New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAX.

A. dispatch from Halifax, N. g., of the 18TH
eays. THE blockadeIunner Old Dominion, arrived
hers Saturday night and the City Of Petersburg
Sunday morning. They have about eighteen hundred
bales Of cotton board destined for England said to BE-
IN payment of the interest on the Rebel loan. They left
Wilmington last Monday night They report tina, the
pirate Tallahassee TO leave piratical punderins
cruise on Tuesday night They also report that two
Snore blockaderuDners TO leave the same night
The famous Alexandria, now called the Mary
arrived here Saturday. II Is said for repairs The
following blockaderunners also in port: Steamers
Little Hattie NoHcatb, (repsiring) Constance. Fam
lngo Lady Sturey Condor. Beside the above Is the
steamer ASIA tender to the Rebel feet"
Rear Admiral Lee. in dispatch dated Beau
Sort Sept. says The Elsie ran out OF Whining ton
on the 9Th inst and captured the next day by the
keystone State and Quaker City. The Elsie was seen
sod fred upon when she ran out, by the Nephon and
prtania and chased off by the Santiago de Cuba until
Sost In the darkness AT 1890 the next day she seen
and captured, without papers or q Gag. shell nom
she Quaker City exploded in the foOthold Of the Elsie
and destroyed about $50 bales Of cotton Part Of the
sarge was thrown overheard In the chase and there ere
now about $50 bales board The prize viii be sent
70 Boston The Elsie is steamer of light draft
AND fair speed fthe Rathesay Castle class and this
ber trst trip She viii be made useful vessel on block
ade duty.
Capt. Gibson, Of the United States steamer
Santiago Cuba nnder date Of Sept II. informs the
Navy Department that on Saturday when on his ysav
70 Hampton Roads for coal be discovered gave chase 70
tnd captured bockade-runner She proved 10 be the
English steamer A. T. Vance, late Lord Clyde from
Wilmington. n. c. She is an iron side wheel stean.r
old very fast and has on board four bupdras
fwcy~ 80 cotton. and some turpentine He, ,,n
and ten bses It'll she Is broken ont IN 70. |
cargo cannot be known 49, - u
top for which port she viii 70 aspstcAea IN
Ensign T. c. Bower. The YES 'sl nAs been of
eAs most successful Of the biockaderunners and those
on board say she was caught c2y in consequences Of the
Dad coal she used.
The prize steamer Elsie, british fag), mi
phArgs Of Richard Wilkinson. Prizenaster from Beau
Sort n C.. 9th iust, arrived at New York yesterday
gnornng She WA bound TO Boston. and after obtain
Ing HellGats pilot proceeded She was captured by
zhs gunbOats Quaker City and Keystone State on the
9th inst. in lat 1910 lon. 77.c2 from Wilmington N.
O.. for Nassau with cargo OF 800 bales Of cotton
Ehs p-ivatcss Georgia captured by tie o. s. steam
rgats Niagara arrived at Beaufort. N. O.. on the
9th. and would proceed TO Boston. 1t was reported at
saafort that the Confederate Edith was about
90 leave Wilmington. heavily armed
Gentlemen connected with naval affairs say
shs English blockade runners Elsie and A. D. Vance
~osny captured together with their cargoes are worth
probably half million dollars The officers and sailors
kho seized these prizes w therefore realize handsome
vvidsnds The officers OF the Vance said she was cap
zssd only because OF ths bad coal on soard Tho OBJ