The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-09
TIE SCHOONER PROTECTOR, OF PHILA-
DELPHIA, CAPTURED BY THE PRIVATEER


(from the Philadelphia Press, August IL
Yesterday afternoon four men arrived at this port in
open boat, having made their way over five hundred
miles of ocean at the mercy OF the waves and the winds
They constituted the OF the vessel Protector belong
ing to Philip Fitzpatrick Of Swanson and Queen
Streets and bad been captured by pryateer of Cape
Hatteras, and taken into the port of Nowbern N. G.
From Mr.. Fitzpatrick CLEAN the following outline of the
capture and sailed from Phiadel-
pha for MaanZas early June and left that port adened
with baEapas pineappes and paptains. On tho
ing of Sunday week when lying of Cape Hatcras about
hyenty miles from Shore she becaimed, the
stackppes and smoke Of steamer coming out from shore
II was eight O'Clock in the morning and Captain Lime
kin was below at the time taking his breakfast.
The mate, Thomas Ross, on deck the strange
steamer bore down upon Them evidently afraid Of oppo
stion for the galley deck of the Protector looked from
distance TO BIO gun Surprising the pirate TO be United
States gHnboat the captain ordered the national flag
the peak. Immediately the steamer bearing down fired
two guns which passed In close proximity to the vessel
Both discharged from rifcd Instantly the
flag hauled down, and the ib dropped The steamer
close up, aud ordered the captain to send boat
The order obeyed and the decks OF the pi-
rate found to contain upwards Of thirty persons
They placed few men board Of the prize and towed
her into Newbern, where the had hearing before
the Confederate Provost Marshal The evidence being
clear that they were civilians not engaged by the United
States government, they released and offered pas.
sage by land TO the North; q small boat provsioned
whereby to reach philadelphia by They preferred
the latter to the pcs Of the overland march, and
Set adrft on Tuesday.
Before leaving the vessel and cargo sold by the
pirates. The fresh fruit realized excellent prices and
part sent to Davis and Beauregard The captain
states that the cargo returned least 81 GEO. and the
rebels looked upon the ripe bananas and pneappes as be-
qucathed by special Providence The captain and.crcw
we'll treated while ashore, bat stripped Of every
thing which could enrich their captors. The from
Manassas that time fresh and the rebels were ex
ultapt and Wanting OF their final success.
They report all the nlets below Cape atteras fortified
with shore batteries of rcd and manned by
hundreds Of men, The prvaeers rest in the inlets aud
coves, where steamers cannot penetrate, until
ing the coast clear Of federal vessels they ponce out and
seize government property in the shape OF deenceess
merchant craft and tow them vt out Of reach.
Threevcssels, one OF which brig and, one ship
in Newborn at the time the Protector there, all
having been captured and conHscated. II gunb0ats
drawing shallow water despatched along the coast
below Cape Hateras to penetrate tho pirate recesSes
our merchantmen would soon be at liberty and the coast
clear.
When put to sea the Protectors crew we're hauled in by
the United States vessel Savannah the pirates meantime
watching them from the lighthouse shore. They then
sailed north with single compass 10 gside them, and
reached Cape Ieniopcn on Monday morning completely
out with watching and labor. At Chester re.
fused to give them breakfast and the Steamers Young
America ard Zephyr refused to them up the river
They got 10 town. justly indignant ut srch unkndpess
and reported at once 10 Captain Fitzpatrick, by whom
they well treated.
Their salbolt but nineteen feet long and they &C.
cup;ed seven days end nights in continuous smiling.
The pirate steamer ttbe Gordon oue of Opecoc
Inlet the morning of tho 2Sth Of July. She belonged
to Wilmington The Protector vaiuedat 81 500 and
vessel Captain Fitzpatrick has another veg
sell the Stephen IL Douglas ont and expects her TO
share the fate The escaped rien surrounded
by citizens last evening anxious learn Of their peril
The Philadelphia Eq.ircr has obtained some additional
particulars from one Of the crew OF the Protector
THE PIRATE WANTED COAL.
After the capture, he says, the STEINER then com
nenced taxing IN wood go out after another prize
Captain Lockwood said captain that he would like
very much Ia fall in with vessel laden with coal The
steamer burned wood. and her supply at time, my
opinon would hast her longer than thirty.siX forty
hours.
THE PIRATE VESSEL AND HTH CREW.
When captain turned his back upon the officer Of
the steamer the latter named person said OF his
men, For Gods sake put those irons AWAY out N sight,
referring to the handouts. As walked forward then
saw that the prvgteer had twenty four pOunder on
the forward deck and two guns ac1gheen twelve
poundera The steamer Gordon is between four and Ave
hundred burthen and is very fine locking craft she
draws eight and half feetoi water with fuel II said
that abe formerly called the California She is
manded by James Lockwood, so told. This same
man used 10 be captain Of the Columbia running between
New York and Charleston He n also reported TO have
formerly Charleston pilot. His native place is sun
posed to be Smithvle Nor,h Carolina. lie be-
tween thirty five and forty years OF age,
judge. His officers and men did not Uniform, but
looked like laboring men, being clad Scotch costume
They were armed with horse pistols with flint locks, which
about foot long. They aiso cutasses which
looked ~ though some country blacksmith had made
them. We were about twenty miles from Cape HAtteras
when we were captnrod We were informed TINT Inc
steamer would sail about twelve miles hour. should
think that was about her Of speed She is side
wheel steamer, and her mschnery-oi the walking beam
builds on deck. -S-
ornER PIRATES AND CAPTURED VESSELS.
When We were captured i saw three prva,eers in
sight; two OF them were. steamers These vesses
wore souhwarn Of HNieras within sixty miles OF tho
sloop war savannah, and also number Of pri-
vateers >tho different nIcts Part oftheia are steamers
and the others arc sailing vessels
The brig II. McGilvcry captured about this time
and taken into Haeras Inlet. she laden with twer.
~ i've OF thirty bcgslads OF oasses ard belonged
Bangor, Me.
BATTERIES AT OREGON INLET, CAPE HATrERAS, nc.
Our informant states that he battery Ut Orccon
Inlet and two hundred soldiers lie supposed thai he
battery was provided with abou, twenty guns Of rec
cabre. Al this point there Is battery established,
situated on the TOP o. The suH and within anerter OF
le OF tho lighthouse The Ii thouse occupied by the
commanding officers, and from this point. with spy
glass, they cansweet the FOR miles Jonpd There
are several batteries posted between I4tteras and Bea
fort tho middle being situated dt CCracokc These
batteries cover extent or Land Glty miles i,
Length, extending all along the coast.
GARD FROM TIE CkurAiN or TIE PROTECTOR.
Tho schpuncs Protector captured by tho Confederate
steamer Gordon, July 49, on Cape Hattcras, taken
into Ncwbcrn North tltOAua, whore we were quietly and