New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-26

had guns and cu,lasaes abpad until he siS them;
wa gE 10 get 0ut oi Charleston oeralsa nc ma o'en
in difficulty there \ man named MOs,s Levy 81
Plat street, dining the tomb rdrnent OF S"uter
s,fnek him "a heavy blow which telled him 10 tne
gOUud, for saying that be wished thde s0h WON NV
the town. Levy then went and made coinpia
against him. and the reeult was he was ocken up Wo
DAYS in jal The Savannah set sal from Charleston
Oh Saturday az O'Clock; went 10 seward ana en-
conutered such weather made hun se..'tch' VIZ
Sunday hey captured vessel, simply running ao"n
upon her; the capiHin Whose name ne never hefIu
before seeing h ordered the ship ~ haul TO- ana the
crew end master surrendered to him without eeremo,
ny. The peXt day, about IL, they saw The oinled
States hrig Perry, aud tneir captain mode bim out 10
be Merchantmen. For hour they run to% ara her,
and them discovering their mistake tucked about, ana
the Perry chased the savannah for about four hours,
OVERLAPPING kei ar Che cad OF that time. Day eH,
pressed MI anxiety 10 know how soon the trial "ouid
oome OF.
STATEMENT or MARTIN CALVIN. 49,
Martin Calvin was also an Irishman, and hsd nVed
"up and down about Charleston for about seven
years. Like DAILY, he had the features OF common
1rsh aborer, bot in his eyes there WAS peculiarly
nischievons Irish look, which indicated that ne me'
in ordinary times gully OF rome OF those aheAito
ed practical Jokes which characterize the gen me
Paddy from Cork. He bad " often been IN di1lrui'y
with the Chares;Onians, bat had never Deeh hlr..
Had seen some Others fare worse. Was drunk "heh
he went aboard the Savannah and ea-sics hiicr"aiu
He knew only one OF the officers, the san 'Das,cT,
and several OF the crew, among his comrades before
going aboard These bad all been formerly einl ioteu
in carrying rice from he plan atoms TO the mills q,
Charleston Their vessels were coistng i1gseir anu
amorg those he knew, three OF them, t9, fSlt' aio
the sailing -masteF, Henry Howard, had been Capans;
They were all Northern men by birth, but lai h''a
long III the South except one, who was born South'
THE CHINESE COOK.
Ab-mi the Chinese cook, has the h Oh eheek.oohes,
black, almond eyes, tawny shin and straight hhir Of
tie MOngols. lie speaks English but lmperieciiy' pui
we gathered enough from hin TO learn thai ne had
shipped under the suppOsltion That inc savannah Te
a r. guar pilot boat, and mad been takeh do"h ~ ne
by night AS she lay three miller distant from me uy
behind Fort Moultrie and that lie had been re--'k
with the " m1chee big waFe, 70 ina, he diu h'e n,ow
the true character OF the craft until 100 ate. ne
from toe Canton district, and Is 81 year, OF aye. jus
Carno the ste ward is piratical looking CHAP IRON
Manill-a scowling fellow, with black, shiny rnsias
aud tawny skin. lie is raid to have been Recognized
by the officers here az TN old SLAYER.
sTArEnESr al 1nE cArTAis OF IN 20 . a.
While the pirates in the Mar.hals private ofi'e
av ,tnp removal TO the TomO-, Captain l.. y. heyej
of the big Joseph he fret and oDly prize oil the NJ
vannahl, came into the ante-room' lie IL n H"nii
open. hearted man. with an honest oouutenah'e, ah
seemed quite cheerful al the idea OF his cpOrr Oe2
captyes in their His account OF the chase aiu
CAPTURE of his vessel in follows lie was standing m
a south westerly oOurse oil Charleston hnpof "htn
he sighted small schooner 10 eewgrd, win the ane
il. n ensign hos!ed in her main rggDg, the usual B
nal TO yesse TO speak. lie DOT deceived by her
coors how ever for with the md oil hls glass ne IA"
great ugly swivel gun anidsmps, when oouiu nor pe
i-taken although covered with canvas ana Psfihhy
hidden lie kept on his course IN the expectation o.
O ,t,niinQ the pursuer, bat after lecSarh chase
about four hours the stranger had come within han
cnn-shot dirtance Seeing that further flight war u-,
less and log that the biz gun OF The pirate could
blow him out Of water, he came-to, determined
to know his fate but barely hoping tlai after
all biz pnrsuCr might prove an American
vessel in reality, she wished TO be considered IN AZ
ptarance. The schooner coming up, her captain hailed
The joseph aud ordered her captain 10 come N board
with biz paper. Capt. Never demanded by what
authority tie order wa. made, and was told ny
Authority Of the Confederate States OF Ainerl'a.' lie
ten went on board the pirate and wa. told he was
prisoner. His boat and tie pirate boat hilei WI
armed men, were sel.t of 10 the brig, the crew were
sent below ana xix Of the pries were left aboard ~
prize cIew, with directions 20 run into port. The
second mate of the Joseph was requested by the
pirate captain take " afternoon sight,, IA 10
de erine their lon xitude Oh omskr
board the Savannah. The ves-es kept together,
the schooner in advance, until O'Clock, when TIE
| observation having heen made on the joseph, TIE
schooner dropped astorn and the two vess,s ocould
these relative positions when the brig Perry hogein
sgbt. Cold, the pirate Scotchmsn, had been an Cd
wan-of- " ars-man, having served sx years
The United States service, and he at ouos
recognized the brig, but Captain Meye.
tboughiEhe was the Banbridge. The officers of 90,
Perry thinking thai the schooner was chasing ths
Joseph, and had not yet captured her, made all sal
after her. and the Savannah immediately tacsec,
~
had succeeded in this The chase b. the Perry
would have been Ruthless for the schooner is very
fast sliler before the wind, and would outsrip tie
Perry with perfect ease. But the Perry getting 10
windward oil her, bore down rapidly and when within
gun-shOt, pitched shot across her bows. Cap.
Meyer was sitting the poop when he heard the rt
shot whining ust ahead Of the ioremast; 10 he moved
AT but in a moment a second shot flew hin, AID
as this was followed by shell, which burst in tie
water q little 10 lecwsfd, the captain, tbln.ng he
quarters little too hot for comfort, wen: below.
nere he found the cook and steward ool.d up IN
corners and bali frightened ~ death. Before ng tie
party was increased by the arrival q the three pri1
cipa ofcers who said they wanted to pack up their
ibings before going board tue Perry, but whom
Capt Never thought badly scared. The shots Of the
Perry answered from the pifaie three tnes, Cod
seting az gunner. Evidently he did not know his
business for when the oil sent the piece ahack, il
was not hauled ahead, and the next ,wO di-ch1rpes
broke out tie bolts and the bridge rope. One mcIs
would have cs,used the monstrous awkward Je,e ~
Jump of it, pivot aud smash through the deck. ~
each discharge the tiaers Of The little vesscl cerd
again, and she sbiverod from Keel 10 tri,n-om. TIE
gun was uncovered until the brig had got ~
close that escape seemed impossible the prat having
apparently counted showing Light pair Of heels 70
her pursuer. The brig finally came WITHIN hailirg
distance, and the demand, DO YOU surrender r. was
instantly answered by the crew if with ose voice.
ayes, We do" Her colors were then hauled dowu
a prize crew war put On board and the pirates were
transferred 10 the Perry.
When Captain Meyer was taken pIi 'oner. on board
the priyateer, he requested that be might 10 back
his vessel and get his clothes AMI Instruments but Wa
told that when they got into port his private property
would be restored As, unfortunately IN one ense bat
frtunately IN another tins never happened he los
everything OF value tli he had. Ills trrstn DUN
the nine bOurs Of hs folourn the Iiraie gpI 3
the only man who offered him any insu being toe ie
low Cold. He had the distinguished hOn0r messing
with the officers, ana RECALLED with some oi the
good brandy aud claret from lie captain pn,ate
locker lie has very poor opirion OF the bravery Of
the three chief officers Of he Savannah and = the
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