The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-07-10
From Tie Nc'c York Eccniny Post.
The PIivateer Savannah.

The news that the Harriet Lime hat
brought portion of the crew of the pri-
vatecr Savannah, attracted Il cuns.derabl,
number OF Visitors to The Navy Yard Ihi,
morning. The vessel, howevrr, iaY in III,
stream near the buoy, and access to the
vessel was somewhat dIticn.t Bv the
courtesy of Captain Faunce one of our re.
porters went on board, and had an inter
view With the prisoners. The officers were
on the deck att, sitting inside of IA tempo
rary shelter formed from Il mainsail, and
"werc having good time" They were
unc"ntincd The crew were on the star.
board side of the upper deck. sitting on a
long bench by the side of 'hc wheel house
They were all hand.cuticd, but wore no
other irons
TIE OFFrER~.-Thc captain of the pri
vareer Savannah calls himself Il. Harrison
Baker. He says that he was born in ph!u
deIphia, and is now thrty seven years old
lie is n tall, fail. ,l.heIrdcd, BY no means re-.
pui-ive locking man, aud Ma, neatly
dressed in Il suit Of blue flannel. lie has
lived in har!c>ton for a long time, and ha,
followed tuc sea- more or less for the
past fifteen years.
His crew were generally shipped by M
"SS'b "''h 'tHN 'll DhHl'I lie hu'W Il lew
of The m,n and The best oi them were sent
in with tne iir~t and only "rile CAPTURED -
the br & eph from Ca drnas
THe captain was very vuriuus to InoA
what THE people of New YnrE thou ,ht OF
him" lie says that he il no, over an
above anxious about Lj~ present condition
as prisoner. lie has done noin.ug more
than "is Usnl,' &c. If We had the rigBl
an RI =
from the Perry" Iii, vessel wa, abl,. -
get away from amy sai,ing ship, aud tee
meant to keep clear cf the steamers ani in
deed OF United States vessel generally.
The prisoner, Geo Knckcrbocker.
brought by The Perry, claims To be New
Yorker, and 10 have been Impressed Bn-
ker says Ito shipped with him II, George
Livingston, and received $40 rs an advance
ut ihe time OF his shipment
John Harleston is the first officer He
Is II South Carolina man, 70 wears old, ana
sal $ he - not II sailor nor does he lock
IKE one, but appears, ~ hc says like u
man brought up in business ii decate
handed, rather geutiemunIy looking man.
The sailing master, Ilenr, & Rowland.
Is North Carolina man, 2S years Old ANA
Il sailor,
The purser of the Savannah, G. : Pass
aliniguc, I- II young South Caruliniuu
"on!y - Years old" decidedly good.Iouh
ing. well behaved young fellow, who has
been mailing clerk ana assistant buok
Keeper IN the Charles, Oh NercnrV oliirr-
lhls Is the iTst cruise as pui ser Of II prva.
teer.
The general appearance Of these fnur
meh w"s favorable. They had n ng
The de ef"te Or even rowGy look lnul
would naturally attach H. men ia their pro
ies>ion The officers of The Lane spokr OF
Them as quiet :nd we:, bepav,d. und the.
PRISONERS desired 10 rrtErn licir grateful
thanks for thc Kindness extended 10 them
by the officers both of the Perry and ar
riet Lane
When they were transferred from tie
Perry 20 the Minnesota they wero strictly
confined, and We're Eot.aliunrd 10 converse
with any one on board On the Lane the
officers were merely restricted TO their
quarters aft, ana single sentinel lrpl
guard over them. Their comm mlnicalion
with each other was unrestruincd, ana they
were well fed and kindly treated las pris
oners of war"
The following description of the landing
Di Tie crew OF the vess e. is taken frOrn the
New York Tribune, of Wednesday
AT = o'clock p. IN, the marshal and his
party went down 10 the Castle Garden
pier, where they embarked on he tug boat
. a Stephens, and proceeded To the Iiar.
TIet Lane. The marshal, on strpliug on
board, was met NJ the gangwav by First
L'eilt. Constable, 10 whom he presented his
warrant. The lieutenant conducted the
marshal Htt TO All enclosure made Of an old
sal', ana There formally introduced him TO
the o!hcers of the pirate craft
The marshal. although apparently sur.
prised ut the distinguished consideration
win which these pirates were presented,
politely shook The proifrrrd hand nf Capt
Baker lauing some Of Ibis men about as
guard, he went mp on the bridge, where
The crew of The pirate were stationed. hand
cn!tcd, and in charge OF IN armed guard
The mndcuti- which they had worn were
nov removed, aud, by means Of others
which the marshal had brought, the men
were handcuffrd together in pairs and trans
tefred 10 the Steamboat, thcirs luggage be.
ing carried aboard after them by The crew
OF the Harriet Lane. The Officers not yet
irUned, were next ordered aboard, and the
pirate captain, cordially shaking hands
with Lieut.. Constable, Goodbye, sir
hope We mny meet again under pleasanter
circnm~ ~tances"
When the boat landed at the foot of
Chambers street, the prisoners, in pairs, pre-
ceded by their officers aud guarded on
each side by armed mursIals and po ice
wen, marched on to The marshars office.
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The Compromise = The MEETING Of Con.
yress "A Washington despatch to the
Inquirer says: