The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-21

me papers authorizing the seizure Of any
| boat | could lay my hands on. got four
teen volunteers and went from Richmond
to Chesapeake bay This was on March
/, 1865. The people on shore gave us a
sorry welcome, for raids on boats were al
ways followed by shells from the Union
gun-boats. We finally managed to seize a
! large row-boat and went up The hay to Bar
rem Island, where we hid 81 ni.ht the
Yankee schooner It. Mary, r!.o,E iuii of
suffers stores aud bound for Charleston,
| came along. Wopulled out and captured
| the vessel As we had TO stand AN over
| hauling from the gun-boat in charge at
Fortress Monroe, We put the captain and
| his crew in tho hold and dressed ourselves
in their clothing. We threw the dcckload
into the sea- including horse intended
| for Gen. Schoon, who commanded at Nor
| folk No more men were allowed on deck
than were on the vessel before we captured
her. Thus we passed the gun-boat at the
| fort and had the Union officers wish us Il
good voyage.
eve stood 10 nOrlhward and eastward.
| The next worning we captured the barken-
tine SpoiIord, OF New Jersey, which was
bound for Fortress Monroe with a cargo
! OF lumber for the quartermasters depart
ment. We needed water very badly, and
after taking the scanty supply which the
SpoiIord had we put all our prisoners ON
her, cut away her rigging so that she could
! carry no sail and turned her loose
WHISKY, nut NO WATER.
THAT night we shaped our course for
| the West Indies. We had no Instruments
and had to go on dead reckoning There
was lots OF rum and whisky and clarct on
| board, and We made free with il. But our
| greatest need was water. Imagine soldiers
OF fortune actually suffering for water
when they had rum and whisky. So bad
! ly did we need IL that we took extreme
measures. There were some cooking
stoves in the cargo. We got one OF them
on deck, and with the aid of market bar
rels we condensed some drinking water
from the sea. After fourteen days OF this
we TELL in with the bark Statira, OF New
! York. As we got alongside we prepared
To board the craft. We told the captain OF
the Statira that We wcro southwark bound
| and were out OF water. He answered that
his was a temperance ship, and that lac
would give us all the water We wanted.
Then we sent our whole force in two boats
AS we approached II was getting dark
| The crew OF the Statira crowded at the
gangway. Suddenly one OF them cried
out:
"My God! They are all armed They
are pirates
"The deck was clear in an instant
Everybody gaspcd and scootcd below.
| Even the man at the wheel deserted.
They had taken MS for pirates. When we
entered the cabin we found the captain
under the table, MS white as a sheet.
q" Gentlemen, ior Gods sake, SPARE my
liicv lac said.
| SEIZED TnE WRONG sIIIr.
1--WE simply ordered him To produce his
! papers. The moment glanced at the reg
lister my jaw druppcd. We had captured
a British vessel. IL was a serious mistake,
but when we explained the case We got all
the water we needed. There were no in.
toNicating drinks on board, az the whole
vessel was run ON q strict total abstinence
principle. We PR 3ontcd the captain and
crew with barrel OF whisky, and when We
! left the whole crowd oi them were drunk
and cheering ior JEDI Davis. Two days Ia
| ter we got 10 Nassau. with the Confederate
! flag flying over the Union ilng. Tho Gov
crn0r ordered In ont Of the harbor and
| there was great excitement. We pleaded
! that our vessel WIS not IN aseHwoTthy com
! dition, and board OF British officers, ap-
/ pointed 10y the Governor 10 inspect the
! ship, declared that orr claim was true.
! We called her the llappy-GO-Lucky. The
/ Governor gave rs t0r,y-Cight houS 10
! make our repairs aud get away Tho cargo
| We had captured WIS worth -iO. uDu. uc-
coriing 10 the bill Of lading. We made
arrangements with Hone 4 Petpall, mcr-
chants, 10 dispose u 10. ] would not give
! lheir names bu, ior The way they treated
M. They sent ycs,el called tho Petrol 10
! Conccpcipn Key, where wc quietly trans
| iprrpd the cargo in them. They were 10
take it e. llayti, soii Il and give ug hall
the profits. The captain OF the Petrol was
to meet ~, in three weeks time ct French
Key.
STA PIRATES EUnErp ~ LAND PIRATE.
"ln the meantime W. learned that Ice
had SURRENDERED at Appom1itoX and ihui
the Confederate government was ON the
! wing. We N int know oi Davis capture.
/ We thought the h,.,' thing w. could do
was 10 cruise IN the Happy io-iucky.
10 W. swung right ahead End destroyed
thrrc Yankee yt..ois IN lhc lililma chan-
nrls The cfrNs 1T ihDr yol-rlH No landed
AT Port Howe, san Salvador Then we
laid az our p.nl Iguus 40 lrnrh hey tor
! several weeks. Tho captain oi the Petrol
never came. and We noycr got rcd ccnt
out of the 5000 cargo. Homo g Pcrpall
knew tha tlle ,uulcd,ucy vas hunt
ap and IOckclcd th' whole thing
"Thc thing 10 De- now was to GIT rid VI
the llgppy.Go.Iu'ky, ~ Union .logls
were ailci us gpi We didn'i want to bc
hanged Us riulcs - W. took her TO
Kiugtor. Jlnlict We abandoned her
20, ~ aul loTu.lhrr vessel pick hyf up.
The q ruora ppid M pp much in cash ior
litr privilege of getting lice sl,ngr. Tho
| United Suites made @ claim against the
EfiIis government 'ur falling lao EyIlc rs
ai Kingston.
"As me war was over : shipped the
crew 10 Capt. Bullock, 'hr uaga. Uunt OF
the Cunicd,mcy m London. ! followed
ihcm with my associate officer. Lieut.
Nurlaug. vlo 500. miufNad murdered
during an Instruction IN The United
States ui Colombia he WIS q gallant ioi-
low. When W. cot tD London SIC were
pid oil. The last IOulcdH crate order signed
hy jeff Davis was no order directing Capt.
l.ullock 10 pay OF hl the oiliccn, aud men
ai.uat IN oonird, rate ship- and give them
one yC.UH pay W gmiuii! Ny share
amounted in Hll Go 1000.
There were many Confederate naval
officers IN London. aul the runccoi Wales,
through tie iulorcrsion 81 biz friend
Lieut.. wilkins. u-od his influence 10 hay,
thc British ho1rd OF trade grant them per
mission 10 command l;ritisl, merchantmen
orr T1g sprrii AusuirN.
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