, 1881-06-25
4 LEAF FROM TILE PAST.
The Taking Of Mason aud slidell,
tho Rebel ENJOYS, from the
English Steamer Trent.
Direct Testimony OF MI Eyewitness -
Checking tho Course of Koyal
Mall Stcnulcr.

Icy, ~, .'sst'.S ',. -" n,',. WY y, ~
hutopn ieF t.!u li'tft"s" ~ nslonpltR ~ ~
Gllr1 recognition tNr ttlu ENlfGtlcrhty, litltl
succcedcd III running thu hluck,.lu NJ
Charleston. ,iul imI rr,,cj,ud llnyat,n. Thu
Nam .turt,,,n nj n,,r, ,vr,,t to Iinyn,,,,.
.,,'an ""'o !, @ W. i",.,,,,', ~ .,,ot Stn...,
"he!v ~. ~ Was 's"tl!." 'ai". a'.s",a
NIT! sl,'eii w!' t',o,F .a"ti!es f.I MeIe G eir e
steamer Trent. cunt, Wilkes. Of tho San
1fnntn,n tt,tnr,rtnai n tn,,,r,.ont TIN ,rr",t
nmi tnk,. fr',n, rr thn r.,',s,,,intly..s nt lii
to tho eastward u,ul tuok up Ills position ut /,
,u,int, wl,cro In, nt,1 I,n,,u,nn thunneI ru1-'
rn,.,s h, ~ Will. ~ f;fi"om ,n,is. 'rio Sut,
tsatss 10 With ~ n!leen inl'es' a., lng oas
asul presently the bfacl; snsnke nj
II steamer ru,,)l ,,s distinctly mnt.p out from
thn ,ieck. Sum ina s,u,rn of thu: strn1,xer
no "ssn. ',n .u niT -. @ s,.
s1,ulely hull, anl suon tl'e steamer Trent
hoyn lit sIHht, l,cudlng through thu el,nllNri
III nluln yiuw tn ulE ui ju,ar,l. Orders wUru
,nw ntyr,, IN l,rnt IN n,,nrt,.rs. mil jiart. H.
Il: rairtax, t tlu cxsstisu o'esr' M ssreIsci thu %
following INSTRUCTIONS, frnnl HiSi s!tpcrlor.
which removed my lingering doubts tlMt
n'ny'haso cSlstrtl as to tllc object Ut Tic San
'"''c,9; us,Ixp STATES srx,,x,, s.x ,Ac,sru,
sit.-yon WI haye thu settd un.I .hlr', e..t;;
IT. M Il ~ III IT, .@' ~" 9 y, @ III fta w.
Tron,. w ove & ,ius r IL % H,ts. u IN 'fS bur
IL, ~ ,asss51vsrs un crsw. sh"aii M, Sia,ut,'
49, slit!eil, Nh E',stls S,l,l Mr: seaslaua y, q,
lossessnn l ol hsr ns Prize. , d, re- dsc'1! It
Wti ~ necessary @ 10 ase iofGes Mev.hR lnat tno
1nr T HIKE ano tne G @ sotso .sov % sS ny ny
in,ist Ge .nao M % /" Understand lint Il Is ier @ wi,
trunks, cas;:s, @ ptsknKsa, ati baks neenxing Il,
thc, ytl, viii tn1tu possession or ,tnd ,seilI on
ooarl this sh!p. Any .a,spatchcs inltnl gn the
sss q sne nssssnvss: ~ ~, " i1sg*se
,u vii ip so;o s " of "lM thos. ,'i II ms IT. o
snssaue IN this ship to tho Unitcd Stntes. and
iher serylcc. IN thc eyst n tl.e!r ,'eSeptat,ce.
should tlero 10 Mnyth,nK which Thy cn,tAin :t
IL tt nv II S'm cspsturtn, ~ sIrss ~ ~ x
war ~ ~ sessSi ISL Is t'etccat. yoa viii ptasu I to prs's
TNymnstor Lieut.. Jau,ps i. Gr,,cr viii tnko
enargo ol tho third cutter. which aecpnpaf!ies
ynt,. and ass!si YOU in lnosc duties. trl,Ht TINT
~ .hsS .i,r ys,r \; sxsSatpE is,s
seSo % m az 81 OH sa s. stycd %e
A'o' 'e'' iyfHn;,rs WIT.Ees, ta,ntnin.
Lieut., D. 81, Fa,riax, Exceutiyo Oiiicvr. saa
:1aH.'a%1 In ,ura tcx,,u,ts,, for t,,s oxn,,,,,on
rati,si hmrt irsiiv Il, III. st,ternnt,,s soot, n.
;um.ari,r II, .litturlns ,,I,lfur,,s wItl, I six,
nr1I,s in m,si,[1il. wifi. ti,o balu,cu "f tfio
tte o.iirrrs r,.,n,rtsi ,hnir tiv,sin%,,s % %1,"1w Ill
'TEo EnIf.M,rts wnrt, trirra M. hntirrv n r,i,;
mir. nttj t1o c,,,tni,,s ~ fi,u r.Iis s,,u tncH
r,InE ~ rm 'i' rrent Ms was ,'l F. l.cina ~ @ 'uH1 .,
,nsi s;uu,ntt tv.Ii ~, 't9 ~ III sn, ~!
wetI r",lti & shot III fro, tc l forscasto i '1 H,t
, III ri ssirn ri iii En@nn 80, .n,y,G ky n ~
nr ar . ,s' ~ ~ ~ t ,,.t ,SS a,,,si.t ~
ua @ sE ~ ~ a 1rin M ,,ai; ~,
further nttu,,tion m S, H. te Ail,erean ia-uf ee
viitee u, H. Wti ns,r nc ~ 1T ,fuisa WIFI ~,
tfrnsS Il Hiusc IN "EG ..,'une ~ ~ har bn,xu a ~"
a ,,,,; :. G9u ~, cHs ~ LIZ ms tst ~