Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-27

,rl ,..rl ro.senrers we're transferred from the
scbsener Loae to the U 5. S!oop OF War fanoa.io, e."
cepling Capt Clarke, the male and The COOK. n lieu
49,, and I pr,ze crew Of eight men were then put
IN h,1d and ordered 10 Sacricios where the French
As.l Law at anchor. Capt. Clarke his male ana co"k
were thus detained prisoners IN Their own Vessei, uno
cuord of nine armed men, including the lieutenant
rTrv nj i,;ed their fate with iorluoe
,Ii ito n,rning of the fourth of July. The vessel lay
hoc,l,npd thirty miles from Sacrifcos The ecoIce-
ions of 7G stirred the Yanke. blood in The veins Of the
nrisoners and they determined 10 make one eofl ioi
Fhsuy. Fortune seemed TO favor the attempt.
t.1bey sol. upon deck about daylight, and found only
Gan, sailors upon the watch, The residue and the officer
having retired to rest. To knock down Two oil tie
watch and drive the other two up the rigging before the
muzze of pistol, without load or t'n''o ias'eh
tho companiun way upon the lieutenant, ana LOCK Inc
c,roc,s,e upon the snllOrs, but le ~oTK OF M"
man, with This trio of resoue sealnen con'endinS LOT
,hsr freedom. Without any bloodshed, AMI almost
without resistance they took possession OF the
a. New Orleans On their way TO this port they were
me-, and boarded by British armed ship, the command
or Of which oppauded the gallant expEoit OF captain
Clarke and ofit red him convoy 10 Havana. me
whole achievement may be taken as lair sPecie" u
Yankee daring and enterprise.
'rhs True American oil the l2h inst. says
sit was highly amusing TO observe the worthy Captain
reoorling himself aud story 10 the Collector oil the port
while the officials bursting with suppressed mflh,
Copain Clarke proceeded with his story as solemn as
indgs in The criminal court he seemed far troubled
viii the few words of the Collector than in surrounding
with his body guard Of two The Whole Of The nine French
s,ilo,s and when some doub,s expressed whether
the schooner not be sent back again he calmly OBJ
served he couIdn whyitwos the duty ofevery cap
tain to bring his vessel TO her port of destination we
learn lha, il deemed necessary 10 make SPECIAL de-
posr of the specie TO The order of The Government ana
10 take bonds for the vessel and cargo, pending the
transmission of instructions from head quarters The
captain and his company have mmnralIzrd themselves
and many was the joke cracked, and bottle too, while
laughing at the dilemma OF the sleeping lieutenant and
his lied up crew..
Ihe fcuy une Of 4 later date says:-
"The specie has been deposited in the Atchataaya
Bank and the hides advertised for sale. The pre-
sumption therefore, that her aPefs have been gwen
up to the Collector by the Cnmmaudant and Consul.
The same paper notwithstanding The passengers on
the Columbian last night, was Mr. John Beilow, Jr OF
this city Che of The principal owner of The Lone)
and another gentleman, who were passengers on that
schooner at the time of her capture They brought
to Galveston by tie u. $ suop OF war Vandalia which
received them Brnzos Santiago. Mr. carried under
his arm the hcGrics pen jacket we ever lifted. 1t was
worth at least 81 500 in specie Tie ancrd 1t was The
only vesgire lha, remained Of the Lone until We informed
him OF her safe arrival nj port HIS agreeable surprise
on rearing Of Captain Clarkes trick may wsi! be ina
gined.'
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