The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-10
ARRIVAL or THE poWHATAN.

'AnAArs AT tine Mouth OF tho Mississippi
and Key notwithstanding Account OF
tho Cruise Of the Powhatan ina Search
or the sumter-Iho Ports She Visited--
Her Officers, tSc., Sc.
The United States steamship Powhatan, Commander D.
d. Porter arrived at this port yesterday six days from
Key West She encountered heavy gale on the 9Th 10
tho south Of Hatteras broke delivery pipe in the gale,
and was in great danger. The gale lasted thirty six
hours, with heavy sea, the wind from the northwest
Could not keep the ships head to with the steam
Tho Powhatan left Southwest Pass the 2sh Of Octo
bsr, stopping at Key West for coal The Niagara was
blockadng Southwest Pass, and tho Richmond yncennes
and Cuyler were at Pass r0atrc Everything quiet but
the enemy expected down force drive OF the squad
rom which they easily do with their long riaed guns
while ships have none among them The officers
In the Cur are very indignant at being sacrificed and
wonder what our Ordnance Department doing There
was great rejoicing In New Orleans tho defeat of
neot the city Illuminated, &c &C. nobody hurt either
sde no shot struck either party good deal of old fogy
asm ON both sides; officers in tho Gulf to know
when the system is TO end.
The Powhatan has just returned from chase or two
sahousand miles after the Sumter Arrived in Maranham
Brazil three days after the Sumter had left the mouth
she port crused for her tho track Of homeward bound
vessels from Brazil East Indies and Pacific On October
passed within sixty miles OF hcr without Knowing it,
while she was boarding English brig latitude de-
agrees minutes north and AZ degrees minutes
west The brig reported her four days aftcr in st.
Thomas. The lroquois went in pursuit. All well on
board the Powhaan deaths casualties or do
sertons during the cruise The ship returned home for
,cepairs and new boilers
As everything relating to the prvacer steamer Sumter
is At this moment particularly interesting the ercan-
vile community some intelligence Of the dongs Of that
vessel and her supposed movements ut present may be
welcome nd ~,
ocean On the 18th OF August while lying at the South
west Pass, the lookout at the masthead deserted the
mast OF vessel about twenty miles OF, bear
sng northwest 1t being late In tho evening,
nothing could be done, but carly daylight the captain
cent or an armed boat, under command OF Lieutenant
Queen, with orders to northwest until he made
vessel under sail at anchor After steering the diroc
ZION indicated for 1--WE six hours, with fresh breeze
under sail, Lieutenant Queen discovered large schooner
getting under way, heavy squal came up at she time
and she was for short period lost to view; coming
an sight again. the boat gave chase under sails
When sho got within range Of the schooner (Which was
crowdng al sail and trying to escape), discharge Of
rifles was ared a her, and after close shot two al tho
man at the Wheel the schooner hove
she proved to be the Abbic Bradford of Boston. prize
60 the Sumter. Her PAYERS were secured and by even
Ing she was lying at anchor rear the Powhaian.
Among the papers letters from the commander or
1.-The Sumter and her officers giving idea future
movements, and indicating ha her cruising ground was
90 be down ON the Spanish Main,
In two or three hours the schooner had prize GREY on
BOARD and the Powhatan of for Pensacola notify
che flag officer of tho Sumters the Niea n
xemaning TO blockade the sou Invest Pass. On August
IA, at sunset We arrived at Pensacola the captain com
mnnicated with Flag Oncer Mcryne and II haf nm ,onr
we were steering south after the Sumter.
There was high state Of excitement board the Pow.
hatan at the idea of going after tho SUMTER and great
deal OF satisfaction expressed at getting away from the
mouth OF the Mssisspp whore tho ship had laid al
anchor three mouths, all hands nearly starved.
On the 18th we boarded some American vessels off Cane
st. Antonio, and heard that the Sumter had sent
another prze-the JOS Maxweil-nto Cienfucgos An
sailed for Cienfuegos keeping close in to tho
land and communicating with all the vessels we
met. On the 10Th arrived at Ccnfuegos, sent a
boat In TO communicate with the Consul, found
the Jos. Maxwell in his pese son obtained all
the information required and coased along the south
eastern shore Of Cuba, chasing and communicating With
all the vessels we saw. SON, OF these Anisrcahs
and were sure that the Sumter had them until they saw
che Stars and Stripes, On tbs 21st put into jamaica
% COAL heard many contradictory reports about The
Sumter, none OF which could be relied on, and sailed
" again on the 25sh for Curacao.
We arrived at Curacoa tie 10Th and found that the
sumter had left there on tho oath OF july, and had,
owing to the facilities she received there been enable
Cabeilo
good deal Of dissatisfaction existed Curacoa amcng
che citizens owing to tbs pursued by the
IN recf gnizing the sumter vessel war; and giving
her Goals, without which she would have been able
20 leave that port and would finally have been captnred
oy some oil our sAiIsolwar long correspondence
sued between the comnan Ter OF this ship the Cover
nor Of Curacao, in which TIE former, beiaH Of his
government expressed the great dissatisfaction that
would BE- .et by ths Unc states the course purs cd
by the Dutch Govern nor who seemed TO he unier the i'm
preston that the Union broacn up and tho Sumter
was the embodiment Of Southern rights and chvlry.
Il is to BIO hoped that Of Ties, days tho Dutch
Governor may get hane over the Goals for giving aid and
assistance to rebel priyaiccr TO capture American
mefce.
Before leaving Curacoa we beard that the Sumter had
been at Trinltd and had left there, steering We
left Curacao the q Of September steering northeast
and arrived at St Thomas on III, SIN Of me same month
chasing and boarding rs tina way By which We
found that tho Sumter had rot been heard Of Tor
time on the Spanish Nam.
A. hear hat ha GSrotor bad t.a
I Surinam Dutch Gaiana) the Goth Of August We
hustled thsee hundred and ATTY tens of coal and
sailed imm diaey in chase. on the 10th ef September
We communicates NTH the American Corsui NJ rarhn
does, and carEed by mail that day received tiat the
Sumter had sailed from Sdrnam on the 3Ist Of August
FOR parts unknown We remsnel only IN iour i. Eaba
does, and Sell for nee-ara 500 if the
sumter had sop3ed thefe Q, hah LII ned % her track
and had conc back TO the Caribbean Sea an the 18Th %
September communicated With the iigitboa' at iicnerara
and obtaining no news OF Importance, struck cut
Snrinam, where VIC arrived I'll tho morning Of the 18Th
Here we were informed that The san hal efs tha, port
on the Sst Of August having remained there DAYS
trying get coal, which tho Governor AMI meh nts
very much opposed 10 giving Tie Governor u s;r
ordered tho Sumter % the port IN twenty -lir
hours bit as she was oarey on, Of coal The eaptn re-
fused to 70 until he supplied and tho Governor had
not the means TO make I'm 20, though there Batch
and Fen h steamcrIf wa IN port ut -, tine Prey
ious to entering The port OF ram, the sumter hal
TO Cayenne {Fench Gai,na) mt tho Governor at that
place would not permit hcr 10 cntar pp.s
any kind, in consequence # which tho Sumter was
obliged TO proceed to Surin9m adcr sail Had ya43els
been sent in parsuit Of her after her escape from
of stopping the prrsl,t at tnlcgcs, the Srntr wo!d
long THIS have been capl.ei hut there grna,
want Of Intelligence displayed IN this mater r.. which
those concerned have no to congratulate them.
!. selves.
When the Sumter let Surinam which she wus enabled
TO do by getting coa.s from Engishman she oel
outside lowered i pipe, ma 10 al san and under can
alone stood to the northwest. This processing
INTENDED 10 humbag but il deceived very few The
Powhatan's head rat 70 tn southeast and after VA.
rous misnas t. boilers. having TO under low
steam against strong head winds, arrived the 2st
of September in laranham IN the empire of BAIL
800 miles to the eastward Of Tia, great Amazon and
degrees south Of the equator.
II was thick and murky day when arrived of tho
snoath Of this dang river: and there prcs
pect Of our getting pct. Cur charts were uf
count aud there was prospect Il cur bringing up
mud bank bat fortunately We got in by oil the angers
and towards ev ming picked up fisherman pilot, who
took us TO an acforagc where at low fona
selves high and dry almost, the tide rising and falling
here eighteen feet.
The American Consul came board at once although
st dark and informed that the Sumter had only
left the port Of Maraham five days ego, having crused
oH the mouth OF the river until three days previous
arriva TO capture an Anne lean brig that daily
-expectea-tho Maria, from New York. For the rforma.
ton of the OF said vessel, beg leave mention
that she into Malanlam under the proec,cn our
sguns, and the Sumter for that time disappointed
You may suppose that there was no little excitement
t1,a Da, nptf, yr,fa had