"Sir: In addition to my former report, which was very hurried for want of time, I have to say that F.N. Bonneau, captain of the _Ella and Annie_, states that he has an appointment as lieutenant in the Confederate Navy, and that one of the wounded prisoners, now on shore in the Hospital Beaufort, has an appointment as master in the Confederate Navy, and that all prisoners, except those detained on board of the prize as witnesses, and those in the Hospital Beaufort, were sent by order of Commander Lynch to Fortress Monroe per steamer _New Berne_. "I wish also to state that no vessels were either in sight or signal distance at the time of the capture of the _Ella and Annie_ and that I know nothing more as to her cargo, as the senior officer in command sent an officer who is my senior to command the prize. "I also find that my damage to this ship is more serious than I at first thought, and will inclose reports from my executive officer and master in regard to the matter. "The _Niphon_ will be hauled up on the sand to-morrow to ascertain the damage done to her, and we are lightening her forward. "I am, Sir, very respectfully, "Your obedient servant, "J.B. Breck, "_Commanding U.S.S. 'Niphon.'_ "Acting Rear Admiral S.P. Lee, "_Comdg. North Atlantic Blockading Squadron_, "_Off Newport News_." A Near Derelict. This caption with reference to a vessel on fire at sea permits me to describe one of my gallant Captain Maffitt's last runs through the Federal blockade in the War between the States. It should be borne in mind that the dangers of blockade running materially increased as the enemy became more expert and accumulated facilities to out-wit and out-maneuver the blockade runners. On one of the last voyages of Captain Maffitt he found that the risks were aggravated by the concentration of interest on the part of the Federals to Abaco Light, a night's run from Nassau, and the turning point for blockade runners. Three Federal men-of-war were stationed in the neighborhood and greeted the appearance of the small vessel with a salvo of shot which splintered spars and damaged bulwarks, and would have made short order of the 900 barrels of gunpowder which constituted a portion of the cargo, if the Confederate had not been able, by superior speed facilities, to put a safe distance between her and her pursuers. Hardly out of danger from these three men-of-war, two others were sighted on the horizon, and the race was redoubled as the Federals made a fight for the prize. The same methods used so successfully in the war just concluded in Europe were the best expedients in those days, and Captain Maffitt's ship was saved by following a zig-zag course, which kept the enemy guessing, and finally eluded him altogether. It was after these strenuous experiences of the morning that the lookout announced to the weary officer, "A burning vessel reported aloft."