New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-09
A CHAPTER on FTLLIBUSTERs.

private history of the bussermg expeditions fitted
out at this port We have taken pains to look up the
history Of three of the vessels so empoyed-the bark
Victory, the bark Amelia and the bark Magnolia.
1t is stated in the papers that the 6busier OF tho
Transit Route have sunk million Of dollars sincs
they undertook 10 steal Nicaragua; nor can the
parties concerned in the operations VI which We
ere about 10 give narration have made much
money BY their operatons-not r. tsse into 80
count the wear and tear Of conscience AID chsrsc-
ter. 1t may also be noticed that it is ret foreign
ers alone who are sought to be victmlzeS BY thess
operations. Our New-York underwriters would
seem to be regarded equally Air game with any
body else. The results, however, which We are
about to detail are not so encouraging as at all to
bring into question the old established mercantile
maxim that honesty is the best policy NOT how
ever to detan the reader too hong. We proceed S
once from reflections TO facts;
On the 18th June, 1854, the bark Victory wa
sold by Philadelphia house to citizen OF New.
York. and on the 18th June, 1854, was by him ssa
to Appleton Oaksmith. She lay ut pier No. n.
North River, and cleared on tho 9Th July, 1854
for ST. Thomas, having on board cargo Of arms
| and other equipments, composing very formiis-
bic illibustering cargo. She proceeded to the Gull
Of Mexico, aud lay off the port of Apaschicoh for
some time. But the steamer Massachusetts, With
whose movements she was connected, being De.
tanned in New-York, the Victory returned to this
port about the 9th day of November, 1884, and the
6llibustering scheme, Of which she formed pad, !
having been broken up by Government interior.
ence, this vessel and cargo were now on The
ow ner's hands. Something must be done with I
her, for such vessel and cargo could not remain I
long in New-York without exciting suspicion, more 1
especially as she had not reported herself on Der
return TO this port. She was put upon the see
tional dock about Nov. 30, 1854, and some repair
made On her; and about this time insurance wn
effected on her hull and cargo for their value, ~
about $50 900, in some eight or nine Offices with
cut letting them know that she mad been to sea.
After being repaired, she was taken alongside 10
unfrequented dock in WILLIAMSBURG, where ao
lay on and after Dec. 9, 1854. Her movements
Lad attracted the attention OF the Custom HOUSE.
and two officers were sent on board Of her ana
opened her matches. No proceedings were nsa'
mted. but au officer was kept on board until tie
18th Of December, 1884, when she cleared
the Custom House for 81. Thomas and marsS
having filed new maniiests and taken mes
master. During q portion Of the time she WI
living at williamsburg, the bark Amelia as
owned by Appleton 0aksmith, was lying along'S
her, having been purchased On the 18th Dec, 1874
After the 18th Dec, 1864, when the Vic!oT
cleared, and when the Custom-House oihcer' !"
her she still remained at the same place until 10
22d Dec. when she was towed to sea By propelh
Phenix, Capt Dobson. During the time oe'wee
the 10th and the 22d, gang Of steyedores' al s's
such is the allegation made IN SUM- now Pe~
| Ing in our Courts, was employed in the nighs
charging cargo from the Victory into the Amena
| watch was kept about the wharyes, and the P'0
ce,dnos were so secret that but few except tns
employed and interested knew anything about
How effectually the transfer vas may be SHOWN
| the observations of one Of the men employer ""
| said be dug into the coal which formed pan
her lading and injured his fingers IN DIS eH''s
10 get every box out of her. The spare S
were taken. and in this condition she went to %
After passing the Bermudas, she ''eeieu ~, -.
Thomas and, when about fifty miles nos'H VI
island. WAS abandoned at sea, WIN iaii "ni' ~
Oh, sro or Al, hours run Of land and har@
IT, 80, abandoned herin two bOats: one OF whs
,.o. Lost with all on board; the other, contains
..;n mate and some seameD, vas picked upg
! ar p,;,;.b brig New Era, Of st. Johns, n. b, 80
Iohn Ia
,o.. reached the United States, aud clam v"
made against the Insurance Companies Tor
whole amount Of insurance, but none OF ~
been paid, and the matter is still the suojees %"
inquiry, the matters above stated being 81 wv
way Of answer to the claim.
In 1852 the bark Amelia (then foreign Vi
under another name) was ashore on Long
near Beport. On 10Th January, 1893 'ne
.old 10 NcNamara & Gsrrsb, and On 2oth APP
1853. by them 10 Antonio PelletieF' w A's
6 Ia53 pelletier sells 10 Marcelhne LuoOm"'-
and IN December y. same year, the United DUN.
Marshal sold her to John Rust, tor SI'@"
Ia5a March is, John Rust sells to Lu",
Franklin; and on December IL, 1904 frnhA"a'
H. Solousn, his agent sells 10 APp~
Osk.mth for s.. 600 Immediately a'e' 'ne
sale she was removed from Per'4' ha'' D.,
and taken alongside the Victory at Keith ~.
in wiIIiamsburgh, where che relnAned uH"'
Is, 1855. do
nur;no ,bs time she lay at williamsburg ~
received on board in the night, according i0'neA
cations in the suit above referred to, the p'' .srr
norton of the cargo of the bark 'lcto',
which abe was removed to Kelsey's Dock Dle =,
There she lay until February TO- 1897 w." "i u
cleared in DALLAS, for st. Mays 'a.' q. I'M
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