The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-19 00:00:00

SICIANDOAII ENLISTMENT CASK.

BOW-STRUT. —MELDS DAY.)
caplet* Peter Sather Corbett appeared before
stir rosiktrate. Sir Thomas Mary. In dietary, al
00441110001 ea the charge of enlisting seams to
-S es beard the Elbsasadoalt.
gr. Gaffed, lastrested by tbe seliaten to the Treasury.
wooed the prearration ; and Mr. Sleigh &denied the

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ht the commencement of the proceeding',
st, sleigh said he hoped it would not be thought nu-
repwahis if he asked that the witnesses should an be
lasi isle court until they were about to be ermined.
ffir Thomas Healy—Oh eertainly ; let the witnesses be 04 ,
of Mod itrompt the Goo under szernination. I
and Hill deposed—l ant • satire of Poplar, Middle-
err- Is the Wising of October 1 saw an advenismoset '
at Oreen's Salton' Home, in consequence of which
i west oil board the Sea King the next day at
W Fed lain Decks, and saw the chief minor.
yom what be said I went to Omen's Home, and saw
owns Corbett, and missed the articles now produced se a
woo to mere on board the See King for a voyage to
pip, belie, sod Japan at 41. per month. We sailed on the
Mb Odeler. We abound bows Channel, and them dropped
hoisted the propeller, sod made sail Off Madeira we
pond a vemsl called the Laurel. She Game out and put
w em, sad we followed her to a place galled the Desertses„
More we aeshored, and she cane akessida We bed
wawa giesti to rig • purchase out to lift about three toes.
Sr homy cease were taken from the Irourel. soden GI them
ton end I saw a pins of a gun in it. 'bare were other eases
possowhiek wore broken, ad the shot and shell fell about the
bah, The ankle mired me to hood • hoed, and alto told
.wpat the lights owl, es be wee rig to pt powder on
hood. The mat morning we were mustered aft. There was
a lost gentleman with Captain Corbett, who said be (the
ANA gestlemsu) was a commander in the Coefedentho
soy. He mid he had sold the ship. and he asked us
Is join the ship, or he would send no home in the
weilimat it we did not like to join. He told us we would
men I meth, and 151. beauty, and it would be a very
goll Ming for as He mid re were on to be • Aglitter.
ghtp. bat only to take bernewerd-bound merchant-
owns, but if we fell in with • man-of-war, we
ago fight our way out. I said I would mot
mis one of those boats. Another man, named Men
milt we bad shipped to go to Bombay, sod we
mated to go there according to our articles.
The thin gendarme was dressed in a grey oast with
gold strips on the cuff, and bright button. 111 Ina a
mem. We west back to Teseriffe in the LenreL After
we lett the Sea KIK we saw a flag hoisted on board. It
was a whin lag with a blue OMB in the upper corner.
Mu Sleigh—Was it not • blue peter
Wilowo—No.
Mr. Giffeid—Not at all likes Woe peter.
Comemassieed by Mr. Sleigh—Witham tent knew of the
ems by seeing it la the mina
=MINI here produced his discharge, Weed by lb.
, and aloes discharge for the Hydaspes, in which he
Naas his lest voyage.)
John MIMI" dean that he shipped on board the Sea
King as narttemosier. He WY to bars 3/. • mouth pay,
hong 10a. more than an able seaman. They sigmiled
the Laurel, who led the way to Deserters, where they
shipped a quintity of shot, shell, aod null arms.
lie continued—We- bops at eleven o'oloek sod worked
till two o'clock, when we took • spell for
three or tom boats and worked again till Worthiest.
The ho'son thee piped m eft to spook to the captain, who
war in the sakes. There was • (solemn there in a grey
eat. with stripes on the miffs. Captain Corbett 1
" Well, men, I have scold the ship. This
is the coptria that is to take charge. You urea
that like to jein —this captain will give you
good money." The geetleatan then spoke up, and said
lit would be a good etroce for us who wished to join, and
those who did not he would seed back to England. I said
" Yee have sold the ship, what have you done with the
weer? The ship meet lave Oen legally sold before she
left Eagles& an you have brought um out under false
solicit. I want some money from you, and you
had better pay us before we leave the ship, for, perhaps,
when we get to Emend we may loss you. He mid," Well
mos, I coat help it." Then the other captain spoke up.
He aid—" I have oome to take charge of the ship as a
privateer for the Confederate government, and her name
Is sow the Shoosndoth." Ho mentioned his own man
bat I have forgotten it. He told as we should have 71.
r kzecedth for is months, sad 201. bounty. I told him I
to the lieelialt navy, mad I did not want to enter the
Contodersto smoke. I had never weed money in the
coesky, and I would not take up arms for that eountry.
Be mid we were not going into the country but only to the
oust. I add I did not can I wes does with his ship. On of
the men said it had better be settled at the Board of
Toads—meaning about the wages. Presently the captain
one set of the saloon and ran along the ship 'buttoning hamai sad smug, " Well men, I am off, follow me." He
veil es far la the parrs?' amidships. About eight men
Minn him. He toned hack and went to the saloon sod
sad he took • man named John Allen into the saloon and
tried to persuade him to join ; sod he, the captain, would say
voting about the reserve. Allen visa naval risen =nand
sot at liberty to ship without lone. 1 was al; a naval
nerve man. Allen is sines mute to sea again—to the
FAA ladies. We went on board the Laurel with Captain
Corbett, sad were taken back to Teneriffe, and sent home
in the Calabar. There were twelve or fourteen officers cm
board who had come from the Laurel.
George Sell, igen articles on the 7th October as an
' ordinary Iceman, at 21. • month, to serve in the Sea King
is a voyage to Bombay. They sailed on the Bth. He sorre-
l:crated the other vitamin as to the sailing to Madeira,
felloorieg the Laurel to Deserter, and hoist's' a
bull the Sea King. They were then t ando
Captain Corbett said, " I have sold the ship,
my mos, to be a °ectoderm° cruiser. If any
of you wish to join her you can. You are
not of you Woes men, and you will very likely make a
mei thing of it." He also said that if we did not like to
theship we could follow him. He said we were to have
M. lea a meth, aid 101. boyetv. She was not gong to
lillt, bet only to take prises the same as the Alabama
edam she got jammed is a corner, and then she mini
Mk bar way out. Captain Corbett repeated the
woe Air the other often, saving, "Yon know what,
Me esemnander says," fr.c. When the commander
MO OD board, he asked Captain Corbett if be
bil many married men on hoard, and Captala
Corbett replied, No, he took can of that when be
dipped them. I heed Ellison my he had signed eider the
Barash flag, and he would not go under any other. I
heard Captain Corbett ask several of the men in the
i dipping office whether they were married or single.
Be did not ask me. I am 22 years of
am. (He looks younger.) I cannot remember the names
if try of the men that the question was put to, swept the
kdomin, and he is not now it England.
After some further evideaoshad been hoard,
Mr. Sleigh said be reserved hie defence, only °keening
that he had a complete newer to the chugs.
The prisoner was committed for trial on the same hail as
is ohs reinand.