New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-19
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THE ESCAPE OF THE HORTON.
SIZE ARRIVED AT GLOUCESTER LAST EVENING -
ENTHUSIASTIC RECRPrIoN.

SIZE ARRIVED AT GLOUCESTER LAST EVENING -
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
Boston, Oct 1s.-Schooner E. A. Horton ar.
rived at Gloucester this evening and grand reception
was given to her crew By the ctsens Of the town.
PREPARATIONS FOR HER REcEPTIoN-FULL PARs
TICULARs OF THE CUTTING OUT.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct. 1s.-Great excites
ment has prevailed here for the past two days The
Of 800 was subscribed here by the citizens for the pur
pose Of giving each Of the ak brave men composing the
Of the Horton $780, upon their safe arrival In port
In addition to this large sum was subscribed to give
tting ovation all day. and the Gloucester Cornet Band
was stationed at Easton where there was also couple
Of pieces of artillery. The programme was that when
the vessel sgnaed from the lower light, the canon
was to proclaim It to the inhabitants, when the 5cli
peal forth the glad and II in the night
the dwellings to be illuminated. According to the
programme old Gloucester 10 TO witness such season Of
rejoicing and congratulatlon a. 1t seldom falls to the o
Of any community TO witness.
The story Of the escape Of the little schooner from Brio
Lab durance is exciting one. II win DO remembered
that the Edward A. Horton 9 fishing schooner OF lo
tuns owned by Messrs. W. Mckenzie and Harvey Knowt
ton Of this town. seized during the latter part OF last
September by the English revenue cutter eWeepst& kes
while cruise Oh Pctou, 3d. the alleged charge
that she had violated the fishery law The vessel was
taken into Guysborough g. dismantled Of her Sails
and, TO use nautical expression hauled mp. The cap
tain and crew remained In Guysborough for few weeks
thinking that the court would yestgate the
when they hoped be able to prove that violation Of
the treaty had been committed by them, and thus T. be
enabled to return homo with their "cstch," consist
ing Of $50 barrels Of msckereL But this
anticipation was not realized, the crew
returned homo in another vessel. Thus the
matter fingered along The owners wrote TO the ofces
Of the Admiralty Court several times but no decisive an
swer In the case received. The firm OF Mckenzie
tha bxV
the Dominion authorities OF their vessels one OF which,
the A. D. wonson valued at $4,000, being seized toward
the close of 1870 on the ting prete1t andkeps
several months, until q decision was rendered ~ tho
Court from which the firm appealed and to release mo
vessel gave bonds in g. TO prosecute the appeal inc
next time their property was seized was In the case OK
the Horton this appearing TO take about the
same course the previous One 1t was determined 70
try practical illustration Of Buffers theory In the cases
The plan was conceived in that nursery OF American sea-
men, and the mastermnd TO execute was found IN tho
person of a gentleman whose name, for obVb
oUs reasons, Ii withheld from publcauon~
This person alluded to suddenly took trip
to Guysborough where the vessel lay, and SOON
appeared among the "gashers" agent for newly
discovered Vermont gold mne having specimens Of the
precious quartz to exhibit and soliciting buyers In ma
stock. Times were dull in the Dominion about thas
period and when agent expatated In glowing terms
upon the prospect of the stock company the liberal
rapid competence, etc., he naturally drew around him
medley Of the genus homo Of Guysborough; and being
good Judge OF human nature, was soon enabled 70 PICK
from the number men to whom he could broach the
ostensible object In view, which was TO ASSIST MIN
in cutting the vessel out Of the British
clurches Having Igained o sufficient number OF
the natives, his force soon augmented by de-
tail from another fishing vessel winch was cruising about
that vicinity and which has since arrived with hercargo
at this port This part Of the plan being matured 1t was
necessary to get the assistance OF come person ac-
uuainted with the harbOr, ind old pilot was fornd
ready to lend his aid but, unfortunately for him, the
day before the the contamination Of the pan
he had leg broken and 1t feared that tho attepa
would fall but the old pilot 10th to part with no
good chance to make $780, and he called his son jim
into requsition, saying, "Yere Capn Jim Wllao me
fob as well as the old un" 20 Jim was engaged rer'
form the old mans part Of the programme. All the ar.
executing the bold plot were thus far ~
fected time set for the undertaking was II o'clock
on Sunday night the sth inst. At length the NIGHT
arrived and under OF almost Egyptian Darkness
the men engaged by the gold mine agent with those vol
unteers from the American fishing schooner assembled
ON the wharf and IN few minutes afterward were in
the Government building where were the Sails running
rigging charts, compasscs, and all belonging " 'ie
Horton The guards bad gore home, one OF them being
heard TO say, "Ohi faint no 'use hanging round
we're; them yere Yanks would no more think
n, coming round for THIS smack TO- night
than they would of going without their Sunday morning
baked beans" But getting the sails on board il
was discovered that they not tho right ones hut
those belonging to the NickelsOn, another SCHOONER
which is held for the same cause as he.horton was
Although the mistake OccasODed considerable delay
was rectiHed and by III o'clock nansail, Orcsa and
fin wero bent and an effort made to get uHderwCiCh.
Again the fates seemed against the expedition for "aa
now asccratned that the tide had ebbcd and tie Horton
was stuck in the mud The little party wore Lot 'iI|
hcartrned at even this falurc and with true yankee
ct the anchor tendeIly transferred from the 90"
10 the ongboat and shortly aterward buried IL 'h'
deep water, when, with hong pull, and stroG r"iL
the Horton gded into deep water and the efforts Oh h'
brave fellows were far crowned with success IN
was now made, and by daylight the berth at ""f~
borough which the little vessel had so long occnl'd,
vas vacant while the late occupant was. GyhG oA'" ~
the harbor Mr.. Mckenzie states that immediately the
Horton shaped her course for tho uorhcrly edge " Ia
Gulf then across Georges Banks through the scath ""n
mel up home.
When the gOldmine agent had 80 successfully earned
ont his pans and the weasel safely out II ihc Lar
bor he resumed his avOcatiOn muster VI E:fe"Ss
vessel and soon was hOinewRrd bound Whom so "rs
within As holus sail of Roekpcrt Light he war ''r'
bauled BY an English gunboat, which ordered hm 10
Law to until an officer could board lis schooner 81
course the request had to be complied With, aud eo"n
one OF her Macstys naval officers was on board OF the
Yankee schooner, when the following conversation took
place:
OO,cer-I say Captain where is all your crewi ion
seem 10 have good luck and bert are ony three men
CsptSin-~wcl Sir, I had ten meu but hired tL'm
at Whitehead, and paid them on when had hpI"h my
catch. - ,,.. N.Y., .. -. -, -,
lucky and pretty Id smart, too.
> Captaip-Anyth thing more Ski
0ficer-I have no further instructions. You may bear
away.
II will be remembered that three Of the men De-
longing to che gold agents vessel were Transferred
to the Horton and that accounted for the deh0cnc! IN
the other vessel The number OF fishing vessels seized
Nithin one Ycar has five These tho Nickereos