Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-03-30
TaF WARn THE GULF
ATgErvAL OF IKE FEIzE ETEkrER MAE0J,Es
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Hum :tre n O. Delta March I'D
# The Etefsm propeller Marques &c HRuH-
NJ. ia-elv captured by Captain Turner, O.
tbs L 3 sloop Saratoga. 1t : prize o.,
4 Vera Cruz. came up tbe rivsr ~ssteraaEr
and anchored nes- Siuugbtsr-hoEss PORT
heluw the cit- Sburfl- after bhe came -
anchor. ~ boarded her. and were Pol1teiE-
md kiudiy -eocired ~ Lieut. Taylor, whH
has the Marques IN charge, with Z prfz"
crew of twsu5r men detailed from the Sa-
vuunah md Saratoga The Marques 1ett
f=p-a--tsl-Tz, on rt1e iay gtter her capture,
to- this port. but one Of ner engines fail
ing 70 worE Lieut. TUvior was compelled
! to rely rpor The remaining engine anu te,
sails. She proved 10 be pretty good
saile- and reached the mouth Of me river
lowed her, and viii probably be in port
J to-day.
The Marques IS not very prepoFsessioC
T looking craft especially on board, her
decks being stiIl numbered with the debris,
filth and confusion, created by her recent
/ owners. by her crowded condition. aDd the
confusion incident 10 her capture, Her
capacity we should judge 70 hs Of about
eight hundred tonnage She Is well mast
ed and SPARED and has high 5U!warks
like shfps Of r-:s-. She has quarter derE
and stvle ara English, ana we learn that
she was britt IN Canada, whence she was
sent TO Earaaa, and there bought by Mira
mons agent. She is obviously 81 old and
not very valuable ressel, and only fit for m
enterprise in which there was great hazard.
She has 10 equipment, and WAS entirely IN
prepared for a conflict. Fer OF 5 arms were
three old English made cRoops, uutnouut-
ed, one eighteen and two Hine-Pounders-
The gun carriages 10 moe 1t these canbens
lay near them on the main deck, in 8 con-
fused pile, WITH other rubbish. There
were, we-lesrn. No small arms on board
:he Marques when captured. There was
ouG one single mark Of the bToadside of
the Saratoga notices bic on the Marques
q ;hirty-two pound ball entered her osl-
warkg about 'ruidships, on the starboard,
and passed through the laFboard side,
making round, clear hole. as il il had
been cut wiki circular saw IN is pass
age this ball carried Of both legs Q! an
unfortunate American who, in an evil
hour, doubtless under the pressure OF some
desperate stress Of fortune, had enlisted
IN Mariu's enterprise. Il IS remarkable
tina; he was the onl! person on the Mar
ques who was killed, and he was The only
American in her crew. He Died 70 death
lying in his bunk which, with his blank
cts. is still 70 be ser. saturated with his
blood within y few feet Of where ne re-
ceiYed his death wound. The name Of this
unfortunate man WAS not known to any
on board His trunk wiIl be opened
when this United States Marshal obtains
possession Of The ship, in orae: TO obtain
some clue rs 10 his identity The rest OF
the crew were Spaniards, Ap&!cacS, Ger
mans and En2lishmen. There were TWEEN
" of them beid a. prisoners. ~ the fore
castle Of the vessel. They we're armed,
rigor which WAS deemed necessary by the
commander. in view Of their equality in
number with his prize crew. Their aspect
WAS generally not very detected or toriorn,
though they were certainly very mongrel
and unfayor#ble looking set. The MAORI
~ Of them seemed 10 he Of the very lowest
class Of Spanish, Portuguese and Mexican
sailors. There were, however, among
them two or three melancholy looking
Geruans who did not seem 10 relish the
discumiOrts Of their lot nor % m6uifcst an
appreciation Of the society Of their awar-
thy companions from more Southern
cline. IN contrast with our bold Eigor-
Gus. wcll-fed Jack lars, this mougrel crew
certainly presented L very pitiful and pi-
rstical aspect.
From conversation with the officers in
command Of this prize we learned, il ad-
djton 10 what has already been published,
that Mariu's ships were not fired into IN
Ill they had commenced firing, with mus
kerry and IN eighteen FOUNDER, into the
Indianola and Wave, steamers in the en-
ploy Of our squadron, which had APP
preached and hailed the MiraDon, TO
certain her character and demand that she
should show her cOlors. The lnGianola
was in command Of Capt Bryson, of the
United States sloop-ot-war Preble. and
the Wave of Lieut.. Canard, Of the United
States frigate Savannah The Indianoia
is the steamer owned by Gen. Goicouria,
which has been engaged in the trade be-
tween this city aud Vera Cruz. and has re-
Gently been chartered by the Juarez Gov
eminent The Wave is pilot steamed
They were both chartered TO tow the Sara
toga to Anton Lizardo. 70 ascertain the
character and purpose of Marin's squad
ron. A strong force Of sailors and ma
rines. under the officers named. were de-
aciled from the Savannah and Preble 10
man these steamers, which, GU the at
tempt of Msrin's ships to escape the Sa-
vonnah, were ordered by Captain Turner
to intercept and require them 10 bring 10.
HowI;zers were placed on the Indanola
ard Wave. aud the sailors and marines
were armed With the Minnie rife.
As the American steamer approached
the Miramon, and loudly hailed her, a
/ volleY Of muzketry was fired from herdeck5
lnto tue men OF Tue ere" OF the fEeDIe.-
The Indianola and Ware both returned
the FIRE, and the Miramon, in endeayoring
to Escape from them. passed within point
blaak shot of the Saratoga, which nue-
diately opened her batteries, and swept
the Miramon's decks with a lsrboard
broadside, AT the same time delivering her
stnrboard broadside into the Marques de
Habans. The Niramon continued the
fight for some time, her pivot forward gnn
being well manned and handled. The
officer in command Of this gun, seeing the
hopelessness Of any further Resistance, re-
fused TO continue the SIGHT, whcreupon, it
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