Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-13
Tie achooner susan and the Fillibusters

| The Mobile papers Of the Ith inst. contain fll
dctails of the schooner Susan and the return Of
her pssssn gers to that port. The vessel wreck
cd about sixty miles of the Balize, Honduras, on
the 10Th ult.
After the wreck the unfortunates found their
wsy to Middle Key, whore they were not only
Hospitality received. but generously furnished with
| all necessary means II subsistence and comfort.
Capt Maury speaks in high praise of the frmness
| and good conduct of tho men under his command.
| His position trying one, AZ the crew and of
| fcers of the Susan having deserted him on the
night he left, save two exceptions, which the Cap
tain might have remembered, To wit: Mr. X { Me
krtick and another; she was manned and
wrought by the volunteers on board
Iapt. Maury in his report. dated on board II.
D. NJ 5. Basilsk. Caribbean Sea, dec. eStl. states
that he and Colonel Frank Anderson preceded in
small boat to Balixc, Honduras for the purpose
Of chartering vessel to convey their patty 10
their original destination, After n passage of
two days. in which they narLowly escaped
swamping in a gale and were entirely with
out food, they arrived ut Balize on the
morning Of the oath December. With the aid Of
nm American merchant Mr. G. Hampstead, (for-
incrlv consull they succeeded in efecting an ar
rangement with Mr.. Ilanderside. owner of the
brig Kate. Goodspeed master; but Capt. Goodspeed
promptly refused to 20 in the vessel If .he tonk
them He was in New Orleans when the Susan
left Mobile. and knew the circum. iances OF her
departure. When his statement became publicly
known there was much excitement among the peo-
pie Of Baze.
While affairs were in this state, Capt. Maury
received a request from the Hon. Frederick Sew
mour Governor Of the BAY Islands, to visit him at
the Government House. which he states he did
with many misgivings. lie was received courte-
ou4y aud after learning the turn which matters
had taken, the Governor offered Capt Maury und
hi. comrades, should they desire to return to the
United States, passage in Her Mniesty's steam
sloop Basilisk, six guns, Capt. phayre lie re-
marked 10 Capt. NJ that he did not choose to in
qulre what the original intentions Of the party
werc that he regarded them simply as ship
wrecked citizens of II Power with which his gov
crnnient desired to cultivate the most friendly
htions. After making some further unavniling
efforts to procure vessel to take them to Nicara-
gun, and consulting with Col. Anderson. Capt.
Maury accepted the liberal offer of his Exceency
thanking him warmly in the name OF the rnsscn-
gers of the Susan.
Gov Seymour aud his Secretary accompanied
Capt. Marry and Col. Anderson on board the Bas
ili-k, to $. W. Key. where they anchored, and
then proceeded in the gig to Middle Key, four and
hnf miles ME-, whore the wrecked passengers
of tho Susan still were. They readily assentcd to
the proposition of the Governor. and received
on board the Basilisk in the character of guests
The Governor was particular to inquire of the is
landers if they had any complaint against the
conduct OF the Americans. and was assured they
had none. Next morning 1.-THE 27th) the Governor
was landed Mt Key Bogel, and the soop got under
way for Mobile.
Capt Maury in his report. and others of the
party whom we have conversed with, speak in the
warmest terms of the kind and hnspitablc treat
mrnt they received during the passage on the Br-
fish vessel