We learn, through a letter received in this city . . .

. . . from Gibraltar, dated February 23d, that the pirate Sumter was still in that harbor, closely watched by the U. S. steamer Tuscarora, which vessel was at anchor about five miles distant in Spanish waters, in order to avoid any injunction similar to that laid upon her in Southampton when watching the Nashville. Previous to the arrival of the Tuscarora, the Sumter had put to sea and captured two American vessels within sight of Gibraltar, the first of which after plundering all of that was available she set on fire, leaving the crew to perish in the flames without means of escape. They were, however, rescued by another vessel which hove in sight. The other prize was liberated, as she carried a cargo owned by British hands. Great indignation was felt by the citizens of Gibraltar toward the perpetrators of this [inhuman] barbarity and there was a general determination not to furnish her with coal at any price.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 12, 1862