New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-27

THE PIRATE SUMTER.
HER PAST CAREER AND PRESENT CONDITION
STATEMENT or ONE OF HIR CkLW.
From 7hs Bo.ton Journal

From 7hs Bos,on Journal.
One Of the crew of the privaieer steamer Sumter
a ycssel whose career has created 60 much excite
ment IN all parts Of the couutry-reachcd this city
yesterday, and relates to ns very interesting story
of his experience. IIis name IL William Ryan, be-
longing 10 Newburgh y. y, and be leit the port d
Cadir Spain about month since, on the chip Pi,ca
taqua Cspt. Weeks, which arrived on THURSDAY at
Portsmouth, y. IA. So great was BIS JOY at getting
away from the Sumter, aud be desif. 10 get home
again that he walked from that city 10 Boston. lie
reached this city yesterday IN dosiute CONDITION,
and made known his case 10 Governor Andrew, iy
whose direction he was cared Tor ana iufn4shed Win
with passage % NewlOrk.
lie clipped in the Confederate Navy in New-Or-
leans on the 9Th of May, 1861 Before this be had
been employed on the steamer Nebraska, running
between ST. Ions ana NewO rlcans, but when trade
stopped nh. hauled mp and the crew left 10 rhit
foI tiem,eves The little money they hsd VS. soon 81
haasd and without there va 20 zee who're hry c.ua
,Tcept thu the re-, inoriss keeper presented the
fortunate etg- the tsfIste q remaining thtfo o. Of r
IT,. ,,,cyed Or line on liz receiving hp Star Of
the Wet put the steamer Havana which htd teen
pscke; between Hayan, and kes Orleans. but 10 iihc-
rn,d noloety the Sumter under tic command q Cspt
Sumter r,n the boclsd. on the 0, Of Jae having On
boord crew ~ oil told, AID a. armament Of eight
,hor y pourlers and short % FOUNDER andsips, Whch
g. sf-r,yerd nercasel b, TGr4 cannon taken
- Xi.rt which va. hnTts ID ty tie pirate TIE mouth
Of tie M.ssiTTi then bipcksded y the bLied states
.ser grooLn aud the captain OF the Sumter watched for
favorable opportunity 20 put out This soon obtained
brt he ye.sl was qulcLy by the Brooklyn. which
crowded All eli 10 eytr,ase her Capt srmmes perceived
that the Brooklyn gaining on hun ne took IN sail and
put lis vessel in the winds ey- thus competing The brook
I'm 10 aks in sal Tie Sumter could 90 he fs.ies
I ,,s,a alone aud the Bgooslyn aI behind. Soon
after the slip Golden Rocket captured ard burned this
S tbe bt rrile taken by the Sumter. She captured
49, lir We sent into Ci-rfuegos they after
sTd released by order ofthe spni Government She then
cu.ed on Of New Crhnaos and captured schooner
and the bark Joseph Maxwell the latter being taken OIL tho
town Of Porto Csbc the fort Of which opened on the sum
ter Prize Iut on these vessels aud they were
I Ilrl@. Int We
Amer This. !. determined to bum all prize. which might
Ia lion After cruising about tie West indies she went
INTO Uartiugue and VAS there blocksdsd by The United
state. steamer lfoquo. Capt Palmer Capt Palmer went
~ sss an. eruor Of the Island In relation to the
sguiers being allowed remain there, and met Capt
scfne. face face IN the GoYernoIs private ohee On the
tenth day after he Iroqnos arrived on ne asf a 5une
the .outhwad The oquoi' started In ne same direction
h Ihe Sumter WI informed Of the direction tho oquos
had taken by sgnss from French steamer which wa. then
yr In port and suddenly changed her oos 10 the north
vel aud thus efrctualy eluded the Union steamer.
soon after leaving Martinique tho Sumter sprung Leak
several befs about the bow h.'ns been ,'siea u sae
captured by the Snmter-wcre kept at Work al tho pump"
There prisoners board taken nom different vessels
hut All were well utcd and except INC negroes were
compelled to work p,rt OF the pr onefs we.o In Irons
twelve being Kept ronsd for twsnyioar hour, whom we've
others would their places but othewie ey were very
comfortable with plenty to eat and nothing to DO
Capt emmsi intended to put n.s fsys ,0s 'sp Ss
which serwmd bOckGdcd TIE Naihvilo was then on hor
wsy 20 Southampton aud feared 10 meet her, Tue Sumter
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Tuscsrora war lying there. 49,.
m, sumter Cadiz a~r heavy 81 tftTsr
d,ys aad lay eight IT, The bay until permission
10 20 into dfydock for fepar She went into
hn docs ons morning tho ueIt day orders arrived Tor her
"a leave srbor end she compelled to leave the dock
without bein. csuked, that she leaked wore than before
While e lay the dock. une o tie escspcd nnd others
attempted do At the request OF Capt, semmes the
men were prevented by the guard from eavnsthe yard Ryan
w,s one the who attempted TO escape bet ne was re-
captured got Thirty days IN double irons three months po
~ d1tv In polishing bfsssos" and shore liberty stopped
for ,ir months Other, Who .epied 70 escape had Their
u, stopped month which sounds Ike bad JoAo on the
na OF the Capan Of them 0d received cent s,ncc
thsy left New Orleans except rlb eaNancc.
frou CadZ sle TO Gibraltar where she remained NJ
a.. lat accounts. continually watched by he steamer fus
rsrofs the captured ard burned clipper bark,
Lr crew Of which put another vessel which was
hord 10 Jverpool with English cargo Capt Scinines
, very careful not 20 NEEDLE with English property The
,opes peyouy taken had al been pat on shore Al ttdL
WLep arrived Gibraltar she was nearly OUT OF coal
All e CAPTAIN endesyofei TO some but gave a. al
for not chasing that the snoe had been raised 70
I'm although suspected Oh board that permission to
purchase lad been refused =. 80, =.
N When rs sn lo there bat forty remaining an
cing the officers. Many Of these were men who had lam
lies m New Oieant aud hoped BY staying VAN her To get
homo AGAIN 1hey evidently had NOT heard the ltest news
49,, tL.t CITY lie remainder Of the men were Northern
.rs who hailed from New los and Boston, gId lad long
been anxious for opportunity to run s"'y iS al escaped
abou a month since h. company with Befnad Conway who
e. near o,to aud Who here with him Ia the Pcat
AQUA They lei, ell their clothes In the sumter and were
10 ,trip and ashore. Insy landed on hru
m rronnd and Ina the evening went 10 the American Con
sui who gave them money aud eoubs 70 'as" the 10 nj
se,irss iow whence they went by steamer ~ Vaa sLo