New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-21

of the lst August. They were nos sent on the 3lst
July the telegraph Offices to those districts being
ciOe.d. AH0 on the I'd August letter WAC also sent
80 The Collector ut Cork to deain the vessel should
she arrive ~ Queenstown.
On the 3i7t OF July Mr.. Edwards wrote that he
had not been aDe u find the master of the Hercules,
5ut shat that individual had stated TO Mr. Morgan
that be had not -een any gnss Oh board the ID VA
LIST Of August Mr. LCwaIds IClOted the deposition
u tle u"sler o. the Hercules, which il follows:
j am the master Of the steaIn.tug Hercules
lc"omlsnlei The new guDbOat buiit by Dir. Laird
NO 30 believe she is distinguished byl TO sel on
TueeCay lat. kept IN sigat OF her. IA cato tue
scrvicss Of tie steamtug should lie required, unlii
fhe lay TO, about mile of the Bel Bnoy aud aDoul
fourteen miles from tue Canning Dock. The vessel
let, her anchorage about ~ IA. H. and left her be-
ween and =. 10. | saw nothing on board me
tnip but coals. ] returned from the vessel III the
evening, and 60, MO the riyer about p. M. there
We're sumo Of Dir. Lands wOrkn.en ana riggers Oh
toafd; Ill 81 thetc, believe, | brought back. The
LeZ' day, Wednesday, ] left the hndng.stsgs N
tie river. AID took with ron % TO 81 men, who,
l believe, were 10 be employed on board 10 part OF
the crew. tLey appeared " be all sailors or hreiDen.
found he vessel about o'clock that afternoon IN
2eaamsIis bay. l put the men on board, and lay
.ioUgste till midnight We were from three 10 four
mics from tie shore; II was line day.
Besides tie men, put on board suohor-stock,
piece Of wood about 10 feet long, aud two pieces
q brass belonging 10 the machinery. l neither car
ried guns, powder, or ammunition OF any kind toI
her, Dor did ! see anything Of this description Oh
board nor yet beng put on board. There was no
vessel Of ANY description came near the vessel white
/ was by her. 1 have never feen tie American Con-
sui to my knowledge. ] never told BIN or anyone
else they were taking 1oSder on board tue new YES
eel. L never wac tOid what enc WAS for, or what
WAC her destination. The piece OF wood which
have mentioned was not IN any way III for gun
carnage. thought was INTENDED 70 rect the slips
boa, upon; it planned ard cut out for some pur-
pose, II not to rest the boat upon
"THoMAs MILLER.
"Sworn at the Custom House, Liverpool,
Is, August, 1867
Other documents are gwen de5cnpiiYeo OF the meas
taken 1T different parts iof I've seizure Of tue
vessel on entering the harbors to- ether w,h rpe1-
icalon of the cargo taken ont by the EaLama
steamer, aud alleged to be transferred to tue AaOa-
ma, which comprised sixteen cares, containing gum,
shot manners, spOBCes, &c. Captain Seumes, for
uerly OF the Sumter, win about ;ty other persons
took passage III the Bahama ior the Azores.
DESTRUCTION OF THE STAR OF PEACE AND THE
ALDERMAN ny THE FLORIDA.
FROM 10. London Times. Apri,4
Information received IN Glasgow on Tburs-
day regarding tho complete destruction by fire Of
two vessels, which were seized az sea three weeks
ago ~ cruiser belonging to the Southern American
States. One OF these vessels was the Sar Of Peace,
bOund from Calcutta @ Boston. She sailed iIOm
Calcutta on the l3tn Of December last. Commanded
by Capt. +. NJ. HiHsley, AID having on board crew
OF ~ men, but no passengers. Her cargo was Of
general nature her tunnage wos 81 tuns, and being
"a vessel belonging 10 Northern States p0r. she
bad the FeoeIsl 1sg displayed. On the 9th OF
March in lat. 10 ~, long. u W, while opposite
the West India Islands anu tie Guf OF Mexico, the
Star f Peace was deserted by q war steamer thow-
ing Likewise the Federal lag but which TUNED out
TO be the Confederate steamer F.or".g. The war
steamer fred aorCs, her Jfth, and tbs shell exploded
la Uiis GAead; then the FLORIDA running
aongtide the Star Of Pesce, hailed her and Hsked
where che was from and whittier bound, and
what cargo she bore. A boat was next launched by
the steamer, having on board tho tccond lieutenant,
~ d. as it approached the Star OF Peace, The Union
colors were pulled down aud tie Confederate fag
substituted. IL was then evident 10 tie mater and
crew Of The Star Of Peace that they he'd fallen into
the hands OF Confederate cruiser. The Oihcer de-
handed sight OF tic manifest 8ad papers belonging
TO the Star oi Peace, and inimalCd &c Capt Hiukey
that lie and the oiew would be required 10 10 ON
board the steamer as prisoners Of war. Capt. Hink
ley inquired If he would be allowed 10 retain any OF
bis persona, eiects. aud tic officer answered that be
should. The conveyance Of there ON board the
Florida was ntr1stsd 10 the steward Of the Sar OF
Peace, but 1t happened that they were no sooner
taken on board the Florida than the sides Of the
boxes were roye IN, and nearly The whole articles
disappeared and were mover again seen. Capt.
lIinklry thus Lost all biz nag lea Instruments and all
LIS oharis books, &c. The whole crew Of the Star
Of Peace were afterward conveyed on board the
tTiNAttcT, t8u lLt biIt WHICH WIS MOFtD =
ard the cargo Of which was worth goo 90, was
set on fire and destroyed. The men were placed In
irons, aud tie officers were distributed in VARIOUS
parts Of the Florida, the captain being put in the
cabin, the mate in the waId-room, and the sec nd
mate in the Storage. The officers were, however,
aiterward put upon parole.
About week after The burning Of the Star Of
Peace the same Confederate steamer fell In with
the Laura Jauo Of Liverpool, a schooner bound 10
Bermuda. Tie Flouda In like manner compelled
her to leave 10, and the captain was requested 10
take the officers II the destroyed vessel on board.
10 however declined 70 DO 80, giving bis reason
thai, Is Lis vessel was loaded with Government
tlOief, he might compromise himself with HE own
Government. As the British vessel was departing,
N American schooner lthe Aldebaranl came In
sight, and al the time was standing down night in
the direction of the FLORIDA. Sue was fred al, and
the officers and men wee likewise taken ont OF her
aud the vessel also destroyed by fire. The Aide.
barren was valued at $4,000 aud the cargo ut
$50 600. Some days aitcrward the brig RguDy
modc, commanded by Capt Samuel Prowse bouUd
from Peruambuco 10 GreenOck, came Wi hin sigh
and being spoken by the FLORIDA, the officers five
in all Of the two destroyed vessels were taken on
board having been previously placed upon parole
that they would take 10 part against the COnieder
ate Government The Florida was commanded By
Capt. j. n. Msfitt, who boosted TO his prisoners
that DO had destroyed four millions Of properly
within fifty d.r-.
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