The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-07
Capture Of the Priyn,ecr Benuregar,i,
HER HISTORY.

The bark Aura, Capt. Lindsey, which arrived
at this port yesterday from Havana, reports
that the United States sloop Of war William q
Anderson, Capt. William G. Rogers, captured
the privatcer Bcaurcgard, Nov. 12sh, in the la
hama channel, 100 miles east Of "llole in the
Wall The Bcauresard il a schooner, Of l01
tons burden, carrying one rifle pivot gun, wrh
20 pound projec'ile, The crew consisted of 23
men--caIi',......, ,ou .yuter,.nts and payuastef.
Her paymast'r and ten Of her crew were lOr
mcrly Of the JET. Davis.
No resistance was made by the Dcnmccnrd
ihe superiority of the armament Of the Andcr-
ron being so great that IL would have been mad
ncss 80 measure their strength. While the An
derson was approaching her the croS were en-
gagged In throwing over shot, she'll muskets,
Go, and before the capture most ct the ammu-
niion was lost only powder, few pistols, one
or two Iiies and the pivot gun on deck remain
inr Tie crew, - number, were at once pl ICED
In irons and transferred TO the ship. PriLe-
master Davis, with picked crew, took charge
ot the schooner and safely brought her to this
port.
tultod with the civil authorities as 10 the dispo-
sal of his prisoOers when IL was decided that
,hey should he placed in tho hands Of the U. y.
MaTshal. After an examination on board the
officers and crew were taken 10 the shore and
tlnced IN the county jail where, properly
i,uafded, they will remain until their trial
Iapt. Gilbert Hay, the master, was born in
Scotland; was natural zud in Charleston, wherr
he has lived twCnrv-eight years. lie testified
that the BraurcguId sailed for Charleston on the
: h Novcmh,r. She was commissioned by Je-
ier,on Davis on the tn Oaloher IN nat ~ III
ylte armed We sc in Ihe Ice Of the Come p.
rate State, On the high sea' l,ninst the United
States of Amrt.a, their ships vessels go0 Il,
and effects, and hoe Of ther clti2cns, dulng
The pending war. The Beaureglrd saw no Ves-
sci prp, ious To her capture, and did 4 hre a
pun after loayi iug purt, no, even for practice -
CAPTAIN Ilay saws The vessel is owned by + ok
COMPANY, and thar her bills when really for sen
were SIS, 600 Moldycui Hines was ghc agent
of he company.
The following Is true copy Of the letter ol
maraue and rcprisll, under which the Bsaure-
gard was desi ned 10 prosecute the work Ol pi-
Sacv upon vessels Ot the United States;
70 dllrhO AhIU see these preVH's, greeting:
Know Sc tuht by yiT.ue # NE pnger vest Il m
ms by law, | have q I0ui-s stoned, aud DO hereby
commission, have gutho izet, aud do hsT by autho,
rile the schooner or vessel called the Bsture8ard
more paTtioullIly das rhe'l la tn a hedule here-
unto annexed), whereof Gilnert Hay IN oOmmAndsr
20 act az a private armed " ssel In the service o.
she Confderats States, on the high sea, against
the u +. Cf America, their ships, vi ssels, go' DIS
effects, and those Of their citizens during th" pend
ing Of the war now existing betwten the said Con
-f.derAte States and the said United Stats, Ifh
commission 10 continue In force until revked by
the President Of the CoDfederacy for the time be-
ing.
Name, Beaursgsrd; tons, 10l 400; Armansnt
vps VlAi number VI crew, krV,