The national Republican., 1861-11-29
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
fErom the New York Post of Mondsy Afternoon.l
Mason and Slidell in Captivity
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THEIR
JOURNEY TO BOSTON.

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THEIR
JOURNEY TO BOSTON.
SCENES ATTENDING THEIR coNNIrrAL TO FORT
WARREN.
Aletter from our Boston correspondent in the
nrst edition Of the Epening Post, announced the
commjttal of Mason and Slidell to Fort Warren.
We have since received full particulars OF the
journey Of the rebel commissioners and the
scenes which attended their Imprisonment.
United States Marshal Murray boarded the
steamer San Jacnto last Monday night OF
Highland light with dispatches f"r Commodore
Wilkes, ordering him to proceed ~ once 'SFoLt oin
Warren with the rebel commissioners Sndeil
and Mas m, who were on board the vessel. AS
soon as the dispatches we're delivered the mar.
shal was introduced to the prisoners. and the
San Jaointo Immediately headed for Boston.
THE PAssAGE Is.
The passage was more prolonged than pleas. |
ant. Old sailors say that there has not been
such gale for twenty years as has been blow.
ing of Cape Cod coast for the past ten days;
ali night Monday and all day Tuesday the San
Jacinto had n gale ahead with n very rough
sea, and made little, almost ne. progress. or
Wednesday the vessel was found to be snort Of
coal, and she was headed for Newport, She
arrived at midnight and was engaged All next
day in taking in eighty tons Of coal which was
brought out TO the ship in lighters.
On THURSDAY night, a, .sS u ooioe6' loci, fae san
Vineyard Sound. At g. A. n. Friday she was
off Nantucket Shoals, the wind still blowing
terrible gale, the sea very rough and dense
where she lay till 1 A. NJ. Saturday. Then she
started again, made Cape Cod light At P. NJ,
and anchored abreast OF Boston revolving light
at 10 P. N. The sea broke over the vessel
with almost every wave. On Sunday morning,
ats O'Clock, the San Jacihto anchored of Fort
Warren. r.I.
THE PRISONERS DURING THE PASSAGE.
The rebel commissioners and their secreta.
cd tho IN q ~ Cnh n rnpGa
with him at table. When they first came on
board the San Jacinto, Captain Wilkes made
the following
ADDRsss TO TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Gentlemen: Ishall endeavor to make you AS
comfortable on board as my means will permit.
wish to have 1t distinctly understood, how.
ever, that this is vessel belonging to the Gov
ernment OF the United States. There must be
no political talk on board"
Acting upon this gentle hint, the commits
sioners refrained from political talk, and indeed
introduction of the Marshal with a simple nod,
and had no conversation with him during the
voyage from this city. Sliden kept his room
during most of the time. Occasionally he and
Mason played game Of backgammon in the
cabin. Eustis and Mcfarland were frequently
In the ward room, and conversed freely with
the officers on general subjects. They behaved
very well, but none of the persons on board en-
joyed the long and rough passage Of one week
between New York and Boston.
At nine O'Clock yesterday morning Commo-
dore wilkes and Marshal Murray went from
the vessel to Fort Warren, and arranged with
the commandsnt, Colonel Dimmick, for the
transfer of the prisoners. A small steamer
was sent out for their baggage, which was
brought Ito to shore: @ Ateleven C'sIoek the dsbar.
of the cabin, and walked to the gangway, AZ a
person who was on board says, the :" most di.
lapidated looking roosters" he ever saw.
When Mason saw the fort his chin dropped; the
legs OF both commissioners were decidedly
shaky as they walked to the gangway. They
bowed to the officers, and got on the tug with
Lieut. Fairfax and the Marshal, and steamed
towards shore.
THE PROCESSION TO THE PORT.
The dock Is quarter of mile from the fort
and when the party landed several officers were
in waiting to receive the prisoners. Aftsr their
traps" were on shore the commits ,ioners were
escorted to the fort in the following
ORDER OF PROCESSION:
Marshal Murray and Ambassador Slidell.
Lieutenant Fairfax and Ambassador Mason.
sfEsrstsry Eass Dsgay gaSpscn ss1shA
Officers from the fort.
Police from the fort,
in charge Of the following " traps" " belonging
to the commissioners, which were
conveyed in two carts:
Six or eight trunks, six valises, several cases of
brandies, wines, and liQuors,a
dozen or more boxes of cigars, two casks
(p,nts and quartsl Of bottled Scotch ale.
The imposing procession wended its Way to
fort Warren ana on arriving AZ the entrance
the prisoners were introduced to Colonel Dim
mick, who made the following
ADDRESS OF WELCOME:
"Gentlsmen: am most happy to receive you
in Fort Warren"
The marshal then informed the prisone rs that
1t would be his duty to examine their baggage,
and requested them to give up their KEYS. A
thorough search of their effects was made in
their presence, and no papers or dispatches of
any sort were i"und. Their keys and baggage
we're then delivered to the prisoners, who were
shown to their quarters.
Commodore wilkes has not yet made his Off
cial report of the capture of the rebel commits.
sioners. We shall not be surprised ifhis report
should state that he authorize Lieutenant Fair.
fax, not only to take the commissioners, bat
also to seize the steamer Trent. 1t is certain
that he sent engineers with Lieutenant Fairftx
TO the Trevi, for the purpose of taking charge
OF her. When the Lieutenant returned to the
San Jacinto with his prisoners, he reported
that there were many passengers on the Tren,
who were, undoubtedly, anxious to proceed a
once TO England, and the Commodore concluded
to let her go.
1t is not at all strange that no dispatches OF
papers were found in the baggage Of the rebe
commissioners. If they took credentials will
them. they were either in the Trent's mails, OF
on the persons of the ladies of tho parties.
After committing the prisoners to the care
the commandant Of the fort, the United States
Marshal returned to this city by the Shore Line
Railroad, and arrived at hve O'Clock lhis
morning.
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