Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-11-03
FROM NASSAU.

THRoUau the polteness of Captain MOORE, of the
steamship Virginia. We have fe of Nassau papers to
the 18Th Instant
Wenake some extracts from the Nassau Guardian.
That pap of the date Of the Is instant coutGiCs the
allowing account of the tockade running steamer
Lizzie:
The steamer Lizzie arrived from ENGLAND via Berncld
Island in co.seq of Bermuda bang still iiteoed
port. passage from Bernud4 vas made in the rhor
is described in me IuRtrated Eden News " Inc Glh
This steamer has hsen built, Clyde, for the rur
pose runBog the blockade Cf the pos o. The Ionedef
ate states Of America Inc Vesse III s. sntSoae 10 anls
sE>ed. The udng Of sch vessels has deVel ped large
lie LIZZIE wss Iaunchtd few weeks ago. the build
rgyad of messrs henderson, GoooFDE 30 st kenfrt "
Glsgow. She mad been built 80 the oraer OF NJ W.
O. Deeiev, Of Liverpool. When completed rke tock OF
boasd a select party for shor cruise down The
performances was lar beyond the expec:ati OF
her builders ard OwLers it gave the T1sst salts
faction every on board The speed throu9oQ va
twenty hour and that was IA 1ntalned with
the greatest This speed ID "a me eN
peTlence OF steam-naVlsaton; ne steamer 0i "n-tEi
size wing maintained aspeed equal TO this Itte Ves-e
Ihe principal 81 dnn6 oi g r. AZ out zoe to rr
tonnage Her engines the builders patent diagGIGl
% oscnDg piinoP' p and veTca tn uar
boilers. The same builders have several steamers on the
sooks intended Tor The same tadei am all Ut Them cal
culated for high rate OF speed.
From the Guardian OF the sam3 date we learn that
the steamship Matagorda was captured about the lon
ult by a Federal cruis,r aud taken TO Key VEST
She was bOnnd from Mobile to Havana with 900 bales
OF cotcn 200 Of which were thrown overboarI during
tne chase.
The British steamer Josie, Thompson, from New
York ostensbly for Havana, put into The Delaware
Breakwaer on the evening OF the 10Th Instant, and
coaei. A seaman deserteu from ter and informed
INSPECTOR of customs Vi her character who overhuuled
md baIl lv hpED UrIZ I'm
med atey after the officer ltE her she hCisttd British
COlors and went to sea.
The reblion in St. Domingo is irrepressb.e The
Spanish army accompshts little or nOthICg against
the Insurgents and tie troops are rerisbing from tie
Climate 1he Span:ards attacked San CtIatObel but
were repusd aud subs1 quentIy driven from for
t.6catIons which they had been working for SIX
mouths. They lost six guns and took one. he EsuI
gents hold three forts, and keep up constant fte on
The Spanish troops AS far can lie learned, nothing
has been accomplished while the Spanish loscs have.
been very great.
From the Guardian OF the 5th We learn that the WW-
o-the. .Wisp has had q hard time of it. 1t says
The celebrated little steamer Wi-c'he Wisp arrived
at this port Sunday morning 10 very diapidated
condition She lett here on Monday, 2j1n Sept with
the in ennon Of running the blockade 10 WiImirgtOn
Du TIC inicwi"g day met wiki suc2 weather.
as seriously uptde ler progress was deem.
d advisable not to attempt to fun in Wednesday
night, the distance too 1r, but to be Cf DcWeeu
The Z Lis ana Try IL On tue IOlUWlQS GVonlng.
half-pas Thursday afternoon when within abou.
forty mills of land, sail OF the board
quarter making rapidly towards Ler. The Wilo' the
Wlsp Instantly made Cf at full speed, and was fast
leaving her pursuer wien unfortunately several of the
floats Of the port paddle whel we've carried
away ard the galley aud paddle box much
Injured. Even her present condition sue was n IRE
than match her pursuer but as il it seemed she
were destined be captured large and fast cruiser
vas discovered at short distance coming from tue
same quarter the inst, aid having in o hue win
the sun, not discerned till wi hin ing distance
The cruiser opened on her with eXcs cdngly good
aim considering the dIstaEca and after Il ing about
twenty ytwo rounds OF shell, shot and scnrapnul gave
steady pursuit Shortly after ten o'clock sea sruc1
the WIlo'the-Wiap, completely filing her d, cks wih
about t9o feet of water and giving her quite lis,
the port side.
1he Captain, with his accust tom~d presence Of mind
and cOoness gave orders TO Lave The bnl~ark5 kno Ge
away, TO allow the water tt Of This was proupt-
y 6One with oars, and the allapt little vessel deter
mined to sarmCunt every hculty, rlghtej, AID soon
e1ded her Vlgant pursuers. On Sunday lhe steam
pipe got damaged renderlUg oe OF her boilers useless
but iOtu0e favored her this time, and she maize asSau
without further chase in safety. Her arrival was
cal euated to dspel the urcerainty regarding Southern
shaus there had been news roiu tue CCnfedeFa-
cy for many days. Howeeer, the Syren arrived during
the morning relieving the minds of cur Southern friends
regarding the saety OF Wilmington.
The steamship Hope landed l. $50 bales Of Gotten Oh
her trip from Wilmington to Nass4u-we DO not know
that she has yet made than Que trip. She was
chased but not oVertaken.
In Nassau duri0g the week ending on tie 18th in-
stant Cotton sold average OF 46c per pound yet
in IN apdM 90