Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-12-12

ly plugged. This plug can be withdrawn
in an instant, allowing the water to flow in
till the vessels sink. The exact locality of
the hole is only known to a few on board.
| If it should be the desire of the Govern.
ment hereafter to remove these obstacles to
commerce there will not be much difficulty
in doing so; but we rather think that in
case Of one port, at least, this will never be
done. -"sss.'' -
The flagship of the feet is commanded
Eby Capt. John P Rice, an experienced
captain The rest are in charge of old
whaling masters, who have had experience
as merchantmen, and understand them
selves thoroughly. They are tried and
true men, and the crews are enlisted for
three months service. Each vessel carried
a crew Of fourteen men, except the South
America which carried sixteen.
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Seizure Of Papers Addressed to the
British Government. -
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald, under date of the 9th
November, telegraphsd as follows:
The President and Cabinet were startled
Oh Saturday afternoon last, by the arrival
of distinguished officer Of the U. States
Army, from Fortress Monroe, with papers
that had been seized, (where, or by whom,
1 cannot say). These papers were spread
before the President and his ministerial nd.
yisers for examination, sud to their aston
ishment, proved to be the communications
from Confederates in the South, forwarded
by the British Consular agents in the priu.
cipal cities of the South, to Lord Lyons,
who, in his official capacity, it appeared,
had forwarded the Confederate documents
on their way to Eogland. .
How they fell into the hands of our off
GERS is more than can tell at present.
That the President and Cabinet were good
deal excited about the development made
by the obtaining Of the papers, there is no
doubt It's possible that Lord Lyons will
be able to explain the matter satisfactorily
to our Government, aud thus extricate him.
self from the suspicion that now rests upon
him of collusion with th,'se who are in open
rebellion against the Government to which
he is accredited <-sa
The following from the Fortress Monroe
correspondent Of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
will probably explain how papers addressed
to Lord Lyons happened to come in posses
sion of the Government. '.
Last evening a Confederate flag Of truce
was brought to by blank shot from the gun
boat Gen. J. E. Wool, and upon boarding
her she was found to have on board few
letters from our poor fellows who are pris
oners of wsr, and one gentleman, with a
foreign air, consumptive cough, and a
trunk full of generalities, all Of which the
Confederate Lieutenant "reekoned was all
korr." This gentleman said be had very
urgent business 10 Baltimore, aud would
like to 60 up on the Louisiana; but Cap.
tain Davis, the Provost Marshal, thought
the air of Fortress Monroe might be Of
benefit to the invalid refugee, and told him
he might take rooms at the "Hygeia," and
then started for the headquarters Of Major
General Wool for instructions. After Cap
tain Davis had explained matters, General
Wool determined to detain the man and a.
wait orders from Washington. The "poor
refugee" entered his name on the register
Of the hotel as "Brian O'Hara, Puerto
Rico, W. l."
Upon examining his trunk some valuable
papers were found, the contents of which ii
would not be proper to publish. Some
we're sealed aud stamped by "Robert Bunch,
Her Majesty's Consul at Charleston, S. c."
These were directed to "His Excellency,
Lord Lyons, H. B. M. Minister Pleuipoten
tiary at Washington" &c., and were care
fully consigned to the care Of special a.
gent, who will take them to Mr.. Seward fol-
inspection. This morning this apparea'
emissary applied for release, which was
again refused by General Wool, as be had
not been advised of the wishes Of the Gov.
ernment.
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