The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-17
AHRiSt Al OF GHE PIRATE IaCET
W t'bESfR RE u ARK ADLE iDSES-
II RE- On tn VOYAGE.

W\-DttRER REHlRKAbT.E iDSEV-
IL RES On TTIA. VOYAGE.
Tie history + his famous or Infamous
vessel Las already occupied large share @:
Public a,tsliI n ou account of her success
full vo5age and tie acquiital Of all con-
cerIsi IN 1t. Sic i again before the pub.
lie, aul is the clutches Of the law this time
We hope, without chance Of escape.
This morning she arrived here In charge
Of Nr Henry Wtltou, from tie vicinity of
the Western Islands Her story though
long in lis details, may be briefly summed
up Oh the 2Uyh of october Size left the
vicinity If Savannah without a Cu,'om
House clearance, under the command Of
Capt. Lincoln PatJen, IF Bath who forced
part Of the men on board TO g To sea
She wcut to Fines, obtained some supplies
of water and proTis;ou,, butlcguiriuc more,
Went to sea aud spoke a French ba,que.
the master Of which promised the desired
supplies.
pattcn, with boat and four men, went
on board Of her; aud then Mr. Henry Wei
ton, with the cOseut of the crew. took com
mand, loft the captain on board the barque,
and shaped the Wanderers course for the
United States. She Is Ii VI in the charge
Of the Costom House authorities; but viii
be delivered f. the District Attorney.
This Is the story in brief; we will now
present some If It's details. which are quite
Interesting.
On the 20th Of October, between 9 and
10 o clock, Lincon Patten, under the a..
sumed name Of David Martin, put fifteen
men on board the Yacht Waudcrcr, then
lying in the river below Savannah, to as.
sist in taking Oh board provisions, water
and stores 4 little later he came On board
himself, accompanied by Edward Talbot,
pilot, aud Capt Black, shipping agent.
He called all hands 10 get underway, and
drawing a revolver sworc he would shoot
any one who refused to work. ar who NIGH,
interrupt bis movements. He also threat
ened the ippng agent aud pilot with
death If they attempted TO leave the vessel
Some Of the crew who knew his plans, load
ed the two gun> with grape, and armed
themselves to enforce lis orders against
those who had been induced by false pre-
tences to come on board
Though there wa, IA pilot on board. lie di-
rected the movements OF the vcs,ei 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 \, nine o'r! e., in tha nor
nin. f ot.rbtr > -ae ii~'c4 n e.,n.
made sal, slipped .ii,,el f.ias!u, 4 cham.
aud went to s-a, carrying more than half
the crew ugaiEs; their wishes.
The captain to allay their fears. prcten-
ded that the vs,el was bound to Nautaaz4s
and Nassau, y. T., and back to Savannah,
out a few days atterwasi, he declared that
lhc ship was without rapers. the Collector
having refused her a clearance lie said
be was bound to the Western Islands for
more provisions and water. and thence to
to to the coast of Africa for a cargo Of seven
hundred negroes.
These lie proposed to land at Caydenss
saving that he was sure of receiving FIR
them S65O each, being we'll acquainted
with the trade, having landed several car
goes from the barques Niagara, Ocean Ty.
rant, bri- Frances Ellen, and other vessels
He further informed them that On leav-
ing Savannah he had failed 10 procure .
chrouomcter, charts, or nautical almanac.
and Consequently would he to perform
the VOYAGE by dead reckoning
On the 23d Of October. however, he fell
in with the ship Trey Of Boston, and bought
from her one Epitomc, Bunt's Coast Pilot.
and chart of the Gulf Of Florida for vii .ch
he paid simply s.. lie next chased the
barque Clara Brewer. bat when he hailed
her. finding the captain to be an Oh sc.
quaintauce, he did bot 20 on board
The next dag he saw schooner aud
made sail chase carrying such a pres, IT
canvas that he carried away lis square
sail yard and split tic saii. bu; taI,d to
overhaul her. O1 the 2>sh of os;obsr he
chased b'is aud fired grape al her, bu.
she would not heave to the chase was con-
tlnuei until i +. NJ. when the brig, ia
vored 10y the darkness Of the night, by SUI
den,y cnaHglns her course ran out OF sight
i"e p" "ahuefeI "'s III" head'd l'r "a
yai' ana was iNoFeI VIA strong gaze
rom w y. ~, gong Spmeuhes twenty
hno's an l'Hr' ana requiring two men at