Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-09
The Piracy Of IN, 81. NIchoIar.

CAPTuRE OF TIE FRENCH LADY" And Cow
FASIoNs-DELIyERED TO GENERAL BANKS, AT
FORT McHESRy.
Yesterday afternoon, Lieut. Thomas n. Csrmi.
chael, Of the Baltimore police, and a citizen. Mr..
John Homer, captured tie enterprisins - French
Lady, (Captzia Thomas, Of ~. Mary's county,
Md who seized the steamer -. Nicholas a short
time q nee
Lieut. Carmichael, with Mr.. Homer. i,ft Bal
timore on Sunday morning In a small sloop, for
Fair Haven, on Herring Bay, near the lower pOr-
ton Of Anne Arundel county. for the purpose ~
arresting q certain Neale Green, a noted barber,
doing business In Baltimore, who 10 charged with
being participant in the assault on tue Mssse-
chusstis regiment on the 10th Of April, and With
other offenses Owing 70 head winds, the sloop
did not reech the place Of destination until about
seven O'Clock yesterday morning On landing.
the officers proceeded to a house In the vicinity
and arrested Green, who had designed reInairing
there for sumo time, but proposed sending q
wife Ia Baltimore bv the steamer Mary WashiHg-
ton, which usually stops at Fair Haven.
The officers, with Green and bis wife, took pss
sage on the Mary w ashington ithout any know
ledge Of those on board shortly after leaving.
Lieut. Carmichael sscertdined that among the
passengers on board were seven or eight of the
captors Of the - Nicholas, with Capt Thomas
himself, who, doubtless eIhilarated by the sue
cess attending their first achievement, were die
posed TO make another venture, probably on :ns
steamer Columbia or some other steamer plying
on the Maryland rivers.
As soon 40 satisfactory information on this DO ne
was obtained and each one Of the party recognized
oevond doubt, Lieut. Carmichael directed Cart
Mason l.. weems, the commander OF the Mary
Washington, TO proceed, on reaching this hnrbof,
TO land tn passengers at Fort McHenry Shortly
after, while Lieut. Carmichael End Mr. Horner
were in the ladies' cabin they were approached
by Thomas, who desired TO know by what su-
thority the order bad been given for the steamer
to touch at Fort McHenry. The Lieutenant In,
formed him that u was through authority vested
in him by Col kenly, Provost Marshal OF Balt-
more On bearing this Thomas drew bis pistol,
- -
seize and throw Carmichael and Horner over
board. The latter drew their revolvers and de
fed the other party 20 proceed to execute their
threats The utmost confusion prevailed Ia the
cabin for a short time, the female passenger run
ming out screaming, but the other male passeu-
gers stood up with Carmichael and Homer, and
compelled Thomas and bis companions 70 remain
quiet Matters thus stood on the boat until the
steamer approached the Fort wharf, when the
Lieutenant went up and Informed Gen. Banks Of
his i'm portant capture
The General instantly ordered out compenyo OF
infantry, who marched TO the steambost and -
cured all the accused excepting Thomas, TOT whom
search was made for an hour and q half he was
then found concealed In the drawer OF bureau
In the ladies' can, In the an part Of the boat Al
nrst IL was appre hended that Thomas would make
a desperate resistance, bot he dsclaimed any
such design, alleging that be wu too weak 10
resist He and the other prisoners were then
marched TO the fort and placed In confinement
The witness some teu OF twelve In number,
were also detained st the fort during last night.
OF the prisoner, Thomas wss the oaly one who
had any baggage, be having ANAL valise With
a bundle In which was contzined full uniform
of Zouave, including cap, number 81 iettefs
and pspeu, among which was said 20 be com
mission In the Confederate armv.
On the 4th Of July, certain suspected parties
were sren sxamining the steamer Columbia, Of the
same line a. the 81 Nicholas, now lying az Far
dy,s shipyard, near Federal Hill. They went ON
board and inc uired of Capt. Harper what was her
speed, how much coal was on board Of her, and
whether she could be chartered. On being told
abe we, not fos charter, one Of them on leaving
the bost was heard 10 say they would :" have her
al, how - The facts Were Immediately laid be-
fore Provost Marshal Kenly, who. suspecting IL 20
he their iBtntion 70 seize Der quietly al get
M steam and move out OI the bzroor, immediately
ordered armed guard on board, while part Of
her machinery was removed by the ofhcen
The passengers of the 4 Nicholas state thst The
schooner load Of Ice captured by the 50 Nicholas
ex petition sold In Freder cksourg for - 90.