The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-12
ARRESTS sEIz,rRES So

Prizes
1t appeared that the Sumter having the Unior
nag lying, captured this brig and also the brin
machlas, and took both vessels in tow The nri,
va,eer destroyed all the Captains papers bills OF
%c-' except the briggs register which was
detained A prize crew was put on board the hrie,
armed win navy revolvers and cutlasses These
been stolen from the Government " nav =
storm compelled the Sumter to cost off ho,,
prizes, and the priz9-master was ordarad to oan,
| the brig into CIenueges. After Saline a sbnrt
time, it was quite clear that the prize-msster was
not very good seaman, and so, when the niratss
were Inattentive the brig was kept off her coursa
80 that after four days sailing the brig was No
! nearer Cienfuegos than before. The prize master
thus supposing it was impossible to reach Glen.
! fuegos, approached the master with proposition
TO assist him to run the vessel ashore the
! of Florida
| The master pretended to acauiesce and the ves-
| sci was kept off towards Florida, but meanwhile
the captain was devising plan to recapture his
vessel. The master, two mates aud the cook COM
nned' and, Watching their opportunity possessed
themselves OF all the arms of the prize crew mauy
OF them being asleep. When they awoke they
armed themselves with knives and an axe and
rushed at the captain and his crew. then all on the
poop. The captain knocked down the foremost
man, and the rest retreated The captain then
seiZea the prize master and put him in irons and
with one remaining pair of irons and ropes tied the
crew and bhre away for New York.
After few days, the prze-master begged to be
renewed from the irons, and gave his word of honor
NOT to attempt to regain the possession of tba hro
iheylnR upon his word, the midshipman was al
lowed to 60 about the decks, but after few davs
he stole a revolver and betook himself to the tor
when he called the Captain to surrender. and
threatened to shoot him if he stirred The Master.
however, Jumped below, and then pettinp the rss
cal IN range, shot at him twice, and wounded him
In the arm, and compelled him to give up the re-
volver, and again took him in custody and kent him
conlued IN the cabin until the arrival of the brig
IN IN NeW, ork, when he was delivered to the United
| States Marshal
| Benedict, Burr and Benedict for the salvors; A.
| f. Smith Or>the defence
In the case of the bark Florida, the report of the
Commission was confirmed, and final decree entered
! against the vessel. Benedict, Burr and Benedict
! for libelant.
Ahe snip Finland Captured and Burned I,y
the BIockadinS Squadron
yesterday afternoon news reached this city from
the East Pass that the blockading steamer Mont
gomery; and another steamer, had entered the ha.-
Dor and seized the ship Finland, lying at her an
chorage, about six miles from the bar. The enemy
attempted to take the ship out but id not succeed
Immediately on receipt of the news the steamer
VIM IL. Young, having in tow the privateer f. s.
bartow, with detachments from the ApaIachicola
Guard, Perry Artillery and Beauregard Rifles, un
uer Ihelr respective commanders, proceeded down
the bay, and arrived in sight of the Finland and
oockadlng vessels about daylight this morning.
Inc flnlaud had all sail set, and was apparently
beating out. The blOckading steamers were living
outside the bar, about three miles from the East
Iass Light The schooner New Plan, Captain john
GenOa, captured at the same time with the Finland
was seen going from the ship towards the steamers
Inc enemy hnding that were rapidly over
hauling the ship, became alarmed, set fire to her
ana made precipitate retreat in their boats The
| barlow then changed her course and ATTEMPTED to
cut OH the boats, but was unable to do So the Van
dale making terrific speed over the water. During
TINS time the two steamers outside fired up and ade
demonstrations to run in, doubtless to protect and
cover the retreat of their boats. The expedition
returned to the city this morning. having left the
East Pass little after sunrise. The Finland was
10 flames, lying, with all sails set, on the fats of
the mouth Of Crooked river.
detachment of the Guard obtained boat from
| the steamer VIM. Ii. Young, and by permission
went over to the burning ship to see if anything
| could be saved from her. The master and crew of
the Fin and, as we'll as of the schooner New Plan,
are no doubt prisoners board the bockading YES
sells These are all the particulars we are enabled
to give.
| Captured by the BIockaders
inc following vessels have been captured by the
! Blockading Squadron :-Steamer Girsey; Steam
tug Young America; coal vessels, cotton vessels;
Ships Amelia, Lynchburg, Arago, North Carolina
| Greensham, General Green, ii. NJ johnson;
BarEs Sally Magee, Star, Pioneer, Hiawatha II.
E. Spearing, Octavia; Briggs Amy Warwick Her
aid, (Eug,,) Nahum Stetson, Halle jackson;
| SchOoners Sarah aud Mary, Mary Willis, Della
ware Farmer, Emily Ann, George NJ. Smith, Union,
| Forest King, Aid. Buena Vista, Mary Clinton. Sal
| " Mears, John Hamilton, J. II. EtSeridge, MARY
William and John, Belle Conway, Industry Arco-
la, Briliiaute Trois Freres, Olive Branch, Fanny,
Almra Ann, Basilide, Valasco, Ringdove. Brunette,
Tropic Wind, Wintred, General Parkhn, Iris,
| Catharine, Elizabeth Ann, Enchantress, Shark T.
w. johnson, William Henry. Haxall, George b. Ba-
ker, Ann Ryan, George B. Sloat Venus, Louisa,
Coralis, Falcon; SIoops Alena, Jane Wright Leon;
pilot boats Sam Houston, Dart canal boat Mccain
heid; lie boats Morning Star, Richard Lacey;
Privateers Petrol, (sunk,) Savannah, and a mum.
| be OF Others names not returned.
| secession Documents Seized.
| Two oetectve officers, one of them from New
I TX, made descent upon secession rendezvous
IN Philadelphia on Monday evening" and seized two
packages of letters and papers of a decided seces
sion type. Their contents are held secret for the
present.
CONTRIBUTIONS
The Surveyor of the port of New York has salts
fed himself as to the mode of proceeding under the
coniiscation act, and will Immediately libel tht
vessels winch have been seized at this port.
ss,r,'ra tro1, the - f45,adslph,a =, lad @ inquirer
yesterday afternoon Deputy Marshal Jenki kins
under instructions from Marshal Millward, pro
ceeded to the Baltimore steamer, of the Ericsson
line, and there ged three second race horses
four light buggies, and a box of harness. in th.
name of the United States Government they being
cOntscated to the same being the property of Gen
era James Y. Ward, of Richmond, Virginia. That
gentleman had ordered their removal from Conk.
lIngs stables, in this city, to Baltimore and it is
The horses noble animals, and the property is
worth, altogether, nearly 5000.
Seizures in Baltimore
The surveyor of the Port of Baltimore has in the
last week. caused the seizures Of the schoOners Ida
May valued at $500, aud Fairfax valued al
S7OO0, alleged to belong TO parties residing in Nir
ginia; Catharine, valued at S6,000 Ontario anC
Mary Cramner, each valued at 81 600, alleged t
belong to North Caroinians. quantity of goods
supposed to be contrahand Of war, were also seized
ana disposed OF In the same way the vessels.
| From the EGSton (ld Star.
The COlOr-PhObia
The military authorities of Baltimore city hav
lnterdicted the wearing of ''red tobite and relL
emblems. All stockings, cravats, handkerchiefs
aprons, reticues ribbons, breast-pins Or other deYi
bearing the Confederate colors are forbidden tt
be worn by men, women, boys, girls or babies. Thi
is considered "running the thing in the ground ,
It's attempt to stop the storm by sweeping up tn
straws it has blown together in the streets. 1t
singular that men OF sense should resort to sue
"desperate expedients' to inculcate love Of tn
Union. The policy pursued will make ten seces
sionists where it will make one Union man. They
certainly do not study human nature at Washing
ton.
John Freese, Morris Dorsey and Frank Fralaure
all Wheeling steamboat-mep, left that city ou Fri
day, for the South. telegram was seut atel
them, and they were arrested st Vienna, on tn
Central Ohio Railroad, and subsequently, released
on bail.
The Privoteer sumter at Surinam.
By the bark Gazelle Captain Rhoades, whicl
has arrived from Barbados in fourteen days pas
sage, we learn that news reached Barbados Angus
2G from Surinam, stating that the privateer Sun
ter arrived at that place the goth of August i
want of coal, and that the Government refused t
supply her.
From the NeUU HdUen Journal, September 10
We learn by advices to a mercantile house of thi
city that the privateer steamer Sumter arrived q
Port Spain, Island of Trinidad (English), tn
30th of July, for Goals. Notwithstanding assuTar
/ ces previously given to Government by tn
British authorities that no Confederate ves5t
would be allowed to remain in the ports of Britis
islands more than twenty-four hours, the Sumte
lay at Port Spain till the 5th of August and too
board one hundred tons of Goals. While a
Trinidad the captain too unwell to 90 shOr,
and sent his card to the Governor by his first oii
Ger, but that digntary refused to receive it re
cognize the captains authority, and the lieutenau
obliged to return to the ship with the captain
card in his pocket.
= The Sumter went into Trinidad under the Coz
= federate flag, which was saluted from the fort b
. hoistng the Union Jack (EnglIsh). The privatee
had on board number of prisoners, being th
crew of the Joseph Maxwell, all of whom were r.
= | leased in Trinidad Before they left the vesse
= however, the captain of the Sumter told the mat
if he had fnued his arrival there that any of ii
= Savannah's crew had been shot, he should hay
n hung all the Maxwell's prisoners at the yard
70 and similar fate would await all prisoners subs
, | quently taken by him.
% The United States gunboat Keystone State a
rived at Barbados about the 18th of August, fro
- st. Thomas, in pursuit of the Sumter, and sale
- on the 10th for Trinidad.
Il We understand that the State and Navy Depar
= ments have been notified of the fact of the Sumtt
y being permitted to stay that length of time {
,r Trinidad, aud probably the British governmer
Is will be called upon for explanation
in Southern Privateers Fitting Out
n To the Editor of the Herald