New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-10

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A rIsHERxAN's ACCOUNT OF THE DcISds.
4 Ths public d already advised Of the arrest Of
party Of men at the South West pass BY the United
ststss Marshal upon charge Of intention to violate
he neutrality laws BY making war upon some coun
Try with which this country is at peace, still an
account Of the whole affair may not prove unnterest
! ing TO the readers Of the Crescent
For some time there has been considerable talk Of
the riches found 10 the huacas or graves Of Chrqu
which had been buried by the aborigines with their
dead. These accounts had excited the interest and
stimulated the enterprise Of the lovers Of adventure,
who went to work to organize expedition to that
country, in search Of these buried treasures. This
city affordng the best facilities, rendezvous was
established short distance below the city, where
between ninety and one hundred men had assembled.
II was soon discovered that it would be almost i'm.
possible to keep long together in camp SO near
the city, as there was likely to be some delay in
completing the arrangements for the departure OF the
expedition, and as the mosquitoes were intoierabiy
troublesome it was deemed best to move down to the
coast, where we could enjoy sea breezes and salt
water bathing. Accordingly the towboat Panther
was chartered TO take us down, and on the evening
Of the Sd at 81 o'clock, the rendezvous was broken
IN. We ran down Pass-al0ntre, crossed the bar at
about o'clock next morning, went out to sea Few
i miles, and returned to the lower wharf, Here we
went ashore and cooked breakfast but as there were
l no accommodations for camping we run up to the
telegraph station where we learned that the revenue
cutter Lewis Cass had been towed up from the South
West Pass and was to be sent in pursuit OF u.s. We
remained at the station until the cutter hove in sight,
when the captain Of the Panther put out to sea- and
ran round to Southwest Pass The next morning
We sembarked at the wharf in front of the telegraph
station Before had gotten all our provisions and
other effects Of, the Panther telegraphed to tow
up vessel then anchored in the Pass As soon as
We had prepared and partaken Of our breakfast, we
went to work. some fishing, some grabbing and others
preparing tents
About o'clock that evening the cutter came down
the pass and anchored of our encampment SO to
bring her gun to bear upon our camp. After dark,
the Panther returned, came up and made fast to the
wharf, but did not remain long enough for to get
from her what we had not taken off in the morning.
Her sudden departure was attributed to rockets
thrown from the cutter.
On the morning Of the 9Th, about 9 O'Clock, the
Enoch Train came down and towed the cutter up.
Of water was getting short and had to signal for
fresh supply, which we obtained from the Jas. l..
| Day. While the Day was at the wharf, the cutter
returned and again anchored of our camp, though
somewhat nearer than at first. Soon after she came
to anchor boat was sent OF with notification to
the captain OF the Day that orders had been issued
forbidding any vessel taking away, either up or
down the river. After the receipt Of this information
blue light was exhibited on the wharf, which
caused considerable meriment among those &C.
quainted with its history. 1t the same light that
was to have been burned by Lieut.. White on board
the Susan, in case Capt. Maury attempted to leave
Mobile Bay. II will be remembered that Capt. Marry
did leave, and that be took Lieut.. White and his
light with him.
About 10 o'clock that night the commander of the
cutter came ashore, and inquired for Capt. Marry,
and on being informed that he was in his tent asleep
he went on to the telegraph Office, where he re-
manned an hour Or two, During his absence some
Of our party so frightened the men in the cutters
boat that they pulled off from shore. They were told
that the lieutenant had been bucked and gagged and
thrown into the swamp, and that they were only let
off because they were not to blame for what they did
While some wonld be talking to them thus, others
would sing out "dont throw them CRATE bars into the
again, would say, 'don't shoot them-they can't help
themselves" until the poor fellows concluded that
their only safety was in fight. When the lieutenant
wished to return, he had to hail his boat. When il
returned, he asked the men who came with it, why
they had left? He replied they scared HI out of
us'' The lieutenant said he should not get scared
and, on showing off from shore, he stammered out,
1.-TWO can play at that game.'
nav loft fhat n;uhf nd rcfurnod manning
with the intelligence that the Kimba was coming
down with three hundred United States troops to
capture all in the camp. This did not particularly
disturb any one, as all were becoming somewhat
tired Of that camp, and would have left it had the
authorities not interlered with our arrangements.
We had become tired of catfshchowder, shrimp.sonp
and crabs and we're DESTROYS Of going where could
catch red and other fish. The Enoch Train came
down and anchored in front of our camp, which we
supposed was considered necessary to prevent our
escape, as we might have gotten on vessel that
could outrun the cutter. We were all rather incre
dulous as to the report about troops coming to cap
ture u.s. Capture or no capture, some Of the boys
were determined to have some fun, while they had
opportunity, at The expense of the cutter. They
first hoisted black flag, then got an old box
pump, which they rugged up for a cannon, and went
through the motion Of loading sighting and firing it,
The individual who had charge of the vent used q
big black bottle for powder flask, with which he
primed himself after going through the motion Of
printing the mock gun. For aspy-glass they used q
piece Of turned wood about five feet long with which
the movements on board the cutter were studiously
watched. This was kept up until chowder WAS an
nounced. when the performance was suspended. In
the meantime the Kimball came down, but we looked
in vain for the three hundred troops.
Before they had gotten through dinner boat came
off from the Kmball containing Mr.. Kennedy, United
States Marshal, his two Deputies, and military
individual. The Marshal inquired for Capt. Maury,
who he was informed in his tent, and he started
in search Of him. Capt. Maury came out to meet the
Marshall and all gathered round to hear the reading
of the warrant for their arrest. It set forth that
Generals Walker and Henningsen, Col Anderson,
Captains Fayssoux, Maury, West, and one hundred
and fifty, less, contemplated the violation of
the neutrality laws by invading some country with
which this country was at peace. Being particularly
named, and satisfied that the papers were all right,
Capt Maury yielded himself prisoner to the Marshall
but wished it distinctly understood that he did not