The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-08-08
of Prize by the CoIored
From the New York World, July %.

From the New York W0rtd, July y.
The schooner s, J. Warning, of Brookhaven,
Capt. Smith, who sailed for Montevideo, July
A, with an assorted cargo, came mp to the city
yesterday afternoon. On the third day out,
when $50 miles from Sandy Hook, she was
brought to by the privateer brig JEFF Davis,
who sent boat tu!l of men alongside, and or
dered the captain to haul down the United
States flag, and declared her prize to the Con-
federate States of America. They searched the
vessel, and took from her charts, quadrant, pro-
visions, crockery and other things, and after
returning to the schooner the second time put
prize crew of five men on board, without arms.
and took away Capt. Francis Smith, the two
mates and two seameu, leaving the steward,
two seamen, ane Mr.. Boyce McKinnow, "a pass
enger, on board. The prize crew were Mon
taeue Amcel, "a Charleston pilot i'll command,
one named Stevens as mate, Malcolm Liddy as
second mate and two men. At 3 p. NJ. the
schooner was headed south probably for
Charleston The remaining crew and passen-
gers were in hopes of a re-capture by some U.
States vessel, and made themselves agreeable
and socable to the privateersmen, and in con-
sequence they suspected nothing. On the
night of the 10th of July, when so miles to the
southwark of Charleston, the prize captain and
first mate being asleep in their berths, the I'd
mate at the wheel, and the Others doing or
feet by the steward, VIM. Tillman, (colored),
killing the three with a Ratchet, and throwing
the bodies overheard. The work was all fin
ished in five minutes. One Of the remaining
men was tied up that night, and both were re-
leased in the morning on promise to help work
the vessel, and vera treated accordingly. After
retaking the vessel, the charge of her devolved
| ON the steward. Neither he nor the rest un
derstand navigation but having once got hold
of the vessel, he brought her safely up to pilo
ground, when Mr.. c. Z. Warner, of the pilo
boat Jane, took charge of her
| One of the schooner's men, Donald Mcleod.
refused to assist in her reeapture, the whole du
| ty falling on the steward. She was anchored Of
| the battery. The schooner's men are VIM
| Tillman, steward, who killed the three men
| VIM Shedding, seaman, who assisted in her re
capture, and Donald Mcleod, seaman, who re
| fused .
The prisoners OF board are named jaime
Minor, of South Carolina, and James Dawsett
/ of New Jersey, who appears to be an innocen
1 sort of person. Officers Nesbitt, Sullivan ant
i Guerker, of the harbor police, arrested thu
prisoners, and also brought ashore the steward
Dawsett states that the jeff. Davis is armeC
with two 18-pounders, two 12-pounders, and
long tom (12pounder) amidships. She is ais
plentifully supplied with cutlasses, musket
and boarding pixies. Her crew numbers abou
seventy, under the following officers Captai
apparently German, name unknown Is
Lientenant-Postelle, Georgian formerly i
the United States navy Cd lieutenant-a Dan
name unknown LIST mate Stewart; I'd mat
Smith, of Georgia.
The S. J, Warning was built in Port Jetfsl
son, L. l., in 1853, and is owned by iona
Smith, g. Co., of this city, She is not insured