The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-22
Mexican Prtvateers.

letter has been received late the 2lst June from
vgilant consul at Gibraltar, by his friend in Wash
ngon In this he refers 10 the capture OF the American
baque Carmelia off Ivica, by pretended Mexican pr.
vaeer The consul had suspected the character of this
craft but his letters to Oran had not reached there in
time TO have her detained Everything possible had been
done for the protection of American commerce in the
neighborhood of Gibraltar Our consul had found the
Spanish authorities exceedingly active and kind partcu-
lay the general of Agesras, and the Spanish consul at
Gibraltar AT the time he feared that this privaleer was
cruising about the straits the general of Algesras at
his request ordered steamer and two feuccas war TO
cruise from Cape Trafalgar Malaga for the purpose of
boarding the suspicious craft should she be but her
commander well known there, that he judged
best not to show himself in that quarter He carried
his prize TO Barcelona for adiudcation but there our
consul prepared for him; and acting upon our treaty
with Spain OF 1875, the commander and crew of this p
rate were placed in the Barcelona prison. and are
about to be tried for piracy. The consul at Glib
rar, having requested his colleagues throughout the
islands adjoining the southwest of Africa to COM
muncae these facts 10 Commodore Read and to the COM
mandes of any of vessels of he is hopes that
he day is far off before shall be favored with
the presence of vessel-of-war of the United States in
these waters says CURING previous week
he had suspicious of Spanish craft which had arrived
from Barcelona and said be bound TO Tarfa in bal
last Through the Spanish consul there, he was enabled
to have her sent over Algesras where the governor
had her strictly examined but her papers and everything
else being found correct, she received her clear
ance The consul states that, from what the Uni
ted States consular agent at Oran writes him, he
thinks that the stir made about the pretended Mexican
privateer will induce Marshal Bugeaud to issue Or
der for the purpose of permitting Spanish contrabanl
vessels to mount any pieces of upon their decks
while in the ports of Algeria serious affair for those
who depend upon this illegal traffic.
In reference to the desire of consul for yesselof
war to visit those waters, suboin the following from
the Trenton 'Gazette" of yesterday:
''The United States steamship Princeton. at Phade
phia is in commissions with her officers and all
aboard and everything readiness for her departure
her destined mission She only waits the pleasure OF the
department at Washington to be off to the Mediterranean
in pursuit of the patical gangs that have dared to insult
the flag of our commercial marine The alterations and
repairs the Princeton has undergone since her arrival here
from the Gulf have greatly improved her in many respects
Most ofhe alterations have been made with special refer
to the convenience OF both officers and men, Her
present consists of nine guns-eight 42s and
2S-Paixhan."
We understand that the Princeton, Capt. Engle sailed
to-day for the Mediterranean.
The Allegheny ordered from the gull to the north
AS she is manned with sufficient crew. which
expected TO be promptly done she too goes to the Med
iterranean under the command of Lieut. Hunter under
whose auspices she was equipped at Ptsburg.