New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-06
THE CAPTURE OF THE AMERICAN VESSEL
Correspondence Of The London Times.

Correspondence of The London Times.
NAPLES June IL.
From official reports which have been shown to me
/ send the following intelligence:
The Vice Consul Of Sardinia at Gaeta reports:
The Fulminante Neapolitan war steamer commanded
by Col LETTER. arrived Gaeta the llh inst, at
l D. m, towing Sandman vessel Capt. Moesci, aad
a vessel with the American flag, the Charles aud Jane
of Baltimore, Capt. Quain. The two vessels had on
board nearly 400 persons. On being hailed by Marshal
Roberto who was on board the Fuminanle, he said
he had captured two vessels Sandman and Amercan
Is miles north of Cape Corso and that he waited or
ders from bis Government retaining in the mean time
the men al vessels as prisoners of war. de asked
the Vi,eConsu TO 60 board and demand the papers
of the Sandman captain. This he refused 10 do,
ring Roberto that il not proper TO use underhand
means of interrogation, and that the papers could not
be withdrawn until the heath-oce had done its duties;
il was be considered, too, whether the captain de-
sired u atique and whether vessel admitted % pra-
tique could be considered prisoner, with all on board
The Vi eCOnsu here went alongside and asked If they
had need of anything. Late reports say that the cap
tain of the declared 10 the Nice-Cons al that he
had been captured at night, eight miles north of Cape
Corso that he had LETT Genoa directed 10 Iagir,
towing the American vessel his own boat being tug;
and that he had moreover taken some OF the pascal
grIs board; that his papers were all en- regie, ana
that be had refused 10 show them account OF his
cspture lie had not choseu TO take an useless pra-
tique in his poston, reseTying II 70 himself al the
proper time u make his protest and demand an lndem
nifty Both he and the other Sardlhian subjees demand
the protection Of Vicor Emanuel aud ample Indemnity
The Vice Consul Immediately took dispatch 10 tue
tet graph.Ofce fol the Marchese Villamaina at Ma
pies but he was told that the telegraph occupied
with Government business though a. the i'st possible
mom mt the dispatch should be sent. Until the 10th,
however, dispatch arrived. a communication sen.
later he pos, delayed in the ne way, ald at
asst special messenger sent OH and arr sed here
before the other two.
There were other subjects on board beside Slr-
dpians under the Of the Piazza and the frgua
and an involuntary movement might have led 20 tnelr
being fired on. They were beside guarded by the col
ders on lard and by the boats at sea. The Vlce-COn-
ul supplied them with provisions, though the Utle de-
Glazed bersell 10 be well provided not having NOSE
than 40 men on board the American vessel had 200
or 500 men On board
Tie same authority states that the evening OF the
4th the Fulminante AZ preached the waters Of Genoa
and hailed the vessels in French. Supposng them
be Of that La'ionalty, those board replied thai they
were bound for Sicily and shouted p'rd Itaiid
Tie Fulminante then fired L.su., and took them
prisoners OF war.
Tie Marches Villamsrina went 10 Signor Carafa,
Yesterday Immediately on The receipt OF the inlsli-
eence Tut the Minister for Foreign affairs wa AZ POr
tri To-day he makes another eiiort % see hun, and
goes in the CIV, ming Gaeta, after which ae Will make
Lis proiest Mr. Chandler, the U0ited States Minister,
hiss d, manded port for his son friend, ali
servant and for permission u 90 ON ooari the Ameri-
can vessel at Gaeta My next letter viii conmuncte
Tesute
In the English House of Lods this topic was bTough,
Nd hy the Marquis Of Normandy, who laid he had
given private notice to biz NOBLE friend opposite Earl
GRANVILLE OF his Intention " ask two questions both