The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-13
The West Indies.


HAMILTON bermuda, August 81, 1854.
Military yM0pemenfs--Ihe Privateer of the
West India WIaters-Wdr Steamers Of
England-Ihe Weather.
There is nothing special to communicate.
The headquarters of the seth Regiment
proceeded to st Georges about week ago,
and there are now only about seventy-fve men
Zone company doing duty in Hamilton. The
depot companies of the Goth Regiment are ex-
pected here direct from England, in the Resist
ance, and it is understood that she will pro-
coed from hence to Barbados, ana take the
seth Regiment thence to Jamaica, from which
place she will convey a regiment to Montreal,
from whence she will bring the 26th Regi-
ment here to replace the Seth, which are under
orders for England. But owing to the dreadful
mortality at Barbados from cholera, / think
the government will fad it necessary to make
other arrangements, az it will be impossible to
remove the seth from Jamaica while the chole-
ra is prevailing there.
We have had very pleasant summer so far
pleas ant, breezes and seasOnable showers
enclose paragraph from the st. Thomas
Tidende relative to privateer that has been
seen in the West India seas. Captain Webb.
who arrived here on the Esd inst. from Porto
Rico, reports that he saw the captain of the
Sea Flower there, who gave him the same
statement as that contained in the Ii
dende, with the exception that they left his
vessel on finding in his chest some Masonic
emblems.
H. M steamer Devastation, Capt. D'Horsey,
arrived at Porto Rico on the morning of the
14th July and left Immediately in search of
the pirate =
PRIvATRER IN THE WEST INDIA WATERS.
From the St. Thomas Times July Is
Captain Thomas Francis, Of the English schooner
Sea Flower, reports:-
Left Porto Plata on the oath June on the 2sth at
halfPast A. M. deserted In the Mona Passage .
suspicious looking schooner; when off the port OF
Mayaguez, twenty-five miles N. N. E., she hosted
blue flag with red CENTRE and despatched Q boat,
manned with twelve men, alongside; the command
er OF the boat came on deck, followed by six mon;
the captain was then called for and ordered to pro-
duce lis trunk, which, on the order being complied
with, was placed in the boat, and the captain told
to enter the same, which he felt obliged to do; six
men we're then left in the sloop, and the other six,
along with Captain Francis and his trunk, proceed
ed to the schooner On reaching her deck the trunk
was searched, but the contents not sesming OF any
valve, remained undisturbed Captain Francis de-
scribes the schooner, her captain and crew, ia the
following manner:-A long, sharp, green painted
schooner, of about 125 tons burthen, very raking
mass fore and aft rig: as means Of defence she had
long brass lspounder, working on a swivel, and
two l2-pounder cannon at each siie. The
captain spoke English with the American &C
cent, and the crew consisted of about seventy
or seventy-ive men, all whites-a very mixed
crew, composed apparently Of all nations they
were, however, exceedingly well armed. Captain
Francis was detained on board the schooner till an
early hour the following morning, nothing Of any
consequence transpiring in the intsrim-during
which time, however, the sloop was kept sailing
close alongside, the only article taken from the soop
being two half coils Of cordage. Captain Francis
supp0ses his release to be owing to two square
rugged ycssels-one ship and the other brig, a.
far as his naked eye could disseminating been
seen standing to the northward, when the captain
Of the schooner at once resolved to pursue them.
Captain Francis and his trunk were then sent back
to the sloop and the six in charge of her taken
to the schooner, which immediately shaped north
erly course. We further learn that Captain Francis
has stated that previously to his departure from the
Turks Islands for the Porta Plata an American vea-
eel arrived at the former place. and stated that II
was currently reported in the United States that
three Russian privateers were positively fitting ont
in one Of the American seaporta
We are also informed that the Captain General Of
Porto Rico has caused a most rigid watch to be in
sttuted along the seacoast Of that island and that
the commandaIts Of the different seaports are en-
joined to report any vessels appearing In the ofng
of suspicious character. The Captain General
had furthermore ordered the steamer Congress- to
make cruize around the island.