The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-08-01
The Pirate sumter.
from the y. y. Tribune, July 2O.l

frOm the n. \ tribune, July 2O.l
Captain Peel, of the brig Costa Rica. ar
rived this morning from Aspinwall, reports
sth instant, Oft Cape Antonio, spoke brig
Cuba, Capt. j. u. Stout, from Trinidad Port
Of Spain, for London, who reported that on
the eth inst, OFT the Isle of Pines, she was
boarded by the privatcCr steamer Sumter,
who declared the brig prize to c. ;. A.,
and put prize crow of five men on board
to take her to thoncorcst port. Capt. Strout
succeeded in dsorming them and put them
in irons, and viii bring his vessel to New
York. Two 81 the privatccrsmcn are now
ou board the Costa RiCu,
Their names are Henry Spencer and John
DAWSON. The former is au Enghshmau,ugcd
81 years, and the latter a SCotchuan. from
Eliuhuyg, egcd ~, They are both scamcn,
and last December left Philadelphia ON the
merchant ship MOacppa, which had been
chartered Ny the Government to tNlic coal to
the uclt ON the African coast The ship
sailed from Africa to New Orleans. pavi-
son has served in the United States Navy
three years. Spencer said he had sailed
from this port for the last twelve years.
They state that they embarked ON board the
Sumter to avoid starvation in New Orleans,
and that they intended to run away when
the first opportunity presented.
The captain OF the Sumter is named
Scmmcs, the lst licutcmnt, Carl. They had
crew of 100 men, portion OF whom, some
fifteen or twenty in number, were Northern
men, who desired to escape when the chance
offered.
The appointments of the ship were SINH
! lar to those of II regular man-ol-war, the Of
| licvrs, according to the statements of these
mon: having formerly held positions of COM
! al -, tl,, hn ~ pnIiSiNI
! three years. at the rate, for ablc,bodiod sea.
men, of SIS per month, and ordinary sea.
men. Sli. The crew was composed of all
nationalities. hut the men were not enthusi
astic in the Southern oausc The officers
are desperate characters. Tho Sumter car
riCd five gums -ouc 6S pouudcr and four -
Founders amidship. She also had II large
number of shell and there were small arm,
in abundance. such as muslcts, six shooters
cutasscs, sahrcs boarding pixies, &c,
The Sumter left New Orleans on the 30tl
of June. The United Satcd steamer Brook
lyn was heading in, and gave the Sumtc
chase. but tho latter hcing very fast salpr
escaped her On the 3d of July last, sh
took her first prize, the Golden Rocket
of Bangor. which was subsequently burned
On the ith Of July, she captured the brig
Alachias and Cuba off Cienfuc%os. \ prH
crew, consisting of two marines, and Spcn
Ger and Davidson (thc prisoncrs) were pu
ON board, Nidshipnmn llodgson acting a
prize master, The midshipman is said to b
from Hampton, Virginia. The Sumter tow
ed these vessels all night, and about o
clock in the morning the hawser parted am
the Cuba was ordered to steer III ior lano
The morning OF the 9th, was the last the
saw OF the Sumter, she still having the bri
Machias in tow, The men state that the
told the crew of the Cuba that they did nc
wish to hold her as prize. The GREY
worked the brig AS usual, sometimes rogpiN
ing assistance from the strangers On MOI
day afternoon of the Sth, the prize Grey
had carclcssly laid their arms about tn