The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-09-04
From the Charleston Mercury.
The Cruise of the Privateer Dixie
History of her Exploits on the High

History of her Exploits on the High
Seas.
The thunders Of a Confederate salute in
our harbor yesterday morning set all the
town agog with curiosity. A general rush
to wharves resulted in the ascertainment Of
the fact that the gay little privnteer Dirie,
safe from the pcrls of fire and water and
Yankee cruisers, was again under the guns
Of Castle Pinckncy. We are indebted to
the courtesy Of Capt. Moore, for m inter.
esting account of the adventures Of the
cruise.
The Dirie weighed anchor in Charleston
harbor on the 18th Of July. On the fol.
lowing day, nided by a stiff breeze, she
succeeded in getting out safely to sea-
The privateer pursued southeaste.ly
course, without any incident of special mo.
ment until Tue 'day, tho 23d uIt. Atan
early hour on that day Capt. Moore made
n sail upon the lee quarter, and lacking ship
soon overhau!ed her. gun fred across
the bow of the stranger speedily brought
Eer to. The captain was ordered TO come
on board ;he Dirie, and his papers showed
his vessel to bc the bark Glen Of Portland,
Me, bound 10 Fort Jefferson, Turtugas,
with cargo Of coal. Without further Ger.
imony the Yankee skipper was informed Of
the business of his captor., and made pris
oner. A prize crew wa, put aboard the
Glen, who didn't take her TO Fort Jeffersun,
and the Dirie went on her way rejncng.
On Thursiay. the 25th, the schooner hfarv
Alice, Of New York. from tho West Indi..,
with a cargo of sugar, bound frr New York,
hove in sight. A messenger from Long
Tom explained the meaning Of the stars
aud bars mud the Mary Alice was soon
prize. As onr reader. know, shn was as.
tcrwards recap,nrcd by the block adrr. -
| On the 27,h Two sril were for n short time
in sighl, bu, a heavy sqnall cam. up, az.
companied by waller spout, which passed
| close head Of the rrivalerr and when. this
subsidized, the vessels had disappeared. On
Monday, the 2aih, two sail ware again de-.
scrIed, but the Diris VAS unable t" come
up with them. On the 30th, the hrrm,.
phrodte brig, Robert X Kirkland of Balu.
more. loaded with salt, consigned To n firm
| in th.t city, was spoken. Shu wat. Of
course, permitted To- pass. The captain of
the brig, however, was Induced To take on
| board the cook Of the Glen, the PRISONERS
aboard The Dirie having become mure nu.
| lIn Has l,,
! ing Of the 3lst, no less than nine sail were
visible. About sundown tho Dir> gave
chase to one of these vessels. which from
Information from one Of the prisoners, VS.
believed 10 be The bark Alberiina, armed
wit, two riiled cannon. Two If IN. guns
Of the privatcer were loaded with grape
and canister, aud when the stranger was
sufficiently near, sfUt was fired ncros. her
bow, which had the desired effrc, at bring.
ing her To. She proved to be the bark
Ro,osna, of Philadelphia, fro1, Laguayta,
with coffee for philadelphla. The Ropena
rs well ~ her coffee, Was Of course duly
"bagged." But, inasnuch az her crew nun
bered thirteen, besides four passengers,
Capt Moore deemed it prudent to go aboard
with him several Of the prisoners and lesv.
ing on board the Dire u crew Of four men
under command Of Lieut. l.. ID. Brnion
with the remainder Of the prisoners The
privaieer being now in latitude 80 deg,
3s min, longitude 76 deg, 25 min, and