The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-08
CAPTURE Of THE W. C. ATWATEa BY THE REBELS.
Interesting Statement of tho CAPTAIN of
the Captured Schooner-Thc Bnrbarity.
Decentralization and Atrocity Of the
Traitors-Sha mcfal Treatment Of Cap-
tain Allen and Mis- Grew &c.

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the Captured Schco ner-Thc Barbarity,
Decentralization and Atrocity Of the
Iraitors-Sha mcfnl Treatment of Cap
tain Allen and B&is Crew, sc.
captain Henry Allen, whe in command of the GOV
efh'aont schooner William G. Atwatcr when she was
captured by rebel craft Gated the spray on the 10Th
last May OF Cedar Keys, lorhs, arrived town yestcr
dy morning having together with his crew. enoyed the
hospalties Of the rebels ia ts cockpit OF his own YES
se', at Apaa nicola, for period OF sour months.
IRON captain Alleas statement, vhich give bc'ov
II appears that the rebels who nncer his immediate
observation arc the most cowardy ana condtioned set
OF seamps in the world. The treatment which himself
and crew received at Ne hands has been of tho most
dasiaFy and shameful description and tho captain now
blcsses his stars that he got of their clutches alive
The following is tho
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN ALLEN.
The schooner William C. Atwatcr. of which WINS the
captain, belonged 10 New Haven aai was in the service
OF the government at the tlmr Of hcr capture
by the rebel steamer Spray. The of my
schooner numbered eight men. We arrived or Cedar
Keys, Flori!a, on the 10th of May, which day va
were captured BY tho Spray which hal board thirty
one men armed TO the teeth with bowie knives reyoycrs
muskets, with bayones. &c. Tho captors took us 10
ApalacAcola where arrived the 18Th Of May when
myself AMI crew We're placed in coninc,ncnt Ia the
IN f.bes treated IS il Shocking manner. Sometime,
they world come aboard ut twelve ocl elk Of night pal
m n,c,,, out 81 my boz, and OTTER all sorts of in
disnilics to On cf these OCCASIONS ssye
iai q them cane fran,icaIy in. In bc,nt.y
state OF ntoAcalion whore sleeping, dragged mo
nn on deck, brantshed knives, bayoncis and Other
weapons over my heat and threatened me with Instant
DEATH one ofthem struck ne in ihe cheek with hayc.
net, woundng ms slightly while others carr iag rooes
in their hands shouod out, il1ug tho Yankee son of
b-b, he must never the North again. They lid not
however, carry their threats into execution ANA after
sod thllt.a
longer, was again placed in confinement. We WIRE
otlea ie ihrcc AID for days without morsg Of food Of
a KIND and the only Of subsistence We la was by
ca cie catfish ant cooking them by stealth for the rebels
wo1.d not ALLOW us 10 20 into the galley lNht are
samctimcs there woui b. from twent, ave 10 tarty
rebels on board keeping guard During t lour months
we were Prisoners u sober man among
item When arrived ut Aptachicula on the 18Th Il
May the raho got news that the { 81 Ter was con,lnv
from Key West 10 attack them, Upon which they INNS
date!y provided themselves with quantity of spirits
u tnrpetnc aa ior or hve boxes Of shavinss, orer
they sail, TO bum me and my up il The aniic.
pate attack should take ac, The rebes arc not for
titled at all in tho vicinity OF which speak. They have
Pass, tn entrance 10 Apalachicola They haze
| aboat nlr h.ndici soldiersp most II
them boys q fourteen aud oil men or seventy stationed
al ST. Nincont isiand. These IN very mach DIS.
affected aaopg themselves ,ney get pay ANA very
lttie foni They have 20 In their la feet some
have bat half Shirt and nearly all OF them arc perfect
ly ragged, They hive got eight gans mounted at st.
Vincant bit they are very short Of ammunition about
tlree weeks ago an alarm was given that the fnioral
WIG o'ih y cohsssh''l was created among thm The
aas;n aroas frao some Of the rebel scouts
| Lavins scen VIII cattle rushing in iafsc
I numbers around the woods, and hence they
| inferred tial the Union advancing on them
The rosd was that every one OF them let their gns ani
/ performed the 'tdoubic quick They in a most
wrctchcd sate for wan. Of food and rsnent Coffee IL
hty cents pound, and they cannot procure withot
| money, cue wouli trust lhen shoes that e.,,l
before be purchased for 81 So cainet be ttct
for cent loss thn ~ ST. consequently those men haya
turned marauicrs, goias about tho comfy p.rndong
the t1rers OF everything they lay hands On. III.
rebel cioaci HOPKINS nom Florida, was in command Of
81. Vincent when lett.
Finally was taken to Richmond AMI placed in tho
lowcr prison, situated on the Il Main and Twc.f
streets. They said as ! Hlia;,'' erc.uY they
would place me there for safe keeping was imprisoned,
here IN tho lower oor among parcel 81 dian n OF
machinery and 9th OF every KIND. begged f Capa n
Gibbs. VINO was in command Of the place, keep mo
III s,,h Thy hole and breorl 1T him 70 allow me- tho
privilege o. seeing General Wade. Ta.s last r,,st
was conceded 10 nc, AMI told the Genera Of the
ner in which had been treated. llis reply was
! You have the crew OF tho Savannah in S.,y
York ia rona ard VIC ae GOING TO treat :ou in the
way The Gcrcral also reniarkt that he was sosr,
h had not worse place TO put M in. However, Iirpg
the niiuetcc OF tina Secretary OF War was not agair
Slut mp In the prison. having brca paced in private
hDIse. where was cnnlncd MI the time Finally was
taken before tlie Attorney General ~ Redmond, and C
released me fer the simple tiIt (s had dcSt o,
my charter prty privately before tha .a.c's could = Il
| AT the t:mo the AtwoteT was captured sie was ii
haass ma rr,ecc ing 70 Tort"gas fof lumber
4 ~
I once commenced my journey to New York. All along
the route tho rcbes T91de mo OFT the ,a.r N
Of Tho cars whenever stoppage IN de, 10 cahbii
iayscN 70 excited and dcpaycd looking r,bs who oota
M aad threatened my life only got three meals during
my Journey from Apalachco.i to Richmond They woni
not SOL myself and three Of my crew whom I'd
| along with me, anything, as they said they wanted
to stfrvc us to deat, and they did s to ever
see the North n ain. The Awater 49, uadc.g,a1d bo
sold by the rcbc government to morrow (Sih They
hlya got The acrrRac housed with heavy timber
and n,acablc iron in tho No:folk Navy Yard She las
n OUT IA Tflcv into ~,
service whn LETT strong feeling or their SUCCESS
over tho Northern arms prevails anpags, them. ar.
riYcl IN New York this morning, ana must say that
never spent four such miserable months in ny liic
those in watch subjected to he "tcader rccs
| Ct The rebels.
| ARREST OF CAPT. BERRY. OF THE MARION.
Cap Michael Berry late Of the 6tcamshp Marion was
arrested in this city yesterday morning BY detective Ray
nor of Brooklyn and sent 70 Fcr Lafayette on charge 0,
trcason The police had been searching tho c,p.an
for two weeks, but unable 70 Gnd bis wbc-ea.
bouts. Finally tho Brooklyn detective col wind Of The
fgiives hiding place, ad arrested him yesterday rs
already std The exact nature OF the rh.rro Preferred
against Capt Fey has not TRANSFERRED but is suppose
that lo was a:ing as q confidential! agent for jeff.
Davis. His SYM a,hy for the Southern coae icracy,
and the Palmetto flag especially, is notorious,
and the only wosdcr is that lie was not con ,uctoi Il,
prison lony ago. His sailing under the rebel flag and his
open aYovs q sympathy for the events Of thc Union
at Charleston AMI elsewhere rendered him dangcgo1,
man but no is now placed in position where he
act against the Union carse, even f he felt much
dispos ii TO do 50. His movements Of late have bccn
characterized with much sccrcsy, and there no know-
ing how much aid AMI mfort he has extended 10 tho
enemy, but benccorward it is presumed Capt Ferry
will occsson US little trouble or uncasin,ss.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
CINCINNATI Oct. I, 1861.
AnD aud COW, r FEN Nt.ng. ~. NH