The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-15
The STEAMER TENNESSEE.
Anxiety Met Vet Allayed.
RepOrtof the Indian Commissioners
Permanent Peace Secured.
A Good Years Wor X
THE TENNESSEE.

Interview with the Boston bDnptnin who Re.
ported Passing the Missing steamer.
A Boston despatch to the New York Herald
says:-The Tennessee is pronounced to be safe
at last, ut least the best Informed of the many
veteran seafaIing men about here say so, aud
their opinion, when, as at present, based upon
careful comparison of, and almost inevitable
deductions from, the facts Ia the case, is gene
rally recognized as established truth
When the vessel arrived in the stream, she
was boarded by one of the Herald correspon-
dents, who had an interview with her cOmman-
der, Captain Hodgskins, who stated that he
sailed from Miragoane, st. Domingo, on the
9th of January last, and when one day out
he passed within about three miles of very
long, large, full rugged steamship, which
was most Enthusiastically American
man-of-war. She was in longitude west, seventy
three degrees twenty minutes, and latitude
north twenty degrees, and was steering about
west northwest. She appeared TO have come
out from st. Nicolas Mole, aud was evidently
heading towards the southern coast of CUBA.
When first seen she was steaming along so Wy
and leisurely, but she suddenly set her
sails and continued more rapidly in
the direction already specified; Cap
tain Hodgskins says he did not hail the
steamer, nor were any signals whatever shown
on the man of-war; he of course, kne| nothing
about the mission of the Tennessee, aud was,
therefore, Ignorant OF the fact that there was
prevailing alarm concerning her safety. While
positive that she must be the steamer from
which tidings are so anxiousy awaited, he
says tDaL ne Is ulldDle 10 give more Jnan n
very general description. Her extreme
length impressed him, but he did not
notice her guns particularly, or observe that
she had four mammoth smOkestacks. St.
Nicolas Mole, from whence she appeared to
come, is at the northwest extremity Of the
island of Hayti From the fact that the strange
steamer seemed to he taking her time and no
signals were displayed, Capt. Hodgl<ins very SEN
sibly reasons that everything was all right, and
he has no doubt bnt her safe arrival will
soon be reported. He reports unexceptionably
fine weather, and argues from this that those on
board were leisurely enjoying themselves in
looking around the st. Domingo island. The
captain had an interview with the deputy col
lectors at about the same time as with the Her.
aid reporter, and the substance of his story was
teegraphed to Secretary Boutwell,, aud also to
the Secretary of the Navy, aud the intelli5ence
was afterwards officially promulgated through
out the country.
Tho Anxiety Incrensinx.
The New York Tribune this morning says
At midnight nothing further had been heard
here from the Tennessee. The despatch re-
ceived by Secretary Boutwell, has been the con
slant topic of conversation in all circles here
to-day, and there are numerous conflicting
opinions in regard to the identity of the ship
seen by Captain Hodgkins. Duplicates of the
despatch were sent to Admiral Porter and Sec
retary Robson this afternoon. The former en-
dorsed on 1t, "This was the Severn" and tht
latter, This was the Tennessee, and the Off
GERS stationed at the Navy Department continue
iD the latter opinion.
The anxiety for the safety of the commission
is daily increasing, notwithstanding the repeated
assurances of those whose opinion In regard t.
the matter is supposed to be of most value tina
there is yet no cause for alarm, and there will
be feeling of great relief when the news o
her arrival is received.