Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-03
From The Aeadlan Recorder, October NJ

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The royal mail steamer Merlin, Capssia San o
son, arrived this morning at nine O'Clock, ff n
St. Thomas sBd Bermuda We lean from tla
captain that while entering the hnrbor Of C..
George, On M0Dd4y last, from S.. Tn0Iaes s
vessel was broughs TO by A blank shot from q
Union gunboas cruising off the haTb0T. It E
teTWards turned out that this vessel was the S -
nOma, belonging TO the feet Of the nosorio' s
Admiral Wilkes, which bad been VA tho hsro
for some days, and which had just LEFT.
The following letter from our c1ussp9ute
in BeTmuds, written Immediately previous to q ,
[ departure OF the Merlin on Tuesday last, details
the circumstances of an affair which, we tou.
/ nos, VIII strike with astonishufsnt even th0s3
I who consider themselves proof sgsjEst astGi
ishmeut at anything IN the way Of folly srL
I outrage on the pA-t Of our Federal officials VI D
understand that dispatches t0 the sdmira- heTs
/ came IN the Merlin, and were forwarded imme.
! distely on the arrival Of that steamer
/ We have been sadly insUlted By taree ships
/ Of the Union navy, under command Of tie nC-
/ tOri0us Wilkes. Three ships arrived here di-se5
/ from New York, in four Gays, On the 25.1 u.t.s
said 20 be In want Of Coal. The admiral, visa
one OF his feet, sfier being presented with 3
copy Of the Qaeen's proclamation relative O.
the twenty -four hours limit entered tae pO-l O-
st. George for coal, with the understanding thai
che was % leave, as the latest, Oh Monday NOM
ths admiraps ship require some repairs TO h7r
bottOIn-bUt no repairs were attempted. On
Tuesday the ships were still in port. Oar gov
sTucr and the C0mmsnd8us Of The troops went
on beard to expostUlate with A5Ci7a- Wilkes
and be promised to leave on Wednesday,
Wednesday came, still the 0bucx;0as vessels
were in tho limited wsber Of the port, aud NJ
symptom Of their intention 30 move On Thus
day morning, however, the sdmirsl and th5
gunbOats he brought IN with him left, and t1i
oae that was blockading the port was moved uI
to take coal and undergo repairs.
The admiral was induced TO leave a. length,
it sosns, by a communication from the goTsTnCr-
telling him that if he did not he would compel
him. TIE admiral after he got TO sea, wrote g,
very offensive Litter TO the governor, accusing
him OF many tAiugs-thinE5, indeed, as SUCH
men only as Wilkes could sad were guilty of ir.
the port Of 81. George. Il would seem tbzf
Wilkes had double object IN coming 60 B5E-
muda-hrst, to insult the authorities, for he uusr
have known whEs dslenssless state we were fr=
and, secondly, to capture or destroy the vessels.
IN that P0Tt-siL s.5smers-that sre engaged
either directly or indirectly, with th8 CouI-d-
crate ports, and to destroy the powder, Of which.
there is said to be large quantity stored on one
of the small islands IN Castle haTb0r. The ad-
miral and One Of his steamers have gone ont Of
sight of land, but the other one, having cOaled
and repaired, is cruising outside Of 81. GsoTgs-
During this rebellion the Americans have
taken many liberties with tie British, but I do
not think any OF them equals this.
The poor Confedsrstes were sadly highieEc5,
for, knowing the character Of the admiral. tbey
knew ne would d. anything. however illegal, %.
destroy them; and the inhabitants of ST. Geofza
we're under great aPpfsa=nsi0ns lest some turn
might take plaza which woald rasul. ia q row.
when they would suffer materially
MONDAY MORNING Two Of the aimi-sTs
gunbOsts still close IN with the haTb0r Of St.
George.
The Halifax Reporter, Of the same date, sayss
Considerabls excitement was caused this after
noon by a TumoT extensively circulated, on ths
authority Of several gentlemen who p-St-s5sd 10
have inquired into the facts Of the case thls Che
Royal mail steamer Merlin, leaving BTnu5a,
suffered an Indignity s0mswhst similar 20 that
which The Trent experienced on 9 previous &C.
casiOD, and At the hands Of the same valiala in-
dividual The statement is, Captain Wilkes,
smsTting under the affection Of some sl shfs r3-
ceiYed e. Bermuda, stood of th5 port until ths
Merlin made her appearance, when she was
brought to BY the fixing Of a gun scrcss her
bows, and detainei until she uudarHe15 a close
examination of her papers, etc