, 1864-11-15
Exciting Chnse OF a Blockade Run
ner-.Spccd Of tho Osccola.
Correspondence of the N. 7. T1ibunc.1

Correspondence OF the n 7. Tribune
On BoARD U. 8. STEAMER OscEoLA, AT)
:" SEA, Lat s.. .25 n, Lon: 1913 y:
stearning along at six knots an hour, with
q pleasant breeze blowing, and but very lit
TIC motion to the water, the morning was
merging into noon, when IN hour before me,
rldian, " Sail ho p was shouted from the
mast head: Where awaya" was tho re.
All the gaeses s we're s'on fufned IL tat direc
ton, and the sail was soon made ont to be q
schooner. While trying to astertain more
clearly her appearance and course, the ex-
citing. cry of "Black smoke ahead on
the atarl,oal bow" drew attention
ner, or Rebel pi1ate. Z The cSief DIAaL engineer
was at once directed to crowd on all steam, y
and the 0sceo1a hauled up in chase When
first seen at 1l:15 q. NJ, The smoke was at
1east fifteen miles Distant sn4 night ahead
making stern ehsse Of 4, Tflch L always
daylight left, and It VAS problematical wheth-
er We could oyertake her by dark unless the
Osccola proved much the EAstest vessel. Con-
fldent In the speed Of his SLIP, Capt. Clitz de-
tc1mfned to press the chase to the utmost,
hoping to get near enough to her to be able
to follow her after dark, and feeling certain
that she would do her best to outru1 him un-
til night gave chance for escape. The &C.
quel shows the soundness Of his Judgment.
From speed of six knots an hour the Os-
eco1a jumped to twelve, and then to thirteen
s.ts,s1a s,na .s naa uni
tults nrts,.n 4G,utns 1aE S,en ca A. was n1teen
s,nane ~ annt,.in "t ta,,.a5 ~ tIos a9
been discovered by the stranger, but then the
volume Of black smoke increased until It be-
came perfect cloud, showing that she was
oIa ,,,pno-e 1sa;,t- 49, ~, .niicd nIss oAoIA
cna1 thc;r 1ocE snoa,e f. 4iofn1r ~ s;ha so.t ~
INN distances wills onr cgniaara ,,a;rst ons
threcitc cna] make huf 1;t+ie # anv 't an3o1.a a
and tiat T harI1y T distinruisIable M @ The I1he az
could mi baye i'een nie9santer If or;lnrad a.
fhc nccasion and iha 90 a5n;rah,o for ,ono ~
viii tWentv inns the ,,n.rarf1 onn;na 5rnI.o LaSs
Tho oot,3 vessc1 fhronof 4he Wotor tho a-roS,
dnsfInn from her broT thc aen boilfnn a,,3
seetIInr nnder her 3ad1ie-whee1e avn tha
foaminT wake r1istensnr in tle snn,;~ht % - a
ionr distance be6ind ~ s1Ae "'A"'. ~
are steaiiiir oaininr m hpr 1yns thc o~nreea1
I'd oninion .6f ali srh,s Was nroVen X II ~
smoES at f,rst 7,ccn-nahie % anIv 1T 1-oJ5 ~ tho nc
most.hcad: becom;nr visible fnon, tbc ,,ai,fi1e- @
boxes. ani thcn 1r,f1 fhe ieck.
Nv }To n,c1ork eho Was mada ont n ho n
1or;n INN rnrish s;do. ..rhas, s+ooroe. ~
sclsooner-rfnond T,afntad whita ond harinT txyo
smoke stasEs Frnn1. }f1e sinwness viii
which We anined nnon her Il was ev,Sant
f1af ehe uaS varv faef nnf tha d,asanco Eenf
;1imini=h;nw ani sho ao5in frfads fhe eSna1;.
e1t ~ oI;o;nt. Ir bar caSraa 4hia tiToe baaI
s,,te a,'tE -. ast net ,tf R thas, ts aa;, nsa
taEs - Eoc1 I'm. AZ comraa ~ % +ha Hsoa.
Az ae a. ~ cbo+oe5 ~ ~ ~ har fro,, ~
iaon5 m1o - ba5 10 ~ ~ ~ f.o1 isun ~
s - - ~ nsnt ~ ~ ~ no4. son.s
eaoh n4has an ~ ~ ~
SaS1 :, ,,a a,tJ ~, ~, W sno q ss1s
meo INC ~ Mest s. ~ aMe Sun Ment ao"n'
7tsamer Sa ~ sSen M ~ meat ~ no5anwa, ~ J,
eoon ea1 4, ~ on tae ssaIpoasu poW,. Was
tneely. = o1ach spech Gotins w tuln .,.a ~Aas
HELL nI.o seGeu a,s ~ anot3lel ~ noIla, "as nlsa
1ie ! On INC MN Win .t lae pfze We we5s caasnE.
anc Ge haa Lilly .ue ~ ~ ~
norlh-east. lhls lald ner almost proaaslae
70, and 1t vas apparent sne vas attempting
10 run across our Dow bnl sAe had under
est1mated ne, sspfeo OF tne osce9Ia. aed We
were soon NltAl4 luree OF louI niies ol M nef;
Inc cnase now Decame qute eSe1ling' 11 dao
ne steamer r. seen On nef Row nea me course
I4e pnreuea w 70 run almosI mto our teeth.
Inc Nupouhder parrot; iof~aro, was un-
tusLed and brought TO bear on the chase.
capt. Chsz sighted and tired 1hc gun. Ihe usual
noise ana smoke o. AundEed-pounder, and
ING & smell Meat "nErimg na rig On H. Ms way. u, .,
had ceased ere 1t struck The water IN line
ahead o. INC stranger, but lell snort; II, another
and another but still no nearer, although IN
sufficiently close proximity as to cause the
vessel to present her stern instead OF her
htoadssde to us. Ihe next shot, beautiful
Line shot ieil nearer TO her and astern. Iha
black smoke increased IN volume and 1t WAS
evident that the Chase vas doing her best.
Finding tl!at hls shot o dld not reach Capt;
Cl1tz ceased tfng. Inc steamer on our Dow
came near enonEh 70 be made out as Trans
port ship, probably one 81 20. Mnllord,s
heet ct exchange vessels gong 10 savannah.
Twilight had come on and was deepening
into alght. Eyer{nody ignofeo me prayef o.
the Duke OF j. " ellington, tor " Blucncr or