Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-09

that at that time every vessel should
have her anchor up, with steam and
everything ready for start. The yes.
sells, four in number - Connecticut,
Georgia, Emma and Buckingham
were swinging about, and little steam
used to keep them in their assigned
positions. They were like restless race
horses awaiting the order Coz
The officer of the deck was lying down
upon his breast on the hurricane deck,
sweeping the horizon with his glass.
Suddenly he reported that there was
something moving on the water like
blockade-runner. The commander took
look and confirmed the report. Or
ders were Immediately given to start
and move at full speed Two shotted
guns were fired at the vessel when she
changed her course, stood off under full
speed and was lost sight Of In this
move she met with the Georgia, which
vessel started after her and drove her
off. Continuing in her persstency to
enter, the Emma met her, and drove
her off. She was faster than most Of
our vessels and, as it was dark, she
could soon run ont Of sight. But she
was not willing to give it up. She had
now stood pretty well over TOWARD
Smiths Island, thinking she might ge,
in by running close along the land; and
now for the fourth time she attempted
it when the Buckingham espied her.
opened her guns nsupon her, and drove her
off. As we didn't see or hear anything
more of her that night we supposed
she had gone out to sea, to try It per-
haps another night, as was frequently
done.
But at daybreak the next morning,
10 and behold! there was the steame,
hard and fast ashore. She had been
forced off and showed over so many
times that she had got nearer the land
than she calculated, and had run badl,
ashore. Attempts were made by our
vessels to get her of, which was found
to be impossible. A few days after a
gale of wind came on which broke the
vessel to pieces. She was found to be
the noted English blockade runner
Herald. The officers and crew had lef,
in their boats, and landed on Smiths
Island in the dark of the night.
This steamer had been running be.
tween Bermuda and Charleston, hat
made ten or twelve successful trips ant
had paid for herself several times over
She had changed her route to the one
between Nassau and Wilmington
which proved bad luck, as she wa
wrecked on her first trip. +.
And now came up the question o.
common sense versus law.
The Connecticut had captured q
schooner laden with salt, a cargo MOI
worth more than three or four hundred
dollars. By throwing the salt over
board five or six thousand dollars
worth of valuable goods could be taken
from the Herald and put on board o
the schooner. which was done. This
would naturally be deemed common
sense. But the law says that mo per
son in the navy shall take out of prize
any goods or any property before the
same shall be adjudged lawful prize by
competent court"
This proceeding was duly reported
to the Navy Department, but nothing
was ever said in the way Of approval ol
diSapproval thereof.
The chiefengineer of the Connection
was Jealous, patriotic man, and wal
well up to his duties in every particular
In the hard chase of fifteen hours rs
has been described, it occurred to the
Captain to step down into the engine
and boiler-rooms to take survey o
matters and things. When he arrived
the chief engineer remarked: Captain
these boilers have now been run man,
months in chasing blockade runners
and are getting tender. They ar,
under a heavy strain to-day, and
advise you to keep on deck" Tn,
Captain replied that if there was any
danger he didn't know why h,
shouldn't share it with the engineer
But" said the official, "your particu
lar post of duty is on deck, and mine il
here. shipped for this, and if the
boilers go it is my privilege and nj,
duty to stick to and go with them.
Upon reflection, and deeming dis
erection the better part of valor, til,
Captain left and went on deck. TIL,
boilers, am glad to say, did not burst
Love and matrimony once came in a:
incidents in the course of this blockad,
service. Ports and towns may b,
blockaded, but loving hearts can nevel
be, although hard-hearted parent
sometimes attempt it.
When the Greyhound was capturet
vessel and cargo adjudged by the Prlz'
Courts to be worth half million o
Of dollars,) among the passengers OIL
boaS wss the noted Belle Boyd, VIII,
had been prisoner before in the wa
in the hands of General Butler, and ha,
been made somewhat famous by he
general department, her speeches ant
her pertness. The Greyhound wa
taken to Boston, was adjudged alawfu
prize and was condemned. Belle Boyd
with the other passengers, and the Off
GERS and crew, were released and per
mitted to go wherever they pleased
From Boston thcy all went to Halifax
and from thence to England.
The prizc-master of the Greyhonn,
was a young volunteer officer with tn
rank Of acting Master in the Unite,
States Navy, and rather good-lookln,
fellow. It seems that while ON boSrt
of the Greyhound together, he ant
Belle Boyd became greatly interested
in each other, and their feelings ripene,
into affectionate friendship. After the,
separated at Boston fervent GORE
spondence was commenced and con
tinued between them, and the,
became engaged. He resigned from
the Federal Navy, and proceeded t.
England, and they were ,rrieC
in Liverpool. Subsequently, she wrot
an interesting book about her liz, ant
adventures, in which she gi'tes
graphic account of her courtshio au'
marriage. with all attending Incl leuts
Her career was certainly full # tn
most eventful, heroic and roJnan.i
features; career softened and garie
at the same time, and which showe
that hearts could be captured as well a
blockade-runners.
1t may not be generally known, o
may have been forgotten by the public
that Belle Boyd was the daughter O
General Boyd, of the Confederate arny
who died while prisoner to the Fed
eral forces. He possessed vast estate
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