New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-08
blockade line of Wilmington. from whence viii write
by the FIRST opportunity. '" W.
Exe;tias Chase Of observation-disclosures
Suecd of the 0sccols.

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cruising station. making about nine knots m hour.
Left Cape Lookout Light about P. H. bearing y. y.
E.sE As we progressed on cur cruise the tempcra-
ture Of TIE air and water grew warmer indicating our
approach to the Gulf stream which We reached about
n m with the air at deg, and the water at 70deg Al
midnight the air was at - deg and the at - deg
Continuing on our course. though at somewhat
slower rite il was asoeItiined next morning that
had passed the station assigned this vessel and at
seven 3. IN. on Monday The course was changed TO
~ W. rctracing our coulse. Monday morning dGwned
bright and beautiful and everyone ON the lookout
for OILY bOckede.Tunner thar might chance 10 show her
self Lookouis were stationed IN the cross-trccs both
fore and aft and all were oined to exercise the Ut
most vigilance Steaminc along az six knots an hour,
with pleasant brcc Lowing and but yer! lille mo
ton to the water the morning merging into noon,
when an hcuf before meridian "Sail ho Was shouted
from The mast head Where awayf' was Tie response.
"QD the startoaId quarter"
All the glasses were tuned in that direction and the
so was soor made cut to be o schooner. While trying
10 ascertain more clearly Ter appearance and course
The exciting CIV II Black smoke sbesd on The star
board bow" drew attention TO hat could opIy be q
blockade-rnnor or Rebel pirate The chief engineer
was at once directed to crowd on al steam and the
Osceola hauled up in chase When first seen al HIS
a M tbe smoke was at lcaSt fifteen niles distant and
night ahead making Stern chase oft which, always
long chase There were but seven lOuis OF daylight
left. and it was predetermined whether Ne could over
take her by dark unless the OsceOla proved much
the faster vessel Confident in the speed OF bis ship
Can't Gilt determined 10 press tie chase TO The utmost
hoping to get near enough 10 her to be able 70 follow
her after DARK and feeling certain that she would do
her best 10 ourun him until night gave chance Tor
escspe The SEQUEL shows the soundness Of bis jGdg-
mcnt
From speed OF six knots hour the Osceola jumped
10 twelve and hen thirteen knots which latter rate
was maintained uniformly throughout the chase. 1t
was fifteen or twenty minutes after we discovered the
smoke ere anything indicated that We had been diseov'
cred by the stranger but then tho volume of black
smoke increased until Il became perfect cloud show
ing that she firing ITO eiude the pursuit These
blockade runners being compelled ~ burn soft coal
their tlack smoke is plainly visible Mt long distances
while our cruisers using anthracite coal make but IL
lie any smoke, and that hardly distinguishnbo Ibe
day could not been peBsaBter If ordered for tho
occasion and the sea slInirable for a With
twenty tans tie powerful engine drove tie good vessel
rough the water the spray dashng from her bow the
sea boiling and eetbng under her paddle wheels and
the foamy wake glisening in tie sunlight long dis
tanoe behind.
IN eyes were strained to the utmost 1--WE IRE
steadily gaining upon her. was The expressed opinion
If all This was proven by the smoke at first discern
able only from he masthead becoming visible from the
padale.boxes and then from the deck The clouds Of
black smoke continued pour forth from the smoke
stacks Of the steamer she sped mere spect on
the horizon On dashed rne Usccola In pursur una ~
though going at such rapid rate, tho motion OF the
engine was hardly perceptbe. Meanwhile various
spccGlntons INDUCED IN as TO the probable char
acter Of the steamer ahead, the nature o. her cargo
and its probable value. The jolly jack ,ars already
counted up their guns. and tbe gentlemen on The hurr
cane deck INDUCED in pleasant dreams The pursued
finding that We were gaining upon her, altered her
course froIn " W. by W, fret TO W. and ;. W. aud
| then 10 8 by W.
BY two O'Clock she was made on, 70 be large long
rakish sidewleel steamer. schooner Tigged painted
white and having two smoke stacks From tie slow.
uess with which gained upon her IT was evident
that she was very fast But The distance ke diminish
ng and she again tried the eIpeder, Of changing her
conrse this time beading South half East then South
then again 10 T. :. T.. Each time The course OF the
Osceoa was changed 10 prevent her from going
inland or 20 head her of from going To sea. Nearer
and nearer the two vessels approached each other.
SAL ho. on the starboard quarter shouted ond
away "oui into the West as the sun went down II
stesIner was seen heading northward.
Soon san TO- on the star card bow" was the cry.
black speck coming from what might have seemed
another world was Wis be line with Tie prize We
were chasing. At tie same time the steamer ahead
suddenly altered her TO the east aud then 10 the
uorth east This laid her almost broadside TO and 1t
was apparent she attempting 10 run across our
bow But sho had under estimated the speed Of the
Osceoa and soon within three or four miles Of
her The chase now became quite exciting Had The
steamer seen on her bow held the she al fret
pursuinc, it would have forced the pursued to run
almost into our teeth The Ccpoander Parrot forward
Yves unla.hed and brought to bear on The chase Capt
Cliz sighted and fired the gun. The usual noise and
smoke Of hundred.pounder. and tie shell went whirr
/ ing on its way.
II seemed an a-e since tie noise Of the she'll hsd
ceased ere il struck the water in line ahead Of the
stranger but fe short. Another and another but still
no nearer although in sufficiently close proximity az TO
cause Che vessc TO present Ter stern instead Of her
byoadside To u.s. lie mex, shot beautiful line slot Tell
nearer 10 her and astern The black smoke increased
in volume and il was evident thu. the Chase doing
her best Finding that his slot did not reach. Capt.
Clitz ceased firing. Tie steamer on our bow came
near enough 20 be made out transport shIp psOba
lily one Of oil Muforde feet Of exchange vessels going
TO Savannah.
Twilight lad come and was deepening into night.
Everybody ignored the prayer Of tho Duke OF yelling
Ton, for "Blucher niQit" and beseeched for few
more hours of sunlight. The executive officer wished
that lie Joshua, and such kindly expressions as
" Wish shed break her machinery" Hope shell get
out Of cosl," why won't she blow out q cylinder
head" ard similar IeI arks freely made. But
when darkness came silently down it found us slI in