The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-23
The BARK Adriatic at Savannah
Intcresting Narrative or the Voy-
age Across the Atlantic.
From the Savannah nepuelicsn. March le.l


The Amsricsn bark Adriatic, which became "a.
nous from her disastrous collision with the
French steamer Lyonnais, in November. 1856 and
still more an object of interest fron her recent
seizure by the French authorities at Marseilles
her confscation by tho Court of Admiralty, and
ner subsequent escape. arrived safely at this port
at an early hour yesterday. We have had long
interview with her commander, Captain Durham,
and "a the facts connected with her escape are
matters Of national interest, We proceed to state
Them as briefly as the nature of tho subject will
allow.
The circumstances attending the collision with
the Lyonnais, are already familiar to the public.
Captain Durham is very positive that il grew out
OF no FAULT on tho part of his own vessel, but
| suited, as be alleges, from cnlpable mismanage
ment by the officers OF the steamer. The judg-
Tnent OF confscation was rendered by the Impe-
| rial Court OF AK In December last, and as
ceps was served on Capt. Durham. believing that
1t was impossible In the excited state Of the pub
lie mind in France to obtain justice, he resolved
to make his escape if possible, and place the whole
matter ia the hands Of his Government. OF course
he had to resort to stratagam 10 accomplish his
| purpose. Learning that the Adriatic would not
Iio taken possession of until the full ex tent of loss
by the Lyonnais could be ascertained, he improved
the interval in defisiDg the means of escane. lie
engaged canlker and had her caulked ali round
| Tor about ive feet above the waters edge under
the pretext that she was open. when the mis-
trails Should set In, she wonfd sink right there in
| the harbur.
Capt. d. thinks there were no suspicions from
this movement for in the s'noise and confusion"
OF the caulker's operations, he and an assistant
we're quietly weaving the running rigging on
BOARD. and getting ready for sea They worked
at this business about three hours eyery night
| say from O'Clock until II, when there was much
noise, AID IL was dark no one could either hear
or see what they were doing. What provisions
they got were put board another vessel and
from thence transferred TO the Adriatic during
she night. The crew was also shipped for another
sessei, aud subsequently taken on board the Adr
| atis' "hen they were so mnch intoxicated as not
| 10 pe conscious OF what was going on
Capt Durham commenced getting ready to hani
ont about nine o'clock on the evening of the sth
oi January his force consisting, besides himself,
vi o'pt- -. the two mates and boy. The
vessel lay ia the middle tier, about half way m
the harhor, with both anchors ahead, and moored
| with a hawser astern. They bent the two top.
sails and main topmast stay-saii where she Law
me vessel ahead Vt the Adratc made fast to
| the chain. aud when the Adriafic slipt they let
| go the fast of the other vessel, and hove her
| right into the middle of the harbor ahead of
| her. When the Captain awoke and found ont his
SITUATION, and that his vessel was adrift, there
| vas no end tn his imprecatons against .sthe id
| Yankees! apt. d. had no time to spare to his
sacres, but got clear of him as soon as he could
| aud hauled down the harbor, nearly to the guard
SNIP "hen he stopped to take on his crew and TO
| make san. The crew we're got ou board by four
O'Clock on the morning of the 9th; they then set
| the topsalls, and putting four oars in tho boat,
| put her ahead until the vessel got steerage way
| the got ABREAST OF the guard
snip, her boat came OFF and demanded the fort-pass
| oil the former. Capt. D., when asked for his pass
| replled prenuez gard Ia" and threw the officer
sInaii DIT of paper with two wrapped up in it,
me paper ana money, however-whether by acci-
deht or design the Captain does not say-went over
| the BOAT and into the water, sinking t. the bot
| tom The officer of the guard ship then inquired
ior the name OF the vessel, when Captain d. sung
| out that she was the American ship Luna that
had cleared the day before. Nothing more was
heard from the Official and the Adriatic proceeded
| on her way.
As soon - the fugitive got clear of the harbor,
| noe breeze sprung up from the eastward, and at
| diybreak she was abreast of PiaInier and three
| good miles off the French coast. The Adriatic
lhe1 TOOK her course for Spezzia in Sardinia, the
captain expecting TO find his ships papers there,
| and also some Americau man-of war, who might
supply him with an anchor aud such other articles
as he stood IN need of. She arrived at Spezzia ON
| the morning of the 18th of January and anchored
with the kedge, having cut loose both anchors and
loft them at the wbaIf in Marseles. There was
| no man of'war in port and her papers hal not mr.
rived. Having no bill Of health, the Sandman
authorities would not permit her TO land. Capt.
then went ashore himself TO the pratique office,
where he met the American Consul. who Informed
hlm That Intelligence OF his escape had reached
there, and that the French Government had tee-
graphe0 to all the ports in the mediterranean to
stop the vessel in whatever port she might be
| tound Soon alter her arrival, orders came from
Turin to seize the vessel, and the officers actually
placed gun boat under her stern, with Two guns
| mounted, having received orders to FIRE should any
attempt be made by the Captain of the Adriatic 10
| move from the spot. The next orders received
were that the vessel shOnld not be molested. but
| that none of her men were to be allowed conlmu.
| nication with the shore, nor was anything to be
sent on board IF her, not even water nor any other
| Kind of assistance offered
| In few days. upon further reflection all these
orders were withdrawn, aud Captain Durham al
| lowed to take whatever he des red to his vessel:
| OF rather, as he states, whatever he was able to
pay for, which was very little.
| Col. Long. the U. Storekeeper at SpezZa.
| kindly furnished the vessel with all sue wanted.
just as she got her provisions and water on board
| there came on fresh blow from the north ward,
| aud the vessel was riding by the hedge and forty
five tathems of chain, with of the cha in boxes
hled with stone to back il, and hauser bent to
the other chain box. She lay then in what il
called Penagalia Bay, with the wind blowing ght
| on shore.
About two o'clock the vessel commenced drag
giDg; all hands went to work aud got sail on as
soon as possible, cutting away one chain box and
dragging the other by the point, which she neared
so closely that one might have Jumped ashore from
the deck. The vessel kept drifting until Capt. ID.
| was compelled to run hauser ashore to the laza-
retto, where he made out to hold her, until he
| went to town and get his papers. Returning to
the bark, he put to sea.
The day following the Adriatic bearded the ship
| Elizabeth Dennison, from whom she got more pro
visions and an anchor She then had a beautiful
passage of eleven days to Madeira, after first beat
Ing about for some time in order to put certain
parties ashore who bad no desire to take trip to
| America. The voyage from Madeira to the United
states was 4 long and tedious one, she having en-
countefed, alternately, Gains and headwinds near
iy throughout the passage. The crew finally ex-
hausted all their provisions except small qnaBti-
ty OF beef and 1t became necessary for the shin to
| make the nearest American port savannah, which
she reached in safety, as before stated.
Upon thewhoie, the movements of the Adriatic
have been truly eventiul. and 1t remains to be seer,
what effect they are to have upon the interests Of
her owners and the relations of the two Govern
| nents, should our own sustain the vessel in her
escape from the authorities of France. We have
little thought of any serious results so far the
International aspects OF the question arc concern.
| ed.
Capt. Durham informed MS that his freight from
here to La Cotat about 900. lie has received
only ab0nt one half of this amount: the balance
is still held by the "Messagerie Imperial Company
by an attachment made by the egents of the
| steamer Lyonnais.
| SIoUN INDIANS IN WAsnINaroN--0u Saturday
morning last, Secretary Thompson, of tho Interior
Department, gave audience to twenty-six Indians,
| comprising delegations from four tribes Of the
| E'Sante Sioux of Minnesota, Sioux of the Mis-.
| sissippi, which nnmber In all about G 200 aouls-
| the total strength Of the Sioux nation heire
about 5000. The Washington Union says
EIGHT OF the visitors were chiefs, and they we're
introduced as Wabasbaw, Ia-watte-intah. VAN
| di tunka OF Black Dog shakspoe or Siy, Makato
or Blue Earth, Illus hasha or Red Legs, Woh-kootsh
or the Shooter, and Washirpiya-yedan or the
| Passing Seed.
| Others, who were braves, were introduced es
| Wafi-ka nj ijarij,tri Medicine Light. Wah-kin-
| ysn-tona or his Lightning, Ira ka muZza OF Iron
| Elk, Hthaw duta or Red owl, Cumpe-yu-ha or He
| who was q tomahawk, 0uk-tah-pidam or the
| Whole, Wamonisa the Thief, Tateibamda or Drift
| ing wind, Tah-lnn-pe-muzza or Iron tomahawk
aud third lot were styled Upi-paide-ya, Ilo-ton-
| wish-te or Good Voice, Muzzacatee. monnee or
| Shoots iron as he walks, Muzza-monnee, Ahiqa or
| He meets. Muzza-shaw or Red Iron, Wah-du pi-du-
Ia or Red.Eagle Frost, Hahu-de-dan or Short horn,
| and 0ju-pi or the Planter.
They were fine looking men, tive Of them over
seventy years of age, and were dressed in the
height of Indian elegance, with pipes, war clubs,
| udf faraahawks Most of than srnok ed the fra