New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-25
PREPARING FOR PRIyATRERs.

Information Of Suspicious craft at largo bss hess
brought this port from toe to time by ship captans
and Southern e~spapers have gwen ~ lists OF North
ern We sss captured and con6scated under the Cone
crates nag. On Saturday Capt. Curtis of the slip
Windsor Forest, reported that the 18th Of June,
when southeast Of Cary sfort Reef, lie fell in with
schooner Of $50 uns about twice the size Of the SevsH
nah, which followed in bis wake TIE greater part 81
two days but being unable to come up with bin, and
IA several other vessels hove in sight che bauled her
wind aud stood in for the Bahamas. The decks u
TIL, craft well occupied with men.
aud api earances confirmed tie Captains iupresAoa
that his mysterious pur-uer Que Of tie Confef-
crate pirates The cities Of Charleston. Savannah,
Mobile and New Orleans. have had both tue nieais
aud opportunity 10 send out a humber OF cruisers,
whoes hereabOuts must ranspire, now that The
blockade is estsbhshed and their deprcdations upon
West Indian commerce cannot consequently te con-
tinued with impuplty. II mus, however be admttted
that the chances of shipping and out OF the muddy,
tortuous ard uufIequeu,ej Southern hgoon., iJw,
iuxuriant vet dismal shores Of which ia ordinary
times ,le undsturbec houe Of ;he ator, etshius
inland from hundred points between ST. Augustine
and Indanola would TO b. little hinderef by the
lew vessels of Uncle Sans blockade At present on
Florida and in the Gulf Bat it is only suou craft, IA
general, that can enter hero.
In order got insight into the afnira OF the Con-
federate pirates Of whom there evidently are mum
Der a8oat several schooners have recently oeen nttea
out Ia this port to cope with To chase overhaul arrest
capture, and report such of JEFF Dsviss piVseers
they may fall in with.
f. H. Hart, esq, Surveyor Of the Port, on Sunday
n m received infor nation that Cousin Sally prva-
teer" had been seen in the neighborhood Of the Bee
nudas, and be Immediately notified CAPT Toward,
u. s. H. the senior officer in comnaud on the station,
Who in his discretion, ordered Lieut j. g. Benpett,
IT, of the Yacht HenIietta to 20 ia search Of tho r
rauder and 10 bring her into this port Ibis order
promptly responded 70 by Lieut. b., who put his cras
10 tow Of the United States revenue eeamtus Mercay
AL in about two hours aud half from the receipt Of
the order the Henrietta outside Of Sandy Hook
with q free sheet and topsail breeze.
Lieut.. Benefits yacht is splendid c-aft, and her
gaan. commander seems determined that che eheIl Do
honor 10 her aag Her gun is about the same Galore
~ that Of tie Savannah.
Yesterday the fleet wrecking schooner Fenry W.
johnson, was brought down the East River, aud an
chOred of the Battery, previous TO sailing Tor tue
Bahama Islands. where she VIII cruise. lie Jounsto
has several excellent ri'ed cannon aSoard iuii com
clement of men able 81 them, and such other ert
cles as will the purpose OF taking care OF her
se She has recently been purchased by tie Board of
Uudsrwriters who have msds Cattsir Hoyt On ster-
To-day preparatory excursion VIII 90 msde ~ ace
down the bay carrying a anittee Of the Uoder.
writers and others interested 10 the CONNER ial mai
of this city. As 10 MODEL and ssiing qualilies, tha
johnson Is O superior craft. She re-enhlos in many
the Yacht Wsndere Her tunnage s about 20o
She sails under the auspices and drectioRsof the Board
u derwilers.
The privateer Savannah twill probably soon do
similar rvce for the protection Of commerce, under
the revenue authorities. Old pilots rec0llect the Savs
nah ss u pilot boat Of New.York harbor, which
weathered q heavy March gale, continuing eeyeral
DAYS, twenty years sRo, at the same time that two
other pilot boS,s got wrecked. she Was sold coon
after 10 q firm 10 Charleston.
Vessels continuing in their usual line Of trade are
very generally armed, or providing themselves with
arms. None Of the Gulf steamers 90 unsrmed, aud
among echooners barks and brgs, ordnance Of satfs
cielt csliber u . desideratom.e