Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-08-16
THH DESTRUCTION OF THE PRIvi.
TEER FE ETREl1.
Her Officers and Crew Prisoners in Phila4
delphia.

! Culleu states TcFen u0 cutter Aiken, was
briefly told in our dispatches yesterday
The pirate attacked the frigate St. Law.
renee, off Charleston harbor, mistak ing
that vessel for merchantmen, and was
Immediately blown to pieces by broad
side from the frgate The Philadel-
phia Press gives the following interest
ing account of the pirate and her officers.
AS the stranger came down, the St
Lawrence hoisted all sail and affected to
be anxious to get out to sea. In reality,
however, she was edging closer into
shore and making arrangements below
to receive the reckless visitors with ap-
propriate largeness. Directly shot
came skipping over the water, falling
into the sea a few rods ahead of the frig-
ate, and a number followed in quick
succession, but all either striking beyond
or passing over. The final discharge
consisted Of. grape and canister, which
made some little dalliance with the frig-
ates rigging, and admonished the com
mander that the play was growing seri-
Gus.
AT this time the vessels were within
/ Pea ololdHSC) anu q IL III uullOl III
was seen mounted upon the pirates deck,
who shouted to the st. Lawrence to lay
| to and send over boat The crew were
distinctly seen fourishing their cutlas-
| ses and the gunDers ramming and point
ing their guns. She carried three guns,
supposed to be rifed cannon. Then the
St. Lawrence threw up her ports and
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with the gunners at the breech of the
guns; holding lighted fuses, and directly
the broad decks were filled with seamen
in blue jackets, armed with muskets,
who sprang into the shrouds, and ran
out on the yards, lying prone in the
maintop, on the bowsprit, in the fore
castle, and at every, point where aim
could be taken with advantage.
In word, the ugly merchantmen was
metamorphosed into bristling war ship,
with man at every point, and a broad
side of cannon looking into the eyes of
the pirates. The latter, taken aback,
recoiled for moment, but before they
had time for action, even for thought,
the guns belched ferth iron and fire,
splintering the masts cutting the rig
ging and sails as with knives, breaking
the spars and the booms, and literally
carving the schooner into pieces, and
opening guifs into which the water
rushed, as through sluices, filing the
hold, and admonishing the rebels that
their sole hopes of life lay in the ships
boat or in wrestling with the sea.
The fire still continued, and the water
was full Of drift1ood. Many of the men
jumped overheard, and the rest, launch
ing the life boat, jumped in and held up
white handkerchief as a sigu of sur
render.
But one man had an opportunity to
go down into the cabin, for his property,
and he was the Lieutenant, fellow
named Harvey, formerly a mids hipman
in the United States service, under com
mand of Captain Sar.ori Harvey re-
covered his trunk.
The St. Lawrence still continued the
fire with small arms, but directing their
aim at the hulk, and not at the small
boat, the crew, excepting four men, were
not injured. In ten minutes from the
time Of the discharge Of her first gun,
the vessel swayed heavily and went un-
der, carrying down four men, one Of
whom, named Carpenter, was a former
Philadelphan, living in Southwark.
The officers Of the st. Lawrence now
discovered the life boat and the flag of
humiliation. They dropped boat and
made out to the rebels, and finally
passed them on board ship, where they
were ironed as fast as received, and Sc
curely confined below.
In the engagement the ST. Lawrence
received two shots; one in the foresail,
the other in the quarter deck She
transferred her prisoners to the Flag on
Sunday morning, and they were at once
brought to this port
The following is list of the names
of the pirate crew:
OFFICERs-Captain, William Perry;
Lieutenant, R. NJ. Harvey; Prize Master,
Auguste Peyrussette.
CREW-Charles Campbell, William
Bryan, Frank Alber, William Dooling,
Daniel Cartney. John a. Edmunds,
Richard Lewis, John Duckett, John
Croman, Asa Delay hay, Robert Barret,
Charles Marriott, Edward Flynn, Viii
liam Hazelhurst, r. K. Jefries, Asa
Williams, George Harrison, John NJ.
Morgan, Henry Mills, John D. Null
llngs, Geo. Sonden, Jos. McMahan, |
Henry Allmans, John Cunningham,
John Black, George II. Robinson, T. II
Banks, Henry Roam, J ohm NJ. Derring.
George Hawkins, Thos. Woods, Edward |
Murphy, William Charlesly and George
S. Harrison.
Among the crew is 10y named |
Schaeffer, a resident of Philadelphia,
who recently went to Charleston on
visit. lie was seized with an attack of
chills and fever and placed in the hos
pital, from whence he was carried to
the rebels craft and impressed into SER
vice, although unable to perform any
labor. He has suffered ex-
c. c>elingly since the engagement, AMI |
has been kindly cared for. The officers
on board the Flag informed US that the
boy had an uncle in Philadelphia, re-
siding in Fourth Street. near Vine
Willie in this city he was employed at a
restaurant near Fairmount.
AuGuste Peyrussette, one of the
officers Of the rebel craft, is a French
man, and has only lately arrived in this
country. About the first of June lie
visited The Flag in company with the
French Consul of Charleston, and messed |
with the crew. He is supposed to be a
prize master.
Mr.. Perry is about sixty five years of
age, native of North Carolina, and
we'll known as one of the Charleston
pirates.
T.. NJ Harvey, Lieutenant, was for