The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-15

"'S """eSo' h'eV' hoSt'uB our ing tncy Hf'u u
shot across bows. We then thought was French
man-of war; and that they probably wanted 10 &c, the
news from the States. They had brought their
guns to bear on US, and we could not have escaped
had we known what they were, as there was not two
knot breeze at the time When the boarding officer
alongside of US they hauled down the French flag and
hoised the Confederate g and this what they did
every time They never pulled the French flag down TN
i their boat was alongside full of armed men and ready
TO board vessel The boarding officer Pastllc for.
mcrly Of the Texan navy, who ia first lieutenant OF the
brig He ordered to haul down Gag and demanded
papers He brought with him the captain of marines
who together with all in the boat, was well armed.
He ordered two OF TO get their things ready TO go
the boat and sent the boat back the brig When
returned she loaded with sailors and marines who
brought with them the prize master, who formerly
Charleston pilot They then broke open stores took
all they wanted aud ordered get things ready 10
go in the boat They passenger permission do
he pleasedgo board Of the brig remain in the
schoonerbu told him he would have better chance Of
being forwarded TO his place Of destination If he stayed on
board Of the schooner the brig might DO to sea for
long while so he stayed board of the schooner They
also left two OF and the steward who was co.
ored man. board of the schooner The were
taken 10 tho brig They allowed to take a private
property except chart OF the coaet general chart
quadrant, navigator and telescope.
Ali Our other private property was respected We
pecied from the statements made in tho New York pa
pera that would be stripped of and treated
with the greatest severity but treatment was en-
urely different from that which We expected Each
officer did all III his 10 make comfortable ana
promised us that tho first neutral vessel they met bouad
10 foreign port they would pnt board Of On
board OF the pryaecr besides ourselves found Can't
Fhed, of the brig John Welsh and his whole crew also
Captain Devereaux OF the schooner Enchanress and All
his crew, except the steward who Il eolored man,
and had been left board of the schooner thew had
taken. Tho day Of July nothing Of any conseducnce
occurred July spoke an English bark bound 10 Ibs.
ton. We then ship 10 lccwari, and set all sail tn
order to head her OH Having got close 10 The ship the
pgvatecr again hoisted the French Nag, ana The ship
hoistcd the American flag They then fred and broagh,
her to- After the boat had got alongside Of the s,i
they again hoised the Confederate Nag and made the
snip pull theirs down. II proved TO be the ship Mary
Goode OF New York, Captain McGivary and i've Of he
men belonging to the ship joined the prvaieer, and
Ported when they came On board that they gong
u take the ship next day II she had not fallen with
plivatecr, and That she md specie on board.
The captain Of the prvatecr ordered his 10 get
and provisions rrcm the ship and to search for
specie lie at first though, OF making her prize ana as
the cal tain OF the ship lad has lady with him he said ne
would let them remain on board the ship brig
then discovered bearing down upon us, which made him
change hs mind. He told Ms TO get things ready
60 on ooa, OF SHIP as they were gong TO release her
We accordingly got ready and after they had boarded
brg--wh'eh was the Mary f. Thompson. Of Scarsport,
bound to Monlevdeo, with umber-,hcy put us on board
q the ship We could not tell whether they made the
b:s prize or not, but suppose from the talk heard
before We lett, they did About hour after va left
them SAW tic brig bear away southwest The names
oi these vito were permitted to leave follows.
Capt fiGoid OF the brig John Welsh Thomas Ackland,
mate, loser. II. bunreath, steward, and VIM S.usman
boy.
Capt Devereaux, OF schooner Enchanlress; Charles W
Page mate, John fmvcra,x and Joseph Tay Tor seaien
Cap; Saith, Ct schooner s. ]. Waring: 7. j. smith,
mate; thafle Davidson, second mate and the captains
stiiaii boy
They wosid permit no searncn except Dcvercaux and
Iy!er 10 ieave them and will to doubt compel those
VINO temaia To join them
While we board Of the privatccr wore
treated fery kindly lh"y said they wished to show
tat son'hrrn pirates were not half us bsd
represented The officers acted towards us
like gentlemen, bal The mix
tnfe Of MI nations, principally Irish and Dutch.
All The prisoners who Jeff The ship can testify to the good
were about sixty mcnoIHcerss sai,afs agd Harincs-oa
b,ntd belonging TO The vessel, besides about sixteen
when they lci Charleston hey bad teir decks saniei
aad prepared for action and ii The bockamg Aeei
md tried 10 step them they would have fought ,er way
oNt The prize master and who took in The Si-
vDnnahs prizc board Of The JET Davis Tia
prize old Scutcinan md was very much es
cited when they hailed the ship He drink
my whskey get courage Mr. Pasie, he lieutenant,
sad he wished To meet the brig Perry Harriet L,pr
They would hchi either of those vessels. The Jea
vis IL about Two hundred tons birhcn. she has three
jos ana lore topmast stay SAIL main middle nnd man
opmast staysa beat each quarter ana a humber Of
stIdGngsa booms dashed across the stera long eighteen
pound pivot sin amdships, always covered with man
% wars mems mess Goth, Two short eighteen poundeis
and two short twelve roaudcrs in the waist On he top
gal iorecase III" funnel covered over with wooden
aud 'ks Ike gun mounted but she has nothing OF
ts KIND mounted there At distant view she nigh, b..
taken Tor old fashioned French brig war. but when
vessel close To her they would then thiuk she
wha.o send tins yot because II should be public
russibe that people may BIZ upon their guard,
f"r thousands 81 oo.ars worth OF property may b.
Dc stroyed II people watchut They said board
III The Davis that there three others farther
the southwark They say they the blockade ans
tHne, and have fears bu that they viii get al. heir
pszes safe They gave the prize master orders sink
te vessels before !tng them be taken again. They SAID
hey had orders 20 destroy every prize that they dad
aish m. bat they dsobrycd t'.air when
they permitted The ship Mary Goodelt to 60 agai--uo
doubt because they afraid tia, there many
Pr on board They didn't mind the sailors, but
suppose they wanted rid OF the officers OF the plzcs
SMITH, Captain o; schooner 5. j. Wa,,ng.
I }. Smith Nate
10 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
We the Dnd., Piicd, take this method, through the
columns Of vogr valuable Journal OF returning meet
snccfc thank: 20 the seod people OF Boston for the kind
Treatment received IN that city, particularly
Nr John ] Smith superintendent at iie Exchange, Mr..
Bingham, proprietor Of the Revere HoHse, VITO cud
have irralsd the Prince n Wales better tsn DID rs;
also to Mr. ChaDncli agent Uf the ora Colony Railroad,
V" procured iiee passage fer 10 New York. AID to
he Captain and officers cl the steamboat Empire state
FRANKLIN SMITH, Captain OF schooner : j. Waring
- ElFlELp, Captain Of brig JoHR Welsh.
7 i Smith. Mate oi schooner 8 J Wariag.
CHARLES DAVIDSON, Second Mata
lH0NAS AChLAND. Nate OF John Welsh.
the ARMY AND NAVY.