The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-07

EroAr1uIH OF Tug SHIP EMILY ct. PIERRE yBoN 4
FKrIRAL rKIzv-cBEw.
The British ship Emily ST. Pierre, which vas cap.
Mred hy tie United states steamer james Adsor,
a. she WAS attempting to run the blockade At
Charleston, had been rccartured from The prize
crew which waa placed on board ~ t,te her -
r1dAdephia, and had safely arrived at Liverpool.
Tie circumstances attending the csptIre and COM
domination Of the vessel have slteady been pub
hshrd. As regards her rscspture, the following
| account Is given Ia the Liverpool Posi-;
| The prize crew len on board the Emily st. Pierre
consisted Of one Lieutenant and Is men, and they
Woces led t. convey the vessel To Philsde phis. As
usua, under such circumstances, the main portion
| Ct her own crew were transferred to the Fedctsl
! llpkadiug snip, three persons on the captain,
! the steward and the cook-of the Emily 81 Plerro
I being Ion ON board that ship on she laird morn
ins after the ycss" had len Chsrcstou tie re-can.
d tutC took place, which forms 'he most - liant aud
remarkable feature In the whole enterprise. With
tie exception Of Tie usual watch "a deck, ~, prize
crew were below, Sleeping s'undly IN their bui.ks,
when Capt. Wilson AMI his two sub,r mates carr ed
ont the daring exploit which they had 4 aimed
T. regain posseasion Of their vessel. They Sc
curely fastened down the matches on tie
necessary opportunity presenting itsc.i, 60
prevent those below from maxim. their
appearance on deck and aaord.ns Any ass sl,uce h.
! tL,.T comrades, and then called upon I'll. watch b.
! surrender. One m.n r'isl 81 at tie COX with an
uncu clasp knife, which the coob, IN stf defence
sl., him trougk no shoulder with revolver, AMI
Inflicted ~ wound from the effects ~ which tie man
Is sNtls,a, torily recovering. The men deck were
placed in irons were sui scqucitly those below
IL succession NJ they wer. permitted 10 come on
deck, and in this condition they arrived at Liver
poll Capt. Wilson aud his two ot'iters had t.
use eScr,ions almost superhuman g. naviest5 tho
vessel g. thus port and heir perseverance In this
rrsIeyt Is almost equally As prairoWur,hy IL their
| ,nll.utry In rescuins their ship FROM her cgptors
The men hslonging to tie James Alger WILT not
already tthusferrsd-be 'alipi over g. tie dsY u ,a
VI the Federal states Consul at tlIsror,.
| The Peuinsular mail steamer JaRus, from Lisbon
at so,: haupton, lad on board su,i,g her l.sscn-
gers seven gftAe petty ohcrls and crew Of t- Iri-
Vs,ser sumter, witch vessel still remained a. Glib
ratar Of las, accounts The captain Of tie sumter
ter "a stated T. have len GbrA.'sr ,ot ti.siand'
The ship Eliza Il u-a! mad arrived NJ Liverpool
from Nassau v ia 5000 lal,s of cottoh-:se said
I colt - having run tho 'ovkaG. IN small vessels
, from Charleston, &c.
the surrender of leland = 40, reached En-lsnd ~
the China, "a the 2ist l. aud absorbed public at
tention. The incd, att % ,e battle Of Corinth were
actively canyass,.i, Il t- -rest losses in tie orsi
nal estimate, hut s. ,ci .r ,ly reduced on tie srri-
va OF the Jura nd ftnG, 1sed srest doubts 70 ls
! expressed. bot In the puulc prints and CONNER.
csl circles, ss l., tie decisive nature Of the victory.
Inc TN Il thinks IL too 'oh T. lie asked I, believe
TAT %, 900 mon put hors lie combat In the hat.
tc, aud q INKS 4 strange tLat IN Federal victory,
the Federal General Premise WAS captured. Mr..
l. ssel twho returned 10 Eng and IN tie ChinAl, In
q letter to the TINRe dated tie 9th ~ April, says
that the ConFederstrH misca' dating as 10 Fue'rs
movement. cost them the dRv, nd that tho FedMsls
must Rave been beaten but tor his most opportune
srrivsl. lie says tie Cpnfel ,tss retired Ia toll
| cradle order and that Grant Lui Buell. would have
~ wait tOr reiniurcemonts, an to reorganiIe their
army before they could sdyancs sgglust the Goa
fodurste position at Cornth. Russ ~ predicts two
or three imp1rtant act ms IN virginia during Apri,
| lays the Now Orleans 'xpt'ii'ion L.i met with
! ,ycrpe; that G3n, Burnside Wa a. preAeHsve Of
81 attack and that "uo Federal reverse II there lie
any, will ever hs heard Of tn long alter 1t las oo-
Cured. The papers are ouiy perinited to publish
| what is given 10 them by tao Federal uoyern.AeLt,
| sud the telegraph ~ in IL hands"
Ou the authority oft private letter from Baltimore
90 frin in lycrp,ol, per chns, /. had been
represented that the Federal forces had suffered a
sever defeat a' Norhtown, but the arrival Of tie
JGrA 'ir,.,ly d'spel!.d MS rnmor; ,,,..,.,
lul'd much "a the fra rueutary and evidently exAS-
gerrtcd Information received Ter China, tat SAVE
tAo southern army appears to have renewed active
operations with credit
! Iue Importance Of the surrender OF Island No 10
, / rs general y admitted.
, Alta banquet gwen by the Lord Mayor of Lon.
dou, Alm.r.l ws'cou said that the reconstruction
81 u, Navy, after the lsto battle IN American
tors, Nus neces- ~ 81 the deepest interest.
H., ItArs Aays hat its correspondence from the
ARMY q thr Potomac Is Tor the present suspended
Iir Pres dtt has formally decided that NJ. Rlssel!
Shall he prevented from syailns himself 81 TIE in
VIII, Il = ton Ma'lellsn 10 accompany the army
Tag ia " Hl,p,uieut criticism Is iet only by te
fclcr1' q 1l,r.W,ut. IT,. General 9uf TIE ops
wore IN. = los guls ofcsrfyug with them an his
-, torItn W IN tie world would believe. Mr.. Rus'e!
" did have been received with 10y IN the Confed-
crate camI, not as lsrtikan, but - an Important
O witness, but i would have been dhtult 10 escspe
tnoinp luthat he had carried over with lin iu-
, tMa' acquired :, the y lrt'i' Tag LINES fs Aids
that in order ~ avoid any suspicion OF aiure, and
in scrupulous regard for Couid utsl trust which Ii
important duty Of our profession, he returns tc
Enllnd.
n Mr. Berestprd HOPE has written to the TInEs
IT usSrEtug tie faul' ion Of a committee Of Oh,
principal inanlfa turgrs ant Other traders in Ian.
eSshire T. rrceiy, Ahd 3 sIripu'e descriptions fol
J. the Unemployed.
|, Nr Darlington, Honorary Secretary Of tie wgsr
:. ketet Fund announces IL ti- Itst- ia u meet