Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-12-15
1 RehaI piFatiesI DE-.

a Panama letter Of the 10th ult., re-
eelved by the NORTH Star, gives account of
the following important proceedings which
caused much excitement at Panama;
'on the 18th of October the American
SoUsui III Panama received a dispatch from
Oohsul ohuieldt, at Havana, stating that the
same steamer bringing the dispatch would
also take 10 AspinWall party of rebel pirates
lntenalng 10 seize the steamer Guatemala
Inc agent OF the company was notified of
the plot and sent the Guatemala to sea. before
the arrival Of the pirates across the istb,aI-N
Consequently they were obliged to remsi- -
Panama till the 10th of November tie da-.
of sailing of the next steamer, the SoIr,Jo:
Meantime further information was obtained
| and plan for the capture of the whole gon9
was matured. Whilst waiting the rebels
purchased 800 pounds of powder, put it in
| tin cans and shipped it on the same steamer
| they intended to take passage in.
On the 10Th the passengers embarked On
the Salvador as u ual with their baggage
Immediately on going on board they were
taken INTO the main saloon, ostensibly to have
| their tickets examined Previously to this
| the windows, state-rooms and doors had been
closed, IN order that no opportunity could be
presented for skedaddling or for hiding pur-
poses, &c. As soon as they were collected a
preconcerted signal was made, when Com
mander Davenport, of the United States
trigate Lancaster, sprang on board with seve-
raj tull-armed boats crews and announced to
the astOnishei passengers that he had taken
possession o. the steamer. Sufficient evidence
was at once discovered, proving the reality
of the plot, when the Salvador was taken TO
seaOver three marine miles accompanied by the
Lancaster. Papers revealing the whole affair,
with instructions from the rebel Secretary of
the Navy, Mallory, small arms of all kinds
handouts, &c, were found in the possession
Of the pirates, who were then transferred to
the Lancaster, and the SalUador proceeded on
her voyage. The Lancaster returned to Pan
ANA with the prisoners
Before reaching Panama the leaders of the
pirates made full confession. The names
OF the pirates are I. Z. Hogg, of Baltimore,
Captain; L. y. Swain, executive officer; j.
l.. Black, paymaster; r. B. Lyon, sailing
| master; John Hoddle, chief engineer; I. J.
Grady, assistant engineer; Joseph Higgins,
paymaSters clerk. Hogg was recently can
tured in the Tristan Sbandy while running
the blockade off Wilmington. His instruc-
tons from Mallory show that he has rebel
commission and sailed from Wilmington for
Havana, where he made up his gang. They
have contederates all along the coast who
were to join them.
Hoggs instructions were, after getting pos
sion OF the steamer, 10 capture a California
steamer with its treasure and if not able to
get the treasure across the Isthmus, to deposit
It with some reliable English house in Valpa-
rajsO, Or send it to Europe by French man
OF war. The steamer Guatemala, which arriy-
cd back at Panama the 18th, reports seeing
many suspicious looking persons anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the same steamer, at
La Libertad and Acapulco, undoubtedly
accomPlices of the pirates. These latter had
come across the country yia Omona, from
Havana. They have probably been arrested
ere this, as the Government of San Salvador
! has been notified that they were pirates.
Onl2th Admiral Pearson, COMMUNICABLE
American squadron in the Pacific, accompa~
MED by Consul Mckee, of Panama, and Con-
sui Rice, of Aspinwall, waited on the President
of Grenada, in Panama, to ask permission to
pass the prisoners across the Isthmus in order
to send them to New York. The President
refused on the ground that he is not empow-
| cred to do 50, but it is presumed they will be
| taken on the responsibility of the American
/ officials.