The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-25
OPERATIONS OF pRIyATEERs.
Capture Of the Brig Granada by the FRI.
vatceT Sal;le-The Rebel Boards the :
English Schooner Greyhound State.
ment Of Captain A. &. Petten-
geIl, Of the Granada,
Sc, Sc, SC.

The British schooner Greyhound. OF Liverpool.
Captain N 8. Carnage, arrived at this port yesterday
from ST. domingo City, whence She sailed the Cab inst
This schooner brought besSes her legitimate cargo Cap
tain A. G. pettengel of tho brig Granada and two Of his
Captain Pettenge reports the capture Of his
sci by tho rebels and gives the following succnct anA
impartial statement Of the aihr;-
STATEMENT or CAPTAIN PETrENGELL.
The brig Granada, Of Portland, Maine, LETT Neuvtas o.
the Sd inst and Saturday, the 18th, 1t being twelve
at night, in latitude 33 degrees, longitude II, or
about three hundred miles the east side OF Charleston
boarded by the Southern prfvateer Sallie. She
fired blank cartridge bows, and demanded
that should hcsve to- which did, Twas then ordered
TO take my beat aud aboard with my papers, which
did also. The prvatcersmen then took my ont oT
the brig and brought them board the Sallie with the
eptien Of the FIRST and cook They put prize
crew Of six men on board the Granada, man by
the Of Bryant being tho prize mastcr On
gcing board the privateer sallie, the captain
gave seat in the cnbin and asked me il l the
captain OF the brig Grarada just captured said, eyes"
He then asked mo for my papers, which produced
After careful examination he said they all right,
adding further
~ sorry tell you that your vessel is prize to the
Confederate States"
"What vcssel2' asked T. ais my brig seized by the
Dixe?'
He hcsitated at first 10 tell the vessels He
then said
Z" shall have TO retain you here; bat you have
your liberty to the cabin ana the after part Of the vessel
far tho manmest-that is, if you do not try any
means 10 kick up row."
told him would keep perfectly quiet. was not al
lowed speak either ny that Of the privateer.
was however, allowed to with the officers "
the Saliie, all Of whom found TO be gentlemen
Tho captain OF the Sale is named Libby. He
is sandy conlpexoned man, Of about thirty
i've or forty years Of age. Tho ssllie had forty
mon aboard. Tic name Of her Arat maso was
Stewart, and one OF the prize nastcr's name was
Getzinghamor. Their Lieutenant OF Marines named
Seabrock They took possession OF all my nautical instru-
mcnt-chrononeteF barometer, spyglass, and every
thing necessary to work shpbcsides my wearing ap-
pare. Finally, myself and two Of my put on
beard the Greyhound, and started for New York with
oil tho speed possible Mr.. Russell Buterded, first off,
Of the Granada, compelled by the rebels to
board q, her to navigate her into Charleston
Savapp alb. The cook "a white many and one Of the
mon Of the Granada voluntarily became rebels and went
aboard the Sallie
The Granada had cargo OF 400 hogsheais of sugar,
meado molasses and quantity Of cedar, and was con-
signed to Mosss. Thomas owens Scps OF this city, Tho
following gentlemen are Joint owners in the vcssel:-P
Randall son have oneeishth share; Drake Davis OF
Portland, onesixoen,h r. G. willard eghth A. J.
etcngel nvc-sixeeuihs A. c. rettngclt, one-eiehth,
and Thomas Owens & sons, onefourth. Inc vessel ID
valued at $40 ooo ard the cargo at about $4,000 The
Granada had bui eight men aboard, all told
THE PRIvATnER sALLIB
10 centre board scbooneI-an old vessel but fist
saicr She is painted black and carries Two gail topsas
and very large squaresau measuring roo yards of can
vas She is TO tons burtea mounts aae long gun mid
snins and carries crew Of orty She is commanded
by Captain libby, for merry of the snip Gontar, which
ped between Clarlestonan Liverpool She formerly
called The schooner Vsgin OF Broo&haven and when
Inst seen was steering eastward sha bit in Port
land, Maine
Capan rollengea describes her officers to be perfect
gentlemen but ths he descsbos in seafarhs par
nnce , to be 'roughscnfs p"
We learn from Captain Petcngel that he treated
yery kindly by tho rebels and that his going aboard
the GREYHOUND they presented him with half barrel or
bread and shoulder bacan fear no might fall short
provisions He further states THAI the oicers Of tho
sac wer~ very particular, and kclA ossout at the
masthead al the tiae
There fifteen hnndrol weigh. of pCwder on board
lee salie and corresnondng quantity os shot
The Dixie being again fitted out Charleston when
The GraAada ict
A pRlvATEER BRIG AT ST. JOHNS, P. R,
fhe schooner A. Barnes, Captain Bctsworth which
arrived al this port yesterday morning from 81 Johns
reports that pr,vatocT brig sailed from that port
the 9th all, after having obtained supply Of rrov-
soni apd water.