The North-Carolinian., 1860-01-07
From tAs Boston Euening Iraceller. Dec "a.
Voyage of the Yacht wandexer.

! From tas Boston Euening Iraueller. Dec. "a
Voyage of the Yacht wandexer.
The history of this famous infamous vessel has
already occupied large share of public attention
account of her successful shaving voyage and the
acquta of all concerned in it. She is again before
the public anc again in the clutches OF the law this
time, We hope, without chance of escape.
This morning she arrived here in charge of Mr.
Henry Welton, from the vicinity of the Western Is
lands. Her story. though long In its details, may
be briefly summed up. On the goth of October she
left the vicinity of Savannah without Custom
House clearance, under the command of Capt. Lin
coin Patten, of Bath, who forced part of the men
board to go to sea She went to Flores. obtained
supplies Of water and provisions but requiring
more, went to sea and spoke French bark the
master Of which promised the desired supplies
Patten, with boat and four men, went ON board.
of her and then Mr.. Henry Welton with the
sent of the crew, too6 command; left the captain
course for the United States She is now in tho
charge Of the Custom House authorities, but will be
delivered to the District Attorney This is the story
in brief will present some of its details
which are quite Interesting
On the Goth of October, between and 10 o clock,
Lincon Patten, under the assumed name Of David
Martin, put Is men on board the yacht Wanderer
then lying in the river below Savannah, to assist in
taking board provisions, water and stores. A
little later he came on board himself accompanied
by Edward Talbot pilot, and Captain j. Black,
shipping agent. He called ali hands to get under
way and drawing revolver, swore he would shoot
; any who refused to work, or who might inter-
rupt his movements. He also threatened the ship
ping agent and pilot.with death If they attempted
to leave the vessel. Some of the crew, who knew
his plans, loaded the two guns with grape, and
armed themselves enforce his orders against those
who had been induced by false prentences to come
aboard.
Though there was pilot on board, he directed
the movements of she vessel himself and got her
twice ashore. At last she reached Tybee Light and
anchored where the pilot and shipping master left
her Again she ran aground, and remained fast
four hours. At nine 0 clock in the morning of Oc
tober 2l she foated off again, made sail, slipped
fifteen athoms of chain, and went to sea, carrying
more than half the crew against their wishes
The captain to aay their fears, pretended that
the vessel was bound to Matanzas and Nassau, n.
p, and back to Savannah, but few days afterwards
he declared that the ship without papers, the
Collector having ref,1 ed her clearance He said
he bound the Western Islands for more
provisions and water, and thence to the coast of
Africa for cargo Of seven hundred negroes.
These he proposed 20 land at Cardenas, saying
that he sure of receiving for them $3.50 cash,
well acquitted with the trade, having landed sever
al cargoes from the bal-ks Niagara, Ocean Tyrant
brig Frances Ellen and other vessels. He further
informed them On leaving Savannah he had failed to
procure chronometer, charts, or nautical almanac
and conseque. ty would have to perform the voyage
by dead reckoning.
On the ODD of October, however, he fell in with
the ship Troy, of Boston, and brought from her
MERtsme Ell 81 Rnnts Gasst Pot FL , snd s, chart M Of the he
next chased the bark Clara Brewer, but when he
hailed her finding the Captain to be old acquain-
tance, he dld hot go on board
The next day he a schooner and made sail in
chase, carrying such press Of canvass thrt he
~e way his square-sail yard and split the SAIL
IL. .,iiod to overhaul her On the 26th ofOctober
he chased brig and fired grape at her, but she would
not heave to the chase continued till IL z NJ
when the brig favored by the darkness of the night
by suddenly changed her course ran out of sight.
The wanderer headed for Fayal, and
favored with stong gale from w n w going
sometimes twenty knots an hour, and requiring two
of tho ho to IN "a 81 thp o1o
moderated to fine weather, which continued until
November 9th, when She encountered another north
west gale, which, brought her to the Isle of Flores.
She stood off and on firing guns for pilot and
when off the settlement Of santa Cruz. the British
Consul, tile Chief Magiste Of the place and pilot
came on board. She then anchored in twenty
five fathomes water. The captain produced false
clearance of the vessel under the of the William
of Savannah bound to smyrna stating at the same
time that he had lost sails provisions spars, galley,
and chronometer, and was III want of all these.
Endorsed by the British Consul and the authorities
ashore, he procured thirty eight casks, containing
1000 gallons of water, frewood, liquor. -four rope,
2so bushels of potatoes anchor and l2o fthoms Of
chain.
He was promised twenty tons more -four, but some
of his movements exciting suspicion; he came on
board in great haste and made everything ready for
getting under way that nj 2ht. He nuggled two Portu
guese women board, and this circumstance came
to the knowledge OF the authorities. He had not
moment to spare; he slipped sixty athoms of chain
left one of his ash ore, aud did not pay dol
lar for the supplies received; valued at about fifteen
hundred dollars He openly avowcd to the crew that
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kidnapped.
The vessel next headed for MADEIRA called at
Village Point de Salec, but unable to Obtained sup
plies, proceeded to tunchal, where receiving nfor
nation that English teamcr-ofwar in the
harbor, he stood to sea- proposing to pass between
Cape St. Ann and the Canaries.
Still short of provisions, he declare to the crew
that he would obtain them by force from the first
sci he met swearing that he would shoot the first
who hestated to fight for such object.
Shortly afterwards he spoke the bark Clara, of
Bordeaux. but her commander positively refused
either to have-to furnish him with supplies.
Two other barks chased without being able to
bring them to. AT last she fell in with the bark
Jenny, of Marseilles, who hove to, and promised
| give him some of her stores With boat and four
men he boarded her.
Now the crisis of the crews fate. They de-
termined unanimously, to seize the vessel and car
ry her to the United States. With that object in
view, Mr. Henry Wilton native of British North
America, was placed in command. She imme-
diatey run before the wind. all sail set, and when
well clear ofthe brook was heaeded ot.the westward
The next day they made the westward of the Ca
naries and saw lying in cove suspicious looking
polacoa brig, which fired gun when the Wander
er hove in sight. Having desire to ascertain her
true character the Wanderer pursued her course to
the westward without any other incident worthy OF
notice.
She made Fire Island Light, thence proceeded 10
Tarpaulin Cove, and arrived here this morning. az
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