Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-11-23
How Mason and sIIdelI got out Of Charles
ton,
From the Charleston Mercury, Nov. Q

For some time past the papers of the in
terror have been induging in sly hints as
to the whereabouts Of Messrs. Mason and |
Slidel We have hitherto made no alluSion
10 their movements but may now, without
indiserction, parrate the facts OF their en-
barkalion.
The Commissioners having resolved to
make the venture Of running the blockade
of Charleston, after mature dcIlberation,
selected for experiment the staunch and
swift little steamer Theodore. The prepara-
tious having been completed, they embark
ed a little before midnight on Friday, Oct.
IL. The party of passengers who were
starting on This very unusual and somewhat
hazardous trip consisted of the following
persons
Hon. j. M. Mason, of Virginia Mr..
Macfarlaud Secretary to Mr. Mason Hon.
John Sldell, of Louisiana wife and three
daughters, Mr. Eustis, Secretary to Mr..
Slidel Col. LeeMar, of Louisiana, and
two or three other gentlemen, whom II
would best, be for the present, not 10 name.
The night was pitch dark, aud about md
night light rain began falling, which
rendered tie chances Of being detected Oy
the bockaderS exceedingly slim. At one
O'Clock Oh Saturday morning the haay
"good byes" having been said, the cables OF
. the Theodore were looseued, and she gid
!. ed down the harbor. AS the steamer pass
ed Fort Sumter every light on board vas
extinguished and away she went, right
!. through the fingers of the blockaders, al
d out at sea.
!. On the evening OF the II lth she reached
e Nassau in safety where, had the opPortml
"a ty been favorable one, the commissioner
!. would have disembarked !; but, on enqulrnG
, they ascertained that the English steamer
connecting at that point touched at n, Y
# The commissioners determined in this in
i. stance to forego the pleasure OF seeing \
70 Y. So Theodore left Nassau and Seanet
8 away towards Cuba. On the 10th ins.an
Z she arrived at Cardeuas, where the com
>, missioners landed. The news that South
a ern steamer had arrived with Messrs. Ma
40 son and SifdeH on board, which was telC
of graphed from Cardenas to Havana, ,wasSca
ev celytcredited at the latter place. But Vhel
I; ON the l7th inst, the Theodore cane u
-. tbe harbor Of Havana, displaying the Coz
sh federate flag, the quays were immedlateI
80 lined with thousands of wondering spect
nd tcrs, and a most cordial and enthusiastic r
eeption was given to the adventurous Ii
lle craft. The Yankees in Havana we're
ion matter of course. much disgusted at IL
ec. welcome given the Theodore but on 4
nd. other hand, the ladise Of Havana p'cPar
-, a splendid Confederate flag for the stea
'. er which was presented to the CAPITA
its with appropriate ceremonies. The ladies
'es' Matanzas also took advantage OF
ult. chance TO send hither splen'lId lag
'Ote the Hampton Legion. The steamship [
sers lambia, formerly Charleston vessel |
ere now 10 the armed service OF the Yanke
10 was at the time in the harbor OF Haga
0ro. Luckily however, she was not ready to
~ -, to sea. SO The Theodore left the frlsn
e'', port of Havana qnmolested, with fre
" Of coffee, sugar, sNlpelre, sulphur, &C
lave lead iron, block tin, &c, ran quietly in
nth. won't say where--bringing nnm
have Charlestoniahs, who had reached haV
Hart from SouthamtoD, about the time
Theodore made her appearance.