New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-02

CAPTAIN ard myself that we must 90 on board oil tue
privateer rs tie commander wanted TO make 20 He
inquiries, snd that could act as Interpreter, a.
we were going over the side. the Genoe-e captain
stopped me privately and with tears IN bis eyes GU
trented me not to leave tie eLip, ~ he believed ue
only intended to separate us all tba, they nhgh' Cu'
our thIoals the more easily. representco ,ha;r
how useless aud impoliiC it would be TO dispute 'ao
orders, as II would opiy garage then 'no ss easily
conf letels in their power, and they couiu ae @ zoe
dispatch Us on hoard lie ship ae in the nrl'a.v,
having no arms to defend ourselves Inc poo,
shook hs bead, and said lie hoped zoe ."sIa &
protect me. When we arrived on ooh" Wv no,a I'll
teer own nv art almost failed me- ~ NV Al
! lanon, looking crew | never beheld Intir ualh @
complexions rough teards, ana he'1e o,a' - n
scowlng under enormous bushy eyeoioH"o' 80
character of The greatest fcrodty 10 'nen the;r
nances. They were "a iuoeiy "a ILL., tbem' armed
vith cutIasses stIlettOes, and pstoT. ihey eoo",
10 yeRsId us with the most malignant iooh', ain :.
,bouSbt conld perceive sinister smiic upon wen
copni.neucea ss if trumphing over us wh" Laa
GlI,n so easily sto their hands. Their captain, acr
r.ndiuc over our papers and asinR us several ques
tiobs about the vessel and cargo said he Only stopped
ms 10 know il we hsd the regular bills OF health,
telling us some confused contradictory story OF Dis
being employed by the health Once OF i-eghorn'
After "A while he gave rs permiseiOn 10 return on
board, with wi ith We cheeruy complied, but our
pleasure was dampod when We found that be re-
iained al our papers. On arriving on board we ui'
dersood that they had been rlinmaBing TIC snip,
and had ordered inem TO stand for the shore that We
vessel might be brought to anchor. When our stis
were almost in, signal was given; upon which ths
privatee? fired gun gave three cheers, and holsted
English colors. The captain or leader then turned
round with q grn, aad said that We were eoou
prize. We told iim TO recOlcct We were AmericanS'
lie said il was Ill one; everything was gocd prze
that c me from Genoa. as the port was tlocksded
We repl ed TINT there had been no Englhh IlShtee
off the por for siy months pat, conse iuen'i' thef
could no. pretend but that lie blrc ade had ceafeu;
He said we would find the contrary when we inVeu
at Malta, where lac iuterdcd to caITyus' we 'nousu'
l. most advisable 10 bs client, confident tbat VIC
were carried TO Malta they could do nothing WIZ us'
The Gcuoese cspiain said he was convinced from
teir balyior that they had no idea Of carrying us
there, but that they Were merely btnd Ui pHe'e'
without commission, ard bent upon Pluhderhg
Ihey tben comnelced overhauling the snip III
homes OF fndipe money. The leader, and one OF hi'
comrades who SPOKE little En- nm, began WIN tho
cabin ordering The olers 10 remain on deck 10 Keep
guard. they first came aeitss my poItmah'ea',
waich opened for them, and the captain rumnhged
it completely without finding any money, winch ap-
reared 10 be IL main object. The one who spoke
Enehsh was emIlDyed III reading ny papers, per
hsrs boring to find bills of exchange; hu' as they
were chiefly letters Of intro iuciiOn lie soon grew
ii, ed. and turning to lis companion said 1t was an
nu1o Die business, that had letters for all Italy
aud France, bat they were nothing Du' reeouiineh'
daiiobs.
Eh biep, replied the other we moy "a well let his
things alone for the present-cest an howmc q"i
couft tout te monde. Ills man VINO Is rambling
over All the worldly Among other letters oil tro-
duc ion they came across two for Malta, one 10 Sir
Isaac Ball the Governor, and another 20 principal
English merchant; alter tlis they treated me with
much more re- leci, and the captain told me hngp'
put mp my things again In the lorlmanteau. hud-
died them In careletsy expected never again TO
have the use Of them aud Aing the trunk oiersd
the key TO captain; he, however, told me 10 Keep
il myself, as he bad 10 pieeent occasion iof ": Dy
this ine his myoidons deck had lost all patience,
aud came crowding into the cabin demauuihB per
pi,sion 10 search the yes e The leaderspoke some
Ting 10 them, and Immediately they went to work,
ravenous as wolves IaDsacking every hole and cor
ner. They were extremely disappointed at finding
20 little aboard TO Eiage Tie vessel having an III
teion OF loading with wine at Messna lad no cargo
on board but five or six pipes OF brandy, some few
tuns of paper, liule verdRs, aud two boxes OF
ouickAilver The bitter they bois cd out of the run
with triumph. thinking them filled with money, but
were highly chaQined at discovering their real con-
tents.
After several hours spent IN this manner the coft-
g.Chiff came of from the island IN boat
bis fellow, believe, was cOmmod0re of the squad,
rou for | learned that there were TWO more enlhii
puvateers in narbor OF the Island. lie was g.
rped rs the est though rather g0od-lcokDg fel-
ln~ IN the countenahce. Alter looking over oui
rspers and corsuliing with his comrades, suppose
ney found ont that IL was mpoiltlc to be very haid
mon us ~ we had not sufficient on board 10 encour-
eoe them In rdnring any risk and they well Knew
they could not justly then selves In taking an Amer
ion vessel 1hoy therefore re urned our paierr,
aud told as tlat tbous the sip was Ia ~tul IIize
vet they would BE eeac,0us and permit uS TO pro-
ceed tnat they did not with 10 use any Jorce, but
wonld he much obliged t. I'd for some provhons, as
tney were almost out. We OF course had TO comply
win their yequcsl and they o6k about halt the pfo-
visions that we mad on hoard-and would have taken
move but we told them that we had bat ald IN SUI
/ fcent for cur ia sage, and II We had much longer
passage we would have even with wbht we Lao let
! TO 20 on slOrt allowance
Tbey likewise topk some articles Of ship furniture,
and one oil the under vagahOuds stole watch and
some clothes ont OF the trunks OF the Genoese pas.
sepgers Ii j. impossible TO describe the chasn and
rae of the common ftOws al being restrained from
plande ring; they the slip waf g0od prt+,.
and almost expected TO them jise against Their
lesders for coniradicting them. The captains thtr
tave Us "a rfcDpf for what they had thken request
Il the British Co sol at Ae5slna TO pay ior ihe
3 me: and about sunset - Our gieat JOY they bad
ps adi.u, h9vlng been on board since II O'clock ~
the morning You nay be sure we felt delighted al
4aeatiny no well fOm The hands Of ret Oi nso re-
aute " no have very seldom any ldsh oi moderation
or humanity. For my own part, they did not take
1 the least srliCe from me. The wind was iair, and
We spread every sail in hopes OF leaving ths meet oi
pirates behind ns bot TIE wind fell before dark, and
we Law becelned al Night. You may imagine how
unpleasant was situation, under srong appIeben
son that some OF the gang, lnfaihe0 WIN the l4uOI
they he'd taken from MS, might come oil IN The nigh,
unknown to tie leaders, and conmii their deprede'
tiou. without fear OF restraint In sIile ol ny au-
easiues., | was 20 latisued That j laid down in my
clothes and soon fell asleep; bnt my rest was broker
end disturbed by borrid droans The assassin-h Ae
foures of the ruifans were continually before Inc
and two or three tmes started out Of my bed ith
the horrd idea that their stettOes raised against
my bosom.
Happily for Ms, favorable wind sprung up early
lis =, nrnnr and we bad the satifaction OF leaviDl