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May, 11 AD (search for this): article 9
Interesting Description of the loss of the Ella and Annie, a daring blockade-runner. The most daring courage yet shown by a blockade-runner was exhibited by Capt. F. N. Bonneau, of the Ella and Annie, which was captured in November by the Niphon. The Ella and Annie left Bermuda for Wilmington on the 5th of November in company with the R. E. Lee, having on board the heaviest cargo ever tried by a blockade-running ship--394 tons of dead weight, all on Government account Capt. Bonneau, who is a prisoner on parole in Boston, publishes the following highly interesting narrative of the capture of his vessel: At sunset we were eighty five miles from Wilmington Bar. At 7 o'clock the wind, which had been light from the north and west, suddenly sprang up, and in the course of one hour blew a gale causing an ugly cross sea, and reducing the speed of our ship from eleven knots to five and a half which was the utmost we could get out of her with thirty pounds of steam. Things bega
Skerritt (search for this): article 9
cers and men quarreling over trunks for the contents and the owners standing by. This robbery and carouse was kept up until the arrival of Commodore Ridgely, in the flag-ship Shenandoah, when it was quickly put a stop to by the appearance of Lieut. Skerritt, to whom it was reported, (Lieut. Skerritt is an officer and gentleman of the old navy.) Not one of the officers of the capturing ship — the Niphon — belonging to this class of officers. The ship was then plugged (having received forty Lieut. Skerritt is an officer and gentleman of the old navy.) Not one of the officers of the capturing ship — the Niphon — belonging to this class of officers. The ship was then plugged (having received forty one shots in her hull,) and sent to Beaufort, N. C., where we landed our passengers and wounded and then proceeded North, destination Boston, having on board the two cooks, two stewards, and myself. The crew otherwise were sent North in the transport Newbern. Thus ended the fate of the favorite ship Ella and Annie. A more cowardly and murderous fire a vessel was never subjected to, and the conduct of the boarding the most unheard of barbarity upon record. The officers of my ship behave
Beaufort, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 9
contents and the owners standing by. This robbery and carouse was kept up until the arrival of Commodore Ridgely, in the flag-ship Shenandoah, when it was quickly put a stop to by the appearance of Lieut. Skerritt, to whom it was reported, (Lieut. Skerritt is an officer and gentleman of the old navy.) Not one of the officers of the capturing ship — the Niphon — belonging to this class of officers. The ship was then plugged (having received forty one shots in her hull,) and sent to Beaufort, N. C., where we landed our passengers and wounded and then proceeded North, destination Boston, having on board the two cooks, two stewards, and myself. The crew otherwise were sent North in the transport Newbern. Thus ended the fate of the favorite ship Ella and Annie. A more cowardly and murderous fire a vessel was never subjected to, and the conduct of the boarding the most unheard of barbarity upon record. The officers of my ship behaved — as we all had a right to expect of them
William S. Munson (search for this): article 9
For hire --Two good Carpenters. Apply to William S. Munson, 13 Pearl street. ja 4--6t*
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