Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-11-24
A NEW PIRATICAL PLOT FRUSTRATED.

The New York Times of yesterday relates the partcu
lars of new pratcal scheme, concocted at Havana but
happily already frustrated for the capture and destruction
of steamers the Pacific coast by band of men 10
the Confederate service. The Times says:
The details of the plot contaminated at Havana
some time since, under the approval Of g. R. Mallory the
ger Thomas A. Hogg, holding commission in the rebel
navy master, who with party of from sixteen to twenty
men, left Havana for Panama. New Granada the last Of
board the Panama Railroad Co 8 steamer Guatemala
sezng her at and then using her pirate vessel to
capture steamers Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
plying between Panama and San Francisco.
The party were all well armed and abundan snp.
piled with ammunition concealed in their baggage They
were to take passage on the Guatemala for different Cen
was to go on board first carrying his baggage which was
to contain nothing suspicious If it not searched his
followers were to convey on board their trunks subse-
queny with the and ammunition concealed in than
The seizure Of the vessel not to be attempted un
til she had got to point upon the Central American coast
some two hundred miles from Panama. where there was
danger of falling in with cruiser or with any craft
that could give notice of the change Of command of the
Guatemala when it had been effected No serious dculty
was aPprehended in taking possession of the Guatemala
az her officers were likely to anticipate any danger and
were expected be found entirely off their guard and with
out the means of resistance 10 their hands
1.-THE Guatemala carries two guns for her own protec
ton from privateers Relying upon these for offensive
purposes the prater then proposed cruise for the pas
seDger and speciecarryng steamers of the California
trade until they captured at least of them with which
probably they would have essayed atrp the Pacific
East Indian waters, provided they could obtain the
necessary coal by the capture Of of the Golfers
constantly engaged in carrying steamer supplies of fuel to
Central American ports. Ultimately the conspirators
hoped to follow up their by proceeding in the
Guatemala to the coast Of Northern California and there
making raid against Ben Hallodays line of steamers
between San Francisco, Oregon, and British Columbia
Fortunately the scheme discovered by MEANS
and presume information must have been sent direct
from Havana TO the Ithmus in time to Illustrate the exc.
cuton as we hear, on private authority from Panama
that the parties known to be implicated all there and
at Aspinwa late the 18th Of this month and were
known TO the United States Consus both places TO the
commanders of the Panama railroad companys steamers
and to the United States naval nder in the port of
Panama appears that the despersdoss arrived too late
for the Guatemala portion Of them having gone to AZ
pinwall via ST. Thomas.
The Guatemala sailed on the 25.h Of October "The
next Panama railroad steamer for Central American ports
the Salvador to sail the 10th instant and il was
understood at Panama that tbs praca party were 10
take passage in her II they did So they were promptly
arrested after their arrival board-every
having been made for that purpose Nothing can have
prevented their capture probably uness the fact shall
have leaked out at Panama that they were suspected in
which event. Of course they would not be likely to place
themselves under the American f,g, where their seizure
would be free from international embarrassment We
hope TO hear by the next arrival from the Ishmus that
all of them are safe on board American cruiser at
Panama"