The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-28
CITY NEWS.
Capture of the Privnieer BeauresRrd

MIR HISTORY.
The bark Aura, Capt Lindsey, which arrived
! at this port yesterday from Havana, report,
nat the United States sloop of war William q
Anderson, Capt. William c. Rogers, captured
the priyateer Beaurcgard Nov. 18th, in the Ia.
h'ma channel, 100 miles east of "IIole in tho
wall. The Beauregard is a schooner, of I0l
tons burden, carry Ing one rifle pivot gun. with
2b'pound projcctile. The crew consisted of 5i
men-captain, two lioutenants and pavInaster.
Tier paymastsr and ten of her crew wero for.
merry OF the JEFF. Davis.
No resistance was nade Nv the Reaure,,,rJ
the superiority Of the armament of the Ander.
son being so great that il would have been mad.
ness to measure their strength. While the An
d'Ts0n was approaching her the crew were en-
Gagged In throwing over shot, she'll, muskets.
@':, ana before the capture most of the ammu-
NIXON was lost only powder, few pistols, one
or TWO rifles and the pivot gun on deck remain
Ing. The crew. - number, were At once nlnccd
III irons and transferred 10 the ship. Prize
master DaNis, with picked crew. took charge
OF the schooner and safely brought her to this
port.
Capt. Rogers, on arrival, Immediately con
suited with the civil authorities Us TO the dispo-
'al OF his prisoners, when it was decided that
they should he placed in the hands of the u. g.
Marshal. Altcr an examination on board, the
oihccrS and crew were taken TO the shore and
laced in the county Jail, where, properly
-uaIdcd, they will remain until their trial.
capt Gilbert Hay, the master, was born in
, olland was naturalized in Charleston, where
re mas lived twenty-eight years. lie testified
-hn' the Beauregard sailed for Charleston on the
n NoNcmbTr. She was commissioned hy JEFF
s'rSon Davis ON the nth October to act as "A pri-
Nae armed vessel IN the service Of the Contcde-
rue states ON the high seas against the United
a. tI... l..
aud ELECTS and those of their citizens dming
~, p'hIlng war. The Bcaurcgard saw no yes-
- prev l"us TO her capture and did not fire a
Enh after leaving port, not even for Practice
'altan Hay says the vessel IL owned hy "A stock
company, and that her hills whom ready far ,e,
were $4,000 Mordccai Hines wss the agent
oI the company.
The following is true copy of the letter of
marquc and rcprisal, under which the Benurc-
r'rd was dcsign'd TO prosecute the work of nj
Icy upon vessels Of the United States:
To all lrho shuU see these J,rean's gTeeiing.
Know " that by virtue If the power vested In
In' ~ law, have c, nnissisiuned, aud do hereby
1hlni'siun, have autho ilol and do hereby autho-
he u" sth"oner or yessel called the Beaurcpard
nor" particularly described Ia the schedule here
Ito N'dl whereof Gilbert Hay IL comm Nnier.
go rs a private armed ssc in the service OF
o. G"uh d,rate states on the high sea, ay,ns,
" l ;, 81 America u cir chips, y. sscls, 90 d.
'n"cs aud those of their citizens, during the pend
p ~ No war now existing between the said Con
l'fde states AMI Tie sad United SItIs, This
nm ssion 10 continue IN force until revoked by
80 President Of tie Cout,loracy for the tim be.
ing.
scuprLE or rrs, HrrTlos
Name B,auUPur1; tons, lOi 400: armament,
one gun; number If crew, forty.
Given under my hard md seal Of tho Confederate
states at Montgom,r y, l4th October, 1851.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the President,
Il. TooMns, Secretary Ct State.
From tlp same sourca wa learn that nn the
18th inst, the steam gunbOat Connecticut cap
turcd the British schooner Adelaide, OF Nassau,
\. T., near Cape Canaveral and took her into
Key West. She was loaded with coffee, lead
Dnd swords, having several cast 5 of tho latter
The supeTcargo, Lieut.. Harlee a relative of
Tactic llardce, is an officer in the Confederate
amy. He claimed the cargo a. his property,
aud acknowledged that he was taking it 10
Savannah. The Adelaide has made several
voyages to Savannah since the blockade.
SAD DEATH OF Son OF EN-MAYoR