The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-13

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made, and Gays that steps have besn taken BY
the DISTRICT Attoeasy in Inference to it II ap-
pears that : ysang English captain named Wy.
at, In he visits 70 respectable arm in New
Yssk n search Of enploynent fellia With man
BY The name .of. Capt Mashall, Who offered him
The command Of Ne bark Emperor of Boston.
Her destination vas Para on the Amazon for q
cargo Of dye woods She WAS 70 be accompanied
BY tender, and - the natives were supposed "a
Be troublesome, both vessels must be heavily
armed. The command wss accepted by Wyatt
when be was informed thst to avoid dues and
other expenses the Emperor would not enter
port. and that he wa 70 inset her outside Of
Sandy Hook and take her in chargs. Ultimately
aparty, al in some way coenscted with Harshall,
chartered the schooner Ringgold, proceeded
down The bay, and lay 70 under the lee Of the
Horseshos. No bark was then in sight and it
was supposed that she was prevented BY . gale,
which blew right on shore. On the following
day bark ran in, and came to, in man-of-war
style. Some Of the men Wyatt had selected
for bis crew began to suspect that they had been
kidnapped, and al his denials were powerless to
remove their uneasiness. In the evening brig.
antine came in from sea, and hoistsd the signal
BY which Wyatt was to recognise his vessel
But be took no account Of t. - she was . brig
and nots bark. Toward midnight ore Of the
watch said, from her signals be thought the brig
had something 70 communicate in reference to
the expected bark, %, putting his pistols in biz
belt. Wyatt took bis yawl and boarded her. he
found her to be armed with fourteen guns, and
her crew numbered one hundred and eighty men
her name was the Argo. Her captain said that
the Emperor had sprung her mainmast in the
late blow, and might not b in for two or three
days, but there was vessel which would answer
their purpose, directing his attention to =
schooner lying little way %, and ordered Wy
att to take boats crew armed, and cut her out
On his refusing to do 20, he was invited to the
cabin; an attempt was made to put him in irons
but shot from one Of his revolvers led TO . re
consideration Of the matter, and he vas giver
till the following night to think over the matter
He was urged to 60 on board the bark and SCI
her; he did so, and found her an armed vessel
having on board three hundred aad fifty men
and named the Typee Her captain informed
Wyatt that feet o. twenty vessels was being
organised and equipped for the Southern Con
fcdsracy, of which seven we're sailing vessels
ave steamers, and eight were small vessels o
light draught for running up rivers, landing tn
sargoes Of prizes, &C.; that all we're getting
their crews from New York; that . certain firm
were furnishing guns and material; that tn
Emperor was the Acstest Of the lot, and that h
would find his conmission on board Of her will
the signature Of Jsf; Davis attached to it. Tn
Captain showed his own in confirmation of hi
statement, and added that the object was t
capture the merchantmen Of the North SO 500
- war should break out-an easy task, as thei
large vessels Of war would bs absent on foreig
stations, Or blockading Southern ports.i.
Wyatt, thus enlightened, returned to tn
schooner, threw overheard the arms Of the ere,
while they were asleep, and at Q q. m. ordere
the captain to get under weigh for the city. h
at first refused, but . pistol presented change
his resolution, and running away from the vessel
which were afraid to ere least they should attrae
attention, Wyatt reached the city in safety, an
gave the above relation.