The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-02-25

pite the Efforts Of the Union feet to
capture her, that the owners of the
craft renamed her the Victory and
under this name she continued her
traficking. But the vessel wal not
altogether immune and after having
completed her forty-fourth voyage
from supposedly blockaded ports she
fell a prize to the Union vessel, the
Santiago de Cuba, June 81, 1863. A
few days before that the Victory had
quietly slipped out from Charleston,
with a valuable cargo of cotton and
other freight, en- route for Nassau.
She went along with fair weather and
Master Lockwood and his crew were
coogratulatipg themselves on having
again fooled the Yankees. But while
they we're probably gloating over their
success a lookout perched on the
crcsstrees Of the Santiago de Cuba,
COMMANDED by r. II. Wyman, had
sighted the Victory. They were then
about Gfty-iyc miles southwest from
Eleuthera Island.
The Santiago de Cuba headed for
the Victory and the captain Of the
blockade runner changed his course to
due east, hoping to put distance be-
tween himself and his pursuer. Blu.
the Santiago de Cuba was a swift
;teamer and soon came within range
of the Victory. The Santiago fred a
shot from her forward rife gun, but it
fell short. Then there belched forth
clouds of black smoke from the funnel
of the Confederate vessel. Capt.
Lockwood, in his efforts to make
speed, was burning rosin from the
boats cargo in her boilers. But still
the Santiago de Cuba gained. Lock-
wood next sought to tighten his craft,
and about $50 bales of cotton were
tossed into the sea. But this only
served to postpone the inevitable.
For five hours the race kept up before
Capt. Wyman had his vessel where he
could train several guns on the block
ade runner AS the latter had no
guns for defence there was nothing to
do but surrender. The Victory did
not lower her e%olors, for she carried
none, but Skipper Lockwood ran up o
white flag and q prize crew from the
Santiago de Cuba WIS sent aboard the
vessel. Lockwood had no papers to
show, for he had thrown them over
board when he saw he could not es-
cape.
The Victory had on board 875 bales
OF cotton, in addition to the $50
thrown overheard. Besides the cot
ton she had 1000 pounds Of tobacco
and thirty barrels of turpentine. She
also had her bunkers full of good an.
thracite coal obtained from Nassau on
her previous trip there. This coal
led to the discovery that the fuel had
been exported from the United States,
and, having been sold to English firms
In b bahamas, was purchased for the
use of Confederate vessels AS soon
as this fact vas learned the Union
Government stopped the exporting of
coal until the wal ended.
At the time Of the capture of the
Victory there we're mo- other Union
vessels in sight. Some time after
terward, however, the Union gunboats
Tioga and Octorara, picked up seven
LYNNE bales Of cotton Of the 100
thrown over from the Confederate
steamer.
The Victory was sent to Boston, and
there she was taken by the Govern
ment and her name was changed to
the Queen. Her cargo and the value
of The vessel was 1906 ,421 81, and
after all expenses had been deducted
there was S299, 998. 40 left, which
amount was divided among the oHacers
and crew Of the Santiago de Cuba.
Years after the war was I'VE Capt.
Lockwood told how he had 30 long
eluded capture while in command Of
the old Victory. After getting his
cargo he would wait in the harbor for
a dark night, preferably q rainy or
foggy night. Then, knowing every
inch OF the water, he would slip out
between two Of the blockaders, which,
because of the stretch of coast they
had TO patrol, were sometimes far
apart. Then instead of continuing
his voyage he would lie to, hoist the
Stars and Stripes at the MAST head,
and cruise about as if his vessel was
one Of the bloetading feet. On the
second night, ffter q day of masquer-
aiding as q Union ship, Lock wood
would lower the Stars and Stripes, put
out or cover every light on board, and
start OFF. BY daylight: he would be
beyond the range of vision.-Newark
Sunday Tines.
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