Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-04
A Noted Colored Man.
THE ESCAPE OF JUDAH p BENJAMIN
WHO RESCUED HIM AT SEA,

WHO RESCUED HIM AT SEA,
sc. &C., &C., &C.
Norfolk Vu J L',ndmark.
Learning that Capt. VIM. H. Stuart
with the schooner Sarah e. Douglass.
was in port, a reporter visited that vessel
yesterday at PIwer's wharf for the purpos.
of Interviewing the Captain in refrienc.
to tie re.cue OF the Hon. Judah z BEN
Jamla from Ill open at al sea, in whici
he had taken refuge from a wrecked
vessel, while making his escape from thl>
cuuntIy TO England. inme diately aftp,
the downfall of the Southern Lontedera-
cy, of which government Mr.. Benjamin
was Secretary of State.
The captain stated that it was on a
Sunday night while cruising in the Yves
India waters that he sighted small
Sps OK tar out at STA, when he immediately
b re down To 1t ana discovered it TO be
yaWl boat with five men, among whom
was | he gentleman above referred To. Ht
took til, m aboard, and Mr.. b., jamli
sta ted that the men VT TT from schooner
HOUND III The West Indias, and hat h,
Was farmer ing Over tor the purpose "f
L
81 had bern IN distress and he and tile
men had barely time to take to the ya"i
before she sunk. MIR. Be- jt.Iiu was
cealltss. but held fast to ii bundle of pa
ptrs, and when he stated THAT he was
fal mer, The captain tOld him that he wa
perfectly safe. hui he knew from his hands
aid cUlvt Satlun / Lat he " as no: tilltr OF
the soil.
Fin lily. said the Captain, won the
gentlem.' rs CONFIDENCE. he told MT
who liz Was aid Why he " as escaping.
then SAID. "Mr Bel j min yuu shall b.
taken TO Nassau To that port we ac-
cordingy he~dsd. but IN our arrival The
agent OF The 9 ntt der IT, Gnvernmrnt had
lift. 50 MIR. Bel jamin chartered VESSEL
ana went tn Havana, tTnin which place h.
took the steam l. for CadiZ, in SIP IN, and
from there q went To Paris, where his
wife and daughter awaited hln.
The history of the latter circumstance
is pr haps best told by Mr. Bonj 1m,n him
| self, IN al official letter to Governor
Rawsrn, q. B., of N ass.u, OF which
one of the reporters of this paper was YES
IeIday evening furnished with d copy, as
follows:
[Copy
Nassau, % July, 1865
SRI have the homer To inform your
Excellency that arrived il Nassau yes
| ter day, and toexpr SIS my regret that The
| Necessity for my departure on b ,ard thu
maui schooner Britannia TINS Morning de
| ptlVtS M Of the oppnrtnntYnf presenting
my respects to your Exeelleucy In pei son
| l was especially deslrous of calling in
/ person to convey The expression of nv
| VAIN ackn"wl-ds ments Tor the kindness
| with which was received. and the hOspi-
taity with which | WAS treated when IN
RI y ut Ix, 4 Nt.,is ~ II
Il. M. lighthouse yacht GeOrgina, and Ills
| chief fficer.
tie vessel in which was passenger
! from the b+mlni lands, Florida cuast
! 10 Nassau he small slnrp j s. phire)
| fou, deied at sea, thirty miles from the
NEAREST land, on f, ;dAv, The II n instant.
| at ab ut bali past 7o'clock in the morn
ing. In- ds.str was so sudden as barely
| to give time To tue crew Three III nnmber)
aLd u.yst-if to janp in6u d small sKiff that
| was Iii tow or TIE vessel and To tho Into
1t d compass, tb+ boats mast aud sail AID
single oar. Favored with Very calm
Wea her VIZ we're enabied 10 make way to
Wa DIS lanG until ahnut IL O'Clock, " hen
| we drsc led vessel towards which We
| directed our Course, and W. ich we sue
ceede d III reaci,Ing alb ut 5 ocl, OK P. Nj.
! Tue vessel proved to he the Georglua. Il, d
l Can never forget the hearty and cordial
manner III which Captain Stuart placed al
my disposal whatever | mish heed aud
! tendered his services IN any manner
might desire. He conveyed me at nv re
quest to Bemini, here | chartered d
siU"p in which l arrived yesterday after
| noon.
May | beg your Excellency to CO.. vey to
| Capt Stuart this exp eSslou of my graft
tude for lis kindness To d shIpA rocked
| stranger. aud 70 receive the ASSURANCE of
the respectful consideration Of your Ex-
cellency 5 obedirnt sci want.
[SignIng] J..P BENJAMIN
HIS Excelrncy. Governor Rawsuu, Z. B
PARsoNBY MOORE.
Private Secretary, now Marquis of Drog-
Capt. stuart slid he knew the impor-
tance Of his pa senger, aud if he had
brought him to New York the U. = Gov
| er1ment would have p nd him SlO 900, but
he could not betray tne Confidence of the
| fugitive. From that Gay bo this MIR.
Bei ] amiE has Teen a e % friend of the
| captdlu, VIII sbo wed US Il letter writ eli
hlm few days since by that gentls man.
Capt. 5 uarJ Is cIlured man IF lnteli-
"ence and tile manner, and British sub
j+c', is fifty years Of age, and has followed
Tie sea tnlrty-five years. He is d uan OF
| commanding appe france, and speaks sew
| eral LANGUAGES fueutly.
| At the time Ut rescuing Mr.. 3 nj 4min,
he was dtpuY lisp ctor In the light
| house depart Invnt OF Great Britain, and
III command OF the lighthouse tender
| GeOrglarua.
Captain Stuart holds a certificate of
| merit from lis govel nment, d hands, me
gold watch presented thin by President
buchanan, and OF presented him by
| Pr, sdent Hayes. The watch presented
| Ly President Buchanan Was for rescuing
| the crew of tue ship George Thomas.
10 With naval stores tor The Unlltd
| squadron. then in the gulf Of M.Xico,
Jul, q. 1858 TIE Thomas was aground
o. TIE banks of the BAham. g at the time
! The VT h is suitably Inscribed,
The one by President Hayes was for
| SCI VIC III rescung the crew Of The schoon-
or Fl beth Magee. strandt d at Auguilla
| bay, est ladies'. May 3, 1879
The Captain is in port With the Doug
lass, u d r Charter for Bar BADGES r
M-ssss Evans, Burweil & Taz5well, and
expects to sail Monday.