tn. E"sr~' e. cs the Tallahassee into Wilmington,
Forth Carolina.
A letter to tie NV York Herald, from Beaufort
North Carolina gives Inscription OF the running into
Win: ngton OF tie Confederate cruiser TaIahasee-
It says
On the night O. the 25th inst, at twenty mnu tes
past ten, Captain PheloD; commanding the gunboat
Monticello while 4 sing off New Inlet discovered
steamer standing for the shore under full head of
steam. He Immediately ordered all men to quarters
aid when about five hundred yards distant, challenged
her, but ELECTED no reply second challenge met
BY silence and BE directed that package of nine inch
grape should be presented to the mysterious stranger
Ihe arrival of the grape at its destination ssccr
tanned by peculiar sound caused by contact with re-
sisance and there to doubt that the side
Of tie boat received it. The stranger then replied by
returning shell Of large calbre, which passed between
the foremost end manmast of the Monticello, explo-
ding on the other side without pficng any dem,ge.
Captain Phelon became more earnest, and sent
thirty FOUNDER SHE'LL to which reply made in grape
striking almost under the stem of the Aoatcel0. The
Monticello then opened with nireinch and thirty
popuder ste, short fuse but disappointed at re-
Giving shots in return, and then tor the first time
discovered that the stranger had suddenly disappeared
During the engagement, rebel battery Of WhitWorth
guss, s2on.d the shore at point mile or so dis
tant, ktp upa constant fire. directed against the Mon
ticeI'o bat, Fortunately Going damage though fire.
quentiy coming very close.
The steamer apparently made of from tie shore in
direction southeast, aud Captain Phelon followed the
beach in the hope that be sht again intercept her
The battery the shore till continued its fire, but
with 10 gr< at ef-ct.
From the first moment Of discovering the strange
craft, the Monticello commenced to throw rockets
signals understood by the of feet distant over
eight miles from the scene oil acCn-and continued
keep item appred of the condition Of affairs Al about
IL p m Communication was established between Capt
Pnelon aid senior Cficer Gleason, who had made all
speed TO reach the OF coEtee DeemiDg furtt
search IN the dark to be feeble it abandoned and
vigorous lookout Was kept up by all the feet during