Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-11-21
THB GREAT Rebellion
.r ARREST OF
Slidell and Mason.
Commander Wilkes De-
fed!
IMPORTANT FROM BERMUDA !
Great Rejoicing at Washington

On Friday afternoon the United
States steamer San Jacinto arrived in
Hampton Roads, having on board Messrs.
Slidell and Mason. The commander of
the San Jacinto, while off Cuba, re-
ceived Intelligence that the prisoners
had quilted Cuba on board of an Eng
lish vessel for England. The San ia
cinto Immediately started in suit, and
succeeded in overhauling the English
vessel. We could not learn if any re-
sistance or protest was offered against
the removal of the prisoners. They
are now at Fortress Monroe, and will
be detained there until orders for their
removal shall have been received from
Washington.
Another account says, Capt, Wilkes
hearing of the fact that Slidell and
Mason were on board, determined to
take them, and coming up with the
steamer in the Bermuda channel, he
sent aboard and demanded the surrender
of the arch rebels. The reply was that
there ,cas not force enough to take them,
Capt. Wilkes thereupon sent an ad
ditional force, and at the same time put
the San Jacinto into convenient posi-
ton. Slidell and Mason were then sur
rendered. The English steamer took
them on board knowing who they were,
their destination and business.
Slidell and Mason asked permission
of Gen. Wool to send open letters to
their friends, which was granted.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The Washington Star of Saturday
evening contains the following account
of the affair:
The United States steamer San ia
cinto. cruising in the Bahama channel
on the 9Th November, in the forenoon
overhauled the English mail steamer
Trert, and placed her under her (the
Jacin:o's) guns. -t
Lieut.. Fairfax was ordered on board
the Trent to ascertain if Messrs. Slidell,
Mason, Mcfarland and Eustis were on
board with directions, in case he found
them there, to cause them to be brought
on hoard the San Jacinto. ..-.
They were found there and declined
to 60 on board the U S. steamer unless
force was used whereupon Lieut.. Fair,
fax placed his hand on Mason's Shout
der, and with other assistance, quietly
took him to the "Trent's" gangway land
from thence into the San Jacinto
boat ......
Mr.. Slidell making similar assertion
of his purpose, was taken to the Gang.
way and carried on to the San Jacinto' $
boat in the same way.
The rest of the party, including the
females, and all their baggage, were
taken on board the boat, and thence on
board the U. S. war steamer San ia
cinto, in the same way, also.
They were all we'll treated on Gait
Wilkes ship, which Immediately started
for the United States with her i'm portan
prisoners reaching Hampton Roads
yesterday Friday morning. j. 4 p
Capt. Wilkes sends to the Navy De-
partment voluminous papers on tho af
fair, including written statements con
corning their capture, from all the male
prisoners named above. a.. -.
tits presumed that they will be land
ed at New York, and from thence b.
transferred to Fort Warren, Bostor
Harbor. their papers being forwarded
to the Government here.
RECEPTION OF OFFICIAL NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Cspt. Tay.
Tor, who arrived here, says that when
the war ship San Jacinto arrived at CT
enfuegos, the escape Of Slidell and Ma.
son was ascertained. Proceeding thence
to- Havana, itHas there ascertained they
had taken passage on the 7th inst, on
board the British mail steamship Fruit,
plying between Vera Cruz and Havana,
and from Havana to St. Thomas, and
thence to Southampton, England. The
San Sacinto again put to sea, and when
in the wafmsst part of the Bahama
channel, about twenty-four miles to the
westward, they met the packet, and, as