The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-12-11
sLiDELI and MASON SAFELY Gagged

/ Arrival of the Rebel Commissioners a
Fort Warren, Boston-Additioual Par
ticulars of the Cruise of the San Jacin
4 TO.
The San Jacinto, which left New
York for Boston on Monday week, haC
a long and stormy passage, arriving OF
| the Sunday morning following. On
Friday, from the severity of the wethel
she was forced to put into Holme'
Hole. The Rebel Commissioners re
manned in the cabin nearly all the time
although they were allowed the free
dom of the vessel. Mason came ou
ockn de three or four times during the
trip, but Slidell did not make his ap
pearence outside the cabin.
The prisoners were not at all talka
tive with any one except themselveI
and thier Secretaries, Eustace and Nc
Farlane, and the only amusement they
seemed to have was an occasional game
of backgammon. When they were
first taken on board, after their cap
ture from the British steamer, Cant
Wilkes told them that he should en-
deavor to make them as comfortable az
his means would permit, but he wished
it distinctly understood that they
were on a United States Government
vessel, and there must be no political
talk on board. They messed with
Capt. Wilkes during the trip, and
were made as comfortable as the bois-
ferrous voyage would permit. They
arrived off Fort warren early Sunday
morning last, and at o'clock the
Marshal and Capt Wilkes left the ship
and went TO the Fort to make ar
engagements with the coinmandent, Col.
Dimmick, for the reception of the pris-
oners Every thing being prepared,
the debarcation took place at II O.
clock. Mason first came out of the
cabin, dressed in Virginia homespun,
and as he walked up to the gangway,
on either side of which stood Capt.
Wilkes and Marshal Murray, he is rep.
resented as the most forlorn picture Of
chopfallen chivalry ever Witnessed
The look of mingled fear and despair
depicted on his countenance, the flop.
ping of his under jaw, which the Mar
shal likens to the movement of a pump
handle, and utter want of heart and
manliness with which he bore his stu
alfonso different from the supercili-
GUS, defiant and domineering airs which
he used to assume when in the United
States Senate--were calculated to in
spire only derision and contempt in
the minds of the spectators. After
him came Slidell, with a somewhat less
timid air, but still his knees every now
and then betraying by their snaky
motions the trepidation which their
owner tried to conceal Their Secre.
taries, Eustace and McFarlane, brought
up the rear, and showed far more
pluck than their employers--being a
ware, probably, that their comparative
would tell in their favor
when the day of reckoning came. On
leaving the vessel the party bowed to
Capt. Wilkes, who remained behind,
and embarking on board a steamtug
which was sent from the Fort for the
purpose, were conveyed with their lug
gage to the dock leading to the Fort,
which is about a quarter of mile in
length. After landing upon the dock,
they were escorted in the Fort in the
following order:
OaDER OF PROCESSION.
Marshal Murray and ambassador Slidell,
Lieut.. Fairfax and Embassadar Mason.
Secretary Deputy Marshal Secretary
Eustace, Sampson. McFarlane.
Officers from the Fort.
Police from the Fort.
IN charge of the following "traps" belonging to
the Commissioners which were conveyed in
two carts Six or eight TRUNKS, six vail
ses, several cases of brandies, wines
and liquors, dozen or more
boxes of cigars, two caskes
(pints and quarts Of
bottled Scotch ale.
On arriving at the Fort, they were
to Col Dmmick, who said:
'Gentlemen, | am most happy to re.
,eive you in Fort Warren" The Mar
'hal here informed the prisoners that
ne would be under the necessity of
their baggage, aud request
I'd them to hand over the keys. They
and thorough search was
made, but no papers or dispatches ofI
my kind were found. The Marshal i
hen returned the keys, and the priso-
lers were shown to their quarters:
The probability is that all their off
,ial papers were deposited in the mail
,ags of the Trelt, or they might have
oeen, transferred to the ladies who
accompanied them, as there was ample
ime for that purpose before they were
aiken from the Trent.