The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-29
Ths Prfyatesp Savannah.

The United StdtoS strussos AsA's'"' |
from Fortress Monroe, arrived at New YORK
on Tuesday, with six invalida 'rom 'hs nag
ship Minnesota. the master, ByeIs. and three
seainen of the prize brig Hattie Jackson, ana
the Officers and nine CT the crew of the priva-
teer Savannah The following particulars we
COPY from the Evening Post:
The Harriet Lane comes to The Brooklyn
Navy. Yard TO replace her present armament
with more effective ordnance she Is no"
armed with three 81 $, four "a $, ana one i
pound gun. long range rifed gun, eisn,
inch Gamble of throwing an elongated shell
of one h U ndred and twenty POUNDS, anu whose
range is said to be five miles has been prepaleu
for the Harriet Lane, and Will De Put On
hoard The gun is now at Governor IsioHo
With this gun forward, and. as Capt Eaunce
desires four rified 24s or 81 aIt, the HaiiI
Lane will become one OF the most ser'ieo""'@
vessels in our Navy.
THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF TIE PRlFAFkEA
SAVANNAH.
The news that the Harriet Lane had brought
a portion of the crew OF the privateeI oa
nah attracted a considerable n umOer OF fIsi-
tors 10 the Navy-Yard this morning. !hs
vessel, however, lay in the stream he'.l sise
huoy and access to the vessel WAS soiue naS
diaicnit, By the cour tesy of Captain Faunce
ore of our repor ters went on board, ana hao
an in terview with the prisoners Inc oilcelS
we're on the deck att, sltting lnsioe vi ' en-,
porary shelter formed from q miihsiiI, al"
.ware having good time" They We're uh
anad THs crew were on the starboard
| side o. the upper deck, sitting on long behch
| nv the side of the wheel house. 1ney were
all hand -cuffed, but wore no other IRONS
The OFFICERS.
| The o. Dtain of the privateer Savannah calls
himself r Harrison Baker. He says that he
| Vas horn in Philadelphia, and Is now thirty
| seyan wears old He is q tall, full bearded,
| nv no means repuisive looking man, ana was
| nes tlv dressed in & suit OF blue flannel. he
| has lived in Charleston for a long time ana
| mas followed the sea" more or less lor the
| nast fifteen years. He Is great on ffecedehtS-
! livery thing that he has done has been, to use
| his own language, cas- privateers usually 90,
| Tins. He took cut his letter, ana IN teHueu W
make short cruise, say thltty uay al 1et nc
| usual custom of Crivateers; The men were 10
| share according to rank i'll the proceeds OF
| prizes captured, Gas prlyateers, &C y anu
| the prizes taken were to be sent In the near
| ast mort and delivered 10 1.-THE Confederate
Prize Commissioners" who would decioe DIS
to their disposal. 80
Ais crew were generally shipped by an
agent and sent on board. tie knew q rev ot
| the men, and the best OF them We're sent al
| with the first and only prlZe captured-the
| brig Joseph, from CaTdenas. lOur reportef
| uoted with some surprise the tranknesa Win
| which Capt. Baker spoke OF ms a1dlrs, ptI
| ficnlarly Wi tn regard to the prize Oseph. II
will be remembered that the Perry Dfousn
| one of the crew, who is supposed 10 De uls
posed to turn States evidence, and is upon M
| testimony mainly, with regard to the Joseph
| mi the district attorney looks for convic
| ton of the prisoners. There Will be no dlih
entity in obtaining sufdciency OF evidence,
All the officers and crew speak Oh the captui
as an ordinary business transdcuoh-a,S olu
mo 10 1.-THE usual custom OF priVateers J
: The captain was very curious 10 Know VIVA
| sttha peopie of New York thought OF niin
/ | ua saws that he is not over and ABOVE ah8lou
| ahout his present condition as prisoner III
| has done nothing more than us usudi, &C
2 ssIf we had had the right sort OF crew "
e | should have got away from the ferry. III
| vessel was able to get away from any eall.il
= | shin and he meant to keep clear OF the steam
ers' and indeed of United States vessels gen
| orally. , hror,xh
s bv the Perry claims to be New \ orher an
II - have been i'm pressed Baker says ne SNIP
e ned with him as George Livingston, ana re
u ceiyed $50 as an advance at Inc tlhe VI al
: | hpment. s IL, -
II | south Carolina man, % years old, and say
% | he is not Il sailor; nor does he look ike on
Z | INIT appears rs he says, like man brougi
= | no in busineSSa delicate AauIeti, i"tiiei s0i
II | tlemanIy. looking man.
ID The sailing maste Henry q Rowland is
:, North Carolina man, IS years Old, anu
| sailor. =, :,
,aigna il 9 Young South Carolinian, only
Vi vesrs old ~ decidedly good looking, we
;, behaved Young fellow, who has been a MAJ
e ing clerk and assistant ok-keeper IN u
81 Charleston Mercury Ciiice. ms Is MS III
u cruise rs purser of Il prlyateer.
The general appearance OF these -four m
was favorable They had nothing OF the dc
nrrate or even rowdy look that would nat
rally attach to men in their profession 1
officers of the Lane spoke of them as qul
- and we'll behaved and the prisoners desir
| 70 return their grateful thanks Tor the KIN
IN | ness extended to them by the officers both
at | the Perry and Harriet Lane.
s. When they were transferred from the Fer
n | TO the Minnesota they were stIictly comm
ed and were not allowed 10 con sc =" 70.
on | one on board On the Lane the officers we
h. merely tricted TO their uar ters att aI an
ng single sentinel kept guard over them. In
Ike communication Win each ochei "A1 ~
m. Strained. and they were well-fed and kline
in treated as prisoners OF war"