The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-03
IMPORTANT FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

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Escape OF N Libclied Vessel from Nor
foik-she Runs the Gauntlet OF the
FOrts-Exciting Chase After Her-she
fs Overtaken by the Elisa Hancox,
near Smiths Island-Captnin ODley
Refuses to Come Back, and Takes ON
Board ths Guard Sent Alter Him-sub-
sequent Reports and Rumors-Credit to
Captains Blakemsn and Lands, SC.
OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENTS.
FORTRESS MosRoE, April 80, 1860
For few minutes to-day we had something of the
element of old times. The steamer Washington
Irving which has been detained at Norfolk tor several
days by the United States Marshal account of having
been libeed in some way got up steam and left her
wharf There being then 10 send in pursuit
Of her telegram sent here TO stop her The steam
tug Geneva with detachment Of soldiers, started to
intercept her, and although she repeatedly hailed
and several volcys fired at her she paid attention TO
either. Rounding Lighthouse Point three shots
fired at her from fteen-inch gun the beach outside
the fort The first passed in front OF the bow the second
fell short and the third passed her; but unheedng
these sautaions the steamer kept her journey
Il so happens that the guns in the water battery are not
This happened about four o'clock As write this, at
six r H., nothing has been heard of the result Of the
pursuit by the Geneva Meantime the steamer Favore,
Captain Rogers, has arrived from Norfolk with the
United States Marshal county Sheriff and other officials
her should the former DO captured.
When the Washington Irving was ibelled, two other
same line also bclled The latter steamers snbsc-
qucny broke from custody and left for the North and
appears the Washington Irving Is following suit
These before being belled had been running
the canal route They all owned In New York. There
are conflicting stories as 70 the justice o. me iloeL AS
in pursuit the Washington Irving will certainly make
good her escape
FORTRESS MONROE, Nay l, 1885
Yesterdays venturesome exploits of the steamer Wash
ipgton Irving stfi the absorbing topic talk and
commentator Boldly swapping her fingers ., the
todianship Of United States Marshal cutting In two the
iron chains by which shc confined 70 the dock at
Norfolk steaming down the Elizabeth river with the
certain knowledge that she would be pursued defyng
broadsde from the United States naval steamer Con-
naught. which she must pass unhecdipg the repeated
voleys Of musketry fred at her from the seamtug &C.
neva alike unmndfu Of shells sent screaming after
her from fort gum she hurried her way intent only
on one hng-to make good her escape. Had this occur.
red In times II would have been thought bold
plot. And II was bold as IL was.
The rest OF the story from where let OFT yesterday
admits OF brief narration Between She tug Geneva and
the Washington Irving the very unequal Ar
rived al the quarantine ground abou, three mes up the
bay captain Young of the Gevena stated the case to Cap
tain Shutes OF the quarantine steamer Eliza anccs who
received The guard his vessel and started asr the
fugitive steamer The chase kept an until ten
O'Clock Ia the evening Aboat ten miles east Of Smiths
wing Captain onley, Of the latter steamer od he should
not return, and that no had the rght 10 go
away and should 80 away. Captain shu'es said
he had means 10 compel his going bsk,
aud orders u he had the means Hc only
asked him to the orders upon which the guard
was acting and then he must Judge foe himself what 20
do Certainly, | am not only willing To look 81 the
orders replied CAPITAL onley but rcsrlye the nsn on
my boat aud let them remain there provided they have
brought along with them plenty TO cal And such was
the arrangement ma Tho guard won't on board
the Washington lfyihs and there remained. The
Eliza Hancox back. me last seen ~ the
possibly resting her engines and m,n after her
Vigorous run she certainly made unwontci
time and II is thought, from the dense smoss rolling up
ward from her kestack that songhng besides coal
told Captain shutos that Of his men had been
wounded ,y tho muskrtry rng He also told the latter
that he had HIS regular clearance papers from the Nor
folk Custom House A. the stands IL u rather
pcated Assuming that the departure OF the steamer
was Illegal 1t Is claimed that the airing upon her from
the Geneva anted; that there Is no possible
ground Of justification IN the firing IRON the fort gun,
aud lastly that the quarantine Eliza Hnncox had
no business TO leave her assigned station and after
the steafner The end u probably not vol, Meantime
II positively asserted that Captain oney Of Me
Washington Irving knows what ne y about AMI hatAe
will osne right before thss casa progresses TO ~
close.
authority that Captain Oney, before leaving Norfolk paid
claim OF eleven hundred dollars by the government,
and be landed at Port Norfolk the Deputy United
States Marrha n " sad that the Sheun 81 Norfolk had
other asans; the steamer and that the cause Of
the pursuit the TO tho amount OF
The .e claims N IL said here also that Major General
Mles has teegphcd 20 General Hooker at New York 20
nd them hero for examination for resisting the guard
sent after them The latest report Il that the steamer
left her anchorage smiths Island this morning. and
proceeded 10 New YORK.