, 1861-09-12

dies in search Of the AHmtsr. The Key Stone,
Captain Scott, which formerly run between
Ph1adelphia and -ChaElaeton has made her
nineteen knots, and carries six sixty-eights,
two thi1ty+Eoe, one rihe cannon, and one
hundred and fifteen men. She did NOT cons
ACROSS the Sumter, but heard OF her In every
port-arTi7ing At JamatcA one Gay after abe
had left, and waiting two days over their time,
ordered This shows the difficulty of keeping
track Of a prlvateer, with the ocean 70 roam
over, and which can change her course a. B4un
as ontcf a,ght Of port The Key Stones great
superiority in speed and guns would soon Set
tie the question, could ne once get sight Of
port the Sumter had left but four hours pre-
Flo1s, and she put out immediately after her
in the night. The Sumter has captured four
vessels since the six We conveyed ont Of Glen
fuegcs. How she has disposed Of them have
not heard. Some Of her men left In jamaica,
and IN officer with several men were seen in
Hsyansq who did not deny belonging to her.
The Kew Stone came from Havana to Key
West in four hours fox coal, and Left yester-
day, The 18th, again IN sea1ch-the men ex-
Lieutenant Of the Key Stone formerly served
under Captain semmee, and bean him no
good will. The Sumter's men eay they lack
thirty or forty men for complete efficiency
about that number being employed in the fire.
room.
IAIAOAAa VE IdE fh4FAfHER ulAlE.
From the Charleston Mercury, Aug. ISL
The thunders OF Confederate salute ii our
hs1bo1s yesterday morning set all the town
agog with curl: sity. A general rush to the
wharves resulted in the ascertainment Of the
fact that the gay little priRateer Dixie, safe
frcm the peri1s Of fire and water and Yankee
cruisers, was again under the guns OF Castle
OF Captain Moore, the gallant aud enterpri-
sing captain, for an interesting account Of the
adventures Of the cruise.
| The Dixie weighed anchor in Charleston
ba1bor on the 19th Of July. On the following
day, aided BY stiff breeze, she succeeded IN
her exit was accomplished We leave to the Sc
rene contemplation Of the cute blockaders,
| who permitted the saucy little craft to slip
| through their fingers. The pTivateer pursued
q southeasterly course without any incident
| Of special moment until Tuesday, the 2Sd At
| taIl On the lee quarter, and tacking ship soon
overhauled her. 4 gun fired across the bow
Of the stranger speedily brought her to. The
| captain was ordered to come on board the Dix
ie, and bis papers showed bis vessel to be the
b':k Glen, Of Portland, Maine, bound to Fort
Without further Ceremony the Yankee skipper
was informed OF the business Of bis captors,
! and made prisoner. A prize crew was put
| aboard the Glen, who did not take her to
| Fort Jefferson, aud the Dixie went on her way
rjoicipg; On Thursday, the 25tn,; the schoon-
Indies, with cargo Of sugar, bound for New
York hove IN sight. message from Long
Tom explained the meaning Of the stars and
barr, at d the Mary Alice was soon prize.
As o1r readers know, she was afterwards re.
captured BY the blockaders.] On the eth
two sails were for short time in sight, but a
heavy squall came up, accompanied By winter.
spout, which passed close ahead Of the priva.
teer, and, when this subeided, the vessels had
disappeared. On Monday, the 29th, two sails
we're sgain described, but the Dixie WAS una-
b1e to come up with them. On the s0th The
Baltimore, loaded with salt, consigned to &
firm in that city, Was spoken She was, O.
course, permitted to pass- The captain Of tht
brig, however, was induced to take on boari
the cook Of the Glen, the prisoners on bosri
the Dixie having become mora numerous
S1st no less than nine sail were visible
About sundown the Dixie gave chase tx
one ct these vessels, which, from iGfoEma
ton obtained from one Of the prisoners, wa
believed to be the bark A1bertina, armed will
two rifled cannon. Two Of the guns Of tn
priyateer were loaded with grape and canister
and when the stranger Was sufficiently neaE,
shot was fred across her bow, which had tn
desired effect Of bringing her to. She prove
T. De tas os5h soEsns so Of Sn
Ro#ena, as we'll as her coffee, was OF cours
duly " baxged." But inasmuch as her cre7
numbered thirteen, besides four passengers
Capt Moore deemed it prudent to 20 shoar
Of her himself as prize master, taking Wit
him Eeveral prisoners and leaving on boar
the Dixie crew Of four men, under comman
. Of Lieut. L. D. Benton, with the remainder 9
the prisoners The privsteer, being now t
lat. so deg 38 min, Ion. rs deg. Is min, an
with the bark Rowena in her wake, Has heade
west On the I'd Of August she made strang
, steamer, but managed to elude her Ga Sur
i day, the 4th Of August, before daylight, ve4
sel's light Was discovered to the eastward, bu
( the Dixie kept shy Of her. Shortly after da,
! break, d steamer Was plainly seen In the sam
direction. For awhile she gave chase to th
Dixie, but Lieut.. Benton, finding himself off
well known and convenient hatbor on OF
d coast, now port Of entry, decided to run
without delay. The steamer, finding her chat
. . Inc fsctual, hauled of to the aouthWHd.
4 The subsequent adventures OF the galla1
: little craft are not OF nature to interest OF
a readers, Suffice it to fay that she did nj
: again venture far ont from shore, but passe
q through the efficient" blockade, a1d vi!
guns booming and colors flying, yesterds
{. forenoon startled from their gravity the qui
people OF this " nest of rebellion"