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

,rpsox.r OF THE PRiivArEER's OFFICERS.

PERSONAL OF THE PRIvArEERs OFFICERS ,,,
The Captain of the JEFF Davis isa large, stouf
man. about forty years of age, ana apSarenuy
Holland Dutchman He is ABOUT nge I isss stsa sessn
inches in height and wears meustachs a2a goates.
He spoke English very luentty ans VILE siigntiy
percepthle foreign accenti III his manner he We. Was
reserved even to tacturnliy and mos OF tas ,hs ii
kept his cabin. His orders he issued IN very mid
and calm tome He wore no uniform or sWofo, put
was attired in plain citizens dress.
The First Lieutenant the next IN celn1aanu .,n ~
the vessel assumes q more prominent pert IL lne
role of privateersn2n than his Superior o1nger, n
wears no uniform and carries no sWore. ae naa MI,
moustache and slight whskers, ana pears al ny Ky
characteristics of an adveEturer. with dasa o, me
hero Notwithstanding his years, ne Is very htnS
and active, and in his connection with tine vessel
| is buster and mose important parsonage man "
captain. He always claims to, ana Gees, Ieau ehs
| boarding OF the captured vessels.
| The Captain of Marines is u native OF Dehmarh,
and about 40 years of age. He is about hve leet
nine inches in height. and has long sandy oeara,
sharp features, deeply pocpitted, and large ulcer
| under the cheek bone, near the flS4t no7EEli.
The Lieutenant of Marines is an lrish12a ., aoout
35 years Of age. small but not thieA-se5' 4Ha
puisiye looking individual generally
The Medical Stall OF the prVateeF eonssss "
surgeons apparently natives the SOUTHERN SEats'
Their names did not transpire. -, ,,,.,,.ss
| The Jeff Davis, previous to the several Captifes,
had on board several prize masters, among Wnom
were the following: 49,
| The prize master who took the hat L Joseph insot
| Charleston after her capture by the priVatesF
| Savannah, whose crew are now in confinement IN
New York. He is Schotchman, about 81 years OF
age, tall slim, and with heavy whskers.
| Prize master - Steward, or Stuart. q saVan"
nah pilot He is about 2S years CT age, fve Ieet
seven inches in height, and native Of SCUM caro-
lima. ..u -, rr
Prize master - Smith, a Savannah pilot. he
is about 20 years of age, small in stature. with
long, heavy whiskers is dark conplex1oaed, ana
native, apparently, of the Southern states.
The prize master who took charge OF the Welsh
was, as previously stated Charleston harnof
pilot. ,..=,a,z
, Irish, English, Scotch, Dutch, German, French,
Spanish and Italians are all duly Represented. Ihfee
| or four only are Americans. the majority are
native of the British Isles. The ltaans are TWO n
number. As previously stated, they number apons
, sixty men-ununiformed and, Ill Srea9 measure,
unaru,ed. No two OF the men are dressed a. ai1hes
| Many have on loose Jumpers or shlrts maue 9os
of blue denim, similar in texture, quality ana Color
i, | to the overalls worn by labOrers; others wear
a coarse shirts made of yellow flannel, such as may
a be seen in the South, while others had noIhng on
j. the upper part of their bodies nut thef
n | Their neither garments--the extremiues OF WINCH
n are in many cases. pushed into their boots-are OF
"a every agnablc color and quality, rVasing IN a.
+ verstv of hues the variegated tints OF Joseph's
coat The majority wear ordnsry elosn OF giaIe he
n sugar loaf crowns, resembling the spanish SOM
~. breros or the hats of Italian brg&nds The men
appear to have been shipped without the least re-
g gard to seamanship, are generally OF snal s!teie
Il and had been taors, shoemakers, dlers, loafers
ii and the like, on shore. They were shipped pflnet
d pally in Charleston and Savannah. some sMeite
olly are armed with old muskets and aoout tWeny
k are armed with cutlasses eXtemporlsef oHt oi tne
70 long knives used for cutting canes on southern
TX sugar plantations The crew SsnerSliS are d Su1
d. throat set and would make an army sseh @ as ra, u
,e staff would have been proud 70 ieaa. Soue y
Il, them in their boasting moods, threatened 70 Iut
ly the nriyateer into the harbors OF New ork Dos
a. ton Philadelphia and other cities OF me Nortn, io
49, the purpose of cutting out vessels at thesr DOCKS.