The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-08
Fonraasss MONROE, va.3 AcSes! o. 1901 !

The steam ga.e wabash Captain Mercer arrived this
moraing from on Charleston after active cruise Of
sixty days.
To Captain Mercer am indebted FOR ue particulars Of
the sinking OF the prvatccr Si' by The ST. Lawrence
rrgae Off the coast Of South Carolina. On Sunday the
2sth Of July the st lawrence sailed from oil Charleston
IN blcckadiug SERVICE and tho day following she came
IN again aud Capt, Purvsuce reported 20 Capt Mercer
that on that morning about o'ctock while standing TO-
wards Charleston she discovered schooner displaying
the rebel aax lie gave chase and nearing her she
hove about and stood for the ~ Iawrenc, and fired
three shots Mt the frgate--ouco with grape and
twice with solid shot, Ono toaad ard some grancshot
struck the rrigate, doing damage though arected
group Of officers the quarter deck The s. Lawrence
then fred several round shot and she'll Tho shall
struck the galley knocking 81 10 spnters, and entered
the bold and there exploded causing tho schooner 10
sink Immediately.
The boats OF The -. Lawrence Immediately low
ered and thirty six out Of forty OF the officers and
rescued and brought board tho ST. Lawrence, where
they are now in irons. The balance were drowned
Captain Perry a native Of Rhode Island, and all the
officers Of tho Petrol, are prisoners
The prvatecr Petrol formerly the revenue cutter
Aiken stolen by the rebels and her armament was long
eighteen oOudor and one nine FOUNDER.
The frigale Wabash, the 81 inst, her way homo,
captured after four hours chase The schooner Mary
Alice, Of New York prizo to the p.,vaeer Dixie. On
the day she captured The American schooner
Sarah Star, under English coirs, from Wilmington, n. c.
for Liverpool, with valuable cargo. Both have been
sent New York 10 charge OF prize Bat Captain
Mercer expresses fear thai they may be taken by pr
vateers before reaching that port.
The Wabash accidentally into The gunboat Seminole
but did little damage.
The Quaker City picked mp this morning, near he Capes
small boat, containing ten shipmasters aud seamen
who bad escaped from Fort Oregon, North Carolina.
They give startling intelligence Of The dongs of the
North Carolina Al Ha.teras Inlet there are three
steamers and a pilot boat prvatecrlng. One OF them
the Gordon be blockade at Charleston and of the
whole up Hateras Inlet ten days ago, since
which timo she has captured the brig VIM r. McCvery
Of Bangor, from Cardenas, With molasses, and The
schooner Protector, from Cuba, with fruit.
Tho names Of tho prvaeers the Gordon, the COZ
fec (side wheel steaner, formerly running between Old
Point and Norfolk and the steamer Marion formerly
Norfolk pilot boat Al, Of them armed with rifed
Those from Norfolk taken down the canal to
Aihemarle Sound. Newborn, N O., Is the headquarters
Of these pirates.
The bark Glen Of Portland, with government coal
captured week and taken into Beaufort, " G. The
refugees stats that the rebels scarcely regard the
coast blockade ut all and consider the Quaker City the
only vessel doing any efficient service against them,
During all this time several gunboais have been quietly
anchored at Old Point.
Ten eunhoas being collected and mounted Nor
being shipped at Newbcrn.