New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-02

passenger were left on board. and Charleston
pilot q have forgotten the namel semi of as prize
master, destination unknown. On the 9Th We saw
no vessels. On the 9th, captured the ship Mary.
GoodeIl, Capt. McGilyery, from New York for
Baeno5 Ayres. She was thoroughly ransacked fer.
specie, but none was found. The pirates took from
her four casks Of fresh water. Assshe drew eigh-
teen feet Of water, and was OF course nssless TO
the privateer, she was allowed to go. We rad now
twenty-one prisoners--almost too rneuy to have on
such vessel-and they concluded to put twelve Z
of on the GoodeH. just as the boat boarded
this vessel, five Of her crew Joined the prfyatser,
and said it was their intention to have taken the
ship that night, and that they were heavily armed
This proved to be true, for large quantity OF
pistols and bowie. knives were found on their per-
sons.
Mary E. Thompson came running down ard was
made a prize. Wien we left, they intended 70 pus
prize crew ON board of her. Eshs was subse-
quentIy released, and Is now IN Newport, H. f.
I should state that early in the morning we
chased the British bark Major Norton, but she
outsaied the privateer 9nr guns were, were ~ reaay
lust in time to save her. The priysteeF Jsh pays
Is the old SLAYER Echo, built n BalfIraors fh iso.
She is of 230 tons register, and rates sne hfaHs
IL feet, ia full rigged brig, and is not very rs'
| markable sailer; her masks do not Take much
She is painted black-square stern--hiNeE mead es
carries three jbs foretopEnast staysa ana AZ ner
sails with the exception of the t0pgattant Sas ana
royals are of hemp. Main topmast end 10 ain top
gallant staysails hemp. She carries four waist
guns--two 25-pounders (short) and two 24-pound.
the date Of 1851. Her crew numbered seventy
when she left Charleston, which was the 2sth OF
June. The guns are always kept covered ThIe
cruising and the ports shut, and she looks from
distance ike foreign vessel as the sails are
hemp, the clews cut sharp, and the sails have
deep reach.
pryateer JEFF. Davis Capt. Coxstter formerly in
/, command of steamer running between Savannah
and Fernandina Fla; Lieut.. Potsen, Of sayannahy
formerly Of the U. S. Navy; "a lAeqt. q
e Philadelphia; Surgeon, Mr.. Babcock; Captain of
1 Marines, Mr.. Sanfrau-together WITH their Fr1ze-
Masters, who were formerly Charleston and sayan-
nah pilots. -.
: Charleston in the night having been toHed out,
and as soon as she cleared the haroor the school
brig was moored in her place. 50 that in the morn
ing the Federal cruisers would not nesice nsa as,
half mile along the entire coast, and 9ney
to each other very rapidly. Captain Fitted arrived
at Portland in the Mary Goodea on Ftldays IN, lhe
a 18th. He owns large portion OF the john Y eisn
which is valued at $4,000. She is partially IN
sured. By this seizure be is almost ruined man;
e but he has strong hopes OF the recovery ol hi i
l. The New England papers come to. us laden will
e the statements made by the masters and mates
,. the various captured prizes Captala bsFAsf' .
the brig NJ. E. Thompson states thas ne was IN ~
,f formed by one of the crew of the prtvateer, ina
another privateer, fast sailing sop-saLL schooner
was fitted out in Beaufort N. G., where there "as
ct no blockade, and would proceed to sea a nlme @
dately. There are also two others IN ChaE!estoh
IS ready to come out, and three in savannah.
'e One of the crew of the privateer, who said nc
was pressed into the service states that on leaving
portthey had orders to destroy such vessels I as
u would not be an object to retain. and such Wert
id .baS shin and brig above mentioned. the reasol
III why I I this was not carried out in these Instances
" was that with their crew weakened with man
ming prizes previously taken it was feared thaS
e. accumulation of prisoners would endanger fnei
rn own capture by them, and that of the vessel 10
release Of the vessel was the cause OF maea I, aus
ne satisfaction among the privateer's ereF. Wne
en- last aeen the jeff Davis was In chase OF bark
OF entne.
mt THE VALUE OF THE PRtzEs
Il Is estimated to be 1925 900, as follows:
I'll Rrip John Welsh -. = f5iVcu II
III Srhnouer s. j., Waring. -....f lb1iNUu '
IS; Schooner Enchantress. 22,Voo
ny