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The Daily Dispatch: August 6, 1862., [Electronic resource], Successful Running of the Blockade — the Herald fired on by the Yankees. (search)
Successful Running of the Blockade — the Herald fired on by the Yankees. On Saturday last a steamer arrived at a Southern port with a heavy cargo, including 47,000 pounds of ammunition and 7,000 stand of arms. This vessel brings the news of the firing on the steamer Herald, a British vessel, commanded by Captain Coxsetter, by the United States frigate Andriondark of 12 guns, off Nassau, N. P. The Herald was bound from Charleston for Nassau, and ran near the frigate, thinking she was English or French; but found by a broadside that she was an enemy. She then ran for Nassau, pursued by the vessel.--She was struck once, but made her way safely into Nassau. She was flying British colors at the time. A Nassau paper says: H. B. M. ship Greyhound, which was at anchor within the harbor, got up steam and went out and communicated with the Federal ship. What took place we are not informed, but the Greyhound returned about 3 o'clock to her moorings, and the Federal ship stood cl