The New York herald., 1864-10-23

fastest record Snc came nome Tor refart tnd
~ ths tme OF reaching the hsrbor had ony about two
From . passenger on board we have received roms
very Interesting details o the events that rasparng
oafne coast OF tie southern part Of North America
Tue tisie, Confederate steamer, esrsared the
6th uit by two Yankee menof steamers of Charles
toa-the ssssa frgas Quaker Caty and the Key ssous
state The Elsie had on board about I've hundred bales
q cotton and vas Al tho time Of her capture running the
b1coade from ilmnStoa being bound FOR Nassau The
Ese shsl,ed r four hours by thsss two vese sad
eventually sixty elsbt pound shell burst boarG sod
Impossible pas sbs nre out. thought prudence .hs
bsttsr part f vAIos end therefore sarreadered Ihe
y:ossss came .1Ss,a' and putting nOs' ut: TOO
which put the Ore out They saved sne ship.
bu. Ioss two hundred bales Of tho ooston, which
had n bs thrown over board The captain and tue
tAkeo prisonsrs and al taken 10 Bean
fors, whore they were subsequently, liberated. when
Yankees UP 10 tho Elsie they thoufht that
had Ore by order Of tt, cspsHn but dna
ing hA toe Gre resulted from the bursting the shell
a discipline was forgotten, and every man oor,menoed
l0oting on his own account and consequently captain
and uaen wore berett OF ever ytbng that they hsd.
Usually better discipline Is kept aud personal property
Is reepected, but as the ship TIRE tho rights
property were hold of account About 800
msn scrambled up tho sides o. the ship and joined
sow liquor BE- kept ON board their ships e,tner or
officers or crew II was not 30 With the se th. 9th
o. shs engaged n her limo OF busness and the nrst
thing that SOME Of the did to make the cap
tans cabin. where they made the champagne corks 6y
IKE winking," sud N couple q hours many o tho
Yankees dead drunk. when tho Are on board tho
Elsie put out the water vas up 70 the orc hatohes
she then into Deauforta one booty thoss
vino S soo1 nss ~ nsr value wIs sosSs cut iSG
mere Bat all. - before stated we're eventually ber-
sted-
From tho same source ws learu that the blocladinx
squadron on Wilmington consists now OF about one
hundred and seventy vessels, mat n 70 wonder that
san !. SsrS o.cns sS% aanssr"n. wor. rnors
about forty steamers engaged in running the block
sde. rherc plenty Of cotton always ready for
despatch, bs none 0ro,cn0. srey between t. o.
srsm sipp obliged TO in tAe Mobile and
Charleston having been secured the fsderas able to
concentrate all their attention upon Wilmington. Tho
Elsie WAS nred az tho night before she ran by SIX
SHIPS pouring IN grape and canister None Of tins mon
were Killed cd Or wounded AZ the snip pa:sei ssrs 81 the
the she she wsuld most probably have got through
sac steamed at ths rate Of thirteen knots and d
cult target for the Yankees 10 practice a. 10 tho dakucss
OF very darK night. The foderals--or Yankees,
informant always called thcmuse one hundred FOUNDER
shss Most Of the bockaders carry two Of these guns
ono fore and oue az, which WORK ON pivot.
Tho Southern prtsaosr. the Tallahassee, hsd arrived
At Win mngon snd was there when the Elsie left She
bad through too blockad0g squadron 10 get Goals
The Yankees have removed all the lights approaching
federa.s apd ais way into safe quarters Tho
QGounc Ii that besides pct, every Confederate ip has
e s ss'g IN saS ~ ssx wo o. sIs s - 20 aya H y as
When ship d Ocis0 . run ~ ne mo.es ss1Hal 10 ste
shore look o mso tses lay dow, Yaaoe lts 06e the
Vse in. These only burn for very short time, or they
would be aida to The enemy we'll a. 10 the friend
Tho Tallahassee, wbcn running through tho feet,
Whom MoSs tAkcn. tho six captains Of The block
ode runners who icfs, aioog with i've pto,s all
wsas " train 70 wioessn on on sis M way .a,oss Is; they %
close q the uas The pilots arc regarded rs mcst i'm
rotsnt persousss9. Asaruo they are all kept 10 safe
custody VII tho when their know ledge may
be tnr asd TO domestic and eos!a! uses.
Iasre ry te.ge gFo''.'s o. coso~at Sasonnah re
lnese has been ony one man killed white engaged In
ruup,uf the blockade. He wGs signal ofncer aud
soathesnor on board The Old Dominion He wss dovo
fAstc ri,k Q-yn tp anfF
white there shell burst over him and tSok hts head
OF ~ clean as o whistis."
Enz'shmca and tho captain Of tho E:sto h brave
yeuug Cornishnao, who highly compimented by the
kse sa,d he only wished hsd shown IN better
when taken before the magistrate and exsminsd
be wns soia he might 60 eco whsres" said the Elsie
captain. ITO the devil you ltko," was the reply.
Nothing sstonishod CAPTAIN much To hear sbs
Hs 10 rapidly hAsng 10 catch the homeward mat,
fpaua 1, had left !onr obtancd another sh
and Ensiahd. and will shortly be Engaged 10
ths daring enterprise. IL 10 OF most protA
bis oharacisr where saccessfu The ecers receive one
oocsads twenty seven times, and he s nov IN England
viii property estimated At forty Thousand pounds.
TIE stories beard were most amusing. and exhibited
come rss.cd rival the tales Of bygone days when
saould like be engaged n tho Iipe keeping
tho blockade slow work, ana there was not
The soips engaged in runpug b,ocksds are splendid
steamers. which run at the rate of thirteen 70 ftscu
knots hour.
The Gpufcdera,es hsvo rot privateer named the
Edt'h. hi, ber name will be changed. She was at viii
miDgton
lnterview Between Secretary scyasd
and an Engiish "0cnueinxa."
rHE rriroR or LorDoS
Tho incidents am abou, 10 mention are Of private
apd domestic character yet they we'll lustrae the
tsuper aud spirit which tho miserable civil war IN
America conducted By toe rules Ct the North thar u
10 me that they he botb Interesting to the
general readers OF columns well suggestive OF
look 10 receive who unsortu tey happen 10
como within the power Of the great nj wash'ngtcn
tsroira wbo nsd Leen nay schooiieiiow az Harrow.
Possessed OF largo fortune and . happy home, on
TOO secession OF his Slate irom the Crioo no ~
once gave up his ease and comforts aud tSfned the
arm. OF the 5coth. Very shortly after. aod vhc
my sister was cut OF from intercourse With hsr
EDg,sh home through the war, her mother aad only
d sS.ss ssd sa Is % sei Vel a q sss >
her vsifare hs husband Of the sister who bnd been
taken from Us let Epgasd for the Southern States With
copsdersble dacGity be obtained pass Al Washington
landed from English o. under flag ~ trnce
fort Tor sone monhs co his return home he published
little boek called IAN FrraNd 10 the south ~ In which
espse aud like good clio ~ man. preached peace .he
eopteatnE parties After two years service my Ameri
car broiaer returned 70 hs wife and nome, broken
Ia health hy his campaign, GO endure lingering sick
Eees, xhich eried n his death In January iast. HIS
widow orosen down by hoe prolonged anxiety her
sssnt IUrgicg snd her heavy bereavement quts
alone Ia country only hers remembrance, nj once
wrote roguestiog and ard her reuru 10
Fnrinnd Ter weak health, well as the pecuisr
state o. The couotry. making II impossibs tor to
travel by herself
! went furnished with recommendations from Lord
Fnsse % lcrd Lyons sud fcou Mr. Adams ~ MIR. Sew
at ard doubling no. at sil that tho which took
the Atlantic eotreiy &c domestic chafao-
ter and parely misson o. love that my request FOR
pass lhropeh tho hnes 81 she armies would vrsas ,ri
tgry neesssy forbade mse. with ready assent Pc.
Lett icrd9n however. we'll known southcrn CONT
wsrpcd 10 .5is eIect--@You do oct know shess
kcftheTn MGR IN poSer. sir; nor the spirit 10 which
they carry sle Tbe very circumstance you
ton The Widows prayer 10 return 70 her family, the
cid fsihars yesprg 10 hts daughter the brothers
lovIog Journey, just such will crafty their
Ievosncs frustrts. You quite 10 have your
rc;ussd" thought this preIcdce, but u proved
true prophecy
j arrived a, Washington, cav iord Lyons, and receiv
ed ron bin ust much assistance might he Tiyen
by knd Ietter OF Introduction 10 the secretary Of
xtsts sucsnt a. least 70 prove rlat was true
and SPY cp the !, OF July called AZ toe Ss depart
men. a. banpss1 niDe A. h Ifoundhr seward standing
under the portco splosDg seaar, took 90 my hat,
announced my nsipe ana presented the letter gi.ou
b. Lord yons He read slowly, without IN any way