The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-21
THE BLOCKADE.
'''a auHTHS
~0@I1ONS OF THE PRIVAAUs~
RsCAPE or TIE aRIG GOTTA RICA.


ESCAPE or TIE BRIG COSTA RIGA
Capt Peelof the brig Go Rca arrived yesterday morn
iug from Aspinwa reports On the 9th inst, on Cape
Antonio spoke brig Cuba, Captain d. stront from Port
Spain Trinidad for London who reported that on the 4h
inst or the Isle OF Pines boarded by the priyateer
steamer Sumter which declared the brig prize TO the
Confederate States Of America, and put prize Of
Ave NJ IN on board take her TO the nearest port Cap
strout succeeded in disarmng them and then pu, ~
In irons SO that he viii bring his vessel to NJ VI,
Two Of the privatee1's on boz ID ,hs g..
Rca.
Tho following note from Capt .roa, ia IN our Dos,sa
si0n:--
and nut two prvateer's boarded We brig Costa RIGA
left. Will ito New York instead Of LonaoS Wv 'H'eo
D srRoUT
Tne pf'soh' were taken in charge by olncers Van.
uofNee' nfien and Swane, of the Harbor Police at
ouara' dine.
F<nry Spencer and John Davidson the prisoners from
the prvsteer SUMTER state that they impressed
board that vessel in May last at New Orleans and sailed
thence the Goth Of June Three prizes captured by
the Sumter while they board--two br,gs and
On board Of the former the brig Cuba they
with mdshipman named Hutchinson and two marines
were placed as prize crew. They renamed board
four days, during which time they did not know whittier
they were bound On the fourth day they fell In with the
brig Costa Rca bound TO New York The captain OF the
Cuba had in the meantime, repossesssd himself Of brig
and was DESTROYS Of getting rid Of the prize crew. being
short Of provisions &c The captain Of the Costa Rica
took them board prisoners, and gave directions
the captain of the Cuba TO bring her to New York. with
the other prisoners, and win doubt be here in few
days The Costa RIGA discovered this morning at
Quarantine with her dag Union down, and the Two pri
vateersmen taken her and brought up 10 the
city.
THE JEFF. DAVIS PRIvATEER ONCE MORE.
The New Bedford Mercury says tina, a letter from Thos
NJ Denhan to his father Tilson Denham Esq Of New
Bedford OF date Portland. 18th inst says-"sunday
evening (l4th) brig from wheelhouse OF
Cape Cod, chasing schooner ana after while the brig
seen TO fire. and the report Of was heard by
some in the wheelhouse We suppose II the Jen
Davis" Young Denharn clerk board the propeller
PotOmska, now plying between New York and Portland
THE SEARCHING FLEET
BosIoS July 20, 1861
The vincennes arrived below nigh, She has been
cruising week south Of Nan,ucke, for privateers
The revenue cutter Crawford, on cruise for pr
vateers mas put In hero
THE sUMTER-TwO OF THE PRIZE CREW
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK
UNITED STATES MARsHAL's OFFICE
JULY AUD pur6uRnce Of Q warrant 0guco ~ hY T.
Dcancld Smith, United States District Attorney. NJ
Marshal Murray orough, up two seamsn. named aenry
spence (nglish) John Dawson fscotch) both how
,ver, speaking WITH "a rich irish brogue" There has
not been any legal examination hut previous 70 tbeiI
commitment the following circumstances were ascer.
ta,ned from the Two handcufred pr'soners-
On tho 3oth Of June the Sumter sailed from New Or
leans destination unknown sailors) On the Sd Of
July she took the Golden Rookie, and burned her the
lib Of July he glorious day Of ndepende ncs) eele
GRATED ey that pirate sezins the United States
cuba with crew Of about seven unarmed men Five
were taken from the Sumter snd placed board the
Cuba the afternoon Of the 9Th OF July It appears
three Of the supposed captors fell asleep and
y upon the deck not anticipating any trouble the
ncers and senmen Of the Cuba permitted perform
fen with the brig RIGA which they were trans.
TERED, and subsequently, conveyed TO .h@ port.
,s.mso made ~. uroa s ,ISso m Tn
fish irish, Germans. French. Spanish 10
These prisoners embarked from Now Orleans,
not xnowine their destination They were compelled
to serve s,arve, and, being Mariners
they thought betert service 10 which they
had been accustomed toiive When they on board
was 10 carry Goals to of and they went,
the Soh Of June, 70 Pasa Sanerra they subsequently,
and all sail which chased them for four Eve hours
but the Brooklyn did overtake them. The Sumter
80 Founders and one % FOUNDER on board
pvos sbaf, the cremast she had also several guns
SIX shooters and cutlasses well q large
supply Of boarding pixies There were iai :ssmen on
L
| NIL Gan lrnhmsn). drsI mate Every appointment On
board was The same tina. Of man Of war The ON.
GERS appeared be Of the old United States Navy They
did not Ore any shc except into the river for exercise
The Cuba had . Grew Of only seven men The Sumter
July The sumte then dropped Che Cuba, and ordered
ner IN sail for land Midshipman Hutchinson
oh they saw nc more Of the Sumter One OF The prisoners
(Dsvdson) says that they DID w,Rb hold the Cuba
prize and aid the arms ASIDE. that the captain and
the crew Of tbs Cuba gathered up those quescent
ana carried them aft, the prvateer's men followed
This was done e satisfy the mldshpman The captain
the Cuba ordered ali hands forward and said that he
would take possession Of bis own brig, and the
put two OF them IN irons The rest tied with rope
yarns The mdshipman Hutchinson from Hampton
Vrgnia) afterwards released from confinement %
the Sth OF July they fell in with the brig Costa Rca and
the prisoners Spence and Davdson then transfer
red They say that they had done ships duty and
not roncd until they arrived New York this morning
Spence asserts that he has been sailing Of the
United States for the last thirteen years and
Europe the East Indies the Of Africa and also
on the Western lakes OF this continent II appears that
these men were anxious 10 leave the service Of the Con
lederae states, INTO which they had been Impressed
They say tina, the able wages SIS MONTH
and ordinary seamen were shipped Shall engaged Tor
three years
In corroboraon Of their statement they say that they
took on their arms, laid down the forecaste and
to sleep The crew Of the Cuba then took arms put
irons on all OF them and headed the Cape An
tonic On the Sh instant they fell In with the brig Costa
Rca bound to New York. and transferred the two pr,
soners to her leaving board-sl iroxs-the prize
master and the two marines They would have been i'm
pressed into the military service If they had remained
ashore. They also state tina, onebaf OF the crew
Of the Sumter Northern men, many Of them having
families in this city, and that when opportunity offers
they will desert.
The partes-who great objects Of observation.
were remanded for examination
NORTH CAROLINA PORTS OPEN.
From the Commercial Advertiser, July l5l
The two principal ports of North Carolina Wilmington
and Beaufort learn have been and are not now
under blockade and active trade carried In the
export of naval stores and the import, Of provisions Re
cent accounts state that six vessels loading In Beau
fort aud four in Wilmington which would shortly sa for
Nassau, p, and other British ports The reason that
the blockade has not been made effective these ports
said 70 be that the goueynment poorly provided with
vessels OF draugt sufficiently light 10 enable them lay
on these harbors. Taking advantage Of this fact the
rebels prontng in the expectation Me principal
product Of the Statenava sores-and weekly receive
cargoes OF provieons from vessels Of light dranght from
Nassau N p. We will give a few instances
Some two menths since the brig Thomas watson
after having landed cargo Of negroes the coas< Of