, 1861-07-18

From the Providence journal, July 1sth.]
No little excitement Was produced yester.
day morning by our dispatch from Newport,
announcing that q priyateer had just been cap
turing vessels In Northern waters. The New
port Nescs Of yesterday afternoon contains the
following report:
Brig Mary E. Thompson Of seazsport, Capt.
Hayener, from Bangor for antigua, with a
cargo Of lumber, arrived at this port about s
Q clock this morning. Capt. Hgaener has
furnished OUT reporter With the folio wing In
terestiDg and important intelligence:
Tuesday, 9th inst., lat. - deg 16 min. lon,
G7 deg 40 min. (about 200 miles Sc from New
port,) was brought to by privateer, which
came alongside. They boarded him and COM
| meIced ransacking the vessel, taking from
her every thing that suited their fancy, such
as hef only boat, oars, spare rigging, DC, and
| after putting on beard four prisoners previous
! 1y taken from other vessels, Released her, they
having no use for the vessel or cargo, and
would not burn her, for reasons which will
hereafter be stated. The p-ivateer was along
| side Of the Mary E. Thompson about three
hours.
DESCRIPTION OF TEE PRIvATEEr.
The privateer proved to be the full rugged
brig Argo, Of and from Charleston, 8. c., about
zoo tons burden, with = crew Of sixty men,
armed to the teeth, each man apparently hay
ing side arms sufficient to arm half dozen.
The brig Vas armed with four broadside II
Founders, and ene long s2-poun1er on pivot
a1nidsh1rs. These guns Capt. H1yener de.
scr!bes as old and apparently condemned pie
ees- The Argo Is identical with the brig
FL Eeh9, which s.as captured and carried into
Charleston about two years since as SLAYER,
and about which there WIS so much stir at
the time.
On Saturday, 9Th, the Argo also captured
the brig John Welch of Philadelphia, Captain
F.ield, from Trinidad for Falmouth, Eng
lend, manned her with prize crew, and sent
her otf. The second mate and two OF the
crew Of this vessel, having, with others Of the
crew, been retained as prisoners we're put on
board the Mary E. Thompson. The remain
der of her crew are supposed to have been
put on board another vessel Of which Ne shall
speak below.
The same day the Argo captured schooner
Enchantress Of Newh1rypoft, from Boston
Tor st. Jago, manned her with prize crew
and sent her to southern port. Que OF the
crew Of this vessel was put on board the Mary
E. Thompson.
tnred brig J. W. Warner, Smith, from New
York for Monterfedo, with general cargo,
Which they made the same disposition Of as
those previously named.
The Argo had also overhauled the ship
Mary Goode]l, Of searsport, from New York
for Montevfedo, which they boarded, ransack-
"a from deck to kee1son, takieg from her
rrarv q ho a;+har ;o,,,n5 Il .;s,+ ~ ,1 ~ IL IL
CT we're pressed into the service.
The cargo Of the John Welsh is owned By
Salvador & zuletta Of Trinidad, and Captain
British f,nnsn1. SS~'~e - ~ 'N'e
The United States ship Marion sailed from
Portsmouth yesterday, on 3 cruise, and tue
Dale will leave tomorrow. They may fall in
VIII la's mafane 1shmaeete.
THEIR MANNER OF PROCEEDING.
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;neeiaia thar, ;ntn 4ha;- 1ae.ss ~ bo;.s;1 - ~
ta,eo Si,.a 1nen Hho w 4rst nist y no.y
Dutch flor. and eyince q desire to conmnni.
cate. II this fails to attract, they next display
"show their teeth " and take possession.
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etapI haVenef learned from one OF tne ere"
" tne atso, "ho eaia ne Was pressed INTO the
snat ~ ie4ng port iaey aaa orae1s 70
suln ah9 uesl1oy s4ch tesses as u would not
@ ue ~ : Gn9seS ~ eseuos aho sucu We1e tne sntP
reascn Why this was not carried ont In these
lmad ~ w. ana. Mien tnelr oma crew weak
,s ICY fa1d ~ S 4ha1 pfmss prfstnusly saken, II
wnniS erdanDar tba;r n1n cant,,r. -. ~ ts1
and thot of re vesss The rs,essa ~ ~ eus tas.
~ 100 y ~ ,s.ah ~ ~ nes-
arnonr The n,rote craw tA0D
~ Mar, fae f.tnJ GnnJsn 1iem t.o,,,a xot
nnrnose ~ the reason fha4 che was 3no hna1v
i]ranrht nf water r. ais in+n son+hern 80
ana ne caron of tbe Mari Thnmnson pSl tSe :,
lad ~ rsa fnr - ~e1 'A'"'
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THE DISCIPLINE OF THE PIRATE cREW
Is said to be just nothing at Ill. When they
boarded the Mary E. Thompson, they vera
two. thirds of them drunk, and cut and slas he'd
around snd among the sails and rigging with
their knives aud sabers ad libit,tm They act
without any sort Of concert, each stealing al he
can Jay his hards On, apparently on his ' own
ho" 4AI ARuo Passed THE BLOCKADE.
Inc ere" o. the ArEo state that she lett
Cha1lestcn either one week OF q fortnight ago