Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-02

tts asst high landed measure. If il Is not promptly
met by QUE merchants, and the seton OF the home
-Goyernmeng called foe IN some way, to check the grow
p and unpri-cpled despotsm Of The United States in
j treatment Of British subject and British interests
or eoomcrcia treaty with that country instead Of be
49, a. uas originally designsdan instrument for mu-
Una protection VII In really, have become instru-
tnent for The promotion OF American, and the Gestrue-
ton Of British interests.
tis w.n known 10 our citizens that We cannot pro-
cure tarrel Of beef CT -four, single dollars worth
OF any provisions aitheut entsring into bonds under
n svy Ieraltes al Whiting to other vexatous, and
et,u lsguia,icns Of the Customs authorities; al
uough our commercial treaty simply provides fer the
most unrestricted trade and inlsrcOurse beSseon tie
Col nice and the States
We have hitherto quietly submitted 70 these restric
tuns because We were not only unwilling 70 provoke
the charge OF colonial sedsaness IN appeal 70 the
p-oieeron Of the Acme Government, out We were also
unwilling 70 ask anything which might in the shgbtess
fce.e, conf VI its policy towards me United Ses,
.r tire severe p-OvoCaOn Tbs latter Government has
thought g. T. initiate and pessevSre IN, since the CON-
mSEcement Of the C!TI var.
Bata proper regard for the vitality Of our indispu-
table commercial privileges nos compes Us 70 use cur
feeble endcayors in aFouslg proper spirit OF indgna
ton to resist their continued aggTeSiOns upon our
rights We earnestly spPCaI then, 20 every citizen to
uss his personal endeAy0r IN The prOcurEg Of such an
expression eli popular feeBg TIC subsc viii e.
sue the prcmP, action OF cur Home Government in
aandng ample rcdfesa for The past and security for
tlo future.
wHAF DOas EKASf
On eeyeu.i hg-ts during he present "Noon" signal
rockets have been thrown up from different psrts
Of the islzuj principally from the eastward. We think
our merchants woulj DC veil oinqalTo no Ihs matter,
Sc il may possibly have s0ms connection wish the Yam
kce plans 70 d0strOy our commerce Why do thoJ not
au1h irrra IA m fafn [
lh,m much trouble and t1Penss
ms ELLA And Assu-FULL AcgoUSS Of rEllR oArTURA.
re " Ella and Arnio " lsfs Bermuda on Thursday,
so Sch Ci November a. l2 O'Clock H., In company
vith the K. T. Lee weather nee snd clear, ship
dFs=ing nine feet Of water Keep. IN company with che
Lee until Sunday evening az dusk, when 81. ulei
array % she N5rh-srG A. seven P. n. it ocmr.ohOed
blowing heavy hOm N.N.W., and increasing 10 a gale
ty nHs sky perfectly clear. At tsE o'clock could
uot foce the ship five knots, tbs and wind
was than very high tie bad q. this time ssTenly-aVe
miles 20 run9 Al eleven o'clock se pa-scd $40 lights
which Ne supposed be from the Vssols of The
blockadng isoL Al two o'clock hauled in fer Mason
boro lnlet' and at twenty minutes ~ i've made the
land cios5 AhOsfc light fog having set IN. asa 81,
While running down the beach with al speed and day
Eight fast appfOe1hrg hrdi.g is impossible 10 avoid
Iuuniog ,hg guantet OF the fleet whom day dsHnsd the
Captain determined 10 pl he passengers ashore al the
iuiet bus thoy refused 60 saying Ihas il be could
stALd ihs hro they could y. tie then ordered tho
,olors set fore audail and ,l hsnds bat himself The OF
Ger Of the dgcs aad tte at te WhSel ordered be-
loE. As day d4RLCj made propeller (gunbOat)
about aud LaU POINT On cur post Gov, stand ng
directly 70 cross rs, were then Ia eighteen feet wa
close The beach. lie bad evidently heard our
paddles, as The VIVID on shore aud appeared de-
imned 10 pAos kimsel Lir>oiy in track. To 90
of shore Of hm would be 70 directly into the feet
70 pass in shore OF him sas impossible. To over
him was our Only chance, and this s il did not take
n To have On
ashore would have been madness; for there IS this
Point Oi the beach deep sound irsils OF the outer
beach through shGh we could Lot wade, and 70 20
around il wcGld have been MURDER for We
would have been for three four miles exposed
upon a cold beach % the Gre Of the gunbOats, or
been made pri ODers.) As he approached, Captain B.
hailed him; the reply a br0adsiGe of grape and
canister aud yoley Of pistol BALI, being t-ea
ouly as or loo yards d.sSaaL Hard a starbOaId was
nov the order, and stand Gear, aud IN q second or
two Tire ships came together with a crash Unfor-
huately the gunboat had seen what We intended and
~ fled bis hem and hR. caused Us 70 fail in striking
flir we strUck him on an angle, carrying away his
eut water part Of the stem Of bis starbOard boat rail-
daviIs &c Being too the beach 70 port our helm
70 clear him. tried 70 force the ship past HIM before
b swung alongside but being afou Of bis rigging and
boat davis failed and he seeing this, fred another
bfOadsde Of grape and canister (eVen while aiou Of
ID and then boarded us cutting and sashing like mad
htn at all that before them even shooting one of
Rtbeir in their had Fortunately but
isw Of our men were or deck at the time but this did
not them, for after getting possession OF the uFpr
deck they went below and shot and cut the uuarmed
creN. Tnen comm need tie most outrageous assault
upon the cabin and staterOoms seen, the be
ing driven on deck, the przsereF OF the Nippon had
charge of the cabin, breaking open and appropriatng
0il that cane 10 sight-even the Captains room was
robbed OF two hundred dollars and gold watch. Cap
TAN Buck, Of the Npho1 not Of this, and in
justice 70 him, mention it.
The Flag ship Shenandoah soon after arrived end
Commodore Rdsely sent for Capt. B. and among other
questions asked MIN If he intended 70 the Nippon
down. Answer Yes Sir, such my intention, and
my sore regret thal failed.
Ques,iOn.-Waat would you have done had you sunk
herr Answer: / shouli have lowered my boats and
ordered bis men 70 ges into then, and carried them
Pr soners TO Wilmington.
Acti. Master, G. W. Benily, was placed in charge
OF the prize and she sent North stopping at Beau
fOrt 70 land tie .WO passengers and the married men.
Tue Ella and Annie ID completely riddled With shot,
having AZ shot holes Though her hal ard her bow
the Fort side badly stove in.
Lisi Of tt1 eoussd Joseph jerry, in the bip, dan
-erously. Harvey Fireman. MORALLY in shoulder with
lrape shot, Fireman, bsme rot remembered, wounded
ln breast severely. Berise wounds in arm from
pistol Shot, and tsO Of tn Stewards Gu, With cutsss.