Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah on the Charge of Piracy Part 22

_A._ She was taken a prize, a crew of six was put on board of her, and they started with her to westward.

_Q._ What became of the rest of the men of the Joseph besides yourself?

_A._ They were carried on with the Joseph; I continued on the Savannah.

_Q._ When did you first observe, on board the Savannah, that the American flag was flying?

_A._ When she was within about a mile and a half off.

_Q._ At what time, in reference to her distance from you, did she run up the Confederate flag?

_A._ The Confederate flag was not run up until after I had asked Captain Baker by what authority he ordered me to go on board; then the Confederate flag was run up; that was just before I went on board.

_Cross-examined by Mr. Larocque._

_Q._ Be good enough to spell your name.

_A._ Thies N. Meyer.

_Q._ Was there any flag hoisted on board the Savannah at the time she was captured by the Perry, or immediately preceding that?

_A._ They were trying to hoist the Stars and Stripes up, but it got foul and they could not get it up, and they had to haul it down again.

_Q._ Then she had no flag flying at the time?

_A._ No, sir.

The District Attorney here put in evidence the certified copy of the record of naturalization of Thies N. Meyer, captain of the Joseph, dated 28th January, 1856.

_Horace W. Bridges_, examined by District Attorney Smith.

_Q._ You were mate of the Joseph when she was captured by the Savannah?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Do you know the names of the others of the crew beside yourself and the captain?

_A._ I do not know all of them.

_Q._ State those you know?

_A._ The cook's name is Nash, and there was another man named Harry Quincy; that is all I know.

_Q._ Were they citizens of the United States?

_A._ I think they were both.

_Q._ Are you a citizen of the United States?

_A._ Yes; I was born in the State of Maine.

_Q._ You have heard the statement of Captain Meyer as to the seizure of the vessel?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ You were on board the Joseph after she parted company with the Savannah and sailed for South Carolina?

_A._ Yes, sir.

_Q._ Under whose direction did she sail?

_A._ By the direction of the prize-master.

_Q._ With a prize crew from the Savannah?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Do you recollect the name of the prize-master?

_A._ Evans.

_Q._ How many men did the crew consist of?

_A._ Six, with the prize-master.

_Q._ What did they do with the vessel?

_A._ Took her into Georgetown.

_Q._ What was done with you and the others of the crew?

_A._ We were taken to jail at Georgetown.

_Q._ What was done with the vessel?

_A._ I believe she was sold, from what I saw in the papers and what I was told.

_Q._ Where were you taken from Georgetown?

_A._ To Charleston.

_Q._ What was done with you there?

_A._ We were put in jail again.

_Q._ How long were you kept in jail in Georgetown?