Evening star., 1863-04-02
THE CAPTURE or THE JANE NOR
LEY:
Later and Most Interesting Particulars by
our Cotrmporaries.
Statement. of a tim.

"a Victim writes TO that he visited the
steamboat wharf last evening, lin company
with others,) in quest OF the contraband
schooner Jane Morley. formerly Le Fou Arril,) J
and couldn't see it. Perhaps ]ane has changed
her base He suggests, suspicIousiy, that lie
FSu ArrH being in terpreted, sounds strangely
like tpril Fool; does sHokPs, Zel & Co." and
'sTrsit Sael Co., to Hoax, Sell & Go. and Trade
Sale Go. There ices seem To be fanciful re-
-rmhlarcP of the SORT indicated by our CORES
pondent; but of the truth of our narrative there
can Re no doubt, our cotemporaries confirm,
u "a eceIg particular.
The InteiLigsncsr. slow bat proyerbiaiiy eau
tious and accurate i'll its facts, gives its cir
cumstantial account of this interesting and i'm
portant capture the dignity OF loaded type,
where its readers (wbo usually bind it for con-
yenIent record reference eschewing all other
journals as s'f1shy'') can readily find it here
after, when wishing 10 ascertain what really,
and truly tranSpired in Washington on the 1st
day Of April, 1863
The Chronicle places Its version of the great
capture n the head OF a column, and has fuller
and later particulars, to the effect that there
We're fh,r'y contratandists. Cinstead OF twenty
n We stately that they were caught sin
FaGrdnts dsitctp," (Which was bad for thcm;)
that the goods Will be sold at auction. (of the
ley has been encagre! fora long time in the con-
traband traffic, (she Is undoubtedly a bad egg
and that the crew and passengers have been
inmured in the Old Capitol, (of which fact we
were not AWARE The Chronicle adds Sic
transit pt"tia mundi;" but this happened on
Wednesday. But the Chronicle Is right i'll its
we'll considered conclusion, that it may be
safely asserted that more important capture
couid have been made But why not give
tiIr CkraajCis'S : latest - We will.
TFrom the Chronicle
=. TIN board al her the Jane SiorIay) were
sCmc thirty cOntrGband spectators and snug
girIs, !. 10 We're caught in tialrGnie 9rijctH
Their property, consisting of 4 large amount
Vi 4uInlnt aud other drugs. uniforms, buttons,
boots and shoes. coffee, iucit,r mat chps, aud
PR yate letters. destined for parties in Dixie,
and opposed To br iEtTuSted To Il safe convey
aEce were All ConfScatrd hy the proper all-
thoIItrs, and v III have to undergo The yici*si-
tudes Of ali auction sale. ST. trGaSit gloriG
m,Gdt.
The s..Jane Morley has been engaged for a
long time, apparently uuSrspscj"d in the con-
labanG tratlc between t!le rebels III Maryland
and their tllenG> III Richmond. But, n last,
Ter time has come ard II may be safely assert
rd that IN mUrr important capture could have
been made. Tie uar les Implicated by the
letters and the way bills of the schooner are of
the 1irst Importance, and il is moi At all impro
hah!e thar they VIII soon find bnrths IN the Uid
Capitol, vher- the crew aud passengers have
been lmmured. The lady admirers OF et.
Davis VIII he on any but beds OF roses Tor
some time 10 COME.
Our BaltmCre contemporaries, we notice. do
not question the fav! OF the capture as they
would hc apr 10 60 II there Were no such Balti-
more vesst as The s.Jane Morley formerly
Le ion ist,i, OF such Baltimore firm a. Hokes,
Zeil 60. Tertnm Sal