The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-26
Newspaper Account.

oalibre. Respectfully, your .osedient servant,
I. AUGS. CRAVEN, Commander.
Newspaper Account.
from tho Boston Journal, May al
One OF the crew or tie Dyivatoer steamer sumter
vessel whose has created much excitement In
parts or the oountryrsached this city yesterday and
reiaos TO very interesting stoy Of his experience.
His name is VIM Ryan, belonging in Ncwblrg, N. r.,
he left the port OF Cadlz Spain about month sAce
the ship Pscataqua, Captain Weeks, which arrived
Thursday at Portsmouth N. II. So great was his JOY
home again, that he walked from that oity Boston,
He redthed this city yesterday in destitute condition,
and made known his case TO Governor Andrew, by
whose direction he cared for and furnished with 8
passage 10 New York.
Ho shipped in the Confederate navy in New Orleans,
on the Sth OF May 1851 Before this ho had been en-
rcy the steamer braska, running between ST.
LOUIS and Now Orleans; but whsn trade stopped she
hauled up and the crew loft to shift for themselves
The little money they bad Was soon exhausted, and
without 1t thore was no place whero they could obtain
lodgings. except i'll tho jail These not bad ex-
Cspt that the morning tho keeper presented to Tho
unfortunate dodgers tho alternative or remaining there
Of ensting In the armyYr navy SO Ryan joined tho
navy; aud after being chartered for time on the re-
ceving ship Star OF tho West put the steamer
Havana, which had boon packet between Havana and
New Oreans but has since gained notorie.y the sum
tor, under the command OF Captain cemmes
The susater the blockade the SOFA OF june hay
Ing on board OF 1872 all told, and
msnt 0. eight short 32pouners and short 6s FOUNDER
anidships, which was afterward Increased by raod
taken from the ship FiSiaat, which burned
by the pirate. Tire mouth Of the Mississippi was then
the captain OF the Sumter watched fur favorable oppor.
tuniiy put ont. This obtained, but the YES
sci quickly sesn By tho Brooklyn, which crowded all
sail TO oYerake her. Captain Samfnes perceived that
the Brooklyn gaining him, ho took in sail aud
pu. his vessel in the winds eye, thus compelling the
rockyn to take in sail aso. The Sumter could 20 the
fastest under steam alone, and tho Brooklyn left
far behind. Soon after tho ship Golden Rocket was
captured and burnt, this bling the first prize taksn
we're sont INTO Cisnfuegos, but they were aitcrward
released BY order Of the Spanish government.
She then crused ON the coast Of New Granada. ard
csptured schooner and The bark Joseph Max
well, the latter being tskcn of the town on Porto ca.
bcllo the fort Of which opened the Sumter. rrizs
crews put on thsse vessels, and they sent
home, but both recaptured On the way. After
this was determined to burn all prizes which might
be taken After cruising about the West Indies she went
into Martinique, ana there bloc Aadsd by tina United
states steamer lroQuoi5, Capt Palmer. Can't Palmer
shore 70 see the Governor Of tho island in res-
ton 90 tna sdlnler. bOins allowed to remain there AID
Capt scmmcs face to face in the Governors private
office. On the tenth day after the r0guois arrived of
the port the sumter set up steam In the morning. and
stood o of the har0f 10 the southwark The IroQuois
started IN the direction, but not able TO see
the Sumter she beas Close TO the shore. The Sumter
informed or the direction tho cqois had taken by
signals from French steamer which was Lhen wing In
port aud suddenly changed ler 10 tho northwest
aud thus encctualy euded ,he federal steamer
soon after leaving Martinique the sumter sprung
aeak several tbers about the how ing been
in gale, and tue negro crow OF tho shi, vsanoas Of
tho cap,nrsi by tho sunterw kept ut work
tho pumps There wore to-ty.six prisoners on board
taken from jfsren vessels but all well ussd aud
none except the negroes compelled work part
OF the prisoners irons twelve boing Kept ir,re
for twenty four hours when twelve others would take
their places brit otherwise they very ccmotab
Capt cmnes intended TO pat into laya sor repairs,
hut he had IN tho spsr tina. tho federal or
Tuscarora, Which aerward blocxadei ths Nashville
thun her way 70 southampton AMI feared 20 meet
her. The sumter however, went within thirty miles OF
| Faya nj the time the Tuscarora was lying there
Tho sumter reached Caiiy after heavy pass Of
ysix days, ant laid sor eight days ia tho bay until
permission was received TO 70 into the dry dock tor
pairs She wen. into the dock norrI.. but Tho ncxt
day orders arrived /, leave hs srbos anu sys
was compelled 10 leave tho dock without bcng caulksd
that she 8a<ed worse than before. While she lay IN
thu dock uiue of tho escaped aud others
10 do At the request o. Captain Semmas The men
were prevented ~ the quart from leaving tho YARD.
Ryan Of the Sho attempted 90 escaro but
he rsc1nred and got thiry days IN double irous
three months Poiies duty Sin polishing bTsssss AID
shore liberty STOPPED for six months. Ocrs sho Al
tempted TO escape had their ray stopped for a month
which sounds like bad joke thu part u tho captain
as lone Of them III received ost since shsy Ief New
Orleans, except fls advance.
Froa Cadis size won't TO Gibraltar where she remained
at the last accounts continually watched W the steamer
Tuscarcra AT tie Gu. at. captured aud burned clip
bark the crew o. which we're put another vessel
| which WIS bound 20 Lvero1o with an English cargo
Capt. Soasnas was very crctui not TO medic with Fog
lish property The prisoners previously tako had oil
been put on shore at cadiz Wien she arrived 0lbra-
tar she wa nearly ont u coal aud the captain cndes
vored TO procure me-, bat gave an excuse FOR not
purchas ing tnt thu pricn had been raised rs ton al
though suspected on board that permission 70
purchase had been refused.
Il
tar, that when Ryan left there bu, forty remain
ing, including the officers. Many OF these msa
who had families Ia New Orleans, and hoped by staying
With her, 70 yet home ssa.u They evidently had not
heard tho latest news from that city. Ths remain.
der OF the were Nor hsrners who hailed FROM
New York and Boz ,on aud had long been anxious for an
opportunity 90 run away Ryan escaped about month
since, Ia company with Bernard Conway who lives ne =
Brtou, and who came hero with him IN tho plscataru1
They left all thor clothes in the sumter and wore co
pslsd 70 strip aud sxi ashore InoY landed ns,.
tral ground and N tho evening went e the American
Consul who gave them clothing snd money 10 take them
to Agscirns, from whence they went nv steamer ~
tsdz, aud were thsrs put on the PiscaaqGa b. the
| American Consul.
Another of tho crew John uolligsn who iva. near
Troy away ~ tho time, snd shipped ON veg
eel bound Cor tdlao. Thomas Penny who belonged Ia
Rondc, NJ T., shi ped In Gibraltar Oh the ship Ion.
don, and went 70 England. john Downing, another or
tho crew who escaped mt Cady I'd IN nanbury Conn
William Huson. escaped ~ the same tmo, lives near
Syracuse, NJ Y.
Tho Sumter 1T present rs hardly scaworthy Hsr tim
bers are much wormcaten and neither officers mon
would he willing 70 mako voyage in her or the men
who remained a third oNlcors and there wore
hardly enough OF the crew alt " hoist boat she is
closely watched by the Tusc aud II she could rot
cal would not be ehic TO get away, except possibly 10
take up the Maitlerlpna In which ease she
would qucxy be overakcn by the iuscarora The high.
OF speed the Sumter made during the year that RYAN
Der twelve and halt knott hour and tnat
was WHOM Sue was RAINING from the Tire &C tho fort at
Porto Cabcln.
Tho place Of Myers the paymaster who was arrested
In CadI and T. IN Fort Warren, has been ujled by
Lieutenant strbng who Jas vol rs most or her officers
formerly belonged W the Isisra navy. Myers was tho
owner Of consdo able property in New Orleans and kopt
storo there before Ito wett on the Sumter lilo is N
undo bted "secosh and could not claim that no had
been forced into thc service
Ryan. who tolls this story Is smart looking young
man. evidently n consd cradle sgencs aud eyincos
tho Incs unboaode delight ~ having n last made his
escape from the sumter.