Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-28

Arriodi Of The Harriet Lane ioifh the Officers ana
crep Of he PyiOdfssr Savannah. -Hotp n,
Pirates Look.
From the New York Evening Postl
The United States steamer Harriet Lane. 20
hours from Fortress Monroe, arrived at this port
on Tuesday morning. Sue brought six inyalids
from the flag ship Minnesota, the master, Byera,
and three seamen Of the prize brig Hattie jack
son, and the officers and nine of the crew of the
priyateer Savannah.
The following are the officers of the Harriet
Lane :-Captain, John Fauncei First Lieutenant
U. q. Constable Leutenants, d. d. Tompkins,
H. o. Porter, 7. M. DUNCAN, j. H. Thatcher, G..
j. 0ambrll Chief Engineer, ]. R. Dryburg
with crew, all told, Of ninety-four men All
| we'll.
The Harriet Lane has been under steam and
actively employed since February. Che has had
but one engagement--the Big Point battery af-
fair. The report that this vessel had been seen
with one of her warehouses shot away is
grOundless, and arose, probably, from some shin
meeting either the Star or the Mount Vernon,
which are small United States propellers, and
reporting the vessel as tho Harriet Lane, The
captain reports that the following vessels are in
Hampton Roads, between Fortress Monroe and
Newport News Point; The Minnesota, Cumber-
land Star, Mount Vernon, Daylight, aud Ana
costa The Cumberland, which is the flag. ship
ASNWmauuef ItnuefBfhatl OIL the west India
squadron, IL coming to this port to be cOppered.
sue Will be replaced by the Roanake which
dropped down from the navy yard and anchored
off the Battery on Tuesday morning.
The Harriet Lane comes to the Brooklyn navy
yard to replace her present armament with more
effective ordinance. She is now armed with
three 32s, four 2is, and one twelve pound gun.
long range ritled gun, eight inch, capable of
throwing an elongated shell OF one hundred and
twenty pounds, and whose range lie said to be
llVe miles, has been prepared for the Harriet
Lane aud will be put on board. The gun is
now at Governors Island. With this gun for
ward, and, as Captain Eaunne DESIRES four rfed
94's or 32's aft, the Harriet Lane will become
one OF the most serviceable vessels in our navy
THE oFElcRRs AND CREW OF THE PRIyArEER
SAVANNAH
The news that the Harriet Lane had brought a
portion OF the pirate crew OF the Savannah at
lracted considerable number of visitors to the
maynard. The vessel, however, lay in the
stream near the buoy, and access to the vessel
waa somewhat difficult. By the courtesy of
captain Faunce. one or our reporters went On
board and had an interview with the prisoners.
The officers were on the deck aft, sitting inside
of temporary shelter formed from mainsail,
anu =" were having good time" They were
nnconined. The crew were on the starboard
side of the upper deck, sitting on a long bench
ny the side of the wheel-hOuse. They were oil
handcnlled, but wore no other irons.
THE OFFICERS.
The captain Of the priyateer Savannah calls
himself II. Harrison Baker. He says that he
was born in Philadelphia. and is now thirty
seven years old He ia u tall, full-bearded, by
no means repulsive-looking maD, and was neatly
dressed IN suit Of blue flannel. He has lived
in Charleston for long time, and has "folloWed
the sea more or less for the past fifteen years
lie is great on precedents. Everything that he
has done has been. to use his own phrase, as
privaleere usually do" thus
lie took out his letter, and intended to make
short cruise, say thirty days, after the usual
custom Of priyateera. The men were to share
according to rank in the proceeds of prizes cap
tured, Gas privateers, &c.,") and the prizes
taken were to be sent into the nearest port and
delivered to +" the Confederate Prize Commits.
sioners," who would decide as to their dsposal
Ills crew were generally shipped by an agent
and sent on board. He knew a few of the men
anu the best of them were sent in with the first
and only prize capiured-the brig Joseph, from
Car1enas.
g II we had had the right sort of crew.
said the captain, we should have got away
from the Perry" His vessel was able TO Get
away from any sailing ship, and he meant to
Keep clear OF the Steamers and indeed Of United
States vessels generally.
The prisoner George Knickerbocker, brought
by the Perry, claims to be New Yorker, and to
have been impressed. Baker says he shipped
with him MS George Livingston aud received $50
AS nm advance at the time of his shi pment.
John Hareston is the first officer. He is
South Carolina man, tweniy-eight years old, aud
says be is not sailor nor does be look like
one, but appears, as he says, like man brought
up in business--a delicate-handed, rather gen
teinaDly- lOoking man.
The sailing master, Henry G. Rowland, is
North Carolina man, tweniy-eight years old, aud
a sailor.
The purser of the Savannah, @. s. Passailai-
que, is young South Carolinian, "only nine
teen years old, decidedly good looking, we'll
behaved young fellow, who has been a mailing
clerk and assistant book keeper in the Charleston
leycmy Office. This is his first, aud it is safe to
say last cruise as purser OF privateer.
The general appearance of these four men was
favorable. They had nothing of the desperate
ar even rowdy look that would naturally attach
to men in their profession. The officers of the
Lane spoke Of them az quiet and we'll behaved,
and the prisoners desired 10 return their CRATE
ful thanks for the kindness extended to them by
the officers both of the Perry and Harriet Lane.
tue CREW.
The officers Of the Savannah will certainly
compare very fayoraby with the men, If Ill aie
ike the nine prisoners on board the Harriet
Lane, They we're &" o hard looking set the
natural descriptive phrase applied to Them by all
on board the Lane-and despicable rather than
desperate. Nor did their captain have a very
exalted opinion Of their seamanship or courage.
We give almost verbatim (omitting his terse
Saxon phrases his account OF their conduct
during the brief but brilliant engagement with
the Perry.
CAPTAIN uAKER's OFFICIAL RRpoRT