New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-24
OPERATIONS OF SOUTHERN PRIyATEERS
In. Nv. L Fam de- laih

predicied would be the Gaze been captured and
Yesterday brought up to tLia port Two OF the pihs
we're hur ones, taken by he steamship priyateer "
H. wv The results Of the iirst Is hours work may
be e. down Ut about $4,000 Pretty god lack for
our bold cfuirers.
From, III. New orlesn, Crescent. 18th.
There are two valuable carsuer Of Calcutta
so,dt nov cue on cOHut. lh,5e cag rs are owned
Chiefly ia Bo- on nnd IL WA hruei aIOut yesterday
thnt the excuIsiOustr wee booking after them There
ure several hue Black Republican merchant YES
s,ls due from iotin orts. l. would not surprise
Il. to learn our e&cufsiJusts would he paying Their
respects 70 them.
Prom The New.Orl,an. Bee l7'h.
Last Wednesday n1Lt, ~ We were aware NJ the
tiw., but were in 10 injury 10 make ?rbhc Tue prVa
ter Calhoun, Gitd oIi al thls port, hoaiehed 10 ihe
Il lie on her inJDriani work. under thc oonuand OF
tns daring snd set-ran Capt. JACK wilson having on
bUard oi his vessel teveral tue pieces Vi cannon ana
10 ntepld men, prOSideG with smail-arms aho every,
itug Leecfs4r. ior succ,orlud cfLfe III Tue nui'
The fir ifui't Of her uIss1u were very re,n u ked
ul iihou much opposition aud were brought TO til.
., Yesterday nofling AZ tue sbage Oi Ia Substantial
b.ik, tie Ocean Ea.e, from Portland, Me, With n
cargo OF 8, la cnske Of line, worth several thousahd
d,,li,ra iucepend,bt OF lie aloe OF the yerteL
Can't. Wilson having seut the Ocean Eagle up uDcer
a prne crew, again Tor the Gull after sundry
other crafts whirh, from accounts obtained he had
hopes Of capturing near he Balze, ana some OF "hi
he no doubt caught lst night, ana VIII rend up u is
morning. let tL. good work be prosecuted vigorously
and Immediately by Utier.
According " a statement in The New- Orleans Delta
"a fleet propeller" is iIupg ont in that port with
piraiicgl intentions. The D,Lia says:
The success attendant upon the Inauguration OF the
pIiyAteesng system here has already lad It's effect
The stock sDetly ali taken la one OF the 1eetess pro
uellers III Southern waters ana but lew thoosands
are now nece ssary Tor her complete Out books are
rtil open at the Merchants Exchange, and when tn.
stock il all taken, meeting OF the subrenbers VIII bs
called sud fuii organization had, the stockhoideS
alone controlling IT, la view OF tDts acth, shares III
the enterpre should be taken at once and when ihe
vessel h upon her mission, II there be stock TO
naming upon the books, another Ill lie put forward
Immediately. Parties living out OF The city, and detir
log o take chances III the investment can come Tor
ward with confidence and obtain iniormatlog upon
any point connected with the enterprise hs the Mer
chants Exchange.
Fro.s>The Chayle,tor Cowier, may 49,
gentleman who reached tbls clty yesterday from
Wilmington, y. c. informs us that large shii-naine
unknow n-got aground on the Fr, ing Pan ShohI on
" Wednesday last. Her boat came into Smithviie, n.
c.. tor assistance, " hen u tug boat went To her ald
She assisted of by tie tug her captain represent
ing that she was bound on whaliag voyage put from
tie very large amount OF prOyslOs on board The sur
pi,ions of tie North Carolians became excited aid
they had reason 10 believe that she ID Government
transport, bound TO military post on the GulI
perhaps 10 Pensacola. They have consequently taken
Of her, had her cargo taken out, ana have
carried he ship into Smhville. The supply of food
Oh board IL sd TO have been immense, the snip draw
ing twenty feet of wafer when taken, and she IL
reported TO lie II large and fine vessel
Since writing the above we have received the fol-
lowing disJ atch, for which are indebted TO the
courtesy OF the editors OF The DAILY Journal :,
A" The snip Thomas Watson, Allen, from New York
was brought in here to-day. She IF from ooo 10 fVO
tuns burden The character of her business in these
waters yet ascertained. She now lying at the
wharf, leaking badly"
The following lis from Florida paper:
The citizens OF st. Augustine, hearing Of i've yes
sel- ut NewSmyrna, loading with live oak Tor the rec
eral Government, Immediately formed company OF 81
men, and under command OF Lieut.. j. Burlington, pro-
ceeded that point horseback while another party
started in boats for the purpose OF making prizes o,
them. Before they reached Smyrna the vessels had
left. The volunteer succeeded III capturing the steam
TOW. boat George NJ. Bird and securing about ~ Wv