The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-07
THg CAPTURE OF THE saRp1sfAs yxssr1s


-Farther Parfiea'ars.-Thec capture of two ves-
sells, with armed Sardinans, en- route for Sici-
ly, has been published. One Of them proved
to he the American ship ''Charles and Jane,
Of Bath, Me, and 1t is stated that the Ameri-
can Minister at Naples has demanded repara-
ton for the "outrage on the American flag
The following is The report of the Sandman
Fice-Consul NJ Gaeta abont the Seizure:
"The FuIminau,e Neapolitan war steamer.
commanded by Col. L.ttieri arrived at Gaeta
on the II tn inst, at L. NJ, towing a Sardipian
vessel, Capt. Molesca. and q vessel with the
American nag the Charles and Jane, of Bal
timore, Capt. Quain. The two vessels had on
board nearly 4U0 persons On being hailed by
Marshal Roberto, who was on board the Full
minante, he said he had captured two vessels
Sandman and American, IS miles north of
Cape Corso, and that he waited orders from
his Government, retaining in the mean time
the men and vessels as prisoners of war. He
asked The Vice Cons ul 10 go on board and de.
mand the papers of the Sandman captain
IhIs he refused TO do, assuring Roberto that t
was not proper 10 use underhand means of
interrogation, and that the papers could not
be Withdrawn until the Health Office had
done its duties it was to be considered,
100, whether the captain desired pratique,
and whether vessel admitted to pratique
could be considered prisoner, with all Oh
board. The Vice Consul here went along
side, and asked If they had need of any thing
Late reports say that the captain of the
steamer declared 10 the Nice-COnsul that he
had been captured at night, eignt miles north
of Cape Corso; that he had let Genoa d.
rected to Cagliari, towing the American YES
sci, his own beat being tug and that he had,
moreover, laken some OF the passengers OH
board that his papers were all en- rtgts, and
that he had refused TO show them on account
OF his capture. lie had not chosen to take az
useless pratiqKs i'll his position, reserving it
to himself at the proper Time TO make his pro
test and demand an indemnify. Both he and
the other Sardnihn suhlec.s demand the pro-
tec:lOn OF Victor Emanuel and ample lndem
nifty. The Vice Consul immediately took
dispatch 10 the telegraph office Tor The Mar
chese VIllamarina, ut Naples, but he was told
that the telegraph was occupied VIII Gov
ernmpnt business though at the first poss bic
moment the dispatch should be sent. UnIll
the 10th, however, no dispatch arrived. a
communication sent later by the post was de-
iayed in the same way, and at last special
messenger was sent OF, and arrived here be-
tore the other two.
There were other subjects on board besides
SardIDians under the cannon of the Piazza
and the fTigate, and an Involuntary move
ment might have led 10 their being fired on
They were, besides, guarded by the soldiers on
land and by The boats al sea. The flce-Con-
sui supplied them with provisions, though the
Utiie declared herself to be we'll provided, not
having more than 100 men on board the
American vessel had 200 or 500 men on board
The same authority states that on the even
ing of he 4th the tuImiuante approached The
waters of Genoa, and hailed the vessels III
French. Surprising it to be of that nationality,
| those un board replied that they were boUnG
tor Sicily, and shouted ''Yira I.QLlG :" The
| Fulminante then fired on them, aud took them
prisoners of war
| The Marchese Eiliamarina went to Signor
Carata yesterday, Immediately on the receipt
| of the intelligence, but the Minister for For
| eign Affairs was al Portici. To-day he makes
another effort 10 see him, and goes In the even
ing TO Gaeta, after which he Will make his pro-
| test. Mr.. Chandler, the United States Minis
| ter, has demanded a passport for his son. a
friend, and a servant, and for permission to go
| on board The American vessel at Gaeta. My
next letter Will communicate results.