New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-19
CAPTURE OF TWENTY Arrived
SEAVERS.
Appleton GRksIa:ih end the Crew OF the
bork Augusta taken PEfsoners-Tas
beauties Of she EonGinS systera.

bcrk Augusta taken pEf+oners-Tae
beauties Of she Eonding systern.
practical illustration of the beauties Of the sys-
TEN Of bonding condemned save-yessels is aiIo, ded
Ia he csse Of tie bark Augusta. This vessel, il
will be recollectcd, was watched for some time 81
Greenpoint, l. l., where she was being fitted ous
ostenrbly for the whaling trade.
When ihe quite ready for seo, the depatics Of
L. s. Marshal Murray seized her IN tic name OF tho
Government, aud 81 aled her matches The case was
al gued in COnrt and tie vessel aud cargo condemned,
tuJ the counsel for Mr. Appieton OsLsmith, the
owner, procured til order for new trial. which Las
not yet been held.
Meanwhile the vessel, 'on notion, was bonded aS
a certain value fixed by sworn appniseTs and tho
sum designated paid into court to await the resrss
Of the new irial. The vessel and cargo were ap-
praised at $500, which is $500 less than was
actnally paid for tie vessel alone and tie owners,
determined 10 lose no tine IN making their venture
70 tie coas. of Africa shipped another crew, ortered
tbe vessel around to Patchogue, l.. /.
Mr.. Oaksmith and nineteen of the crew went 10
Patchosue aud chartered an oysiersloop 10 take them
and certain portion oftne cagoon boaid the Augusta
wien sLe should come around. But 10 the reeent
gale the sloop went ashore, and the slave-radsra
etfing short OF provisions landed from small boat
at Fire Island.
The Inhabitants thinking them priveteersmeu, or at
any rate su.I cious fellows, teeguphed the fact Of
8 cir arrival to U. s. Msrstal Murray end asked IN
strucons. He directed them to arrest the party and
hold temutil bis deputies should arrive. The resuls
10 told in tie following dispach:
PESATAguIT, L. Moadsy, Nov. 10. 1891
"We received answer fTom The United States
Marshal by telegraph a,i evening, to arrest tie
men At Fire leland, who came from Pachogue in =
title oyster s1op and hold them un. the arrival Of
tbe Deputy Marshas. We mastered company Of
armed men, and got Sheriff Wilson Of Suffolk CoInr
", and proceeded 10 arrest them.
1--WE found Mr. oatsnith and three others st tie
li.hthouse, ald placed them under guard Of eight
soldiers tbeu marched the remainder Of the company
to tie surf Hotel, where fonud sixteen moro Of
the party, and placed them also rnder guard.
After searcAiog them for conc, aed weapons, and
fudug but one revolver ard some dozen or Elieen
sheath knives, they All submited very quietly 2fter
seeing tie armed force of about 81 resoln'e men.
Tie probability is that tbey portion Of siavess
crew, as they have been anxiousiy ,oU-ins out 10
sea for "a vessel which they are expecting to board
This is the probable explanation, Tut on exam
nalion ii may prove otherwise"
Yesterday morning Marshal Murray received
word tlat his instructions had been obeyed, and
AZ once dispatched six OF his officers 10 bring The
prisoners mp to the city.
The stealntug Achilles, after placing TIE uniiea
States Marshal ON the san Jacinto, at Sandy Hook,
Yesterday afternoon, proceeded TO sea II search OK
the Augusta, to bring her to this port. Me-srs.
Charles McCny and james Lee, Deputy Massosh,
and Mr.. joe A. Gardner, Of the United States Rev
suue. proceeded il tue Achilles.
IL IVES thought yesterday morning tia, the officers
vould reach the city with their charge at about 10
o'clock in the evening, bu, this was impossible. IL
they get massage across the South Bay in season for
The morning train from Islip, they will get to tos
civ at about 10 O'Clock this morning.
From gentleman VITO came from Fire Island
LAST evening we learn that vessel supposed TO b
the Augusta, was standing off and On yesterday
afternoon firing guns for the now captured crew
N come Off from Fire leland Tbs circumstance
makes toe whole affair more mysterious for ais-
catch 10 Marshal Murray from GreeDport yesterday
evening informed him that his deputy had seized
the bask Augusta at tbat place. The sraT &c vessel
of Fire Island must in consequence, have been como
other SLAYER, or perhaps privaeer, in eommisssns
or about to depart on her unlawful voyage.
Oar ship-news reporter sends lie the ioowing'
The piiot-boat Wa. VI. Aspinwal, No. II, arrived
90 TO the cit on the night OF the 18th, ard reported
18th inst, off Banegai, spoke whalng-bark Augusss
of aud for Greenport l.. L., with GreenpoH pibot
ON board, who sad that she had been blown Oh -
Tho late north-wes; gale.