The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-28
the CAPTURE OF THE SAVIOR.


Interesting Narrative or the Eu ploit-T
Cargo Ronrd-Thc Vessel Brour
North for Condemns iOn.-Somethil
ABOUT ehe History OF Her Captain, &c
OUR sMLADaLrHIA CoRRmPoxpaNcK.
Pml-&pExrmA, Oct 25, 1851
fne united States steamer keystone sasts. Capt.
ocots arrived hc this afternoon with the prrr
vor III tow. HE aaivsr sailed from Gardener on I
i4h inst, aud ssptured on the nth in s.sm pting
run 'ne blockade ar Tampa Bay Florida Tfr ssiror
az SIX hundred teas register, side wheel, four 20
"o' ana owned by Jaines mckay. Tampa. Cwgo-A
ps'os 600 600 asson CAPS eight shoes
segars and 400 bags " oofec.
OUR MA yaE ooREEsPoNDEsog.
OK soARD UNITED STATES Srssssxp
.xkuuoNa SfATH, Oct rs, 1861 +
On the afternoon Of the 18th instant intelligence,
reached Key West Hnn the Consul at Havana OF In,
and ntendsadepartnro of the steamer Sslys
Tor Nassau, loaded wiixcoGso, sesns, &c.
happened, very fortunately for tho Union cause hi.
captain Scott an activ eand jealous officer after thrcs
months cruise in tho Fest Indies during which time Il,
naa sa'led over twelve thousand miles in search q
The prvsteer Sumter, Had arrived the dav n,.vhas
IN command Of the United ststos steamer Kcv
stone State, and ait learning the previous ~
TORY tho sslvor and tho suspicions attached V Asr
@ Won In 70 hS captain aDd owner well known sscsy-
deter mined upon her capture should she ATTEMPT
oneT any OF tho Guk p, rs, he shrewdy suspected
aho would DE- and although lat the moment Of resolving
inc Intelligence no Keyso State the wat.r ou, O.
ci ooors, Preparatory cpairs upoa boiler tubes &c
an w greater portion of be crew upon liberty 20. ss,e
us sun saw nor speeding CO her way westward undar
~ heA' OF steam Dayiie ht tbs following morning
s 20 tue ssrpriso and joy the Icy wosters saw the
'one s'a9, accompaniment her PRIZE standing il for
inc hareor will say tel ewcrc no blank faces or
sinking hearts upon tho occas on for i, WINS srr.l,i
that inc pecSots OF some !, wore Interested in ubo
eo' anu OF course, the liberty endangered
ny the calspre 1t soon became known nj
MY West that Tho Salyor W, y captured S me af,y
mics to tho westward about H. 60 or fo.r ules from
hooecca shoal, and standing dir ecty Tor The Rebecca
Nhoa' passage channel leading in % te Guf of Mexico
me captain Of the SAVIOR II is sa dgaye his name as
SioN'cfnan said he was bound for Key vs. and when
asked how he 1rty milas 70 tho wesws A of
us port, said that his boilers ebp ID him To stop oca
h'ohy forgetting, in his confusion thai there always
/" strong esstery between Cuba and KEY West
' 'hal according TO his statement 10 should have been
as far to tho eastward
me Savior, besides a cargo of G, flee segars shoes
caps' revoIvcrs rifles, percussion cats and quick
sivcr had On board six slaves belonging 20 hsr
owner, Captain Mckay, and an = nxicsy soos ma
infested Itself in tic minds OF The Union men
inc place that the evidence Of thcs. laves shoald not
DC os' oy lheins her Key West WI ere besides hese
feaoas other iacyprcssbe ones seemed % DO WORKING IN
the c'nnienaeoos Of tho people as On abt II unttra
bic thought
Iherc was strong pressure we bell ,vo brought to
Dear upon the captain induce him to Nj sl at Key West
nat there was strong pressure brough 70 bear upon
MN 70 libel in Ncw York We know Spr We threw Our own
wesn INTO toe scales; and any one wi hiss seen our
puy propoft ~ moving in the streets a Key West viii
not DC surprised II the prepondcraoce towcyer TO do
ssce 70 the cool, phignac, up aad-os character Of
n ,hs'pi''u, Ne believe, after heaii, both sides
i ne ,q.esfon no judged pr !, and con.
ia so,a that, eve, i condcmusi at Key West
7, ss next eight or nino months since it vonli b, too
W,Ss 70 aiienpt to tow her North atte thu s.ason
: no'ncfs lad SCI IN q dangerous and troublesome
U@ AZ any sesaa Of the yatr but impca dive
aio,s M Esr:t occasion, SINCE tho iiion Ct her
ji, ptc.sde tho possibility OF get.na her North
i,l = tcei yere ityh0uyht prn lent
~, 49, " Tho sos without aeoiTy)n easgc
~ wee payis hundred Thousand dollars or Just such
49,, y WAS folly 10 throw her sA~ay AZ Key west
w ~ ~ liability, she would, inys boo boprh IN
mo ." ~ nus q -, Its owner and1apisn Or nero
"a - .s'1 ~ : me . gccold Simhw. xe maa better
~ ihA: he VII, had clicsed tho orsin; through
,rr, .nd in'rs " rain among the sho.t reefs and
ealc,s Il III II 81 Iadios in sunn1sr m ~. m
,rtancc Of preventing, at all hazA~d. ,hs T<biiiy
such IN event; aad believe. aithsp IN unslc-
ssfi in ii search Tor the Sumter. tho n.oranco
the pr,-ens capture fully equa! - the oas
80 diligently sought. And we believe t0o, lnss i&s
e salyor aeSn condemned and sold at kry Wet her
rgo woeid ultimately have reached It's d.S nation
linpa-sincs reiihar that nor any ports Of Fiss e7th
CO ar Keys on tho west coast on south ~ CA bFnds
i the east save Key West, arc guarded; ana y West
though gussisl as iae as vessels oc-t.h tonnage
q conc ,rned las never yet baea able to pr vun the
,plrturc o. smaller crafts VI light dfss9st TO ns IN
,ardsd adjacent nosst
Amid tho divs-s.ty cf ntercss, Influences = ccnsi-
,raons of dty brongh. boar upon the cay hn, our
- -c sd bv the fear that he ,ad sot have
10 courage al Independence, rare in our lvai ssr-
ica OF assumg responsibility, ana, rcslrdc Sd sof
ln slenccs acg ir the best interests q The Mnry
ut like or nebe pcsdea, who, e by the COM tifoton
owcrlcss rs ihan our threatened cap n and
9e iyes IL oar qolen AMI children he lid not shrink
rom the responsibility of mcctn g the ,msrre acy al
nough unsc lpol led By TIN strong arm OF the law
gapaia Me- 81 Scotchnan BIZ birth, and Sc tted m
o,nnc !, epaa oun on tho west coast of florida built
= ~ the d, rs ~ our army stationed bcro dur the
xpuson tho Iailans from tho STATE Ntcr tn ~ih
rawa Of The army from Florida Tampa soaf,
have dwindled down into its orner
Ms gniGcant proportions but for the activity a. q en-
crsisc Of aakay, who havin: acquired some st an
iIcrablc nicsns in his empioymeh, as sa 49,,
Q the army, op.acd q lucrative ,ade IN . ssaa,
upply ing both Key West and Havana A ~
he t,:na of The secession movement Mckay pss esss,
more Influence any other man In Tampa aud eoad
have thrown large majority Of votes, ethr ! ~ o.
against tho Union cause; but uniornaei. Tor hn IN
the hope max ing himself great man N TIC sou mefn
he made himself great rebel Ne W " n
fact az that the most rahid "a "a npa
Al n Iatcr pero he was . commissioner fer the sa Of
southern bonds besides contributing largely TO We sIp
por Of the rebel some time N June or J'9 phs
stcamc- The stivor soksd il tho hasbor o. Key =
Wesl hy Commodore T A. Craven who Just before yhe
exniratin u the psriod liked upon for the cnisctSN
nj, rebel pvorsry oonscted 10 her clearance for N,
York provided good security were given io hef sI X,
nj thar port few days after this conditional coase tau
before The honds were given, the steamer was, 'y -
auest am EVER tho army and sent 70 Havana mar
Mckay accompanied by an officer II the cnlftefAstas +"
fcnar,ment fr The purpose Of bringin. horses hey h
West for tic army. II is needless 70 say that &c 'Se
Key West again until ofpiGht ~ ~ ~ ~
me Kcysio SAFE loaded with valuable supplies ioi tHs
rnhcl nrmv al Of which would, most certain y, nave
roached their destination but FOX the timely ana ae
dental arrival the keystone state at Key West ioF
Mckay at Havana, had weekly information, oy me'nuu
Of ashing s,nacks from the west coast OF the absence
any bocka &c Cedar Keys ana key West es arg
nj The absence OF any minof-war steamer at us Eoe
TO- noost fortunately he keystone state did NC atsN
ninth the "a before the departure OF INC Saisef iro
Havana aud thrs 10 timely warning resehu hi. ~
an,h nr.vous TO tn OF hsr capture she cuid 10 "
wade trim any day between Havana and Tampa IN I.
perfect IMMUNITY
FLIGHT OF UNION FAMILIES In \ EN-
TITCKY-RAvAGES Or THE HEbEis
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