, 1864-09-23

r.s then ordered to head far 5Andu-kY, tne
Qnet,s in TOW. Arriving near Ballast l.1au9;
tht Queen vas scntt.od a.d suux. C'aPe1u
Was then ordefed to head for Maiden ~. =
tebtsot IT, 70 to jOhnsnu's lsiaDa +" xAso
nr attack on the United States aseac1er Mle1'
i..op. but be informed them thatis MAS douot-
fu' II tc could yet over thu bar. Int tnse
programme, couf,c's With tho arst re,uen
tewsrds Maiden and then reversing. tat.s
cturtt t. ptocure fuel On the WaY uo-tuss
river, CaMpeell was ordered to be sure SUI
aake The British chapntl ana keep aa e,aSc -
possible to the CaaadA shore. The7 d1d ~, n"'
sfopst Maldeo, but uaoe for Sandwich p:iat,
bsIely teo miles below Detroit, IN psuse
oay l1gtt this morning, where they lauasn'
Tx bt:at was stripped Of everything saiaa
h1e, which. nth the hssease, wns @ sanea
thing c~.sisd Oft An attempt was made 70
scut'lr the boat, bur, ~iug -prooahlg to ~
hsste os the pirates, this part Ut the Pro-
graDme wss not Very we'll executed tuo
I. ed pipes were cut. It was theif ipteonon.
: it Is said, to run tho boat over to this atae
ami aet ber on dre. The = Colauel gave
Canphs3t a set Of silver forks aud spooss.
cotliy rtmsrkiDg that that was his pay 1oE
the eervices he had rendered. !
STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE F1REAEa,
The et.teuent Of one Of the tlrsmen OF tue |
Pb,lo Parsons la, that the rebels took passage
here TN 11UUN6f A0VlA4U6t AttAS " '~ATt
Dumber After leaving the river. they eelzed
the boat The first thing he knew. tnsy broke
onen some boxes that had h4tchets aud re-
waivers tn. and seizinG them drove al the
rev into the bold, They retaiaod TWO Ase-
men sid the I'd engineer to ruu her. Ihe7
7 mn her about the lake for gorne ttue, hnt
| 1araI}y landed 1be: Passengers ADD Capt. AZ.
| sepd Of The Parsons on the North Rtss
Irlyrd, While the Parsons Was lying hefe,
The IsIona Queen came up and lay along
| tide, utcupscious OF danger: The rebels At
| nncr seized her. In TIE melee that ensued
% W. e1 rjnee1 Of The Island Queen was snot 10
| tht f.w, but the crew MAS nnarmed, and OF
cuursa orerpo ered By tbelr armed aasail
ants. md the passengers and crew Wer6 all
nut ashore there. The rebels subsequently
brought the Island Queen to the head OF
L.kr Erie and sunk her: The Parsons vas
cent several needed to mango the bort,
were ianncd there. The boat.wn then taken
4 IN Enpuw ich Point, where the pirates cou1'
meuccd to break open the tsuaks of passeu'
peIs AZ caYr3 furniture aad yaluablea ashore.
| This The Brtfsh Custom House officer Oh
iccted To. as landing propeity without per-
NIT from the authorities, and seized the
bast.
peradoes cut Loose the boat, and pushing oil
rom shore distance, scuttled her, and that
/. ai.t now lien partially under Water. The Pt'
rstes then escaYed to the Canadian share 10
! small boats, but seventeen Of them nre re-
n.rtcd to bnvo besn arrested at sand *lch:
The despe,ndoea seem to have numbered
about " went,:atx In all, twenty Of whom
started from this city, and s'1 Others got or
| board 1t Maiden ~ the Paraoas vent down
Il vA7cnMAH's STATEMENT.
The watchmat, states thas the aesperadoeE
were not over Is In numb.r Capt. bell. lend
er ot this gang, and two Others, got on boart
. il Detroit Ha said he had some sick friend:
. At Sandwich that he wanted The ParsonAt
cali Tor, and the boat having stopped thert
on AXE or tnS teo oo11 seoppet
rushed On, .bsipging with them go,s
| sized bog, which after 1nrds Was found II
i cunt*in batchets with long stout a1e'helyel
!, roughly inserted In eowe of them, and I
!. smallef box coataiulpg ca -tridges, The mel
WHO ro1 on at Detroit and those who cato.
. at Maiden, pretended to be strangers to eacl
Q other. even dtlnkIeg at the bar side by side
10 without recognition. All duri5e Mondty
% Csp,ala Bell Eept asout the waeeisouse, ssk
o ihg u great many Questions. Wien nea
Kell{'s leland, Capt. Boil asked the .sasch
Exn II h= had any baggisg aua greasa.: u
said he had, ard proauc'd 1t, ~ter the reb,
made him construct cut OF this naterta
dipped in comphene, three Ia ge comhubtib!
kalie. one uf which waa attached to tas an
d | Of thsae tsot stick, and which we're donh
,g less jptepGed to set the boat on lire. Tbs
d we're not used, and our repo1tt1saw than Q
I, | bo.rd thc Parbsps, but they certainly mig:
have bean used tfectu1lly.
SUPPOSED ACCESSORIES
The following dispatch has been receive
Sc bY the s.ept OF the United Statcs Teltgrap
"a Company in This city.
NJ SAxprsK1, Sept. 20, 1874.
q. rebel Fpy was arrset4d here yedterds
T. n m. who gave such Information es led
r. The arre5t Of = number OF persons. Son
q, thirty Or forty arrests were made In the cit
ea msstiy OF residents. Nearly avery passcns
= nv the Cit cinnati train Was arrested. 1t
oh comparatively quiet this msrning.
- LATEST.
M The Pa.sana WAS brought to the city abo
tY ba1f-psst twelve o'clock, by tbs tug 4:
10 Elliott, and low lies at froThrld& &e & W
an cox'c dock. Her hold Ia half full Of vat
Eer and ale has bern completely gutted, e!ei
is thing moycable;-e lncluding the plau
TO hcIpg taken afhore by the pirates. She
srs alao badly cut ard detaced, a bad op:nt
r.. being made for the removal Of the piaI
Id Tho-Parssns II now being pumped ont. u
er permanent ipjuries are not'eerious. Abs
rel thirty toss Of pig Iron were ordered thro
as overheard BY the pirates, and all the eagga
of Of the passengers on board was robbed q
md There ia = report that the engineer Of t
" Island Queen was shot dead, but we cant
ese yench for the report 4 fireman OF the z
be- kara il entd to have been shot in the faH.
rd. Heports shout the arrest Of the rebels :
ats yerv contradictory, but the truth aeema
but | bc that two Of the dcsptradoea, not prtI
ad. nall. are In custody at Sandwich. .Auot
ltt~ report, named above, says that AeTeataea
ute tba pirates arc arrested, but this is nos pr
)pr. able.