New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-20

both BY England and France was almost in,
credible. They prowled in every direction, aud
the narrow seas literally swarined with them
The lasgest and best appointed would take long
swoops out on the main ocean. to fall inwish
conveys of both outward and homeward bound
ships; and if not taken themselves by men-of-
war, they we're sure to pick up all unfortunate
strngglers or slow sailers. If the reader only
glanced over file Of old newspapers OF poren,
as WE Nave done ere writing this article through
the Home News and Gazette, extracts OF tine 'oid
magazines, aud the dry details OF our cniei
naval histories, he would soon have Slyla laea
of the enormous risk nerehantinen ran % nelng
taken by nriyateers during the last war. Some
tirncs NJ read of five Of six privateers OF the
enemy captured inns single day
Wa are mi aware that the British Govern
,nent s,ver aided or had any share in the equip
msnt ma sending forth Of privateers hut it
apuears that it was otherwise across the Cham
nj IA one Instance, French company hired
Ave swift-sailing ships Of their Government to
crsise as privateers; and official documents
nroye that many others we're lent to adventure
Gus merchants for the same purpose The
charter party, on the above occasion, says that
g the vessels are to be completely fitted out by
the Government the fraighters being only OBJ
lired to provide for and pay the crew. The cost
Of revolutionizing and touching at any place, to-
be also ct the charge Of the freighters; but the
cost for repairs OF Masess lof coruags, o.uhange,
ETC., to be betrayed by the hepuohc. Inc
freighters to propose the commanders, who must y,
Be approved by the Minister of Marine. The
frerhters to choose the station for cruizing, and
the places DIT which the vessels are to stop, The
net producelof the prizes to be divided as fol-.
lows: one.third to the crew, and q third of the
remaining two-thirds to the Republic !, the sale
Of the prize to be confded to tie freighters
Many If the French privatssers we're really
splendtaIyea ulppeu. ah0 manned vessels. W.
find On instance 70 ms point IN the London Ca
zette OF i 81 ~ september Of that year, capt
Wone, q sne ss4ngie man war, reports tnao ne
nad sapsu led, after chase Of tnirteen hours
Le fhoesntr, celebrated ship-privateer Pc
longing to Bordeaux, mounting eighteen ear
ro'ssdess and manned with ~ men, whom ne
describes as being exceedingly line young sea,
men, commanded BY very experleneeo ana
able captain. This priyateer had done great
injury to the British trade, and hitherto mad
( outsailed all our men-of- war y stu mere
famous French priyAteer 81 similar aorce,
manned by laO men, &c psce-'ddmaIdf5 y. ~.
was captured in the following year by Ills Ma
jesty's ships Fortunee and SdtdanhG. Tins
very famous privateer had been remarkably
successful IN all her former cruises, ana NAG
de6edAaM attempts TO capture her Nor would
she have been taken at LAST by one SNIP Ior W.
are told that from the style OF her saallng, anu
the dexteritJ of her maneuvers, neinner Oh ms
Majesty ships singly, though potn were gong
eleven knots wlth royals set' wound hase sue
ceeded n capturing her
Several instances are On record Of really gal
liant acti0ns fought between large French pri-
vateers and English frigates. noteworthy
affair Of this kind occurred in 1898. The Bri-
tish forty gun figate Pomona, Capt. Reynolds
chased the Cheri, priyateer Of Nantes, and as
the latter made no attempt to escape, the two
ships were soon yardarm to yardarm, and . flu
rious battle ensued. AT length the privateer
struck. after losing her nizzen- mast and re-
ceiving great damage; SO much so, in fact
that she sank almost before the wounded and
prisoners could be removed. The priyateel
and was manned by two hundred and thirty
men. Her captain and fourteen men wer,
killed. and nineteen wounded The Engllsl
frigate also sustained considerapie damage
Considering the immense disparity OF force, thu
was certainty 9 most gallant deiehce on IN
part q ne priyateer Later ~ tne same yea
memora PIE action also occurred between %
BRITISH sloop q war ITlncomaie, OF sixteen guns
and the French priyateer iphlgenle, OF twenty
Two guns 1t lasted upwards OF Two hours
when by some accident the irlncomaie xplodeo
ana AL the crew put Two perlsned with her
Ihe Two vessels touched each other at TINS aw
Inl moment, and therefore ~ was not surprisin
that the prlvateer also was 80 dreadfuiiy shat
tered that she sank IN . few minutes All ne
crew, with the exception OF about thirty, per
lshed. more caiamltous hnale to Well tough
action mas rarely occurred Wnile on TINS topl
W. must not omit 70 mentlon third lmporta al
and singular AFFAIR about tne same time IN
britIsh thirty eight gun frigate Kevoiunonnair
chased strange ship OIL the coast OF ireland
and after run OF one hundred ana fourtee
miies IN less imam Ten hours, me Stranger naule
cow Gee oolors, snd proved e % tne boraeial
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