Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-22

in conclusion
nav be permitted to add that have received assur,
aDess that General Mcclellan has expressed himself
strangely In reference TO Secrelry StAntons conduct 20
himself and 10 me in the matter and that ho and al bis
STAFF have been kind enough TO declare 70 my riends
how deeply they regret my absence from their camps
AFyARs At RoHE.
The recall of General Goyon from Rome is confirmed
The Paris correspondent of the London Times says vi
Was after much Tune and hesitation that the Emperor
decided on the STEP and the people say produced such
effect on the Empress that she could not or would NOT
appear at the duuer given TO the een OF Holland on
re 2Sh AT the Tueries dad appear az the ball
which followed the diuner.'
II ia believed by the Italians in Paris that Rome will
soon be occupied by the PiedmOutese troops
The Constitutional asserts that the recall Of General
Goyon will not change the French policy at Rome
ARRIVAL or rHs SHIP EMILY ST. PIERRE AT LiyiRrooL.-
An INTERESTING qUEsTIOS PRKsESrED,
The British ship Emily ST. Pierre WAS captured some
time since oil Charleston $. O., for an alleged attempt
to run the blockade The sen. to the United
States as prisoners whilst the ship, with the captain
aboard WAS placed in charge OF prize crew. The cap
tain eireumventod and imprisoned thi crew, and nav
gated hs ship to Liverpool Toe Liverpool Journal haf
the following article in relation to this affair
A great variety Of reports, Of very erroneous
character have got into circulation respecting tins YES
sci aud her remarkable captain. For instance yes.er
d.y il vas positively asserted az the Com Market aud
an CHANCE that Government had ordered, a. the sup
posed insugauon OF the American Minister IN LohlOl
that the cargo Of the vessel should remain untouched u
her hold On paying visit 10 the Teens DOCK, now
ey Yesterday Afternoon our reporter ioul inc AI
y 81 Pierre lying near the east quay, auc gang OF
rorfer, busy engaged IN landing 900 bales Of guury
cloth Captain Wilson declared TIA. suce her arrival
here no one had in any way luerer,d With the ordna'
nv discharge oil the cargo Aor inde-di added the ga
ant ain "has any right % lteriore with me
or my ship ludecd this consciousness OF having act
"a Alright hroughOu! appears very strong IN captain
wilson and az he ass. rts leTed MIN with the deter
nnaon TO undertake aud carry through the desperate
i,.t he so successfully accomplished
De declares that many oil the statements connected
win ths capture OF his vessel by the steamer James Ad
Ger are pure fabrcatons. Confederate flag, be says
vas never on board the vessel aud to there being no
national coors found her. he pointed Gus 20 the cap
tors British ensign aud three American ensgn5-ihe
famous stars aud strpes-in one OF the cabin state
rlCms The prize crew, alter ne oycTcame them, were
not kep, IN irons he had only four SEES Of irons on
board the vessel and these only used for short
tfe after the recapurc OF tho vessel was thced IAc
p.izs crew were overcome purely by slratagem Capt
Wilson's otjeC, 70 do tbs I'll c1la!y, ana al Tie
re flme avoid b.sOlshed. He had three SIX shooter
rsvoyers loaded aud could have shot them down ono by
one but while akDg 20 e, tacm kloT that he had
6iz pJuer and would positively it II necessary
for his own safety he kept bis prisoners 10 awe OF him
vihou, resortirg 10 &C usi VII lence.
Re q, Joined lbs srC.est eueLce and fairly warned
rem rr. on the sught,s. noise, attempt TO comma-
9lrste with aacl ouer ,s5ape from coahnemelt, be-
5u,d poy.I, u.s. use lis reyJivers az once. TGe fE-
Master lLdsut. stone, L. 5 y ais assistant and tnv
engineer we're locked Up IN separate sta erooms In the
tore ssloou- he Euiy s. Pierre has deck house and
short poop divided into fore aud alter sa!O0n--and
st,ui OF bells and Hu,urs communicated externally
from The doors Ui each TO tho skJght 10 0ns ol
ha Steering wheel tIAt Captain WlHJu would be Of
o-cs warned while attending to the navigation OF TIE
shin if either Of them attempted 20 open his cabin door
mr. even hold intercourse with his companion IN capuvi
ty Each OF these officers vas permitted TO come out
4ptf.el; and take his meals under surveillance AZ the
,apiu table, bu Captain Wilson never saE aly OF them
or they him The solitary meal over, the prisoner was
returned his sateroom the key turned and the tee
graphic communication re established
Captain Wilson maintained that he WAS Illegally cap
tured but tina. he felt that il the yesse! was taken into
PHILADELPHIA an American pr23 court could barely re-
ALT the temptation 70 cOnd.mn her. There Was 10 ln
ts1tiou 10 run the block de- his vessel drew u nchts
ore than MAS ever known Charleston bar and there
f could not have run in his orders were TO cAl GU
Charpston ascertain If the blockade was raised and
80 10 tighten the ship by dischaTglg the cargo into
ANAL vessels outside aud then sail i1tO Oharles on
where Il wss known that the gunny cloth would aSsys
command good price Previous TO bis SCI IRE, CAPT
Wpn cared not one straw for ei her North or S0u.f
bn, having been treated 10 dog" board bis oNn
sip by tue people OF the James Adger, he naturally
feels very indignant
Captain Wilson, we are glad to say, is thorough
"Br,tlsher" He comes from near Ddntres, is IN the
Drme Of life tl5) aud has followed the Tor so
he stands about ive feet eight nine inches aid
very muscular rather than stout.
Curiousy enough, both the original English crew Of
the Emily st Pierre and the przs crew are al Liverpool
a. present The former srTiVed here Thursday morn
ing from New YOrk IN the lnmau screw steamer Ena,
having been released and home by the Federal Gov
ernmeut except the chief mate, who detained by
the British Consul to give evidence respecting The cap
ture of the ship On nearing the great Indlng stage,
abou: six O'clock the returned crsw we're Informed oil
the vessel being in the ever but they doubted until
assured OF the fact by reading it in tho newspapers.
On learning the gratifying intelligence, their 10y knew
no bounds. They broke forth into loud huzZis, which
thay repeated gsh and again with Increasing enhnsi
asm They also sang or two OF our national songs,
including Rule Britannia" dwelling with uproarous ci
feet on the passage "Brtons shall be sAvIs" or
course they soon visited the ship OF Capt Wilson, and
created quite c0mmoton at the eGns Dock by their
cheering and eXtravagant demonsIrat ons. Aterwncs
they came shore again. aud prooA0ly-to use
phrase which they would learn in laukeedonI-Hqlor-
ed 10 and settled down." When the Emily ST. Pierre
arrived in the Hersey and came TO of the Albert Dc's,
Cant Wilson put his prisoners into the Customs bOsti
POLITELY handed them down their swords and reyoYeTs,
which he had "tsk the greatest care on during the
trip told them they ought to be much obliged 70 HIM
for giving them tree passage aros5 the Atlantic ana
landing them in E0gland just in tine 10 see he Great
Exhibition. aad thea desired them TO shove oil" %
sooD as possole-s curt Dismissal which be no doubt
tell we more than justified by their unW~rsned nva-
siou of the vessel in the first instance
Bsrhs for Lieut. Stone aud she prize crew we're taken
ga board the GU going Ilmsn steamer o. Wedl'sity'
but they did not proceed sud The Eln5uig sailed Tor
New York without than. Il oss rumGn that they
rere detained here By detection Of The American MINIS
ter 10 order that their dispositions respecting the Tec-p
lure OF tue vessel from their charge might be TAKEN but
ne die not in position to coIhSm toe statement
A subscription has been originated on Ohasge Tor
aaLlnu.aI 10 tka dauntass canIsn OF the Eml 81.