New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-25
LEE AMoNG TIE pIRATEs.
CAPTURE or IaE JOSEPH HANwELL AID TnL
ABBIE BRADFORD.
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From 7ls P4Ga5eJ4is I,ss ssc 4ye.sL
By he srriyhl Of the brig Ia from Porto C,bello
we .ro erablcd to lay teore the readers o. 1te n
9Hror, ttis noiniag ihe PaticaL;rs re;l.ns to ne
capture Of the barb Joseyh Maxwell Of thirstty aud
Tee IL, Is Bdtieh ve..ei, ~ tie employ ot hes-r.
John Dsl.tt & Co. Il this city aud having been h
lowed to escape capture by th- pirates ot Porto
Csbellj brsugh tie captaius aud potion OF the
crews OF there ves-els 10 dis Ioh.
Ye.ierday afternoon, upon the arrival of the big
lda We visited Mr. CHARLES Davis, the captain Of tie
bark jo,eph Maxwell, az his Iesisenee in ihi; cry,
and obtained fiom him the following statement shilNc
TO the capture ofh yussel
STATEMENT OF carr. DAVIS.
Tic bark Joseph Maxwell owned in this city by
Meess. John Dallel 4 Co.. left this Port on the let Of
July, for the port OF LaguayTa loaded WIN cargo oi
merchandise, CONSISTING OF 2,6ol bAfres oi hour, %
kelf OF lard, 200 kogt OF butter Sc. Onriassage ont
occupied IA nineteen d,ys, and arriving ut the above
named port we discharged tho greater part OF our
cargo snd tet stl fos Porto Cabsllo ON the 2ot ot
.iniy. AZ 7-lO O'Clock The morning OF ths 9TH,
was captured by the prynteer siesmer Spintr com
r,auded by Capt. Simm,. a. this lime we we've eight
miles dftal. from Porto Cgbello. sav the steamer
coirg bcir eriecfy becalmea At tho hour Wnea.
TIE sumter came alOrgside u yeeei ana ordered ne
tie CAPTAIN Of lhe MAXWELL 70 get on board OF the
Sumter. At tina ssme time they rent boats crew,
.nnod together with officer 10 convey me on board
of tic itiler-inIned vefse When the officer aTrived
lie told me collect tue sbips rapers nnd sli tne
i
sell With tile request l comt lied, and was rSwed
svyly ~ tie Sumter On reaching the vessel was
int,oducod 10 Captain Simms who put u me the usnh
questions. such - OF what Ve-,siI ~as snpsa,n =!
Syhom nv vessel wac owned, where WAS bound ID,
nud hen offered 10 seIl my vessel back to me ior zen
tbou-and djlirs which money was TO bring Oh win
Inc IL bis boat # succeeded IN 9etaining HVu' W" .ne
consigpeee Of the aaXwa az Porto CUoelio, heftiS'
No,sr. Bolton s. Go. then left the sumter IN com.
any with an oc0r Of t'ht vessel ior the purpose OF
uhli tipp 10 te consiguees of the Maxwell Tie prop
.s.tg gla aa -T
rel White in couy yenaiion With these gentlemen, tlie
commalant Oi the port seit an Olncer 10 inquire
by what right they arrested vessel IN The poft oi
Venezuela and ordered him 10 anchor tDe bark III The
larnr until Inc could consult The Governor Of henezu-
ell The offer Of the officer Of the sumter being re
fused by the consiqnoes Of ouf vessel j IN company
With tie officer Of the Sumter returned ~ the aler-
named vessel for the pnrpcse OF commlncing 10 tne
officer of tue Sumter the messaPe OF The eomuahlht
oi the port Capt Simms rel led with an OATH Thar
thew wers iOols, aGd that The country now being
in rebellion, the officers did not know their pc'ltion;
However, DO attempt wa7 made TO BRING my Vsstei
nio port was then ordered 10 90 on board and get
NV vile and child and put them In the boat Oh tie
Sumter, aud they would be rowed ashore by TWO OF
my crew. WAS aso allowed 10 collect all 10y cloth'
iug but my nautical Instruments wat Obliged 10 leave
behind. Az the sane tno was informed slat "1u'u %
also have chance OF rescung my ere" alef 'ne h''
boat 8 load had reached Porto Cahcllo.
Afer efeotng landing, the boat was fut out 70 %.
tain the remainder Of my crew bui, before ti oJe'
could 10 accompanied, ut sumner bet VIZ Ni
and nv vessel and eight oil my crew, together Win
prize crew Oh board, set s,il ioI arts unhnown'
have since heard that she IL Il Cienfuegos.
Previous TO this time, and during my confinement on
board Of tho Sumter, officer was dispatched TO my
yessel 10 comfort my wife, who was Ia the gre.,est
trepidation lcs some harm should he done u me- LIE
officer assured her that my person, as also hers was
perfectly safe; that they did rot war with women,
and that they would not be at at all the people
Of their Stale did not think they were nsh' ID sne
present conflict.
When went Oh board the Sumter perceived some
fortv seameu in the naval costume scattered about the
deck I was told, however, that her force numbered
about 100 men, The crew waf composed oil inen ana
English. There was bat one American among them,
and be was q Pbiladelphian. His name, ne told me,
wae Mecasher, and that he had family residing
in this city, The Sumter was. AIMED with four S<'
poupderr. This vessel was formerly the steamer ts-
bsna and was built at this port. One oi her peens
officers occupied an official position aboard OF ber wnen
she frat sailed from Philadelphia. number of ths
crew Of tho Sumter have sailed under my eo9inahd
during the time that have been connected win the
vessel. !.
The British schooner Ida was lying ct the port OF
Porto Cabeo when my vessel was captured, aud the
captain Of thst vessel, vao know us, expressed grew