The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-11-20
Two. Big Rebels Bagged /!
Mason and siilell Prisoners I

Two. Big Rebels Baggod
rEascn and SEidei! Prisoners {
FoRT MqSsof, Nov. IS. -Thc frigato Sar
iJacinto has arrived here with Mcssrs. Ma
son and Sided as prisoners, taken from az
English steamer in the channel or the BAHIA
mas. ~ a.
Bosros, Nov, l6. Captain Hunter, of The
steamer Delta, fro IN Bermuda, st Halifax
reports that when he lie # Bermuda the Brit
ish steamer Fingal and the Rebel steamer
Nashville were in port. The Fingal had trans.
fe.red her cargo ofarms to the Nashville and
the latter hal put Messrs. Mason and Slidel
and suite on the Fngal, which, would take
them to England, while the Nashville would
run the blockade with arms, The nane Of
the British vessel they We're taken from
has not as yet transpired. All the 1ocu.
ments and papels Of Messrs. Slidell and Ma.
son were seized. Their families were allow
ed to proceed. The Captain ofthe British
vessel delivered mp Slidel and Mason un-
Fder protest. This is the substance, Of, the
report by the passengers on the Old Point
beat Hr ,es
A TT. Monroe special of the 10Th says
that Mason and Sideil We're taken from an
English mail steamer, on the 9Th, off Bermu-
da. "a ~ ErttE
Lieut.. Fairfax and 30 armed men went
from aboard the San Jacinto, with five Off
GERS, and picked out the Commissioners
They made feeble resistance. but were in
duced to leave. The captain of steamer Ro.
yer and Ivan calling the U. S. officers pira-
itical Yankees, &c.
Eustis, one of the Secretary also resisted,
but himsel and colleague accompanied their
employees into confinement.
Slidell had h,s wife and four children
aboard, who were allowed to proceed to Eu-
rope. raa. raal
Com. Wilkes had an interview with Gen,
eral Wool, and expressed the opinion that
he did right, and said that right or. wrong,
these men had to be secured, and If he had
done wrong he could do no more than be
cashiered for it, zaa
WASHINGTON, Nov. l8.-Capt Taylor,
who arrived here with dispatches, reports
thatiwhen the San Jacinto stopped at Glen.
fugas. the escape Of Slidcll and Mason was
ascertained Proceeding thence to Havana.
it was understood they had taken passage
on the 18th inst, in the British mail steam
er Trent, plying between Vera Cruz. by way
of Havana. St. Thomas and Sor,hhamr-
ton. ~
While the San Jacn'o was in the narrow.
est part OF the Bohemia Channel about "a
miles to the westward, she met the packet.
and as usual in such casts fred shot
across her bows and brought her to. Two
boats were sent to her under Command Of
Lieut.. Fail fox. who boarded the PACKET: an !
arrested Mason and Slidcll, who were per-
sonally known to him They at first Oh
jeeted to being removed withoutthe employ
ment of force for that purpose However.
they were soon after removed without FIR
ther trouble and conveyed to the San Jacin-
to. Their respective Secretaries, Eustis and
McFarlan, wcreialso brought on board and
arc now on their way to New York. ll
The packet had no other save her own flar
The renainderof her passengers, includ no
the LADIES connected with III, Slilell and
Mason party, were not nnaiestad and were
therefore left free to pursue their Journey
Official dispatches are very voluminors
and include several pcceunts OF tire capture.
Itcgether witha protest Of Mason md Slidtil
against being taken from a British snip.