The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-21
TIE CAPTURE OF TIE STAR Of TEE
WEST

SrATEMHNT o. SECOND OFFICER SETH r. pEAS-
TIE CAPTURE ErFBCTED By sTBATAaEA-REBEL
Proofs rUP ON BOARD AS FEDERAL TROOFs-rN.
sRvTgw OF TEE sHIP's COMPANY WITH THE
CABINET AT HoNF@OARRY-TwO COLORED MEN
BELONGING TO EHE SKIP ABDUCrBp-MSNlrEsTA-
TtoNB or Joy At THE CAPTCRB BY THE sEUHs-
sirNisTs, Ere, ETC.
kr. Seth T. Dean, second officer OF the Star OF the
VICE. has BY request communicated to the following
particulars o. The capture Of that vessel by the eeces
sSEfts &C TeXav--
We eft New York March u, under sesled ordsrs and
proceed 10 fea. After passing Sandy Hook Capain
Eowes 'ret Cd lis dispatches ard informed the ess. o
tlat destined to BRACES dc Santiago Texas
there 10 board United States troops We ar
rived at that post March %, but found tfoops
khss emily the Empire City and Goa sac1s brought
'sospsc chez ordering us to Indisuols We rro,o. led
uee ana assisted putting -ps osrd the C1azt
Coacos, and then ordered back u Brszos to rs.
tain any tr9cps had reached tn in absence, and
j, so take then; bo,rd Tns Arz Jna however, bad
fOrsaed aud taken away The troops numbering 80
TetoTred 10 lGjauoIa and there found the Empire City
departing for tie North with troops lie NAMED port
% he hight Of Ap II when alb ut the
steamer Gen Eusk Capt: smith, hove in sigh. ard IRE
dcwr uron spoke Us, pqlrng il t1e star O;
West The Captain, who had been csad sb)rt,v pre-
Nrous, replied st II 9as, whereup)n Captain smith
pieo thai he hal troops Tor our capt All the3
sEred si.cr the steamer Fss hon, which heea
rsrtc ~ government TO carry troops on board the d-r
tDt tTanRnofts The reply was tn ~ she
aad by with Captain Smith also desired tho ut
meet despatch to be made in the d.sen oarka
tion Of he troops, stating that be hsa - re
t.rn for more. The Rutk then alongside, sod
her troops, to the rpmbcr o about eighty tive Pa.
CD bead Our vessel without any suspicion 90 part
a Their hostile character. Colonel VAC Dorm their gu,
nauder requested 10 Captain HoSes who, his ap
rearSu. e, ino.med bN the Colonel thai lhe
vas prize 70 the Confederate Sta.es now a. war w.h
tfe ecers government. The Captain than1erstFuck
81 The announcement, and about to upbfa Ce,tap
smith With teacbery woen his remarks were cat sh,rt
liz lun hr-n n.Iiasty hint frpf nfrr
hin that Il mere stra.igem o. war.
The Colort then directed Captain Smith 10 take csrge
OF the prize ana vessel got under way pro
ceedel TO Galv, ston No attempt msde to ress-an
the crew further than porting sentres them the
where Captain smith and Colonel Van Dorm 70
The Rutk and proceeded sh,re Another Captain AMI
chief engineer were then sent on board Of or vessel
70 take charge OF her, and we bore away foF New
Orleans, where we arrived OF the bar Ga sunday, the
2esh, then proceeded up the river, or ether aide
If which salutes Of Joy were fred. 10 which prize
astefe responded In the day time with gune the
night with r!ckes. We stopped at Fort 5ackeoD sad
made East der Ter guns Ves iuterch snged
tween the secess commanders OF the and
fort After vs, from Captain DUpcau of TIE fort,
proceeded Up the river the same N o!
Joy were made BY the people on the banks and
the p.antaiols. At half past ten In the evening
c,Me TO anchor eli Agiers, oppoaite New Orleans Re
wens athore and on his return read TO Co patch
from the Conf Tolerate Quartermaster satiog th.t
paid for their from the date OF capture. 7heee
nToels were subsequently oountermAndea by Quarter
been previously made TO tsmper with men siua
tcns offered them IN the Confederate This
wse promptly and Unanimously dec|ined
given for our nRtsnt return We packed up Trunks
clothing, &C., and took the Lake roachs-tran
Depot, escorted by the rebel troops, and proceeded
Mobile Previous TO cor departure was introduced by
The CGarternastcr General to his agent the highest
orcer Of the party. The agent instrUo &
Eli necessary information TO the prose cuon o! cur
Journey. This did TO The beat o. my ability. We
rivet e! Mobile next morning, where
ported board the Southern Rep Itltc all Ivo-
ceeGed 10 Montgomery, reaching .here Wed1es-
day, the 9th. ON arriva! visitei by
a-ge numbers OF the citizens many Of whom de
sired TO know !, the Confederate governnient wSs
gong 10 hang lie same night Captain keshsr, 4
ale steamer went TO see the oGartersster VIII, Tecuse
10 lave Ythng to do with oar farce the rail
road AID steamer bad 80 far been I'D by toe Confederate
+Jtnoritiee Re then Secretary OF War Walker
trderea us 10 remain on board Until next ming On
tbe following day had interview With the rebel
aDntt, when stated tie IA Its OF the capture and
htii ett coLdition. Whereupon orders giyea
W Tie Secretary OF the Navy TO pay us
AZ APPROPRIATION TO enable TO reach home. We
returned 10 NOBLE and there received moaey, wien
sscb o. us TOOK his TO Mes York DIriDg my
s@y ~ Montgomery one OF the mob whtch came bSlrd
yi2eDy astaued me, and two cJored meo o. our ciew
beDgpG 10 The stewards department were carried u,
hey taken shore prilss and have NOT head
o. iEem s!Lce Az my interview with the a5loet re-
lsei Tie facts OF ne abduction wa pra, se ths,
reps would be taken Tor their recove aad release ms
Baraes Of the Degroes are Levi Mann and Walter -
reached New York on sunday last