The New York herald., 1862-02-20
The Sumter In the Mediterra mean.
HER PIRACIEs AND POVERTY.

The sumter I'm the Mediterranean.
HER PIRAcIEs AND POVERTY.
MADRID. Feb. 8, 1892
Correspondence received saying that the Sumter
still lying at st. Roch with not funds enough TO pay the
The United states Consul has given banques at Cadz
to the former prisoners Of the Sumter The following
toass given
Peace to America.
The Queen Of Spain
DEEDS OF THE SUMTER At sEA-THE REBEL CAPTAIN
DEFINES A "C0NTKABAND" OF WAR.
from tho Liverpool Courier, Feb. 5.I
On Sunday morning. the Spanish steamer Duero arrived
in Liverpool from Cadz, having as passengers board
ships all OF which had been captured by tho Sumter,
Confederate steamer, and burned at sea- The captains
are-Minott late Of the vigant smith, OF the Arcade
and Hoxe OF the Eben Dodge They were prisoners Of
captain Ssmmes, who, when the Sumter visited Cadiz
Icently, put them shore there, whence they have
forwarded to this port by the American Consul
o. and hence they purpose returning to America by
ne Canadian steamer Bohemian They describe the Sum
very Indifferent screw propeller Of about 500 tons
she armed with four short thirtytwo FOUNDER guns,
and sixty eight FOUNDER pivot gun She s amply pro-
vided with small arms has abundance OF ammunition
aud has abundance Of provisions Of oil kinds as may be
expected from her helping herself so pientifuy
rious Her when she entered CadiZ har
Dor, ninety nine all tod mostly Irish, but with
slight inermixturs Of English. The captains say that
the very disconnected and that eleven deserted
entering the Spanish port The marines board
all Irish, and they add that Of fortythr prisoners
board arriving Cadiz all the negroes who formed
large proportion Of them retained part Of the
crew Of the Confederate steamer.
what different from the other, shall take each turn
and first Of Captain Hoxie;-
His vessel, the Eben Dodge, was c22 tons, and be
longed 10 Bedford, Mass. whence she sailed on
the Goth Of November last whaling voy
age 10 the South Pacific She provisoned
and provided in all respects for a three years
voyage, and had large store Of water Her had
three years clothing and the findings OF ship and crew
all u the best. On December s. in lat. 81 \.
so W., about ten O'Clock A. H. weather thick steamer
hove in sight showing American colors and Immediately
fired across the bows Of the Eben Dodge and then run
ming up the Confederate flag, ranged alongside,
ing up dnder her stern. Captain Semmei ordered Cap
tain Hoxe take his boat and come board bringing
his papcrs stating that the steamer was the Confederate
vessel Sumtcr--a statement however, which Captain
Hoxie had anticipated. Captain Hoxie, going
board received by the first Lieutenant who conduct
cd him ~ the cabin wnere he found Captain Semmcs.
Having examined the papers, the Sumier's commander
said "Oh, yes its all rightsho s the lawful prize Of
the Confederate States and shall burn the ship" He
observed al am short OF water and you have pleu
ty: I must have OF that;' and he forthwith
ordered Captain Hoxe to 60 back, sending
ed boats crew with him, and 70 fetch of all the
Ions, and also took of quantity of SOAP. tobacco
and great cask Of packed clothing Tho whole of the
charts board the prize also taken the captains
seytant and chronomcter, and being again brought
board the Sumter, Captain Hoxie ordered by her
commander bring bed board with trunk OF
clothing, and no more. His mates and
srcted beg of clothing EACH and he advised
TO "look smart about IL, he Captain Semmes must
fire the ship. The conditions were complied with
speedily possible and the whole OF the carpenters
plant having been taken board the Sumter the Ebcn
Dodge set on FIRE, and the sumter bore away about
sundown, leaving the prizo blazing from stem TO stern
Soon this Captain Semmes called Captain Hoxie aft
aud said, "Hrrc you any money!" dddna, IN wiu be
,c 70 B. cou't for any reasoa, 70 doubt chos you
had $3.50, which he ordered 10 hand to the purser
Of the sumter Who Captain scmmSs said would
the men belonging TO the Eben Dodge had brought
many clothes on board. and ordered nearly all save
what they stood in, TO be taken from them Captain
Hoxo describes the condition of the Sumter as bhy
and complains that he was detailed to berth among tho
petty officers OF the ships but apart from these iucon
he had no other OF complaint forc
sructon of his ship In this respect his companions
give concurrent testimony. We should add that Of
the boats Of the Eben Dodge was also aken by the
Sumter.
Captain Smith, Of the schooner Arcade 122 TONS be-
longing Portland Me- sailed thence tho 10th No
vcmber, with cargo Of molasses for Guadaloupe. On
the 10th Of that month at two o'clock In the afternoon
being in latitude 20 IS N, longitude 81 12 W., tho
Sumter, bearing the American ensign, bore up and
sent an armed boats crew on board the Arcade The
crew took Captain Smith board the Sumter
along with the ships papers, charts chronomeer &c
announced her lawful prize In duo form, and that she
must be burned All valuables whatever wore first
taken OIL Capt Smith informed he must confnc his
equipment on removal bed and trunk Of clothes and
his bag each; and this having been arranged
and the brought board ths Confederate steamer
the Arcade was fired. Capt Smith having only S. on
him when questioned, was allowed 10 retain 10.
Capt Mnott, of the vigant, 625 tons. belonging TO
Bath Mo- sailed from New York the 2lst November,
for Falmouth for orders. On December 3, about nine
A. NJ in latitude 20 IL ~, longitude 81 20 W.. steamer,
having he French ensign hoscd, hove in sight came
rapidly up and proved to be, Capt Mnot conecturcd
the sumter The Vigaht was ordered TO hcave to, and
two armed boats were sent on board They
| took away the ships papers aud Captain Mnott
on board The steamer, and, after examining the
irzc to Ito Confederate States, adding that he should
burn her Ito then gave permission 10 Captain smith
fetch hs customary trunk ut clothes aud bed and the
usual clupmsnt for tho Others Of Tho crew. boats