Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-11-22
Mason and Slidell taken Prisoners

The United States steamer San Jaciuio az
rived from the coast of Africa via West In
dias, where she has been cruising six weeks.
Old Point was electrified by the news that
she has on board Messrs. Mason and Slidell
who were going abroad as Ministers of the
Southern Coniederacy to England and France.
They were taken from am English steamer in
the channel of the Bahamas, The San J1c-
into will soon proceed to New York with her
distinguished visitors. Commodore Wilkes
reported the news at headquarters in person.
and will forward his dispatches to Washing
ton.
NEW YoRK, Nov. l6.
A Fortress Monroe special dispatch says
THAT Slidell and Mason were taken from an
English mail steamer on the 9Th inst, off
Bermuda. Lieut. Fairfax and thirty-iye
armed men went aboard from the Jacinto with
five officers, and picked out the commissioners.
They made feeble resistance, but were in
duced to leave. The captain OF the steamer
raved and swore, and called the United States
officers piratical Yankees, &c
Eusus, one Of the rebel secretaries also re-
sisted, but himself and colleague accompanied
.heir employers into confinement Sldell
had his wife and four children aboard. who
were allowed to proceed TO Europe
Commodore Wilkes had an interview with
General Wool and expressed the opinion that
be had done right, and said that right or
wrong these men had to be secured, and if he
had done wrong he could be no more than
cashered for it.
/ 10 The following persons comprised the
party of the Rebel Commissioners
"Hon. j. NJ. Mason, of Virginia; Mr.. Mac
] farlap1 2apVpfar. 10, NJ
Slidell, of Louisiana Mrs. SlideH: Miss
Mathide Slidel Miss Rosine Sidell Mr..
| Eustis, Secretary to Mr.. Slidell Mrs. Eustis.
who is a daughter of Mr.. Corooran, the Wash
ington banker Col. lie Mat, of Louisiana
the inventor of the grapeshot revolver and
two or three other gentlemen, whom it will
be best, for the present, not to name"
New YoRK, Nov l6.
! The Iribuaes dispatch says information
has been received by the Government from
Port Royal of date to Nov. IL, which says
that the pillage has nearly ceased, owing TO
the prompt action of Lieutenants Bankhead
and Watmough The powder in the light
house had been secured, and the channel
buoys recovered. A large force of South
Carolina troops were gathering at Port Royal
Ferry, variously estimated at from 900 TO
/ iNf'NN' ~ sou u. Me- on the 1 ltn, during
the fog, from six to eight muskets shots were
fred at the gunboats from the shore below.
II was the express intention of the owners
of houses on the island to send persons to
burn them.
FoRTREss MONROE, Nov. IS.
The flag Of truce from Norfolk to-day
brought down $50 refugees The rebels as
sumo TO make light of the affair at Port Roy
al, but at the same time betray their appre-
hension of its results, resident of Norfork
thinks there are nearly 20 600 troops near
Norfork.
BALTIMORE, Nov. l6
Gov. Hicks has issued proclamation
calling special session of the Legislature
OF Maryland at Annapolis on the 9th inst.
His object is to re-establish Maryland in her
old position as the heart of the Union, and
to undo the traitorous legislation Of the Fort
Warren members.
The Richmond Dispatch says we have in
formation that the authorities of South Caro-
lima have communicated with the government
upon the subject Of hosting the black flag,
to which allusion has been made since the at