Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-11-22
xarticnlars of the Arrest of the Rebel
Ministers.

Wher Lieutenant Fairfax boarded the Trent,
he asked the commander, who met him on The
bulWarks, If he had Slidell and Mason on his
ship. After some little hesitation he acknowl'
edged they we're. AT that moment Lieuten.
ant Faixlax saw Mason sitting down at the
stern, and went up and asked him If he was
Mr.. Mason? lie said, i um." The Lieuten-
xut then said, 81 have orders TO arrest yCu. =
Mason turned TO the Commander, and said,
"Will you allow such an Outrage to be COM
mittcd upon your hag?'
The Commander made some reply to Mason,
but it was not heard by Fairfax. Slidell then
came up, aud Fairfax said, Il must arrest you
too" Their ladies then came up and COM
nenced weeping and waiIing. They seemed to
think and act as if theirs was final parting,
and a. if they never expected to see them again
alive. They were offered the privilege Ol ac-
companying them, bat Sldcll said, "No! go on
TO Europe They gave Instructions in quiet
manner, to their Secretaries what TO do on ar
irving in Europe, aud seemed asIonished when
the baggage of all the party was ordered up
and Fairfax said he would take it all.
AL the papers found among them after
search were brought AWAY. Maso1 seemed IN
solcnt and defiant, while Slidell was meek and
disposed to be affable.
No instructions Lad been given to Captain
Wilkes in reference 10 the arrest OF Mason and
Slidell and their secretaries on buard oil any
foreign vessel; but general orders for their ar
rest. emaHating from the Navy Department,
had been issued TO the uficers of our naval ves'
sells. These orders were based upOC the in
formation that the rebel emssaries had sailed
in the Theodora. They contemplated the ar
rest upon that vessel, Int as their orders were
10 arrest the parties, and information had been
eonveyed to Captain Wilkes that they had
sailed f,cm Havana, he only did his duty us
loval American officer in bringing them back
to the country they were end,avoring to be-
trny. His assumption OF responsibility III the
premises will be applauded by the whole peo~
pie Of the loyal States.
There is authority for saying that il Is a mat
ter of very little moment at the present wbelh-r r
the passenger steamer upon which they were
found was an American or .f9re3g9 ycs1ri.-
They were fugitives from justiee. F49FE were
eDdenvorincr 10 escape from the country IN Vi
,olntiUn OF the proclamation of our Govern
ment forbidding any ene-citiaen or foreigner
-to leave the country without the permission
IF tho Sta.e Department. There is no ques-
tion ns TO the manner OF the arrest before ell
tber the Government or the country. Ii there
are any circumstances attending II requiring
Governmental action, that can be bad nereal-
ter. The great fact Of importance no" IS, inc
custody Of the parties. The coun'r." VIII "e
reioiced that their escape has been prevented
and that they are now prisoners
7
No action has yet beeu taken by l-ord Lyons
on the subject Of the arrest Of Mason ond Sill
dell. on board of o British vessel. lie has no
official information to act upon yet
The Prosiden! is quite elated over the cap
ture Of ,Nossu and Siidrll with :Eeir Sccreta-
ries. az are the members of the Cabinet
The proposition neys ia. If England demands
satisfaction, to disavow AZ. aet assert that
Captain Wilkes made the arrest, upon his own
responsibility, apologize if necessary ana I'D
n few months promote Captain Wis4cs to Ill
admiral. which Office Congress will chSs;ll,iily
create This prosranln7 may be varied s'E'''-
ly by discussing the matter for year or t"o
and then settling it.
The prisoners of State hroaght by the San
Jaciuto are to be imme1iately fnrnishcd WIN
quarters at Fort Warren, Boston harbor
The Gan .aciuto ovcrbauiel thc British
7ocJ,et Trent. aueut tTen y-iJur hours ont ol
l5a~ana. bound to ST. Thomas. The Indies
nnd other gentlcmen accompanying the prison
era were allogred 10 proceed TO l1nglAnd.
Tie Treat belongs to private company,
and plies between Vera Cruz, Havana and
.St..I'homas She bad no peunant hying when
boarded, .~sha:was. azIpegcAant vessel, carrying
ALe British mails, syhich>qEe Usually, as in tins