The sun., 1861-11-01
TIE r.r.i. Of he rhy.,..r s--s.s.

II e Pur,uit Of fhe Phvats.r eumter.
An tficer q the yer stesn,sr Powhstsn sends
10 the NadO~oi Istsiiig,~or . long socount Of
tbs. vessels chase of the privsteor Sumter.
1he following are exuseui
We found q turious state Of Affairs existiI z
in hSraphsm; the p.ople, irum TIN GJversr
dOvn n, being Sunt'r mud, Hd pIiic7 rlnning
~ high sibey ever di1 IN the u'h-ths Bra
LiliAns syn pa,hising Slne es 10 n al with ths
rec, ssinrists, under tho imprs.iJl that the
SJuih va, fighting The hat Ia II Brszil--hzht.
ing 10 prO' &C u eif pr'p,ry Ia tlhves.
"ACdr' so b I'd been mace tbsrS by Captain
son,Ine-, a. the Sumter tc the Governor and
p+,plc Il Msrsnhsn, - which he used tbs m ut
speciOus NJ. I.umens'U prove tha' after he North
bsd AlNlished slavery IN the sou sern s'ses she
would iUrn tsr attention 30 Rbulisuiug slavery
IN ilo Brszilisn empi .. o. course ths a rIvL
VI the fuuhhtAn wa los ked uprn wi h us rus,
md q rewsc d five hundred doll.rs (u,ds b.
al Ar ofiCIn) 70 sry one wlO would knock 8
hole IN h.f tu1 tim 'h.t she cllld nUt tot oV
the Sumtsr wss fc'eiy.d with greI fav,r. tue
G,Y, nm.nt taking no steps ~ stop such po-
ocedlIgt.
IN ali comnuri'i,' ,hoie Me weak uinds !
| prpl. who carrot k''p a socrol ~ rus ed 10
| ib, m Y ore wt.o some buch in Ma aIaAn
| C,ptsin Scmu,s'e pstt oIlar frsrd. let Out
many facts m Il .fion 70 hls mpyem 'r q vi cn
| he would Tstttr have kept secret. We tpund
| ou Al We wan'cd ~ know huout The Sdr ter,
| uhst coal she co1d ow, wha' was het su.e =,
| vi nj umter At men end VI at kipn of crew . e
bsd, O. i where she would likc turn hor al
| tcrtor tn onp'utc W'ze,.
| 20 dcscip Tor oftle Sir'nr, 'ak =
ii'm afathful Photograph may not 20 ''n''r-
| tstiug to n,r reliant Crpt ,ips who mby wi h "a
svttd her. She IL al Iwkwudly figg'd b'rk
hslfmnn-Uc war, half crchautma1. Her niL
a'n mast N long way off from mtinuast, anr
| ttr sails loafa treat III prep rticn 20 hrr bull
hcirg to l'tle canvass fer 80 bong vessel. Sh'
cprri,s three try sail. all beirg hr er than ~ ~
csni'd by 8 s,iiipg VS. Il. she ca'rs. 4 fore.
avail snd jih, ard 10Y bosspit Snt uc'd
Toms have ~ stove Srp has wa
largo quatter boat,, srd oun laDging at th'
st,Tn. She ctiuos upIAlltst 81 is sn'
has e'yen feet iOyol pes wit ~
| Aays. Iior courses sre deep Cp,riiculnl,
the UuilsaiO ar h'r 'oIseil, lcok - Il they
have ref N thou, lcing shot. she csrri
| ~ gum an the -bti dr,h, snd hsr pivot gii
bciDg n,Gry IN thl middle ofihe ship It c,nnp
he us,d IN cLssirs ri'holt yl~inS thsthip 81
points
Any smr n ssins vessel can run aw,-
from her ON an easy bos'ine, fr un swiri, ~
dI II, she cat do roh ng ofc'ns. quon,c n
sho cIuuI ctr t,r all on that cOu,s, witl
. pu' it,, stalking or i'"tfing sbUk. Tho rang
| uf h-i mfges' gun iI ,nly two vo hun Iied yard
| At Liph elcya ION, am shc could rot hit any
thing Ats sFtel'cr ti,'aucn than IF ecn auadr'
,sId-, tnd could not carry her po't out With
| teavv t"A IN
Z" uus. that with tho shovo description
(-hich may be relied on) merchant ships ma.
he slle 10 avoid Ter
" M oJin.on T., that ne SumtSr niH fnaN
tuJp Jirafc dJIihSi ,R commerce. Sbs hu q Gre
c,u.pas,d oC al Ediiurt, he g,S.'ssf portion b.
ing ior,vguts', Spani'uds and Engli,h.'