Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-12
The Captain of an English Ship Recaptures his Vessel from Yankee Prize Crew.

The following from the Liverpool Journal re, lates the capture of British ship from United States prize crew
 4 great variety of reports, some of very erron- eous character have got into circulation respe ting the. Emile Sf. Pierre and her remarkable captain. For instance, ves erday it was positively asserted at the corn market and on change that Government had Ordere4 at the supposed in6tigaton of the American Minister in London, that the cargo of the vessel should remain untouched ln her hold- On paving visit to the Queens deck, however, yesterday afternoon, our reporter found the EmlHe M. Pierre lying near tRe east quay, and a 2 ng of uorters busily engaged in landing her 2,0OO bales of eunnv cloth. Gap am Wilson declared that since Ter arrival here DO one had in any way inter tered with the ordinary discharge of the cargo, thor indeed," added %fe gallant captain, 'has any one a right to intetere with me or my ship. " Indeed this consciousness of having acted alright throughout appears very strong in Captain Wilson, and he asserts, nerved him with the determination to undertake and carry through the desperate feat he so successfully accomplished.
 He Ceclaees many Of the statements connected with the capture ot his vessel by tfeseamer JaRns Adqar, are pure tabsicAtions. Confederate flag, beays was never board the vessel ,and as to there being no national colcrs found on her, he pointed out o the captois British ensign and three Amer ican ensiens-the famous stars and stripes-n one of inc state rooms The prize cre-y, afterhe over came them. were not kept i'll irons; he had only four sets of irons on board the vessel, and these were only used for short time after the recapture of the vessel was effected. The prize crew were overcome purely by stategem. Capt. Wilson's ob;ect was to do this efectHally, and at the same time avoid bloodshpd. H. had three six shooter reyolyers loaded and could have shot them down one by one; but Nhlie taking care to let them know that he had this power, and would most pos itivey use it if necessary for his own safety, he kent bLs prisoners in awe of him without resortng to actual violence.
 He cnio ned the stictest silence, and fairly warn ed them that on the ehest noise, cr attempt 10 communicate with each other, or escape from con- tnement, he would positively use his revolyers at once. The prize master, Client. Stone, U. s. NJ. his assistant, and the engineer, were locked Gp Tn separate staterooms in tue fore saloon-(the Emile Si. Peirre has deck house and short poop and after sa,6ou. and system of bells and strings communicated externally from the doors ot each room to the skyight in front Of the steering wheel co that Cant. Wilson would be at once warned, wbila attending to the navigation Of the supp II either of the m attempted to open his cabin door, or even hold intercourse with his companion III captlv- ity Each of these officers was permitted to come out seDarateiy and take his meals udder surveillance at the cabin table, but Captain Wilson never saw any of them, or they him. The solitary meal over, the prisoner was returned to his stateroom, the key turned, and the telegraphic communication re-es- abolished,
 Capta,n Wilson maintained that he was illegal ly captured: but that he felt that if the vessel was taken into Philadelphia, an American prize court could hardly resist the temptation to condemn Ler There was intention to run t1e blockade his vessel drew lS inChes more than eger was known on Charleston bar, and therefore could not have run in' his orders were to call off Charles ton. ascer,:." if the bl9Qkase was raised, and il so, to tighten the ship by dischafeing tue z Tgo into small vessels outside and then sail into Char leston, when it was known that the gunny cloth would always command good price, Previous to his seizure, Captain Wilson "cared not one straw for C, her North or South;' but having been "trea' ted like dog'' on board his own ship by the people of the Janes Adger, he paturally feels very ndig nant.
 Captain Wilson, we are glad to say, is a thorougf "Btitisher. He comes from near Dumtries, Is II the prime of life (45) and has followed the sea fol thirty years. He stands about five feet, eight o nine inches, and is very muscular rather than stout Curiously enough, both the ori ginal English crew of the Emile St. Pierre and the prize crew are a Liverpool at present. The former arrived here oi Thursday morning from New York in the lnmar screw steamer Etna, having been released and sen home by the federal government, except chic mate, who was detained by the British Consul t give evidence respecting the capture of the ship On nearing the great landing stage, about 6o'cock the returned crew were informed of their vessel be ing in the rven but they doubted it until assured of the fact by reading it i'll the newspapers l On learning the gratifying intelligence their jo knew no bounds. They broke forth into loud hug gas, which they repeated again and again with in 1 creasing enthusiasm. They also sang one or tw of our national songs, including "Rule, Britannia, 1 dwelling with uproarious effect on the passag | "Britons shall never be slaves" Of course the 1 soon visited the ship of Capt. Wilson, and creates quite a commotion at the Queens Dock by thei cheering and extrivagant demonstrations. After wards they on shore again. and probably---t use a phrase which they would learn in Y ankee dom-"lquored up and settled down.' When tn | Emile St. Pierre arrived in the Merscy and cam
 to off the Albert Dock, Capt. Wilson put his pris oners into the Customs boat, politely handed then down their swords and revolyers, which he la
 l" taken the greatest care of" during the trip, to
 them they ought to be much obliged to him for giv
 ing them free passage across the Atlantic an
 landing them in England just in time to see th ] "great exhibitions" and then desired hem t