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The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], Capture of Prizes. (search)
Capture of Prizes. --The British blockades runner Ceres was captured off Wilmington on the 16th. The "rebels" run her ashore, and set her on fire, but the flames were extinguished. Her cargo consisted of arms and ammunition, which will be saved. The vessel is new, and was built in England for a rebel cruiser, under direction of Col. Lamar. The blockade-runner Minna was captured off Charleston, deeply loaded with specie, quinine, rifles, powder, vitriol, hardware, and general merchandize. She had, also, a valuable engine. The English schooner Maria Alberta was captured on the 27th ult., trying to run into Bayport, Florida. The schooner Alista, with a cargo of cotton, rosin and turpentine, and 85,500 in specie, was captured on the 29th, after running out of Mobile Bay.