Semi-weekly news., 1865-05-06


ing u challcn. &c from SO formidable
and une quail Az ad,,ertary; and al
though he cntcrtains the highest
opinion and appreciation Of Capt ain
Scnnnes as a commander, hs never
thc'cAs considers the undertaking
Of the contcs: i great mistake and
q great calamity.
The elder son of Capt. Maflitt was
ut the tiy!e,, on board with Captain
Scm,ncss:'and not Capt. NJ. himself,
as was asserted by ono # your cor.
rcspondrlns. He is at present in
Liverpool. tHs eldest daughter,
who WAS captured Oh the Nassau,
But soon sen, in at Wilmington,
was in December las, AZ her home
in Fayetteville, n. q. The follow.
ing account of the obstinate little
rebel heroine" as fhe Yankee pa
pcrs dcnuminatrd her, while in the
North, is given US by friend ol
hers: ,--.,.
She was in her room at the hotel
weeping, in her tiuuidity. AT the idea
of having to so before III. court as
a witness. The ann"unc",r'cntt1sa
made that tho balifi had come for
her. She sprang I" the wA:er basin,
bathed and dried her face and eyes,
and declared she "wonld not let
Yankee see her crying for the
world !" She was taken before the
court, and tn. following is portion
Of the cnlloquv:
Jc,s,,c-''Do ynn acknowledges
ral,v to the government Of She
United States =
Miss Nj" no, sir !"
Judge" To what government
do YOU acknowledge allegiance y
Miss NJ" TO the government OF
tho Cont, d.ratc States of America,
Of which Jefferson Davis is the hon
urcc prcs,,icu:.'
Jndy.-"Na as your father aboard
tie Nassau when she WAS cap
tuisl ~
Miss M.-Ec, sir. or you would
not have c.utuyrd her"
Judge Mss MaIti,t," growing
persuasive. IN ~ many blockade
runners and piratical vessels were
about Nassau wien vuu left there p
Miss Ma little p'lucd) ~
know nothing ab,L: Sic;'nh""is or
sailing crafts, and i! ] did | should
not ,.!l you. am certain. how
ever" She continued. no p'r,.''ca!
vc,s-i, w,lo 'h"rr. unless il w"1''
those belonging t. tn" United
states :"
Lul &C." y ~ can step aside,
MISS Ma,lii,. think we can maxi
but lit'l,, ont If y"u.'
True /, wym..l1's instinct to hav.
the las, word, and - ultimate her
supreme contempt for the enemy OF
her coGn:ry. she tnrncd away, and
curling her beautiful lip, replied,
mo, nor but littIc out OF tue people
YOU are trying to snNc5atc."
Much admiration was expressed
4. M.ss. Ms laGy-!ikc department
and heroic devotion to her country
while in ihc North. and MANY kind
n.s.,s am! much money were o''crcd
her, but she was fortunately supplied
with means uI her own tor her every
nccc-sitv. TIE military "tnccra
were also very kind t. h,.. Gen.
" 90! remarked that. alt:,"l"!, he!
father was not unl y " traitor t. has
country. but u pirate N, III hey COM
fncrcr. he would extend her every
convenience. tnr WHIST h. HnI been,
and Ur!,rc,i her !,,!W..:tct !rainc-
Itutrlv, ami her baggage not t. bc
searched. She was landed ~ Will
tniug,unrnc n:on,l, at."r her c"pture,
together with whatever cOu.rAhaEds
her trunk contained.
Among the many interesting lna.-
dents il H." career ot the iinrI!.,,
Captain VI. relates the foil wing re-
mark abl. surprises and Captures -
from California was brnuSh, TO un
the Gull by the guns OF the Florida.
The Captain inquired. "wha, >'rang-
.'r j, was thus in,rrrup,inS his lihr:-
~ on the high -~as7' "llr Flori.
dat was tho pr"inp, reply. The
Florida!' said the uulucky captain.
with b.wilu,rcd astonis shtnrn'. "whv.
great God. twas but t,r." days ago
| heard tn. Florida was hrmmcd IN
on tn" co"st Of Spain!" "ics. bu'
uncertain and mysterious are the
ways Of Il Confederate cruiser" re-
IL, lied uur naval hero. "an'l like tu-
wan,on wind. 80 know not whence,
it co,n-,h nor whittier it gocth. -
Making the best of his misfortune he
congratulated himself that. il surren-
der hv must, ii was into no wors..
hands, and assured him he would re-
ceive all tn. courtesy due from n
maguani'nous foe. His papers were
handed up. pass"ng"rs aud crow
transferred TO the Florida, and hi,