The New York herald., 1864-11-26

~ ptA time: shs 0seS ousbseoh saw Was be
tween hsf psss hvs and sy O'Clock, just after ha,
pssasd Kelly Island: saw eight ARMED enter lh
cabin ing revovers and barhets .bey thsa
ths clerk ~ boat and ordered him 10 his room
10 nvs minutes they would shoot him be vent 20 h
AZ the prisoner was Of the men;
AID NOT ses the hs slerk heard tba. sub
q saenty o,d zee the men enter Ihs cabin armed and
The prisoner Of them; After sezing the
clerk thes seized aiiibe men ,hs boat except one
~ two, whom they N ,e obey their orders about the
sailing o the vessel they iok forcibs psssss,on os ths
Boat. aud pat all The men CAPTURED down the hold
they lpeD rao the s'eimsr 20 Midi Bass Island. and
there 'ot tho pwssaneers the Indies all The time
Kept 10 tb8 cabin uHdrr YuIT: saw quantity Of the
ssrSo 'hrown on me Island Queen as well as of tho rho
fsrsoas u was princinnily iron and about hs IN
bsur after he clpiura o he boat taken down into
tse Gle KS room. snd from there could all that WAS
gonx Dn IN The greater OF the veseel; saw the
resxb, thrown overheard The fisOuer was The most
Sssp'cnons Sss' man o. ,he party, except Colonel mel
erd+rng and COMMANDING, ana was very active;
am we'll acquainted with Mr. Nichols. the mate of tho
Pnllo sous 20 MOI know OF my se hat anv p-nperty
from tho board nav only heard that
esetaiD hnga wefe stolen: u W mster pnp ic noto.
re'y tina, u ks were broken AMI money and other
svs,ccs carried away bv ns who captured he boat
haze every reason 70 neeye that roobs-'es
n,uoi; Mr. N,chos told M tsrwuds TINT everything
sost could bs carrie, away had been ken; spbs O.
gue, nv raw at sandwich number Of oifpat BAGS
tru ks other things thai hsd h ard aud had
t~~u broken open ov The nnn s,okcn ~ ALSO the
Iarna 70.
Mr Cameron objected to his 9onor taking down anv
svtde 90 except 80 fr AZ the witness had with
own eyes, lie submitted That hearssy evidence should
Dot he admitted
hts ionor Id ne would ,akc Il down merely for re-
terence hut nj ss evnie co might be Of service ~
Npme fntnvo stage OF ihe ciae
Nr. Cameron's ohorion wns noted
Wnbess resumed - believe tno things were taken
fore'blv nv the men. o. an m ,he trisnuer
VAS landed at Middle iiass with other passengers, and
prisoner aud the o'har rsbss wnaD say rebels mean
The body o efm"d men a,re4dy srnken of
10 Mr. CameroD-I live N neirlt; | am nnmerrled,
and i've siih my parents came 10 Cn'dl sawnes5;
did n know 1t the me- against whom. but thougat IL
vss coIenel fe was Ievr examined N he states
tht- cise nj the time frsI Raw The prisoner he
essed N nj anadiin clothes, OF ghl eolo, and nad
sa Il ut coored shoes wss s,sncsns Of him rom he
time he cnme on board. and therefore observed him
co~civ c0u not tell tho ro'or his necxiie cap
VAS white: do u know whsra he arst got On board,
tn,n; i, must hsve been II e,,her sand ch or an.
be sihurg; saw three or four Ct A. Sardu rh,
And sb,ut ffesn s.nurx he orc reach NC Keys
Ia 40 had hut lew pssse GERS. nimher OF rer
= n io' en hire; did not 'hnk there would he DIS
osnce on nnan put es sone o. tue ioan acted sngn
hariy. TemarHed ut tho cariain and ERIK. a they
tss aad mos, of them nayed" sea sick dinner the
pr,soper and oihers 10 dmner; had par
tcu ar resol observing tho rr,so er closely WIS
nd Dec use he Was the best IN ne the par y,
Tor do not think he VAS, he cei the deck he
swDed the boat. heart him ads play pece on
4he pianO; he asked il politely; u made him con-
np,caous. would know MN among ton Thousand; re.
cwnized him eserdny al OAco, though did not k,ow
he vas near at The l,me | saw him st the Io,ice
& Wt sfeI6ay morning be came inta adigEi
ths oce wsa N, and ss he passed sai1 that The
Raa they had cld @!Inreign on the boat no person
ooud 'ecSsn,ze him Gap,sn e but he ia not the
pers who ca led Cn tain Pail tine steamer: Cap
lain Pen and the prisoner Seem 10 be in c0mmsnd OF
She rnriy; when tito boat seized Captain bell said
they o not wish 70 anre the passengers of tho vessel
ey merely sted he said 10 use the vessel for short
siMe Tor The rPose OF lirerntng tho prisoners from
oonnson's land the prisoner presen. when Bell
Dd this there isoners of johnsons sian
the Lifted Sis At present. engaeed 10 war with ne
eoutn, by WHEN tho o.lederaie states as they
are called the party Ian cd the PASSENGERS at s.dle
kxes Is, d. tney wenl tro yla. ncne Of tho nasscn
h ysl m To th,~h ann.
board OF tn GLAND Queen at Ill have not sworn that
70 man sh al the ons Deer "r be Isa Cueen
that one o. them dd but could say which ono have
0s been OK mined tn c,y the magistrate asked
lev questions when made my deposition; did not
ehe Isisnd Queen sa,d the party III msn them
nsS done 30; Mr. Nichoa, the mate cf the PHO Persons
Told me that ess yihng IA been taken his room
sey DID not take his clio, hes oil b; said thev took
svcry sbug fso'n him: caii tho ty rebe because
sa-y arc distinguished such in tho ia es; when we
Dteax Of the rebels mean m nfsderacs do not
kDyw iht Nichols was IN his ~ tho the 'hinss
we're taken out II u saw she boat again about one
o'clock at n,eh us sh came down going tow Detroit
Bss In II tho same party: ! nave alwa, 9
known the boat as an American bDa': am not pnec
loa any OF the orr eers o Tho boat was ipder tho
s.erk's cate was SICK at the tme ihe carturc
made, aud asked 10 be a!osed 10 e. to the clerks
rcoo,, and they 10 mo the clerks olco the
afs tT windows, or east y!a or and wiudnw, N
she eerks oce the door books toward. the centre snd
w window towards the place where they keep the log
rage; clerks Office one sice the boat near
lhe &C IRE rom stem 10 se there is small cabin sd
)OsntOS C0rxs kDc uOOr was enut Wue0 was
ln che clerks "h,e. i was alb NJ hapast elk whom
put ip tho clerks 0ce GOT tsa that eyening
oen VI wei 20 MIDDLE PASS island he boat was moored
ir about i've minutes with The side vhch he Gle ks
r0ace s, uest TO the ~har, The Island queen
hCx bet two OF the isla ds ~ time, aud seeing
sbc PnI.o Pa SONS apparently Ia some dificcy sbe
her assist Capt Orr, 0. the Island queer,
sod me so terwards; mot say VIII ch vess o. came
the wnaf: gang plsnx put rom vessel to
tns o,her, and tho asasngers tho island Queen
pat board tie bio Parsons with ahe iercc;
eaey came On throu the ganway gerry near tho clerks
fha 10 4 M ft1sf ha
Nent "lt orce or twice under ard all the tino was
b the office there mdg ard gen,iepau rom sa..
Sussy win re all The passengers ard OF the island
o4cou wee put on boa,d TIE PHO Parsons; had
30 CORRECTION wi'h them. as was 10 ire
die elce between American and British waters,
wss ed e. the lEtty .. men Coniedcratcs
B called "co onel'' on b. n The vcssci; believe
the arc two thousand or hrfo thousand prisoners on
J.hus ms isiand believe they nearly all officers o.
sre edsrstc army KEEP, riso ers Of war; think
there ahOnt Iiry two passengeis the Phio Par
srns the 4 tue capture the rebels numbe ed
erut enty they tok about th,ty $, ii from the
Is,snt Cueeu; they ~ere not mneG. they were United
Bstes eoider-, g u so'po place. 70 BIO armed: they
ssse latoed,l bo.eve BIT did not witness tho cele.
nuGy.
sialh Queen sTjs, u Ia at tbs time; Mr..
Sscnos told M Al hs things b d been taken m hin.
10 Ar. Cane on-l live AZ No. u Shelby street, De-
sroit.
nf @ ercrou then said be hid other questions 10
ASk. lie az ilceized to the witness or having sroken
i, me St hAsIiy her. he nrst supposed had
issf IEht tor tho spscai purpose u conyicing Tho
pr,soer. re uow however tia. shs was tell.
ius or rather WAS v,iilne 10 tel. the truth.
M Br Then said that tho only other Avidepce os
I'd prudnce Wa he depos'tio-s OF ths iwo per
W.. haa been examined :" zoe tinted Sttes, they
A~iog the oreins 6spusniops under which the drst
issu Tor Eel sas Buriegn II, intr ,du cd
sns evidence under the conditions Of the Ashourton
s,~asy
Nr. Cameron ssid ;h,t iuasmuch the original
AT ~ rgsiut Bel ai.s Burleish ana this
lon to bs the evidence should not be akan oy the
Court
AIR Rrown ssd he WIS not particular abcut putting
Ne evidence, but would ask for an adjournment one
week,
d6fcnof spid he would like 10 have The evidence ~ IL
~as imptt NJ u, bowcver, IL could mol be icsay put
h. he would not take II.
Mr Carneron conlsYdsd that no case had been made
pus; e a. ,hc prisoner cud MT be c,imcd as his
easp ud not cone under The AshbuTtcn treaty. The
queen recognized the Conlederates % bel
hseronts and therefore n no act OF piracy or rob.
hsry any body Of 10 act ~ was alleged these
aen b d. they right, according IN the Law Of
,,rs in hherating the Prisoners JohnsoDs Island