The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-29
THE RLOCKADE.

A BOSTON BRIG CAPTURED BY A GEORGIA PRIvA.
TEER-sHE is DETAINED EIGHT DAYS AND RE-
LEAsED-sTATEAENr BY A PASSENGER.
From the Boston Traveller, MAJ 81
The brig Elisha Doane, of Boston, Captain 'ieorge Lo-
river. Georgia, where she captured by Southern
privateer and detained eight days. We have the follow
Ig statement from Mr. James N. Brown, Of Thcmmton,
Maine, one OF the passengers
The Elisha Doane is loaded with lumber, from the arm
Of VIM. Fsher Go. She sailed from Santa Friday,
May She dropped down the river to Cumberland
Light, In Cumberland Sound, where, the 4th inst,
small vessel spied which at afst supposed 70 DO
government cutter With the aio a gas It dis
covered that she was armed and that about eight men
aboard Of her.
They were ordered 70 hcave to- but refused as they
believed they could escape her. The vessel then went
back towards the Light and reinforced taking on board
q number Of men from q boat BY this time the wind
had come up from the southeast, and headed of the
brig, 20 that all hope Of escape lost
The vessel then came up, 10 be the Georgia
privateer schooner Five Brothers, ~ih eighteen
board, commanded By Captain William BArquedaO. q
Frenchman They took Captain Lofng TO Brunswick.
eight men on board the brig Who during the day. took
her there.
The passengers were allowed to 20 on Shore but thu
crew were forbidden TO leave the brig Captain Lorpg
Allowed 70 60 board Of her day The prize
remained board md he srct4st espionage was
kept up but the Northern crew wore not nsuted or IN
Captain Lorng wrote TO friend In Savannah, who laid
nvestrstpr he case ordered The Immediate release Of
he brig. When ready for SEA Captain Loring under
stood that Governor Brown had imposed heavy Gne
The brig was released Saturday the nth Of Nay
after having been detained eight DAYS The crew from
time had consumed Ill their hes. provitious, and when
they were ready TO leave refused 70 for What they
mad give them any stores or even 70 allow them
70 purchase any.
The consequence was that during most Of the home-
ward voyage the crew and Of the brig had "a
Mr.. Brown is Of opinion that, had the Elisha Doana
been loaded with any thing which would have been
full 70 the rebels she would have been released and
uaed hep
release.
The Following names Of parties engaged in the capture
OF the brig were obtained by those board--Wiam-
Barquedao Captain; Benjamin Harris Reverend Thomas
Gardner VIM. Quarterman, Dr.. James Bsne saml Brock
nton John Davenport, Bsrrows winton, DR.. McKeeny,
The Rev. Mr. Harris il believed 10 have been bona fds
clergyman but Is TO the rish of any of the bold pr-
doubt.
These individuals and eight others, whosc names wero
and some carried swords and bowie knives Had the
crew Of The brig been armed they would have resisted
and believe they could not have been captured.
Captain LDring reports that the schooner hume and
Rockland schooner detained at sant river further
The following passengers came on the Elisha Dome-
Charles Pullen and his son, Charles pulen, Jr Of Bal
oweR Frederick Lynn Lorenzo Chamberlain and Charles
Richardson, Of do James N. Brown, OF rhomaston;
Thomas Mcguire, Of Windsor, Me-, and John Leach. Of
Boston all OF whom were engaged In the lumber cutting
They had been there some time and report that the
strictest surveillance Is kept tho Northern
mere Thes found the ree,n getting too hot for them,
and determined TO take passage on the first norhward
bound vessel
They learned that the Saturday after they embarked
summons came for them all To go Up to Jefferson by
railroad They consider themselves fortunate In leaving
they did
The people are bitter against the Northerusrs,
and watch their every movement A day or two before
they lett, Colonel Floyd commander o. the regimen. In
that vicinity TO the mill where they were AT work.
and spent some time In examining the negroes learn
they bad told them anything
Toops are numerous in the vicinity OF the river and
MI il1aA
Corn 81 rs bushel ut Savannah much higher at
Brunswick