Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-30
From the New York Tribun,
The Romance OF Privateering

Tragedy q the Schooner WarinC-A Negro Strikes
4 for Freedom-Thfilling N.natiyes.
The schooner s. ]. Waring. of Broakhaven,
Smitl, mas er, heace for Mon Lido July 4 h,
with an assorted cargo came up to tins city
E. Yesterday afternoon. On the thlrd day out
4 from port the 9Th July, when $50 miles from
Sandy Ho, X. In LAT, 3o deg. and long 69 deg
, she was brought 10 by tire prlvateer brig
Jeff Dayis, which sent n boat full OF meu
/ along side, arTd ordered the captain of the
schnuI CT la haul down the Uniled States flag.
and declared her prize. They took from
her 4 quantity Of provisions, and then put on
board :; prize crew of fiye men, taking away
/ Capt. rraucis Smith, the two mates, and two
seamcn. leaving the steward. two seamen and
alr. Bryce MackIunon, a passenger, on board.
The piIze crew were Montague Amlel. a
I Charleston pilot IN command. one named Ste
vens - mate. Malcolm Sidney as second mate,
aud three men.
They made a southerly course, and on the
I6h of July. when fifty miles to the south
ward of Charleston. the prlze captain and the
second mate beng asleep l.. their berths, the
first mate doing on deck, and the others
asleep, Wn Ililman, the steward, (colored) }
carried out the prcconcerted plan OF killing
Tire captain and the TWO men with a hatchet.
and throwing tire bodies overheard. The JOB
was ali done in five mnrtes. Tillman taking
CONN and. and steering the schooner north
ward. One of the remaining men was tied
Up till the next morning. WREN be was
leased M or 4 promise to help work the yes
sci. Not one on board understood navigation.
bat having uuce got holt of he land. Till
man brought tie schooner safely up to pilot
ground, when Chas +. Warner of tue pilot
boat Jane, TOOK charge of her
THE STORY or v,f. Tt1LMAx. TIE STEWARD.
VIM. Tillman, the colored man, is the one
hero in thIs chapter oi history. He says that
I tie WAS born of tree colored pareps Ia Mil
! ford. Delaware. and Il p years of age. HIS
/ Parents moved to I'rovIdtuce r.. l., when he
/ was Il years old, and Ee has since called that
place has home. He has followed the sea for
ten wears and ha- been IN The employ of Ju-
/ nas Smith d Co. 227 Front street hy whom
tile schooner was owned. for the last three
years. lie Is Of medium teight,rsther strongly
butt. crisp hair, of nearly UnmlXed negro
4 blood. aud bears IN his coUntenance an eX-
4 PRECISION Of honesty, strong common sense,
/ with some touches of humor.
The Schooner S j. Waring had started on
a voyage to Bupnos Aytes aud MonieyIdeo.
with an assorted cargo which. with the YES
sci, was valued at Sl01000 There were on
board, the captain and mates; Wn. TiImau,
steward " IA. Steddng, seaman. borr in
Germany, % years oI agr. has been sailing
four years ont OF New York Donald Mcleod.
seafuau. ot Care Rre on, Nova Scotia. 30 Years
ct age. has been sailing out of New York for
seven or eight years, and Bryce MckInLon, 4
Passenger.
On The 7th Of July they fell in with the
Jeff- Davis. and pIze crew of five were put
on board, who We're unarmed. To the
language Of Mr., Tlllmau. they run ten DAYS
and didn't find Charleston; we were. how
ever. ly - mlicS euUlh of Charleston aud
iO9 10 The eastward. ON the voyage they
treated me the test Kind of way. and talked
The besl kind oi talk.
one day the FIRST Lieutenant of ti.a pirates
was sitting In the cabin, cross legged. ~rnoI-
iig, and lie said to me, " " hen ou 90 down
to Savannah | Want You 10 20 to my house,
and Will take care OF you" tho ght. con
tIued the negro, YES, yuu viii take care 81
I me when you get nc there. | raised my hat
and sand " le- sir, thaDk vou." But after
wards said to Billy One German am not
guiig to Charleston a 1--we man; they may
takt. me there dead He had been told by
tie lrize master hat tie would get rewarded
. Iu Charleston, iul eriormug hi- duty well
MI brmgHg tic schooner III nc had a-o heard
"a conversation nul intended l.. his ears. IN
regard TO Tie fIIce he would proi,ab brluG
ana lc had heard Tie prize master say 80 ou,
d hIe meI; = uu talk 10 that steward, and
keep hIm IN good heart. }y Cd" said
Nte PRIZE nsStVf, " ne VIII never see Tue polti
again.
lltluan conferred with two of The scamcu
about taking possession of the schooner; hUl
they declined adopting any plan, saving 1jat
none ot them Il CIV how To navigate her back
. should they succeed IN getting control. Till
mau thought the mai.ci over Ter three DAYS
ard then rna,!c al appeal To the German. and
SAID. Il i N,u aIt . inan t. stick to vuur word
: we c.u take this vessel easy Then we made
a plan that should 20 10 my berth aud when
ruo~t oi them were asleep lie to glve me
some sign, or awake me. We tried this tuI
two nights, but no good chance offered l}ut
last Tuesday night We caught them asleep
and thc3i went 70 work. The IuaIe come.
10 my berth and he touches me. He saws
" Now j. Your TIME | weti mo my ruorI
and got my haiche,. The fr., man .,ruck
was The captain. He was l,iug in a state
room on the ~;arboard side. aimed for H.
temple near as | could. and hit him in-l
below the witt; the edge Of the hat chet
With hat he niale a very loud shrek. Tie
passenger jumped mp very much ~ a fright
told ham. =" Do ,ou Toe stllI ] shall not hurt
a hair OF Your head The passenger knew
what | was np To- and never <aId auo her
word. walks right across the cabin u tie
second mates ruotu and gave hiu ole stvele
blow IN the mole 81 the head-fhat -. right
across the middle "f the head ! dIdn, stop
10 see whether he was dead or uo. hut lnmped
on deck. aud - did -, the ma,e who had
been sleeping "h The c"mpanonwav. started
tJuni the nei>e lie had heard Ia the cabin.
-; As he rost upon his feet, l struck bIm in