, 1881-07-22

A BOLD SCHEME. -
lii Incident Of the Rebellion, Narrated"
by nn Onicor Of tl1o unlted states
Navy. =
% tAe Editor Of 1nt Chicago 7stbane.
WAsIifsG7oS. .. C., July 1D.-iu tho autumn
Il 1904 tho vcsscE,to whlch.f belonged was lying
it t,auntua. N. g. Tho Incident / am about 10 |
lnrrato tMn,o tfrtdcf my personal observation. |
Ind, never havtng bccu (as bctlevel fully |
larratcd. may not be embarrassing ns showing |
,s,o OF the asasy hold schosnes of tho Southern |
and the manner In which It was
frustrated.
AmonR tho numerous foreign residents Of
pnnama Mt this tlmo, several Americana woEo
stslkinaiy prominent. They wcrr sntnc hnlf.
ttozen IN number, aud their nutucs, excepting
one, hase eacapeA my memory. This one was
known ns Capt. 1ioRg. and he nppcared to be Il
sort Of 1easfnr Of the rest. Judging frou tho
deierencc they paid him. lie WIS n tlnc-looktng
Inatl. apparently between 81 and 70 yearx Of aEe,
ana maize no secret Of bis being II so,therntr
who hul but rcccutfy seen service In tho Rebel
cause. Ho Dccntnc prominent among alI classes
Of People iu tho city, and, bcinx gcntlennnly in
his manners, and possessing Iine Conversational
powers. was u fnvorlt wherever he went. lie
secmeu to hava great fondness for tho society
OF the United states navnt officers, md at
nearly alt tho social gatherings at which they
TO be found.
Numerous inquiries weE0 propou aded MS to the
cAuBa OF bis being in Punatna. but no suspicion
was nro,1scsl Until 1t was discovered that his
statements 1nn1t 10 different ones wcse sotne-
whnt contradictory. Almost uncoissc!ousy,
therefore, h!s actions were watcheu.-morc ia
a mntter Of curiosity thnn from an idea Of any
serious rosults,-until finally It iawned upon
Us that be wns planning GONE deep schcMu in
tho Interest Of tho Rebel Government. L!tt!o
by little VIC began to realize that this plnn wus
nothing moro nor less than tho cnpturo Of ono
Of the California maIl-stentners and converting
It into Confederate cruiser.
it CHANGED thAt the Captain Of one of the Pa
cii1o Mai. Company's steamers, plying between
panau,a und Central America, gnyc dinner
pnsty, to which our officers. a. well as Capt.
Ifogg and Ills fricnds, woro Invited. No lntltes
scrp present. and, OH something being said re-
sast,tnE this fnct, our nost announced that thls
St, fos sSe eq t rs ho 70 bo
10 m bis teet and proposed q toust 10 The happy
t1opc to have tho pfcns.lre oi presenting the
bridegroom with pa'r OF bracelets TOR bis
After leaving the banquet thla rstnnrk was
commented Dll. and the conclusion rehchel tbas
1i0gg Intended to surprise and cAptnrn tho
And when, tho next lay, wa tearneh that tho
C9nietcratea Ind enxnRcd passEo or that fes
sci: our suspicious eeSa'ne cef!naLy. t.. IT,.
Tho result oL It ali WE. taaE Mncn, III M W.
unrkncss GI the nIRnt+ tn9 Nentsal hsnst'Inn t ii
steaner sa1let!. sho Ws lostoMea " snoe. uss-
t4ncc by tho unltcd States yer ' n,.r,
whtcrs. a. sa9nal LFo'a iae AhancnIsa hnetEI ~ ~
tnnli.aleames stopHeu. nnu uu"a1,tvau ,Hns1.,s T..
marines from tho lolGs VIZ eou.t m.nnRs'uv % ~
II chahcGd tn1s upne " li4as pasJ "tte , " ~
uecK Wnlie ~ INA Mas aInnstsnh, Luz ,os wv ~
then1 Appcarca ~ t1e caun.natcaMny 3us1 s1,as ~
inc l1ancAsteTs nlHctr 9teptsu ~ ptn: ' In s ~
ftebel. aiyina9 9E onno lug noJcc, =! tnu ontIs r.,
fls1t, sHulgn!y alsappoAita ano Mtusta @ ,. -, ass
eonfaa9 Ut ths aacI * no u, iag hn ,,nns. - ma
tncdsately gathcrcu 9p a.! tnos pnnPe:tss n!lH
1oclimcnts ahI sooFcn tnsm oSsEonaEu H., tnsvuxu s,x
tho poft-note "nlcn hum1tlcu asf ~ 'ho sea'eS
rop'n: 'H, r+ ,,,o ,,,o.. ~ .oa. mini, xepae,.
Waa snai rnnna noi9 ~ sns saS .a u n, NV ea' '
noaE tnn top ~ tmn ,i2 Hu ,r ~, inrc
tAuec npuse Lu "u.cs uu.ah hau' ntnnfi ~. ~
enough tn nunit II n,"n nnuas a, sf, 10y
tae cotlspltnieIs cunla nut pGIsta pst thV astV ann
c4sters boat; Wn'en WAs ptEEety .s E!,.l.
Ana as nc tctas pepcss nto le G9 W o ,ho,
C'pt. lIoRg and bis cotnl'anoi1s, b9Ipx eurn-
u1ri'oa on uuGk, were artcstan, peoti ~ t1us;
nnn conveyed to tho Lancaster. Wnaca fetnEnct!
tlI Einntnn- Wnltg ta0 'unil-etenHur continueu
her Journey. un belnE aErcatca H0Gs "aa seIy
| tntilKnhnt at what he tcrn1c1 tAo Rtoss uutIa4u
to which ho and n!s fr,G!ias Wefe sup!eetca: IS ~
out. Mncl lntofmeu o. 1uo tass tnms ~ ~ ~ H. H.