New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-26

An MuG.atOn that Hicks, the piiate, had e9nde-
scended 20 occupy the same quarters aud been saslac
torly DISPOSED Of at lat Il enced any further Eru-
cling. Captain Baker requested thai ne ana bls
officers nigDt be puo IL cell together, arc ne anu
charleston, TIE first officer Assigned 10 cell NO;
~ Cal the second tier. The others were distributed
throughout the prison Ording 10 The scco nmoolos
They al appear dinghy anxious 10 know inc pno
lie sentiment in regard to them and hole 10 have az
speedy trial SIS viii insure them lar herring
Several yasciOns shyeters folio we'd them 10 pi>o
endeavoling 20 obtain interview, lat my III ghs
prefer their services defend them. These learned
gentlemen expressed no little disgust Wien NJ sutton
tire Warden, assured them emu haii'sly thai no one
would he permitted 70 converse with we PRISONERS
thout order from the Court. IL IL the lnvntlon
of the D;sict-Attomey To present them Tor trai To-
day or tomorrow and thus bring the matter before
the Cours immediately.
NAMES or THE CREW.
The uyi.oners are thirteen in number. The crew
ahpre6 At Charleston numbers ouy twenty AL told,
OF 81 nom six were sent as prize crew on the Dns
Joeeph after her capture, one, KDickerbocker, came
ON with the Savanna sick, and the remainder are IN
the 1Ombs Their names are ~ fol ws:
CItan-I Harrison liaier Seansn--,r y, ~ Jay pty'
pn,,sv~ e : Pas,s,lsigre Abort &. Forris,
Sal los. n,asier-Hy Howard. Dick Palmer,
Cosi9UenTy Anime Ia Chins- John Murphy,
mani -'-''' "" N''"' AieTandsi C Cod,
sss~aHSEJos Crur del Carno Martin Gavin
Their several statements are AZ follows:
HENRY HOWARD, SAILING-NtSTFR.
Henry Howard who shipped ~ the sailing master
OF the chip is short thick rel man, who has been
sailor all his life. He appears more intelligent than
seamen usually ave- but is not inclined 20 talk much III
regard 20 bis present posion Ills features are bronzd
by exposure, and his hands speak OF a me oi hard
work. His dress il rough sDd 6ubslaniit similar 10
that usually by the sailors seen about our do KS
He wears heavy sandy wbiskeIs speaks IN pleasant
tone of voice, and should jud.e, under ordinary
circumstances would be much Inclined 10 lolry, al
ways smiling at the rlihsest provocatiOn. lie was
born in the Town of Beaufort, North Carolina and Ii
u wears OLD. He was asked if he thoroughly under
he he
shipped on board the Savannah. After moments
hesiation he begged TO decline answering the ques,
tiOp be did not wish 10 ssy anything which womb
prejudice him either here among bis friends On
bearing the NewYoIk shore, he RAID 10 one OF the
officers:
Il suppose when we lard we shall get taste Of
m b law, shant wei
OAicer-No Sir: mob law and lynching is something
we leave entirely 70 Southerners. TIE ci'izens OF
New-York are anxious now That you should nave a
fair trial. and you rest assured that no mob VIII
touch yOu
New-York once, and shouldn't ike 10 trust myself in
their hands We are III charge Of the Marshal now.
Do you think he will protect usl
Ofieer-Yes, Sir; The Marshal will protect you in
any event; but you have no occasion TO apprehend
Howard-wbat do the people generally say about
as What do they want done TO usl
Oficer-To tell you the plain truth, the people say
you pirates and cuttbroats, and want to see you
! hanged.
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privateering legitimate warfare and It's only when
II comes home to themselves that they object Ia it.
In 1854 the United States refused pronounce aPanst
il when other nations did and consequently they ought
recognize it now, and tIeat us prisoners OF war.
Oficer-But the United States hss since declared
privateerng TO be piracy, and the law OF nations 70
declares IL.
Howard-The United States did not 40 declare until
after this broke out, and the decision gen
orally known. Do YOU think they will hang man
who was ignorant OF the law
Otfcer-That lie question for the Court TO decide
man of your intelligence, however, Can hardly plead
ignorance.
Howard-I don't know about that; but / do think
ought TO be treated rs prisoners of war;
Howard could hardly get the idea of mob out Of
his head and it was not until he safe within the
prison walls that he felt secure At the Marshal's
Office he said that the people Of The South greatly
misrepresented at the North that violence seldom
resorted TO, and that persons and property
much respected in any country In the world. lie
does not appear 10 appreheDd any Punishment
by law, but his dread of mob indicates the in
which the Northern people have been represented a:
the South.
ALBERT G. FERRIS.
Ferris, an ordinary seaman, wac born IN Banstsble,
Mass but was raised in Providence, X. l.. and has
hyed twenty years in Charleston lie is 81 years of
age, and quite inirm his right leg having been broken
in three places, leaving it very much out of shape.
lie says he has Wi e and eight children in Charleston.
When asked If he knew the character o the vessel he
sailed in, he replied that be thought she little
W.
although be not impressed. He decidedly
non-committal in his statements, but inclined be
loquacious without having anything particular 10 say.
He evnces lively interest IN the probable proceedings
against him. and hopes 70 be treated with ieniency His
hair il quite gray, his face clean shaved somewhat
yrnked and he is slightly built showing his sge per-
eeptibly. His Gaze, if correctly stated by him, is
hard lie seems thoroughly ashamed 10 Je caught
fighting against bis Northern relatives aud friends.
ALEXANDER C. COD.
Cold il q Scotchmsn, a thoroughly bad fellow, 40
years of age, sailor by profession, who has local
hs home Id where bis hat Is and when
he clipped on the Savannah Lis head covering was
located in Charleston. lie is a sallow-cOmpeXion
man, loosely put together every Joint seeming be
swivel. lie sOops slightly and cbews tobacco tre-
the juice vi that dceeable weed running
In small rvulets from each OF his sen-rculaf
mouth. He is decidedly uncouth in appearance but /
Iuite Jolly, being by nature Of sanginc aud hopeful
disposition be says he knew thai the oavaDnah
priyaeer, but Gov. PekeDs told him piyateer was
lst the man ofwar and that her crew could
Jnly BIZ treated prisoners Of war If captured lie !
peaks Quife disrespectiuy OF the arToanent of the
savannah, Remaining that g all tie gun she had
I'd old thing with two holes III it-one Tor ball
md for the ven-and IL wa an open question
which mode OF escape the ball would ehoo when 1T
Vas fired. AS for fighting, that gun couldn't hit
hip ID ing alongside, and wouldn't do any damage ii
did. We only kept 10 irigbLen folks with, and If
e0ple were afraid OF the report they needn't have
zen of any balls we could send We fired three shots
the brig Perry, but she didn't run, we did, and
hat ali the good il did us. He nae no particular
ere 10 be hanged but says he cast his lot with the
oys, and Is willing 10 take the same chances as the
STATEMENT or PATRICK DAIY.
Patrick DAILY In rough, full faoed and rather coarse
))king Ir1shuian apparently honest and frank lie Is
New-l orker, a resident Of the First Ward, and
nOws everybody about the pieis in that neghborhOod
ON Whiehal 10 Courtlandt street and on being
ncstioned ran over half dozen Of the names of MS