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Capt. PlEL, Of the brig Costa Rics, arrived
Saturday m Nning from Aspinwall, reports:
9Th inst. of Cape Antonio, spoke brig Cuba,
Cap. ID. SERoUr, from Trinidad, Port Of
spain, for London, who reported that on the
18th inst, OF he I,ls Of PINES, was boarded BY
he piiyatsor steamer Sumter who declared
the brig prize TO the O. s. A., aud put q
prize crew Of Ave men on board 10 take hor
70 the nearest port
Capt. SrRour succssded In disarming then,
and put thsm In Irons, aud he Will bring his
vessel 10 Eev Yoak.
Two Of the privatssrsmsz ate now on board
the Costa Rica-
The following note from Capt. sraour, Is
10 our possession
'July 9Th on Cape Antonio, boarded the
brig Costa Rica, aud put two privasssrsuisn
on board; have three l,f!, will 20 to Nav York
instead Of LoI don." J. d. SrRour.
The prisoners we're taken In charge by OIL
, GERS yAsDERzEk o'BRIKs and swANK, Of
the Harbor Police, at Quarantine.
We have obtained the following additional
! particulars In relation to the pirates brought
TO this pert By the Costa RieA:--
! On tho 80th cf June the Sumter sailed from
New Orleans. she ossed the bar At ali Jut
loon, and was Immediately chased by the
Brooklyn which at the time OF the discovery
Of the icspe Of thu rsbsl steamer, was pursu-
ing sailing vessel al thu East pass. The
chas. for the Sumter lasted until about five
O'Clock p N when the Brooklyn turned
ar, uLd, giving up the pur suit ~ fruiyless. The
Sumter Is very fast vessel, being propelled by
a screw, and Is barqre rugged. She carries
four medium %. Founders and orc GS-pounder
as pivot quo. Her small arm list Is very Zoe,
and Is romposed Of SHARP's, Mime and Enfield
r,1es, with large hst II CoLr's navy re-
yOlysrs.
Her crew numbers about ore hundred and
I twenty soulB. Sac Is commanded by Captain
ShMnEs. formerly Of the Uaited States Navy.
Ga the Sd OF July tie sumter took her fist
piixs, tho chip @ lten Rocket this vessl was
burnt. On the i,h they captured the brig
ichias, and in q few hours after tho brig Gu.
ba vss s.izsd. Thess tso vessels were taksn
In tow sstern aud thu ve,Se's headed fOt the
port Of Cienfuegos. Early In the morning. the
Tow line 10 the brig Cu1a parted, and the
Prize master, Mic Shirman HoDGISs, was Of
dtred to walt outside until the Machial was
! towed into port, when the steamer would re-
tnrn and tow the Cuba in,
As soon US the Sumter WAS out OF sight the
! ptizs crew, consisting of two fslmsn and two
marin,s, who wcra armed with cutlasses aud
navy r.volysrs, told the crew Of the brig they
did not care whore thoy wta. xith tLo big so
, that they would not again me-. this ) 1mtsr.
To confirm the truth Of their statement thoy
took off their arms, laid down 10 tho torscas,le
ard went 10 tl,ep. Toe crew OF the Cuba than
| took their AIMS, put irons on all OF them, and
headed the vessel for Caps Antonio. Ga the
Sth instant, tbsy fell In with the brig COSTA
Rica, bound to New York. and transferred the
two prisoners TO hsr, leaving on board, still In
irons, ths prize m aater and the two mArin's.
These men say that over one h al AZ tina crew
Of the Sumter are Northern men many OF them
having families in this city, and that when ~
opportunity ohsra they too will desert.
They say the officers Of the S1atsr arc very
dtsg.isie set Of men, and II comp.lled 10 light
ihty would rather blow thor veassl up thar
| luIrGnSGT.
} Tho crew n tho Sumter Is comp posed of mel
| Of ali natl Ilitits, all Ghite man With the OK
/ osptlon Of the eIp' aims body servant, who 10
col, red man.
The prisonsrs brought here gave thar mama
| and ativities as follows:
BENNY srEscA, Anativs Of England. is age
Lhhty. eight years.
: Joas DAvInoS, a ScotchmAa aged tIonty
five.
Both thsls meu are dressed In bluO nav
o | clothes. SPKHCK Is evidently in muca troubl
L ia reference TO his situa Ion, while DAVLDso
Eots sti most tmphaiieally tAat they are bot
good Union Dlsn At heart.
a Tue two marines now On board u the Cat
!, ara also n0TtheIn men. AMI WIRE coinpellsi
d join the SuIttT. MidskipmAn HODGKISs
10 isprssantsd by the7s Usu 70 bs q ''RreS
u born, and not cSpShls Of tAkicg charge Of
y prize, Gr, ~ one Of the msn sAid, OF ion
~ Il bCAr.
q The crew Of the brig Cubl consisted Of Cap
~ STROUT, mate and four FeAmSn.
u She IL on her way 70 this poSt, and may
ar sxpscttd here toC.Ay.
ar Capt. SrRoUs vas shown the statement
70 tbs men bTou III home In the Co9.a Riea, rel
o. tive 20 their conniVancs 70 the rescue, a.
9, proLouAess them tn.ir.ly falAS. Ga the CO
70 tray, thai rushed sfG and attempted To
o, GROVER ctn sni his msu.
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