New-York tribune., 1867-02-19
JOHN II. SURR4TT.
THE swArARA ARRIVED AT wiSnlNGrCy

TIE SWATARA ARRIVED Al WtSllNGTcN'
Bv rELRaRAPA Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Feb lS-The arrival of the Szatara
al this port has taken incubus from the backs oi
newspaper correspondents, and placed it upon the
shonlders of the judicial officers for the former nave
been anxlOusly looking seaward for the past fortnight
and the latteTs anxiety is but just commencing Al
though the telegraph announced from Fortress Mon
roe this morning that the Swatara had passed that
point the Navy Department had received no oiilcial
information of the movements of the vessel until she
anchored opposite the Navy-Yard this afternoon 1t
was known at the Navy Yard that the vessel had re-
ceiyed orders to sail directly for Washington
and to touch at no port, if it could DO
avoided and from the published teegrams
of this morning the officers were looking forber AZ
rival this afternoon. With the aid OF glasses, tho
Swatara was first seen coming up the Bay about -
o'clock. and at o'clock she was slowly rounding the
point close TO the shore, and passing the GETTYSBURG
whose deck was covered with her crew. She scanned
directly for the landing and dropped her anchor
alongside the monitors Kimo, MOntauk, and Maho-
pac at about Al o'clock, having been fortyone days
in making the voyage from Lisbon The long passage
was owing wholly TO the fact that the capacity OF the
Swatara is not sufficient to carry coal 1Or solohs
VOYAGE and as she was ordered TO touch ut no port
she was obliged to make the passage with canvas
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sailing fine As soon as the Swatara had been made
fast in the river, her dispatches were sent ashore
and nobody is allowed to either leave the steamer or
board her Surratt win remain on board until after
the Cabinet meeting tomorrow, at which his case
will be discussed and conclusion arrived ct "a 10
the course of the Government. IL is certain he Will
be turned over to the civil authorities and ii IS ex-
pected that United States Marshal Gooding OF the
District of Columbia will relieve the Navy Depart
of It's prisoner. Henry St. Marie has arrived here,
and will be witness in the identification
OF Surratt. II will be remembered that 1t
was he who first notified our Minister at Rome Mr..
King of the fact that Surratt was serving in the
Papal Zouaves as private soldier and that he cstab-
ished his identity. An improbable story Ii afoat,
and bets are offered 10 sustain It, that Suratt has
not been captured at all and that 1t is sImpy dodge
! on the part of two young Americans who had unior'
tunately enlisted in the Papal service. and who de-
sired to escape to this country and adopted this
the best plan that presented 1t is believed that
Marie is the person he represents himself to be, but
many rely on his alleged previous bad character in
Maryland 10 support the story that II IL not
| Surratt whom the Swatara has been 30
long in landing at our shores The Swaara Is third
rate screw steamer carrying 10 guns. On the 18th OF
June last she ordered proceed 20 Portugal and
report 10 Rear-Admiral Goldsboruugh and in obodl-
ence to that order sailed from Norfolk Va. June a.
She was at CherbouTg. France. oct. I, 1863 She was
detailed for the duty which she has accomplished by
Admiral Goldsborough at the request of Mr. Hale.
Consul at Alexandria. The following ia list of her
! Officers: Commander VIM n. Jeffors Lieut-Com-
mandris Jas. o. Kane, Henry i. Picking; Surgeon
! John &. Spear: Paymaster @. T. Barton; Engineer
Henry l.. snyder A guard has been stationed at tho
wharf prevent communication with those on board.
excepting 10y high official permission.