Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-09

but be had seen in the paper that the federal steamer
Tuscarora, which afterward blockaded the Nashville,
WAS then on her way to Southampton, aud feared to
meet her. The Sumter, however, went within thirty
miles of Fayai at the time the Tuscarosa was lying
there
The Sumter reached Cadiz after heavy passage Of
y.six day. and laid for eight days in the bay, until
permission was received to go into tSe dry dock for
pairs. She went into the dock one morning, but Q
next day orders arrived fof her to leave the habo and
sle was compelled to leave the dock without being csuk
ed go that she leaked worse than before While she lay
ia the dock nine Of the men escaped and others attempts
ed to do so. At the request OF Captain Ssmmes the
men were prevented by the guard from leaving the yard
RYAN was one of the men who attempted 10 escape but
he was recspured and got thirty days In double onp,
three months police duty sin polishing brasses aud shore
liberty stopped for six months. Oilers who attempted
to escape had their pay stopped for month, which
sounds like bad joke on the part OF the captain as
none Of them had received cent since they left New
Orleans, except sls advance.
From Oadiz she went to Gibraltar where she remained
at the last accounts continually watched by the steamer
uscarora At the Cat she captured and burned clip
per bark the crew of which were put another
sell which was bound TO Liverpool, with an English
90. Captain Semmes was very careful not 10 NEEDLE
with Engls property. Toe prisoners previously taken
had all been put on shore q Cadiz When she arrived
at Gibraltar she nearly out Of COAL and the Captain
eneeavored procure some but gave IS an excuse Tor
not purchasing that the price had been raised IS ton
although it was suspected board that permission TO
purchase bad been refused.
Most of the had escaped while che lay at Gbra
tar 80 that when Ryan left there we're but forty
ing, including the officers. Many of those we're men
who had families in New Orleans and hoped, by stayrg
with her, to get homo sgain. They evidently had
heard the latest from that city. The remainder oil
the men NorLherners, who hailed from New York
and Boston, and had long been anxious for opporu
nifty TO run away. Ryan escaped about month since,
in company with Bernard Conway, who lives near Bos
ton, and who came here with him in the Pscataqua.-
They left all their clones in the SUMTER and we're COM
PEELED to strip and swim ashore. They landed on
trail ground and in the evening went 10 the American
Consul who gave them clothing and money take them
TO Agesiras from whence they went by steamer TO Ca
dr. and there put the Pifcatsqus by the Amer
eau Consul
Another of the crew, John Michigan, who lives near
Troy, ran away az the same time and shipped on yes.
eel bound for Csao Thomas Penny, who belonged 10
Rondout, n. Y, shipped in Gibraltar the ship Lon.
don and went to England. John Downing, another Of
the crew. who escaped at Cadz, lived il Danbury, Conn.,
William Hudson, escaped at the came time, lives
Syracuse, n. Y
The Sumter at present Is hardly seaworthy Her tim.
bers are much wormeaen and neither Cfcers nor men
would be willing to make voyage in her. OF the men
who remained a third officers and there we're
hardly enough of the crew left 10 Dist boat. She is
closely caed by the Tuscarora aud If she could get
coal would not be able TO get away except possibly TO
take run up the Mediterranean, IN which case she
would quickly be oyortsken by the Tuscarora. The
hghes! speed the Sumter made during the year that
Ryan wGs her, twelve and half knots hour,
and that when she running from the fire OF the
fort at Porto Csbello.
The place Of Myers, the psymaster who arrested
in CaGiz and is in Fort Warren, has been filed by
Lieut.. Striblng, who, well most Of her officers,
f.rue ly b,longed to the Federal Navy Myers Il q
Of considerable property 10 New 0saLs aud kept
store there before he went on tho Sumter He is
undoubed "sScesh,' and could not claim that he had
b sen forced into the service.
Ryan, who tells this story,is smart looking man,
evidently OF considerable intelligence and evncss the
unbousded delight at having at last made his
cape from the Sumter.