The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-24
rnx s.rItux or rHr RoASoxs.


following news
InR sEiIrrx OF rHx RoAsoKs
Hdrdnr, Nor. 1--we have all hc~, Disguised |
With the statements OF Mr. H,wlev, sS.Pwser o'ths
Roanoke especially where he states thst Csp,sin |
Drew was no, notified Of the intended rirscv. In |
my nr, scnce. three dis'nct times I'D Mr.. Savage,
our Consul here tell bin the projected plan 'cap-
turing his vesecl, and this ,n the most earnest man
n-r, and oncc was preson' when Csptan RIDGE
lev, of the Shenandoah. cautioned him T. bc On his
guard against those pirates, and also 10 be on tho
lookout fc' the Tai hsssee VIII e passing the coast
know that Captain Drew having been warned and
notified Of tic impending capture several times
On one occasion Captain Green. of the HavanA
was present There arc a number Of rersons
here really 10 give their afidavits OF Captain
Drew having been most thoroughly Warned. A
letter has been r~ceive from ono Of the pas
scn,crs, gentleman wel-known here. which VIII
10 puhlished in to-morrow's SoLin, giving y mi
mute account Of oil that occurred from the rising of
the Roanoke's anchor here 70 her arrvsl At Pcr-
muds. IL materially con,radi"ts Mr.. Hs~ley's
statement. The letter from this passeuger states
Y eat many things that NJ Hswley does not mcn-
ton-one is that the parties attemptcd to run into
W lmlngton before gnng to Bermuda, but were
driven o1. These rates must haze been very
sure of thoir prey, when only pinc men were rut
aboard to capture y steamer with forty Ave q fty
men on boar. and when schooner, with coal, &r.
" take of the passengers and crew was engaged 70
meet them At a rendezvous. young man named
Costa, l believe, OF Mstauzas. = passenger, WAS
wounded IN tho forehead Ivy . pistol ball. The
Wild Rover, from Bermuds, came 10 the mouth "
Nassau hsrbor and after short stay len again. Il
IL reported that she had board Leutcnat D. sine
and the rest of the nnoke pirates, and that she
lad attempted TO get into Wilmington, bus was
driven of.
NysTrRIors PROCEEDING AT nATASosos.
Hdrini, Nor. 1.-THE steamer Mexico arrived
here IN the sth instant. seven days from Masmor-
/ os. most iniquitous transaction occurred on this
steamer while there. A Mr.. TOWNSEND, pretending
! to have been sent by the American Consul, carno
on board and changed lie flag and papers Of the
s'eare- from American to Mexican, and this WAS
neither paid ot' nor discharged, nor were they al
lowed u ~ on shore. Ticy were compelled b.
threats to aid In navigating tho steamer to tnis
port, where they were turned sdrift, aud having
come osteus.biy under the Mexican tag, ,our consul
WA unAblc to interfere in ther behalf. THO poor
fellows are destitute. bjme OF hern have cen
able to work their wsy back u different parts of
the United States. II Mr.. Pierce, our Consul at
Maismoros, was really coynzaut of the TRANSACTION
he is very much 10 blame, especially as the steam.
er Will now be usei Ia the service OF the rebels.
LITTLE PURroaTIsa YEos GENERAL nEJrA.
The following letter 10 published here, and u Is
pretended that IL was written by General Acjis ~
friend Of his in the City Of Mexico,
| AArANoRoe, October 10.
The papers or perchance private news will have
Informed you Of what has recently takeu place on
tho frontier. here givo you resume Of tho most
important' A solute subInissi,u ~ Cortua espi-
tulaion OF this city with twenty lone cannon, sx Of
them r.fed surrender OF an immense amount OF
material ot war, and the force VIII. ch were under
arms, consisting Of about one thousand men; COM
plete peace on the greater portion Of the no bravo
frontier. from Csmargo 10 It's mouth new i'm
pulse 10 the commerce Of Ma'anoros with the State
Of Texas, and Europe mercantile Transactions be
gin 20 take enormous proportions the solemn re
cogntion OF the new Empire by BAgdad, hstamoros
aud Reynoso; the hrst 10 city OF recent founda
: ton, almost entirely composed Of foreigners. The
| (t,.naa
: within sight The Yankee camp In front of BL'
dad, is also in sight Of our ftrcos, now locatsi al
that fortified place. General Drayton comes offer
= from brownsville 20 visit us and ! return the
: compliment two days afterwards. The Confeler
ates ocI W return the armament that Canaes tool
away with him 10 their territory when he fled
there on the occupation Of this city. Tho Ameri
can Consul also offers TO return the thro' riec
guns and tho arn ament that Cortna transferred u
the Yankee camp to attack b'ownsville. Tho OH
= al VISIT Of Admiral bossee on board the msn-oi
war Bellone, aud tho departure Of his squadron,
y ave also 10 chronicle. Cortius has zone out u
fight the JuArists 81 Preirss Scgras, and 70 watch
II the right bank Of the river with the object Of pre-
venting he return OF the Cansles. Tnore ere stil
several other episodes Of Interest," but sm oblige'
to conclude.
70 This le.tcr Is not signed in the publication, sn'
although Its statements may be true its suthorsh
y 10 doubted.
:. Affairs In St. Domingo
z Hardnc, Nor. 10. The DiARio publishes . lette
8 from It's correspondent a, 81. Domingo City, whic
n says that part OF the troops under Gen CAllei
y marched on the 26h ut. TO . point called Cuey
X where tlero were 800 rebels. The rebels, havin
& Leen informed Of tho expedition were not "
at found there the arr val Of the spaniards. Co
ID Suberb not being satisfied with the result OF II
expedition returned again On the 2sth eon the hr
NJ excursion soyen PRISONERS we're capturedl an
found that the ret1ls, having been reenforced, u
IN course, for this time there ~ss hght) had n
turned. The SpaniRris were attacked Dy u
rebels and the battle lasod four hours. The rebel
nr notwithstanding they had superior uumberA cou
IN not resist tie vltor of the loynls'A" snd wer
10 OF course, completely routed The rebels kr
x. the field i've dead, and they seen 10 drag
y, others away, several poole Of blood rem thing
to the ncd No spanish loss gwen, 50 one must II
At. e. liu Span sh blood spilled in this batIl
u wlcL lasted four hoursi
IT. The Spanish Expedition 10 Puerto CsNrb iand'
Ill there on the 8lst ult, at ia. lgh and found ~
he large warehouses entirely Alcd with tobacco ar
he hldes but did IC. AID the re-e.s Tao later ha
he c.saIpei ircd as II BY enohantmcnt. Only u str
nd shot Indicated their presence. TIT Spanish tro1l
ire after destroying the warehouses rettuci boaI
the trans ports intending " land tgan 10 tho NOR
he Ing, 'lne rebe!s having by that time ben re-o
M forced (as matter Of course tried to impede Il
for landing oil our troops, Dut All the.r eforts We
leo hmt,css. The SPANISH force again pI.uioi Its 10
.n- On the shore, capturing TIE enlruthmen;s Of Il
lal enemy, uIale oil Uasgsts OF Earth" 'T.e 5pani
dy veterans drove everything tHat opposed the
not an spen PEN Jated into ths p ods" Al tie cl
rn- Of tro hoGrs fighting the stance ceaset and
Let GERS we're gwen Tor te-emDarkation. Ihs tr
liant operation carried without further lc
,ry TO the exle itonary iorcc than e0 killed nd DO
sry ten vouRdsd. These are tie spanish stsieueu
ss' The sxpsditssn rstWHe1 V Aouss Caytsto W I
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