The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-19
THE REBEL ! NAVY

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A LIST or THE PRiVATEERs
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THEIR ARMAMENT AND COMMANDERS. \
HAyAL OFFICERS IN THE REBEL SERVICE,
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wehsve ,mblshsda complete list OF the rebel army,
svns re numerical strength bfcers and
ether valuable nformation and having done we
wish present naval force Of ths rebels
giving, where the vesseIsu named worthy OF IL,
BRIEF description sf thAma showing how tho Southern
people became possessed Of Them, and enera,ing bo
principal things hat,hsy have been engaged 10. a,i
WITH excepopo u the Sumter and one or two others
thai r0wlng about search Il owned in the
The privateers Of the South kept pretty closely
seDAnsa within their harbsrs, and rivers by the
hoading ncst 81 the federal government, A ,ss % y
thou8h was intendsd that these pivatsers were u
have broken the blockade and tho harbors open
shessneG of Ithesotthern pr6apcert b9s8es MAKING
deadly was upop opri commerce. time has, proven thai
remain
few thaA have escaped the vigilance o the bosading
sess apd got stfey ont 10 sea, had but shoralved
triumph The Savannah the first Of the rpntsers
ustptered her her hopes were pipped
nsbpd BY The SWEDEN appearance OF she Perry which
sss hsf md sem her to this city, TnS Petre Also had
barely time congratulate 1hcfs<M upon her
fore tho st. Lawrence sunk her After rev Shots had
been nterchauged dhcrstrugglns had help
ed WI This wasonths 4orpsg Of tho 2s,h
sfJay%snd the tenl Davis not wal, Ing for visit from
enc * rhte Sam vessels but as il anticipating her fate
ran ashore, and was lost on The I7tb " August, while
attempting 10 run oyer the bar on ST. Augustine Fla
Tbe chcepets Yox and Geo b. Baker were bothdestroyrd
before they had opportunity Of doing amy 1jnry The
Work was burned p Cape Hatieras Light House, and thA
GeoA Baker sapiured by the gnnboas south Caro-.
iinsS the coast Of Texas aa.4 osA IL
In every that the vessels Of the South have
had With those Of hp federal they haYeb
alwsys worsed Take, for instapoe the vessels ALLUDED
70 and the attempt Of Honns at the mouth Of the
Mississippi and s later the feeble EFFORTS Or the fleet Of
At1a al tho time ofthe attack on BEAUFORT whom they
were driven Nike Sheep before the Union gun Boats They
did rot intena however, TO contend with our navy bat to-
seze whatever vessels they could lind that were in de-
fenScss condition In many cases they have succeeded
in this but the seizures on each side counted up
We haYe no hesancyfp saying tha.th balance would be
heavily side. &c, 'n. 7ssa 1'o3 ca ts7e
The sketch VIC furnsh OF The pr aeipal vessels compo
sing lie rebel shows what they have done, and When
possible, their commanders and armament There are
number o. steamers and sailing vessels under the coutro
Of the rebels that may, at convenient time be convert
ed pto vessels ar var give list Of those under the
headof the'navy, showing the strength that theymay
put forth should opportunity oer 70 do % with any
hope Of success We also give the namesor the principal
oshoers me seryiee of the rebels, ibn whole forming
fair psctose Of the rebel navy uo'i, tlqh sla as
THE SUMTER. sa4sIi,
The Spnler IS 50 well known to all that she needs no
iutreduaon She Of the Southern prya,eors thai
havss6far gcapea from the federal men Of war, aud
has given some Of them considerable robe in ,hoir at
tenpts to capture her, The Powhaan has followed her
diligently for some time but unfortunately the speed Of
The Powhaan not equalto that Of The Sumter How
ever her race has ncarysndsd, aadJehe VIII follow
ID the wake Of the SayaDaah Petrol md ehse As we
nave gwen her every moyement when heard FROM fully
from Rs Day beg escape from New Orleans upl.o The
presspl time i viii be only nssssar 70 give sketch Of
the ssssst hes armament, and = few Of her prlDepa
"a .ao,. u sht i1f Il y Il RI = as
She ran the blockade al tho naodth Or the Mississippi
Incorporating Of tho Ith July last; and al.
though the Brooklyn pursued her. she succeed
cd in making good her ssoapei apd has been warning
upon Agr cpHpsrce eyer since, making several valuable
przdas and keeping merchant captains constant
dreae Aboas Nsr faats q tis carsqfo o. elsai
American vessels On he south SIDE Cuba, and by burn
ing Of the ship Golden Rocket, sie q Pines Her
principal cruising ground bias been along the coast 9.
SIMULTANEOUSLY bS her gains p that quarter have been
smap ~ an awk@ardiy rfgged bark, having tien
appearance Of bosg half mereaataar. bali nlan,o
Her ast appear strongly and her sails much TOO
smap for vessel Of hey build, She carries three Try
sas AL of Them being much. larger than those usually
carr, BY saAg Vessel 1--WE say sailing vessel beeaasc
It atrck OF the tapa take down the smoke stack
and pass hmss AS sailing vessel, ruse That bis becn
successfully sht and jfb shchastwo
large quarter boats and banging at the stern She
also sails, Her Courses are deep par
Icnisriy pshe maasaii, and her opsae bear the ape
pearapoe * having resf in them vessel OF good san
Ing qAties can md dNcpi.y in running away frera
her, provided such course IS deemed advisable. The
rang ~ her largest gun s two thousand yards at high
clevaion the small greater distance
than fifteen hundfed yards Her other guns have been
suppcdfrom the Norfolk Navy Yard She has crew Of
sixty hse men and twenty five marines. Her dhtefs
are 2 81 q & ~ ta - .a 81 F.. lgu - 'aee, q
Commauder-Raphae1 seInmes. t rs go
Lteutenan,s-John NJ Keils r. r Chapman, w. e
Evaz,By j iStrihlinp. t2 ~ SIS 3ftis 5utHot
Pasnaster-- Henry Myers Hs.g ~. t,a4 ~ s-sl z
Passed Assistant Surgeon Francis Cont ~ . =,
MdshiPmen-R.-F. Armstrong, VIM a. Hicks, A. G.
Hudgns, ]. ID WILSON,. 42i Hs Is3a@G. WIS aVf4lI
Ghnner--Thonnas c. Cuddy ata1. q g..+-s+sI
Salnaker-M ~ Beaufort. Loops f@n.t@ 4aa tdp
First Assistant Engaieer, acting as fhefM J. Frec.l
= 't'l.
Second Assistant--W. p, Brooke. b $50 &, ..,.ss pgt
Third Observation-Disclosures 0 Bfien, Simeon w. Cum
uings. t'#.4Hsa .pate tta L 81 s4sfH -..
THE DIXIE. taslet ssit Fey .s4
The Dixie Is schooner Of about l5otons burthen and
was htted out as privateer in Charleston from which
place she the blockade the l9 OF July. on the
23d encountered the bark Gleu d Portland Maine which
she at made pze Of and the 25,h she captured
the schooner Mary ALICE, Or New York, with cargo Of
sugar from the West Indies bound TO New York prize
crcwlwss placed board; bu, they enjoyed tho triumph
buts time, as she wns rcssen by rhc botgading
feet almost immediately after On ,ae evening Of the
3lst she game up fwh tse RoNepa. hars laden with
cose bound 90 rhtladephia sbe taken possession
Of and tle captain a the sis hipsaif took the place u
prias master Tfen Dixie was now fusned towards alone