The New York herald., 1874-09-28

capture In question n:-This vessel. although bear.
ing French name. Is OF foreign bid Sne has
been purchased and brought to Aarse,lies by .
s'ipowner whose friendly relations with the Car
lists are weh known. From Marseilles the Maria
this Ita,ian port she was ostensioly solo to
French captain named Boze, who iequest-
sa so6s reasssr TO give tn Mars ana
hoerly In consequence 10 ny the French nag. TINS
was done and !. the Maria after taxing her sarss
Consul at Marsellles had his sus picons aroused
when the Maria arrived at that port, the more 50
from the fact that the Carst affnities OF her
owner were matter OF common talk The Span
ish Consul knowing that the vessel was about 70
proceed to Genoa, started Tor that place with tho
Intention. II Is supposed OF having her detained.
he arrived too late, however, at mis- destination.
however Mara ssa ana nad aeauy saea & nae Rrsn
star,e po,. oeIore proceeding to Mogadore, and no
having gone through all the formalities required
Sy Jaw. Az THIS stage OF the proceedings moth.
the suspicious conduct OF the Maria and as owe
stated sne was captured by the gun ooat Forfeit
landed and found to consist OF American rInes,
with bayonets attached, and oayonet Is In bundles,
House authorities required guarante ee of 40 O0Of
say l00f for each arm. before they would consent 70
1t Is not thought PROBABLE tnat the owners of the
arms VIII come forward and offer bail to thus
amount. The Maria viii be sent back shortly 70
Marseules in ballast.
INTERVIEW WITH Mr. krRKE.
Last evening the HERALD reporter called upon
Mr.. Klrke VINO made tue following statement
ever since the mysterious disappearance OF tho
Maria have been writing right and lett, sending
descriptions OF her to United states consuls In DIFF
ferent parts OF the world, and notably In the West
Indies. Through Masonic friends OF mine l heard
OF her being at Aspinwali, where she was COP
pered and LOOK In cargo or arms, think, IOr tn6
Cubans, and also heard OF her at Bermuda,
where she was photographed. The Washingt0a
authorities have promised to help me IL can get
track OF her. II receive further and more corrob-
oratve Information rom MIR. Pott-r to-day shall
to represent our interests. am almost certain It
Is our vessel, because l sent Mr.. Potter, at Mar
would would not request tnat credit ' 5e SpeneS
unless he were certain OF the vessels Identify.
The last thing we did with her was to charter her
TO q Mr.. Vessels to load pine wood. Mr. eSscls
is a shlpowner in New York Some time alter tnat
news was published OF ner loss. but could never
be traced to any authentic source. nave heard
that her name was changed to Belle Marie, bus
have never heard ANYTHING positive about her
owner or her trade-uotning but rumor. She Was
not insured lor cent by her owners, who were
the following lerrymasterS:-Jack EDerhardt, ].
p. ManSell ana Captain Barke ew."
DESCRIPTION OF THE MARIA.
The schooner Maria, formerly the soop Maria OF
the New York Yacht Cub, vas butt by COmnlod0re
Stevens about twenty-five years ago. The lOlOw-
ing are ner principal dlmens Ons Length over
all, l27 feet; depn OF hold. eet; breadth OF
fore boom, 40 eet; fore gan. So eet; from her lore
mast to stern. 3s ieet inches. Her cabin floor
s trunk NOT in use nova Ait Of
i0rehatch Is the mast hole when q slOOp. Her
sheer iS straight, Two state rooms and closet O0
starDOard side in the cabin and two open berth8'
on port side iron water tank on each side OF tho
trunk under cabin floor. Tonnage, l32.4O, carved
| on forward part OF main hatch. Her value wneR
she lett here was considered to DE S12, ,OVO Mrs.
Stevens and Edwin Stevens daughter sold her
to the Jerry master about 900, and they spent
several thousand dollars IN making her working
schooner.
AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT.
Andy COllegan, resident Ol HObOken and IA
miliar with the Maria, stated to Detective Captain
Frank McDonOugh that while at Lake Ponchar-
Mo Orla Z no Ia Itlv last hA
saw the Maria and also one OF the sailors vine
had deserted from her some time back. Collegan
is now employed In the Charleston line OF steamers
as fireman.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE MARIA.
| Nothing Is known Of what has become OF the Ma.
rla's captain, named Martlng, an old oysterman.
ana resident on the north shore or staten Island.
his vie after his departure taught school In
Brooklyn and then disappeared.
A SIMILAR CASE.
The case of the steamer Artisan, belonging to 3
butcher IN Washington Market bears some simi-
larty to the OF the Maria, as she was ikewlso
stolen in the West Indies and mad half dozen DIFF.
lerent names. She was eventually captured ae
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