The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-18

| On tho passage from ST. Thomas to this port
and when Nassau, the Vanderbilt sghte'
| and gave chase to q steamer supposed 70 b
a blockade runner. who perceivtog herself chased
Immediately commenced throwing overheard ber cargo
The Vanderbilt was compelled give up the chase IL
consequence Of the bad state Of her boilers subse
quenty she succeeded in picking up Hy-one bales o.
cotton, which had been thrown overheard by the
| steamer. f3
No deaths or even q serious case Of sickness oc
/ CURED during the cruise. e4
The Vanderbilt this port for repairs to her
boilers, machinery, &C., which In very bad cond
| tion. She lies at the Navy Yard.
The following are her principal ofacers:-
Cdptdin-C. H. Baldwin. fssl.e
First Lieutenant and Executive ODcer-J. D. Daniels.
Acting Aaers-A. N. Keith, G. E. Hawkins. 8. Belden.
Easgn-L. Wright.
Tho Vanderbilt at tho Cape.
CAPTAIN BALDwiN's VISIT TO AGRA PEoUINA-HIs
SEIZURE OF COAL FOR HIS vEssEL-HIsTORY OF
THE CAPTURE OF TIE BARK SAXON.
Cape Town (Nov 2) correspondence OF the London Tele
The Yankees are smart nation, bu. they are some
times too by half The captain OF the Vanderbilt
has behaved snartly that he will doubtless get his
country irto considerable trouble with England.
Captain Baldwin has been guilty OF most fragrant out
rage o. British rights He mas seized British vessel ~
also Appropriated British property on British territory
The people OF England will doubtless feel astonshed when
they receive the intelligence OF this daring act. When
the Vanderbilt left Smons Bay. after being generously
supplied with Goals aud other necessarics. was be-
levod by many that she must have gone to the far
east for the purpose OF protecting American vessels home
ward bound with cargoes. II seems however, that some
wsg played a h AK on Captain Baldwin. and made him
believe that the Georgia had gone the Maurius
he would find her snugy on the patent slip getting
pared on he started before he had intended 70 do
When got Mauritus Georgia there, and
no Information as to her whereabouts TO be obtained.
He left Mauritus on the 10th Of last month, and paid
lying visits 10 Algoa Bay and Simons Bay, on his way
down The coast, and then TO Table Bay paying
his first visit here the morning OF October "a
believe be came round here for few hundred tons OF
Goals the supply being al the time rather short Snons
Bay The excitement Cape Town on the appearance OF
large aud handsome Yankee craft
siderable though not by any means equal T. that
stoned when The Alabama hrst entered waters When
the weather permitted, the decks crowded by
aud told that when the cosang finished time would
0eoa csoo as 90 ,hs
lowing (Frday) morning and two boats had got along
sde when Governor wodehouse sent assurance of his
that Captain baldwin should not trosbc himself by tax
ing in any black here In iact 30 strictly pro-
hbi ed him f. dong 10; and there had been any
sobed his part the vaorous was q hand 70 pay
The captain Of the Vanderbilt demonstrated, and the
federal consul said TO have got very angry but all in
vain. ss., st71.
was inexorsbe No bellgcrent could be supplied with
at British ports at shorter intervals than three
Maurtius and al smon,s Bay ali British ports within
three months and wished the fourth supply In liable
Bay Tle only case MS Excclency added. 10 which the
Goals and unable to proceed her cruise but the Van
derbit had then board hundred and fifty tons,
which might carry her TO sumo other port other than
ritish The American Consul was sim urgent when the
Governor politely reminded him how he had protested
srsssod = Ss Va der ' SIC Is. bay I'll
Meantime the visitors from capo Town were daily very
0nsunday believe, not lees than four hundred
boat loads went on BY Monday, II was quite evident
that the refusal to supply most pcremptory, ana
Captain BaIuwin il Is said, was going OF 10 hun. when
from The Alabama who had come up in the
guano islands finding the Vanderbilt In the bay won't on
board ard either gave sold desirable Information
Capaa baldwin determined that he could not get cos
freely that he had been put the scent be would
in true pasicaI STYLE 40 and take the He started TO
acru,sng 70 the term GOES on Monday afternoon Her
destination pretty accurately surnsed TO be Angra
Pcquss wch bad been Rendezvous FOR tho Confedsr.
ate cruisers. Little time lost 10 dcspatchng the
vaorous 10 that the treaty or neutrality and British
rights were not invaded: On her arrival on Angra
Vanderbilt or other vessel Two mea were seen on
Penguin Island, and boats sent OF to communicate
selves away and could nos be found ME valorous then
sent her ths inner habcr and four men were
that the had been there days before and
had seized the bark Saxon which vas lying the time
with oo Wool S.c On so n
which British territory and she was therefore In
British waters The crew was taken o. and subs
which wss on her way 10 Hottensors Fay 70 embark
cargo for Table Bay. f@
statement s that when the boarding party went along
side the Saxon mate u the gaugway, and that
VANDERBILT. said he would very ssoS show him S hs
would 20 board and pulling out revolver no shot the
On board the and mate on
together and the mate was killed. whichever way
a1i %
| Wving concluded the seizure, the Vanderbilt dece.
rsey proceeded % quantity os coal: which
story that she only took portion and burned the re-
mander while another is thai she took all the Goals away
sica.rs when the Isabella arrives in Table Bay she
hourly expected. Enough however, is known to show
| the iIicgality Of the vanderbit's proceedings
Penguin island Is one Of those which were annexed %
the Cape Colony two Or three years ago. and
sns B: SH. had right 70 seize them
| The Saxon was bark owned BY the firm Of Messrs
GO ,s'1: Ur re mail ss,
q f.Sis Bsy. ana W. so'd. .i.sIwsrd. po. o
IS armod that shs reason Of her capture was thai
she had part Of cargo the Tusca6osa on board
s well known that tho Tuscaloosa the tender 70 the
Alabama-ons Of her captures, and formerly the Amss
Be- held liable 70 seizure Shs was British vessel and
at the time In neutral waters Captain Baldwin might
Ss!sssu the oonsdssss ana certain ps n
Cape Town. II was here that The sea Bride and her
ssss s: s s: s. ssS.s
10 the cruisers here thas perhaps not
colorado transactions have taken place. But merchants
have made money In similar ways In other parts, where
M vnndevbt would dare 70 act 10 such hiQh handed
styie mo affair has reused great sensation q thu
Cane Doubtless Sir p. wodehouse viii forward dee
patches % the subject BY soday's mall 70 the Hom
The isabella with the crew Of the saxon had not ar
rived IN Table Bay up 70 tho moment was obliged b
| send my dispatches on board the mail steamer.
News from Fortress Monroe.
.tn0x4 FORTRESS MoSRos, Jan. 10, 1884
We learn from Captain Hoprook that on the evening
the ID ipstn Miss Emily O. Blunt, an interesting yous
lady living on Roanoke Island. while returning homo os
visit 10 neehber, was violated and Afterwards mi
| dsred by blow upon the head. The Provoss narsh,
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