The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-11-21
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Nov. f6. 1861 ALI are delighted
w of Messrs Mason, Slidell, Eustis ana
1t the SER axcent the diplomats, who grOwl, e5-
tba British Lord Lyons. There Is even
pect"t hat he has demanded passports how |
ruIoi i unavoidable, at least ut-ne reception of
home accounts anu ~I---.ructions. There Is NIUE
doubt that CtI%,modore Wilkes acted under oTderS
fror, - S+o+l Denartment Even if 1t shall be
ecaasarv to disavow responsibility for the ACT anu
nnoIogize to England for this breach oil heI li"s
Messrs Mason and Company VIII DC ret L-Sarod
Fort Warren, whittier they are even nov ceI1
Giant TAYLOR, with official accounts OF tne oSp
+ura including memorandum IN the naIuIe ~, ~
rotest from Slidell and Company, an no rce
dav His story and documents suOsIaL''aiiy r6 Az
in fact The San Jacinto was returning = - tho
RIGA where she had been cruising ~ Of (,lanf,1.
sumter Commodore WIlEez, Ie'i mp - -
Go hat the rebel commissioner hau ta I Pao
SAGE for Southampton IN the BRUSH mo- aTt
Ti2e0t resolved to take them rom hel: n 80
~ ~ the channel of the Bahamas ne nIeu TWO OF
ne 49, 49, across her bows, bat whether with
LiorI, cartridges he says, or WIN Snot, as Sil
All ayers the result was the same, lor ne DroughI
IeIi -, mia ouus The San Jaclnto tew the
Hrncrican flag and the consp!rators took from 1t
81, hint that their hour had come. Captain
TayIor saws that the Trent had only her packet
aa1 living Slidell, however, says she holsted the
British flag Immediately two boats, under com
Tnand of Lieut. Fairfax, boarded her and demand
ed the passenger list; and on its refusal he de-
nanded the surrender ofthe persons whom he knew
r. he on bosrd. No forcible resistance was offer
ed by the British, although they stoutly and some
what rudely protested nevertheless the ambas5a
doris insisting that force should be employed were
taken on board the boats and thence to the SaI
Jacinto. The prisoners are, as L saId before, or
dered to Fort Warren, in Boston Harbor There
are abundant proofs OF treason against them,lounc
among the papers aboard.
Very few If any troops have been withdrawn
from the rebel army of the Potomac, which Occu
pies the same positions as of old. Apprehension
Is manifested by them, OF attack by Mcclellan
Beauregard has notgOne to Charleston.
General Heintzemau's pckets extend on III
Potomac to the mouth Of Accolnk Creek. NJ
rebels have been seen there since his late recon
noissance.
one hundred and forty-three and forty four million
dollars including treasury notes.
A letter from board the flag ship Wabash
dated Nov. 18th, says Commodore Dupont wa
about going up to Beaufort The negroes had al
ready commenced making free among their mas
ter's things, destroying property and sacking tn
town The Commodore has taken possession Of al
property and stopped this devastation The gath
ering in II cotton at Port Royal has Just cOmmenc
Few barns are full, and hundreds of acres ar
white with the harvest"
FoRT MONROE, Nov. I5.-Mason and Slide
were aboard a British mail steamer Commodor
Wilkes sent aboard and demanded their surrender
The reply was: ''Tbere lie not force enough t
take them" Com. Wilkes sent additional force
and put the San JacintO in a convenient position
SHdell and Mason were then surrendered. Tn
English teamer took them on board not knowing
who they were, their business or destination.
Com Wilkes, it's understood, acted on his owl
responsibility.
General Wool has granted SlidelI and MasoI
permission to send open letters to their friends thi
evening
FoRT MONROE, Nov. ia special dispatcl
says Slidell and Mason were taken from the Eng
fish mail steamer on the 9Th, off Bermuda.
Lieut.. Fairfax, with "a armed men went aboar
from the San Jacinto with five officers, and pickle
out the "Commi ssioners." They made feebl
resistance The captain of the steamer raved an
swore, called the United States officers piratica
Yankees Eustis, one Of the rebel secretaries
resisted but himself and colleagues accompanied
their employees to confinement. Slidells wife AM
lour children were aboard.
Com. Wilkes has had interview with Gen
Wool, and expressed his opinion that he did right
and said that, right or wrong. these men had to b.
secured, and if he had done wrong he could not b
more than caahiered for it.