Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-10
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On Sunday morning last, Captain Fritzrgtr of the
schooner Fanny Lee, OF Nassau, New Providence,
rived here where he resides. With Captain Flzinger
came MIR. Shepherd native Of Charles on, South Car
ona hat for many years resident of this place. MIR
Shepherd shipped board the brig Sarah Star, and
was board Of that vessel when she captured by
the u S blockading steamship Wabash. The account
he gives of what occurred since lie left this port is
follows =
The Sarah Star, loaded principally with naval
by Messrs q. .. & w. j. Munro, went to sea the
Cape Fear Bar Oh tie 28h July having cleared Tor Liv
erpoo boat thee ncicck the afternoon Of The same
day she was captured by the Federal steamer Wabash
The Sarah tar the for three hours & seered
for her When captured. the whole crew. with the ex
ception OF the Captain, cook and cabin boy taken
on board the Wabash and carried into Hampton Roads
A prize put board the brig, which was
SEPT to New York. On the arrival Of the Wabash at
Hampton Roads, bIr. Munro allowed TO proceed
to Washington The balance Of the men were retained
on board the " abash for about Il month, when that
vessel was ordered to 20 Hatteas and her prisoners
were sent up to Baltimore, where all the crew Of the
Sarah Star (six mer took the oath except Mr. Shep-
herd, who refused, and imprisoned in Fort McHeD
ry for nearly three weeks when be made an attempt to
escape ard ret0ken AID placed in irons Tor ten days.
at the expiration of which be turned out destitute
of money, clothing or means In Baltimore he found
vessel bound for Nassau, and got passage board of
her to that port, where he fell in with Captain Fritzn
GER of this place, who kindly took him board his
sci and provided for bis immediate necessities Captain
Fri,znger and MIR. Shepherd left Nassau the latter
part of September, and got into Southern port
al days SINCE They both arrived home on Sunday
morning, as previously stated.
Mr. Shepherd speaks of the treatment of prisoners
by the FederaS being extremely hard. They gave
them hardly enough food to sustain nature and that of
the Goa sest He says that rom the time of bis cap
ture and transfer to the Wabash until his discharge he
enjoyed the luxury of other bed than the bare anks
| afforded, and he feels the effects yet.
There were other prisoners board the Wabash be-
sides the crew Of the Sarah Star, among them John
Marshall Of the prvateer Dixie who had been captur
I'd on board the schooner Mary Ellis prize of the
Dixie. 1t is believed that Marshall was sent to Fort
Lafayette. At Fort McHenry he only reco,ects to
have seen person, prisoner whom he recognized
even by sight aud that was Marshall Kane former head
of the police Of Baltimore but deposed by the Lincoln
lite military authorities and sent to Fort McHenry.
Mir. Shepherd mentions another matter which is pro
per to be stated a warning to our privateers As
already stated the yankee schooner Mary Ellis was
Prize to the privateer Dixie" When the prize crew
was put the III. E., the cook was kept on board to
cook for said prize After the capture while on
board the Wabash this cook coored fellow made bis
brag tbet if the III. E. bad not been taken by the Wa
bash he would have had her whole crew poisoned with
10 an hour. 1t will be always advisable to keep look
out for this kind of character
Such is the statement of Mr.. Shepherd corroborated
by Captain Fritznger, far as the facts came under
his cognizance- ihe Captain met him as stated, at
Nassau, in most destitute condition, without shoes
and with other clothing than shirt and pants so
far dilapidaed as hardly to meet the requirements Of
modesty As t1wnsman and brother sailor from
Southern port be felt it only right to do by Mr. Shep
herd be would have liked others to have done by him
had the case been bis own. He advanced means for
clothes and other necessares, his course in doing so
having subsequently been fully approved ~ his en-
ployers.
| Mr.. Shepherd is staying at the Sailors Home Cap
! tain Fri'zpgers family live here and have done so for
years. although the Captain will be forced to 90 South
very soon TO join his vessel, which got into port
good way down. There or two matters contain
ed in Mr. Shepherds statement to which we would not
give publicity were it not that We know Mr. s. is will
! ing to qualify asta their truth
FL zABE1H Town, Oct. 4th 1861.
have received from DR. D. B. Gillespie, Is double quilt
ed Blankets and forwarded them N c. Troops
| in Western Virginia" Il. A. ROBINSON.