, 1859-12-29
THE PIRATE YACHT WAHnEaER II
BOSTON.
CEC1sE OF wAHpERER FROM TIE UNITED
STATES 70 MADEIRA And LACE.

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The famous yacht Wauderer made her ep-
paarance ut this port on Saturday, in most |
unexpected and altogether unparalleled manner.
She left Savannah on the l4th Of October last,
the revenue authorities Of that port, for the
purpose Of making a voyage to Africa on
slase-trading expedition. In going down The
-F1ver, two cappoupu board we're loaded with 4
grape and canister, and all the pistols md mus
lets were heavily .iaaded with balls; mud .the
captain swore that every man who did not as:
sist IN defending the vessel in ease she should
be oTefhau1cd b tie revenue cutter. should .be
shot through the head. After getting we'll out
to sea, the captain called the men ST. and told
them that instead Of going to Matanzas, and
Nassau, y. F., and buck to Sayannah-Mhcra
they had shipped--he was going directto the
coast Of Africa after L, cargo Of slayes,: and
threatened the Life Of each man if be did not
carry out bis orders to the letter: Buf his:
tory Of the voyage Is. best told bE-one who Isl
well posted in the atFair, Mr.. Henry Welson, Of
BEitist, North America, in whose charge the
zach. has been brought home. lie says: =:
On the Goth of October, ut 9 r. n, Lincoln.
tin, first hasing succeeded in getting on board
tile schooner about fifteen men to assist him in;
getting stores and provisions, came hirnseR, &C!
companicd by Edward Talbot and Captain T.:
Black, shipping agent for the yesseI, and draw
ing revolver, swore he would. shoot the. .iirst
man who refused his assistance, or offered re-;
.nstance in getting the vessel to sea He loaded
both cannon with grape shot, armed his crew,
and made every preparation to resist the United
States revenue cutter, it she interfe1ed in. his
progress down the river. " !
He compelled Edward Talbot to pilot her
down, In doing which she Was twice run ashore
and remained immoTab1e for hre hours. Usv-
ing Supplied The crew copIouB1y with liquor, be-
lnAde sail and proceeded to seq, carrying 'most
Of the meh awny contrary to ihcir wt4hes. Mir
Talbot and Capt Black he sent back. .. ~"' .
The voyage Purported to be tor Matan1as and
some on boazd having signed articles to that
effect; but Capt. latten, calling all hands on
the quarter deck, declartd the ressel 10 be With
out papers, the collector refnsing c1earsnce.I
He declared his intention to proceed to the:
coast of Africa for . cargo, Of seven hundredi
pose: OF them at lie rate OF $3.50 each.'' He
>stnted be Was well acquainted with the trade,
having already landed several cargoes in tbs
.barka Siagara, Ocean Tyrsnt, Frances Allen and
eserefM othtr- yesacls. 81. -. =. II :: 49,: :.
In the huary Of leaving .6azannah, he took,
neither chFonometer, chatts, .or nautical alma.
nae, and re avere compelled to 60 entirely by:
the reckoning. On the 23d os October be board
en- the ship Troy, Of Boston,, and succGetled int
. buying m upitome, Hunts Coast Fiint md a
chart Of the coast Of Florida, for which be paid
So. After leaving the Troy bark hore in sight.
md tho oapaaln bare away ssa1e; firing gun
to bring her to; she proved; y be The bark
acquaintance, as the captain hauled his wind andl
stood away from undrr Aer sail The next day,
he gave chase to a schooner both guns being:
loaded. with. grape but on passing under her,
stern he exchanged Ion situdes and kept on his
course: Nothing uase1ial ngain occurred until
ovcrtake L brig which appeared in the north.
west; came up with her at 9 o'clock r. H., but
could not make ber out; kept pursuing her,
tacksng every hour and firing 'heAvy charges Of.
grape 70 make her heave to, but without ami, !:
lQr u J. l.o clock she was not in sight. i. !!
]" Ns again shaped our course for Faynl, en-:
eountering serere gale. The captain being
~ 1his 1i.ue full pf liquor. WAS extremely recE:
Iesa, and endabeered lie salsty Of tLs 7eszel III
carrying tssiL' sometimes driving her twenty,
Knot an Lbbt' Ontae AFTERNOON oF tic 9TH we.
made tho Island Of Flores, making the voyage:
in fifteen days. Tn nearing the sett!cmcnt. Of
ty the English Consul, Tic Chier Magistrate,
aud pilot. Iatten then produced a false clear
once oi the yessei. under the na1ne Of tIs tsWil-
/. lian," Of Savannah, hourd to Smyrna, stating.
that he had Inst sails II ater provisions, Hpars,
60, galley md the chronomcter, md asking
| for supply Of provisions, water and spats,
| which they agreed to IeE him hare. The vessel
laid here Gro days and obtained the promised
supplies. The magistrates becoming suspi-:
ctnus, Capt. ratten on the si1th day .(knring.
-the night before rmugsled two women on board}
slipped from the h41bor, .@earing one man be-:
hin1.= He did not pay o dollar for his supplies,
IG-an H.
against theirwill:: He made 10 great secret Of
| his intnn.ion TO dispose OF the women on the.
coast 70 the highest bidder, declaring that they.
! wuuid exchange for Ut least eighty Africans.
We then sseered for Madeira, and on tue 7th
| day made the island, anchoring at small vii
lasEe ealIed Point do Sac, but the authorities
run for Funchal. twelve miles distant Finding,
! British steamer hero, The O1ptaiu bore away:
/ for Capa st, Ann, intending to pass between the
| Canarie&-. .Ha DECLARED his intention. to board
tie first yessel l,atyeluasi Lin. provisions; aud
take af'm BY compulsion, swearing that he;
wonlF DOT line nrst nah VINO refused 10 tight,
| OF n thin in such an undertaking.
u ,e .4d Of November We spoke the barque
r If Bordeaux, bul she refused supplies,
tue captain bore nway fpr two other
! 4ues, and Ut / o'clock spoke tue ba14uc Jcu-
, :, Of Marseilles. which agreed to tha captains
demand. Patten launched q bont, and taking
/ AQAk 414EL5 OOa4 AEA kuC kSS4E4 " y kEpk Qa cur
course, set MI gail, md steered to the eastward
determined to leave him aud givc the vessel up
| to the Laws of the United States. The next day
ne made the westernmost of the Canary group,
and thence continued oar course for Boston.
| The Wanderer came to anchor OF India wharf,
about 10 o'clock, Saturday forenoon. She has
on boarl ten men and tic two Portuguese Wo-
men alludad to. The crew are yonng men in
state of dcstitution- Mr. Weliou proceeded
at once to notify the Collector, who, as tho yes.
rel was without papers, issued al orIer for her
seizure until the matter could he Investigated
in the e. S. Courts. Tho owner Of the vessel is
Mr. Lamar Of Savannah, who, it will be remen,-
bered, advertised her as runaway yessel at the
time Of her leaving Savannah.
The Waaderer. though styled yacht, is u
fore-und-aft schooner OF over $50 tons 6he wcs
built in New York for pleasure yacht. and as
such once visited this port. Her cabins. once ete,
CANT, are nov in dirty condition. She has now
GALLONS water, large Quantities OF. bread, aud
other articles. Her water Is slowed in iron
tanks, which are placed in the hold and run Of
The ressel, aud 50 made aHto it closely to the
Internal shape Of the vessel. lIer cabin IS very
large one, considering The size Of tbs vessel;
cabin can be taken up. revealing the stores se:
creted in the hold. Her appearance is rakish;
and she posses great sailing power. Hundreds
visited the wharTes to get LOOK at the new lion
Of the ware, and the latest sensation Of the city.
III yacht was formally taken possession Of,
Saturday afternoon, by United States Narshai
Wutson Freeman. Mt. Nelton, it appears,
quietly tciegraphed Of his coming to the Mar:
| shal or District Attorney Woodbury., from Tar
paulin Cove, End Libel was accordingly issued,
charging her with being q slaver, BY virtue oi
which she was seized. j. - .
The following arc the names Of the crew:
Charles Cole, W,u. Davis; Thos: J.. Murphy,
Nathl. Allen, Geo. g. Chesterfield. Wm. Leni,
John smi.h, J. y. Kenny, Henry Pratt; Albert
names Of the two Portuguese women are Annie
Felice snd Mary Anna Jose. They are retained
| as witnesses, - .' ''H :. ~: ::
Slare Trade In Liberia. r..
Under this caption paraer.ph ia going the
| rounds ofthe press, to the effect that the ship
Rebecca, Captain Carter, arr1rcd at Monroyia,
r'taTteT from. 7hS~ AmfrieaH Go.oni-atioa
Society," viii, forty-tw Of the NcDonoueh
elaTes, from New orleans, and then proceeded
10 The Congo river for Cargo Of slaves.
| It Is. duc1o the Colonization Societyto to correct