Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-19
NEW REBEL PIRArICAL SCHEME.

An Extensive Plst and its Frustrntieu-
Concentration Of Rebel Rsbbers At Ha-
vana-Their Proposed Operations On the
Pacific Coast.
From the New York Tines.l
We have been In possession, for some time
past, OF highly interesting and importantinfor-
nation derived from Havana, IN regard TO
proposed rebel plan for capturins American
pat set ger steamers upon ihe Pacihc ocean
Hitherto we have refrained from giving the
facts publicity, lest q premature announcement
should tend TO defeat measures that ned oeen
taken to frustrate the plot, and arrest tae par
ties thereto. Now that any danger OF that sort
10 over, we are at liberty to show how narrow
ly we have escaped the necessity of recording
another Roanoke affair, only on larger scale,
upon the waters OF the Pacific.
The details OF the plot were cons animated at
Havana some time since, under the approvaI
OF s r. Mallory, the Confederate Secretary OF
the Navy. Its leader and manager was Thos.
a. hoeg, holding commission In the rebel
navy as master, who, with party OF from SIX
New Grenada, the last of September or early
in OCTOBER, for the purpose OF getting on board
the Panama X X. Co.'s fine steamer 9uste-
mala. seizing her At sea, and then using her as
q pirate vessel TO capture steamers OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, plying be-
tween Panama and San Francisco. The party
were all we'll armed, and aoundantly supplied
with ammunition concealed In their baggage
They were to take passage on the q Guatemaia
for different Central American ports, Is not
to excite suspicion. Hogg was TO go on board
tain pothlr suspicious. II 1t was notsearched,
the followers were TO convey on board their
trunks subsequently,, with the arms and AM
munition concealed in them.
The seizure OF the vessel was not to be at
tempted until she had got TO point upon the
Central American coast, some 200 miles from
Panams, there there was no danger OF falling
in with a cruiser, or with any craft that could
give notice Of the change of command OF the
Guatemala when it had been effected. No
serious difficulty was apprehended in taking
possession OF The uatemala, as her officers
were not likely to anticipate any danger. aud
were expected 10 be found entn ely off their
guard and without the means OF resistance in
their hands.
The G Guatemala carries guns for her own
protection from priyaeers. Relying upon
these tor offensive purposes, the pirates then
proposed 10 cruise for the passenger and spe-
cie-esIrying steamers of the California trade,
un til they had captured at least one of them,
with which, PROBABLY, they would have es-
sayed a trip across the Pacific 10 East lndia
waters, provided they could obtain the peces-
cory coal by capture efsome one of the colliers
constantly engaged in carrying steamer sup
plies of fuel TO Central American ports, Pana-
ma, Acapulco, San Juan del Sur and San
Francisco Ultimately the consp rators hoped
to follow mp their success by proceeding, In
the Guate m ala to the coast OF Northern CAL
ifornia, and there making raid against Ben
Halo6ay's line of steamers, between San
Francisco, Oregon ard British Columbia.
Fortunately, the scheme was DISCOVERIES by
some means, and information must have been
sent direct from Havana TO the Isthmus, In
time TO frHstate the execution, on private in
formation from Panama, that the parties
known to be implicated were all there and at
1spinwall, as late as the Attn OF this month, ana
were Known to the United States Consuls at
both places, to the Commanders OF the Panama
RailJ DAD Company's steamers, and to the Uni
ted States Naval Commander in the port Of
Par anna. 1t appears that the desperadoes ar
rived too late for the Guatemala-a portion OF
them having gone to Aspinwall via st. Thom-
as. The g uatemala sailed on the 25th OF Oc-
toter The next Panama Railroad steamer for
Central American ports was the Salvador, to
sail on the 10th instant, and il was understood
at Panama that the piratical party were to
take passage in her. If they did so, they were
promptly arrested after their arriv al Or board,
every Arrangement having been made for that
purpose. Nothing can have prevented their
capture, probab bly,, unless the fact shall have
leaked out at Panama that they were suspect
ed: in which event, Of course, they would not
be likely to place themselvs under the Ameri-
can flag where their seizure would be free
from intern ational embarrassment
Master Hogg, (sometimes called Egerton,)
we understand, is a native OF Baltimore, who
has lived some time in New Orleans. His
chief officer is man named Bradshaw, who
claims TO lave once been commander Of the
G uatemala. Edward J. Norville, a native of
Baltimore but ow OF Mobile, is Hogg's Mas
ter; William Black, of New Orleans, is Purser;
Edward Sw ain, Of New Orleans. Midshipman:
Thomas Reynolds, of New Orleans, Masters
Mate; John HIddle, (aias Smith, is Engineer;
Timothy O'Grady and George March, Of New
York, are Quarterma sters: and among the
crew are Robert Lyo:s, and men by the name
Of Higgins, Stoddard and Sullivan. We hope
10 hear, by the next arrival from the Isthmus,
that all the abovenamed parties, and some
whose names we have not given, are safe on
board an American cruiser at Panama-un-
less, indeed, they arrive here in charge Of u 5.
officers, simultaneously with the announce
mept OF their capture.