The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-27 00:00:00

Tat razor 411,4111.

Captain Wilkes', of the Elan Jacinto, has made
the Wats( report to the Seemary of the Navy maw&
kg Sibs Treat saw :
" vatted Baths /teaser flex Jacinto,
se se, Nov. If.
"Sir,- Is my despatch by Grander Taylor 1 tholleadi
myself I. the :nett..l the oserwaste of this ship and the
bets nosmicted with the spare 1 ](sere. Moss., Sbdell,
Rea* sod IV Vesta& as 1 telooded I. write yes wh-
eels* relative to the roma' which iodated sasyy sonos is
raking theme prawn. Whoa 1 heard at Rwfusgeev s.
kerma Mks( Celia, of time orasadmiesise tarriag leaded
se the Wood of Cols. sad that they were at Hasa*
esid weal deport et the Ikaliela eteantee of the 7th Noma
hog. I delesocial to attempt than, ad earefelly
ommlawd ell the setborities ei• latensilemil law to
MIMI 1 hod sames-vini Ks.t, Wheaten, Valk., beelike
werioss lather of Wu William Salt sod other jape of
the Admiralty Cart of Greet BMWs. which bore Isla
the rights of wand. sad their reepowehilitlea The
hcv
of (:rear Reid., Tram. ad /poi./poi.ka
="mpsir besionAtiess that the Catarina" Mates mew
eisawd, eassidsred, sad tread m bellimassts, sod know-
ing Said the pale al Omen !lit me, Yeses% sod Opals,
ad HallsaiL ia the Wsd ladies, were opus to their
smirk, sad that they wine admitted to all the seerteeke
mid proketios mask of the trailed Stake reorked,
eery sal aid asteetiee hag gives them, end
~loorly
Wiril they acted ewe this view
la sad
brought teem withis the Istenstima/ law of sad
wader the respoosibilitia I therefore felt so hatatia
heerdieg sod warchia ell wank of whatever oaten
1 fell is with. and Irmo dose ea, The gamines
mum is my stied whisker I hod the riOt to esp.
Mee the pones of them essumieriosare- whether they
we snieuable to capture. There was so doubt I bed the
might to raptore remek with written • they an
enpraly referred to in all authorities, the Med
ea estsure sod coodametioe if the espinin of the vessel
WI the koalas., of their being a bawd bra flows gas'
Ileum were eit desatchei is the literal ease, sad did see
mem to same wider that &maritime sal nowhere could I
✓d
a nee is point That they were ocenmaiosen I had
ample yea from their ore avowal, sad bent ne rids,
asevoss sad traitorous made sesiast ow country-to
eartheow its inititutioes and ester ato teatime and alb-
ums with foreign .tat.., 'sprawly feraddeo by the coati-
taloa They Lid ben presented to the I.bmtsta (lemma of
Moshe by be Drama Illejedy's ceased geaseal. but the
Otplais theeral tol,l me he bed mg received them in that
seacity, bet as distinguished rentlemen sod another.. I
Ikmallaidelled them as the awleditoest of dew etches, sad
ea they hod openly declared theemelves sin charged with all
endhority from the Confederate goverenseet to form treatise
ma abeam moiling so the atablisbaleat of their lade-
gmedeme, I because satisfied this their missies was adverse
and ertraisal to the Union, sad k, thorefort, become ley
isty to arrest their provers aid amok» them, if they had
ao pampers& or ripen from the Federal gwernmeet as pro-
sided fee tuidcr the law of nacos. vie -*That foreign mi-
wiare of • belligerent as board it antral ship, are required
to perces pews from the ether ledligerest to permit them
10 psi free. Report sad amaption gave them the title of
minireme tolfraine cal Engleorkbet inesinueba they had sot
has. received by either of these powers, I did notate:sive they
had imm unity attaclwd to their penal, arid ewe but seeped
toesperstoes plotting end cootrietug to overthrow the
mreerement of the I sited Stater, end they were, therefore,
eel Ii he considered as having any claim to the immunise
ellashed to the chanter they thought it to swum% As
eseporte the st.inwr in which they en bark.-d, 1 wen
lard in the Hsi mesh that she WWI a merehsot vessel
=lgietwirec V..rn Cm, the Havana. and St. Themes
the mail by contract. Tbu agent of the
Ile see et the British consul a I laesonali. wer:l=
.word the character of the.. inmost, that they
rib persege sad did embark is the vessel ; hi. la
had visited them, sad introduced them as esioisters of the
essilederste States, as their way to Reglad sal Francs.
They want is the *downer with the keowledge sod
meg el the captain, who riodeineeired diaries/de to coo-
nal them by reth.log to exhibit the iwassoger list sod the
!Prow rd the vessel. There can be ea doubt he ke.w they
wen retrying highly important demetches, and were sir
dewed a irstructions inimical to the United States.
Thin rendered 1.0 i eat. a neutral, a gond prise ; sad I
desernmied w LA, p 0 -611011100 of bee, anal, as I mu-noosed
a my report, ml her to Key West for adjudicattoo. when
I sin *AI *ALA vi the would have tau oosdarined fee
awing these penman and for resisting to he searched ;
the canto was also liable, as •U the shippers were
tereanne to the embarkation of these live dispatches
sad their traitorous waives and actions to the fleas
ef the United states. 1 forbore to taizo her, however,
is insalnence of my being so reduced io officers sad
mews! the derangement it would muse iosocent previa
are tiiiisg • large needier of pariengwe who would have
his. pet Waren a.. sod iwouveuese• as well ea deep-
posatenent front the interrupt... it would have rammed them
a sot being able to judo the steamer from St. Thomas far
Lem,. I the.efore reminded to aseriere the Maestri of
my GerlOß'S and crew in the prise, sod steed the steamer to
heart after the otessiery detwithie to effect the trawler
of them commissitars, coosirlerisg 1 bail °lathed the im-
pietas& sod I Lol is view,sad which affected the intervals of
ow weary sad interrupted the action of that of the Con•
Waist". I would that the noisiest of her firituoic
Mft• sehincti, lea official and others. showed MA
nerd lee othilienee to her praclematiou, Iv &Alia:, sad
dellthig the view • :aid endeavouring to culacrul the perioim
.111 die owneli..i.)amts. I have pointed out sufileient reasons
Shaw yea that my action in this ate was deriied from •
las seevictree that it became my duty tr. make thus
• prisoners sod to bring them to the United States.
vaßk is rue gilder* op this valuable prim 1 hath de•
prised the offiMin and crew of a well asrsed reward, 1 ern
wined they .re quite intent to forego an, advantages
imbh si4lit have aerated to them rimier the circurustancee.
3 ay ail that, having aseumed the responsibility. I am
afreg to abide the read,. sin very respectfully. your
eitediest unapt.

" ~CR MAO WILItIX. Capisis.
Mos. earn W•11•a, S•creary d Wo Navy."