The New York herald., 1864-12-08
INTERESTING FROM EERMUDA.
MOVEMENTS OF BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
TIE CuICKAMlUGA In PORT.
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Violence OF Her Ofnccrs and
Grow.
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Attack en the American Consulate
and . Free Fight.
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THE LOSS or THE STEAMER LYNX.
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Capture Of Some Herald Cor
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day morning On her way she made seven captures;
able cargo Of sugar Her commander 10 Captain Wkin.
son, well known Ia our harbor a. having formerly
manga siso s not untnovn IN our wstsr. hsv,nn Sss
with US before a. tho Edith. Captain Wilkinson lmme-
So n ans TOT :. Into
accorded him. and the vessel steamed To yesterday after
noon.
The same paper OF the 10th us. speaking Of the d.
parturs OF the Chickamsuga the port st. Georges
says
This Confederate cruiser sfs the hsrbor yesterday.
Some particulars Of her from Wilmington may be
uninerestingths more So as some erroneous reports
mington, the mouth Of the Inlet blockaded by
federal gunboas, which commenced firing her
hours, but escaped BY superior speed The following day
she was In chase OF supposed Yankee ship under SAY,
round, and and after another sharp sharp chase % again
got of by the swiftness Of his vessel The
as we stated @ & the epps .Sp
Shooting STAR with one thousand six hundred tons Of
anthracite coal bound for Panama the nos. the bark
New York; the third the bark Mark l. Potter, with
lumber and bricks for Key West These three we're des
oysd. Two barks, one the Lincoln and two schooners
the Goodspesd bonded. Total value estimated
q. between $500 900 aud $500 900.
ing Platforms namely twenty parrott on the poop
thirty ,wopound banded rifle the topgal'ant fore
forward funnel and the foremast She one hun
dred and twenty ofHcers and meu.
Then again in paper Of the 23d the latest date
have, find the following remarks under the caption Of
slack Ashore":-
The begsront propsnstes Of the crew OF the Chicka
mauga, having none OF their legitimate palNum TO feed
on wne iu our harbor, appear " have relieved thsm
by remarkable series escapadss In our town.
saturday night week was eminent in this respect. 4
fureus melee came on on Government Hill at late hour
.ns y o 81 M Ss pss gS ss,s
Of hs cobato Captain Wilkinson and the Confederate
Statss agent exereA themselves with more success On
f0lI Z, nv IA 6iNf
the style OF Tom saysrs and lack Heenan On same
lively crew was discovered tss root Of the American
Consul: ONCE wish the avowsd intention Of pulling
square.
servsnt-a ccIorod youthbenG ronscd proceeded man.
ensusd, 10 which the d.rtsy, having armed si.ssH With
Srsos. wounds ~srs ccsh O.. Invader.
Ss osss % Ss neck Tos eos
within few yards Of the police station but appears TO
have been unnoticed.
the same paper says
portion OF tho OF the gallant Florida arrived 10
our town Yesterday tNovember ~ from 81. Tnomas,
West Indies.
says
This much talked Of steam vessel into the habor
Monday IN der the peacsrul uams Of "Mary" She
neat looking orafs but compared with the tong, snake
quite puny. she IL reported swfuy SLOW, and was no
less than nine days making the from Halifax here
distance which that iDveterate old tab, the Merlin,
manages to accomplish in ave.
The annexed detailed account OF the loss Of che block
ade running steamer Lynx, one Of the dnest and swses
that piled between Bermuda and the rebel ports. We OK
tract from tho Advocate OF the 9th ut:-
BY the return OF the officers Of the steamer Lynx we
struction OF Of our sWest aedmes plying between
this port and the Southern confederacy Built OF puddle
sixty nominal horse power. aud having mos, bcsutul
lines. The Lynx, after her arrival here from England
runners on The station making her passages from fty
six 10 sixty hours between this port and Wilmington,
although very often chased BY some Of the beetest United
States cruisers
Having s here August last she arrived ssse At VII
mngon and after lying out the usual quarantine start
ed 10 sea on the night OF the 26th OF Ssptem.
bsr bound TO Bermuda, With upward OF six hundred
balss Of cotton, $4,000 in gold. one lady pssson.
ana men The night clear, and she no sooner had
crossed the bar when she seen aud fred a. Know
ing s os 10 not r
found himself completely surrounded ~ Ten different
ns s,s ,oacn Sd ereda 10 box ssr. and eccsa After
receiving repeated broadsdes-a number OF shells bad
burst on board and %sx os M nse nsc
almost aongs de Of OF the cruissrsthe captain OF
which ordered her TO heave TO- But not recsvng sats
factory answer the order given for the marines 10
Gre and passed, receiving voey OF musketry, by
which the n the wheel vas woundsd-s ball lodging
Al this time the Lynx had by her superior speed TOT
clear OF nine ships, and then running side by side
with large side wheel boat, the commander OF which
had far orborne 70 fire. no doubt trying 10 capture
ship but BY the renewed sxertions OF the
and remen the Lynx commenced leave her gradually,
which the cruiser perceving, he turned round ana
poured broadsde into her at distance OF about one
hundred and day yards, two balls which took effect
under the counter below the water line, and whlcn
proved TO be her deathbow after which he turned round
and le her. when about from 6teen 10 eighteen miles
OF shore The captan found out that the ship sinking
under him, and he compelled 10 head her Tor the
beach, which she reached just 10 tme the water washing
her deck abat her mainmast Here after landing
passengers ana crew. she Ore TO prevent tho
Yankees from getting anything eus OF and % ended
Captain Reed Informs 40 that his passengers. ofcsrs
and crew behaved n most noble msnner-ne breach Of
body working with will In the most cool and collected
manner while passing through that storm OF shot and
she'll a we'll Afterwards when bsachng the ship The
Lynx was but BY Msssrs. JONES' Quggin CO. knginea
BY James Hackstt Co., Liverpool.
The Advocate Of the I'd Of November contains letter
from Ksy West, written by the correspondent Of the
HsRALp u that place. 10 headed "oaptured Cores
pondsnce Of the New York Herald" The editor, In
Introducing the letter. says that he 10 indebted for "a
Lieutenant Brans who captured on board the Roanoke
| The ravsges Of the yellow fever were abasins
The Pirate O1ustes.
cApTuRn or TIE sRIf ARcoLu.
We have just received Information. through ths most
reliable source OF the capture the American ship Ar
cole by the rebel corsar oustse the very borders
the coast and within few miles or New York. The news
Of the disaster comes from Captain Boaham, Of the Ar
resides in the esy Of Brook ~ We Indebted TO the
tlndness Of CAPTAIN Norton the sh.p Grahams Polly