Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-26
JEFF. DAVIS PIRATES AT NEW YORK.

The United States steamer Harriet Lane,
twenty hours from Fortress Monroe, arrived
at this port this morning. She brought six
invalds from the flag ship Minnesota, the
master, Byers, and three seamen OF the prize
brig Hattie Jackson, and the officers and nine
OF the crew of the privateer Savannah. The
news that she had brought Il portion OF the
pirate crew of the Savannah attracted con-
siderable number OF visitors to the navy yard.
The vessel, however, lay in the stream near
the buoy and access to the vessel was some
what difficult. BY the courtesy OF Captain
Faunce, one of our reporters went on board
and had an interview with the prisoner The
officers were on the deck aft, sitting inside OF
a temporary shelter formed from mainsail,
and "were having good time" They We're
uncontined. The crew were on the starbOard
side OF the upper deck, sitting on a long bench
by the side OF the wheel house. They were
all handcuffed, bat wore no other irons.
THE OFFICERS.
The captain OF the privateer Savannah calls
himself L. Harrison Baker. He says he was
born in Philadelphia and is now 81 years old.
He is tail, full bearded, by no means repul-
sive looking man, and was neatly dress
ed in Il suit Of blue flannel lie has lived
in Charleston Tor a long time, and has follow
ed the sea- more or less Tor the past fifteen
years. He is great ON precedens. Every
own phrase, "as privateers usually do, . thus
He took out his letter, and intended to make IL
short cruise, say thirty days, after the usual
custom of privateers the men were 10 share
according to rank IN the proceeds OF prizes
captured Gas privateers," &c., and the prizes
taken were to be sent into the nearest port
and delivered to ''the confederate prize com
missioners, who would decide as to their
disposal His crew were generally shipped
ly1tt
few of the men, and the best Of them were
sent in with the first and only prize captured
the brig Joseph, from Cardenas. The cap
tain was very curious to know what the
people OF New York thought OF him." The
second question he asked was, us the Day
Book still in existence 2" Having been salts
fed on these points he became communicative
as to the state Of his own feelings lie says
he is not over and above anxious about his
present condition as prisoner. lie has done
nothing more than ia usual, &c. III we had
had the right sort OF crew we should nave
got away from the Terry MS Vessei was
able to get away from any sailing SNIP ana
he meant 10 keep clear Oh tile steamers anu
lhdeeu OF Oulteu states Vesseis Seheraly'
Inc prisoner geo AhIcheroockGi' orSusht
by the Terry, Claims 10 oe new 1olker ana
10 nave peen impressed. DaKer says ne snip
pea with nm as ueoree Livingston anu re-
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