The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-15
THE fRlvATEER SUMTER.
Additional Particulars Q: the Cruise
4 the lsoau3is.
THE ESCAPE QF TIE SUMTER.
Statement Of the Captain Of tho
Joseph Park,
hc., Sc, 6cs
OUR MARTINIQUE CORRESPONDENCE.

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efMc Ports Vss.ed-Thc Frs, Ne'os Of tie S,uate,-A
Fr,ttless Search-Hopitag Of ue Aahori'ieS N Cara
coa-Ci3tain Pdtmer's Rsp1lSe Bound for san Pierre
The Sumter Found Pey1leriag P,ediccma.-Tte
Feeling Of ths People Shore1c Action Of The Adho-
rts-71e ircquois Otgtged q Ieore ne Hortor, DC.
Ihaye doubt many Of your readers feel anxious to
know what have been doing since left tho
United States September g. 1861, we received orders
from the department 10 proceed to the West Indies IN
search of tho priyatccr Sumter. Therefore Obedience
20 orders, we up anchor and stood sea, bound
so st. Thomas, whore arrived after six days
We hero replcnishcd coal bunkers, made some
ssa repairs 10 ma hnorv and again started out on
cruise. Wo next stopped into =. Christopher, com
monty ca.ef -. Xii From thence TO Point Patrc-
Guadaloure from there to Port Royal and san Pierre
Mariinluethe latter byhcby, Is tho birthplace OF tn
Empress Josephine. From saa iierrc proceeded TO
Bridgsown Barhadoes ION thclco TO s.. Georges, Ora
NADIA where filed coal bankcrs from thence 20
Port Of spain Trinidad ard, having received intc-
Rcnce Of the whereabouts Of the sumter, turned
tail, bound for St. Thomas and from there intended
returning TO the States but owing TO the arrival Of the
United States steamer san acnto tho captain q which
happened 70 DO senior TO ours ordered to
Farther TO The southwark. and, if necessary so far
South as Rio Janeiro Wo therefore up with mud
nook and shaped our to bring UP on Para
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few hours when by the arriya! or French nan.ofwar
from the southwark, Informed that she passed
the Sumter of Mirince river We Immediately got up
steam and started down the Surnam river at full speed,
and arrived Of Mrinee river ncxt day at eleven O'Clock
without encourtcring the pirate
The idea conceived that she may have gone up the
rvar WE came to an anchor and esp,tchea orr second
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suite u""'i the command q ou 's! es'egi"eu poen'
Iicatenaut. b. b. Harmony, GA recommending cSpe
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hu gained no htesigenco oil her Whereabouts, III cohe-
uenco Of which returned to Paramarioo .or the pur
nose Of taking in few tons Of coal, While ooalne we
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Iohciaeo We msht as wen esJoS TIC luxury oil aeeaa
shirt; so, sung tho action 70 the thought sent our
dirty clothes ashore. In due time they returned TO
as in an awful conditi,n n, hardy 1T to wear.
Having taken All the coal aboard that coa be procured
Trinidad from thence TO pamptlr and Van Gregg Maga
rita. At The latter imed place were informed that
.he sams had p'sssa hee few days pT9y"s to our
wished that noble sso possessed the speed OF the
electric telegraph instead bong propelled by steam In
due inc arrived OIL Laguayra aud found no Sumter.
We had NV given ber t1. Sumter stock fell and We
came to the conclusion that s, vas not in these waters.
learned nothing there. From ,hoTe racoa intending
there TO III our coal banscra, pain; ship, Sc. We ar
rived on The port signalzed for n pilot which dstin
gushed parsonage male his appears board.
while approaching tic to the hsrbor boat
tainng an officer put out for We stopped. lie came
on board, and proved to be the captaia OF Dgtch
frigae, and We were Informed by lin that the hone go
vermont had ordered neutrality that selS ofWar
OF the Northern and SO thcrn states welcome
enter but coud not remain longer than fcryegh hours.
The Governor Of Curacao invited our captain ashore to
dine; but worthy commander cp!}ei:-" No, sir;
cannot receive the Inequalities Of Gorernmel u which
places the United States equality with pirate"
Mtor sths information we left Guracoa, bound for st.
Thomas where We arrived November H. After we had
anchored we were boarded by Mr. ili merchant Oh
the town, who informed US that tho Sumter had boarded
British vessel of uadaoule fe" days previous t. our
arrival hu, we paid no attention to the report.
We hero found about 800 tons Of anthracite coal,
intended for the Use OF government vcsses Our bunef-
needed filling; machinery required slight
pairs. Next day after arrival commenced ope-
Tntons. By-,he-by we here found small schooner
which had the blockade at Savannah sho
loaded with about So 900 worth OF rice, all OF which
she sold The British Consul furnished her with British
flag She took in cargo Of medicines and lead She is
named the Glide Of Tortoa.
the afternoon OF the 18th The French mail steamer
arrived from Port Royal, Martinique ana brought the in
tolligoAco thai the Sumter cJsng at san Ferre,
distance Of three hundred and fifteen miles from st.
Thomas Immediate action was necessary We had one
hundred ana sixty-hve tons Of coal on board,
but the machinery disconnected and the boilers
open. u was almost HercNetn task to put thom in
working order few hours, but whore there is VIII
there Is q The engine boat themselves to the
task, and in few h"ar8 everything
ready At three O'Clock Il: ~ of November IS
still Prevailed, reports stll remained TO b.
coniirmet But on tho Afternoon Of the l4th of Novcm
Der We hove In sight OF son Pierre screw steamer
made out to be in the harhor; approached nearer
nearer nearer her flag is made OUT and the cry went
up, fore and aft ''ts the SUMTER Countonauces which
afew hours previous We're quse lengthy resumed again
their rotudity, smile played upon their features Ali
was eN1llonaGt, preparations Or p2tlc 1aade,
boat to quarters the First Lieutenant addressed the
telling thom to keep COOL &c. and then beat retreat ny
this time arrived In port, and the pirate could
be distinctly A boat alongside which
tanned several captairs Of merchantmen: they camo
aboard and learned that several of theia had been so
crs aboard the Sumter, bat released upon
parole OF honor. Two Of them hal been taken few days
previous to her arrival they in command OF Schoon
ers, both OF which were burnt. Her armament
siss Of four broadsde guns thrtytNo pounGers) and
one sixty ioar FOUNDER pivot gun. Her engines ara in
bad condition; the boefs leak baay as also does the
snip ltSeU ana captain S4lnOcS Int uueu gong TO
land Tor fefairs.
The officers received every hospitality r'm the III
hobitahts that colhd possibly pc EXTENDED
We were informed That while we were coming IA scve.
RAJ o. her oieers were II l"ie taxing adIlsk, aud
when informed OF oir arrival their ceun'ehahc became
somewhat elonaatei, they dropped then glasses ard
made a bee iine Tor her snip.
What shall be donoY Is the question. Can VIC Cut her
We asked the authorities Of TIE town 10 order hcr
d t -, liz rc ~ i, MI pos h i
spachcd steamer TO san Pierre 10 watch our movements
and II at anchor TO board Us ana HAlrc our wants Bat
ran,ats 'c,nr,o, an az g., . oo, go,