The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-05
THE PRIVATEER HORNET.
Her Arrival and Seizure at
Wilmington, N. G.
Decision of the Cabinet in Her
Case.
She is Allowed Twenty.four
Hours in the Port.

The Hornet Flying Cuban Colors-she Puts
into Wilmington, N. c., Harbor for Boats
] Her Seizure BY Government Authorities.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 4. 1862
| The prvateer Hornet, alias Cuba, appeared Oh
Smthville on Saturday evening nyng the Cuban
| colors II has been definitely ascertained that
| she has 200 men ana thirty officers on
| board. The majority Of the latter are ex.
| Confederates. She anchored inside the bar ana
sent her engineer and purser TO this city to secure
supply OF coal, that taken board OF New York not
being adapted TO quick movements Suspicious being
soon aroused, tho officers after engaging supply
OF COAL returned to their vessel without making
arrangements to get the coal aboard. They left this
city last night about twelve O'Clock for smithvllle
thirty-fve miles below, in small rowboat. Col.
lector Rumey chartered the steamtug Alpha this
morning at four O'Clock, ana, having placed in the
hands OF deputy United States Marshal warrant is
sued by United States Commissioner, placed him on
board with part Of the Customs force with orders
detain the privaeer until further orders Colonel
Frank, commanding the United States troops at Port
Smthyle, was expected to cooperate with the
Deputy Marshal II necessary The officers who Wis.
tied the city were very bold and confident insisting
that there Is no process by which the prvateer can
be legally detained.
The privateer was finally seized by the Deputy
United States Marshal at smithvllle, at twelve NJ.
to-day. and brought up and anchored halr mile
below the city this evening. number OF her Off.
GERS are now IN the city, and are positive that there
Is no pretext under which she can be detained by
the authorities any longer than necessary to
have an investigation into her armament and
crew. The Cuba Is a formidable vessel and is repre-
sented as having great speed. She is short OF coal
and provisions now, and her machinery is consd.
erably deranged The following is a complete list
OF her oflcers:-
Commodore, Edward Higgins; Commander,
Thomas l.. Dorwin; Lieutenant Commander David
A. Tefair; Navgat ing Onlcer and Lieutenant @. H.
Read; Lieutenant, Dr.. Fred. J. McNulty; Sur
geon Eugene vallente; Paymaster Prentiss
Ingram; Captain Of Marines and Private
Secretary to the Commodore, DR.. E. W.
Dubois, assistant surgeon; D. d. Munro, first lieu
tenant OF marines; Nicholas Esing, master; II. SON.
mers, Henry 8. Cooke, A. NJ Mason, Il. II. Gibson,
William d. Phillips, ensigns Antonio Muner, Louis
French, mi dshipmen; Robert Graham, chief eng-
neer; John Lynch William II. Robinson, James
Dennison first assistant engineers; Stephen Kearny
Joaquin Aquar Edward Torallas, second assistant
engineers; John Muey. paymaster's clerk; w. J.
Faherty, masters mate.
The Cnsc Of tho Hornet Before the Cabinet
Her Seizure mt Wilmington Disapproved-
Right of Privateers to Visit Neutral Ports
Recognized.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 1869.
Information was received here to-day by the gov.
eminent that the Cuban privateer Hornet or
Cnic hna upht epa t5a unarES or aAEi eao
had been detained by the United States
authorities at that point. The United States Mar
shall telegraphed this morning the above facts and
asked for instructions. The President sent for
the Secretary of the Navy, Secretary Fish and
Attorney General Hoar, and o consultation
ensued 1t was shown that q privateer-
which the Cuba Is conceded to be-could
come into the port Of any nation under
stress OF wea Their, and remained twentyfour hours
without molestation or detention. Beyond this 1t is
not thought that tneCuba could remain In an Amer.
lean port without laying the government open to the
charge of harboring privateer fitted out with the
avowed purpose OF preYing on the commerce OF
nation with which the United states Is at peace.
1t is understood that telegram was sent to the
United States Marshal for North Carolina lnquiring
how long the Cuba mad been in port and other facts
and circumstances connected with the case. Upto
q late hour this evening no reply had been
received. II 10 thought here that the Cuba
did not remain over the prescribed time
and has got to sea again. II it should turn out that
the Cuba was ready 10 depart within twenty-four
hours after she came into port, but was prevented
from so doing by the United States Marshall OF course
she will be released, the fault not being her cap.
tain's but that Of the Marshal.