, 1861-08-12
1ME : ikEBEl I; il lloM on ,1HE SEA.
Gunboat Petrol Sunk and hr Grew
:, made Prisoners. -

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Gunboat Petrel Sunk and hsr Grew |
made Prisoners. e.
OPERATIONS Ct eUR BLstKADMe FLKEh
Philadelphia Correspondence n. 7. Herald 7sn4l |
The leading naval event Of the war came to
light fn this city yesterday BY the arrtYA OF |
The gunboat Flag at Fort MiMtn, s1muifane~
GUS with Fortress Monroe dispatch, re1Rting
The capture Of the crew Of the pftTsteer Pc
flel and the sinking Of the vessel off Charles. |
ion ha1bor.' The Flag sailed from this Navy |
.Ea,d in the latter part Of May, sometime be-
ttre The departure OF the ftigate ct. Lawrence. |
g. s1--1;: -, = EE1nf..oz. Eea>1;s azd various
SuyM 1eh, holding In check the pirates that
eWa1med out hom the lnlets and sounds, aud |
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ElEd.
Cazclina coaet, in the dsy time closing her |
ports ard maintaining heeenblan Of very
respectable ult1cLant vessel The crew Nas
Kept below; she showed the etar6 md stripes
ct tho PEAK. but maintained gnlse 60 ca1-
lions That Zone but experienced mariners
conld detect in her government vessel OF
the first claas, armed to the teeth and ready at
al hours for 6ngagement: :.
The St. Lawrence lay directly OF one Of the
Snail Rhoal Islands On the Carolina coast, On
LIE MlElAOAl I'll LAE@ 1Gb VI 411E1uHb1 WILL d
tim built, fakish Yeseelofwar was seen COM
ing ont Of Charleston hafhor, making directly
, for the supposed merchantman- Tha ST.
Lawrence affected to crowd ell sail and get
OFT to sea, but in reality was ;edgiDg close in
open The ports and deiags her viii F1t shot. Tie
pirates. Geek. .Tas seen crowded With men, and
the gunneEs distinctly seel rammlng and
pointing the guns: 8ne aew the rebel fig,
and shouted twice for. the nerchantman to
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beng mace, the pirate fred three shots In
in quick sIceesaion-the first two ahead aud
the third directly over the deck Of the st.
Lawrence, the grape and Canister Hhistling
through the rigging and falling IL dangerous
proximity to some Of the oHcerE.
Then tie st. Laurence threw up her port
| lids and showed in moment the tiers Of cay
| non with the gunuers at the bfeeca holding
| lighted matches Scarcely second fate7yened
| when shock that shock the sea and made the
| guns, and vixen the enske cleared away the
waves where the pirate stood were eeen full
! ct driftwood and swimming men. She had
been literally cut to pieces, and one bali that
knocked hole in the bow at the water line
| car6e6 her to ill in aMoment and go down.
All the beats CT the St. Laurence were put
out and the seamen picked up. Five OF them,
either wounded or unable to swim, went down
with the hulk.
1t was found that the audac;ous craft was the
| Gt1ti, l41AE1lf t4E GGuElH1 a1AI1s O41tGu
States revenue cutter. She had been seized in
Charleston prior to the taking Of Sumter, and
some accounts say that she had been duly en-
tired as Confederate vessel Of war.
Some Of the lied, when hshed out Of the
water, were at loss to know what had hap
| Eened to them. The 6uddenness of the St.
Lawre1 ce's reply, the deafening roar Of the
ga1s and the EpiiAters aud submerged vessel,
were all incidents that happane6 il less time
:hsn We can take to relate them
| The following arc the names Of the officers
cf lie Firate shlp Petrol. brought here:
Captain, VIM. Perry, Of South Carolina,
Lieutenant, r. II. Harvey, Of North Caro-
| lira.
Prizenaster, August Peyrussett, France.
4 Nearly ali the crew are 1r;shmen, who state
were heavily ironed. They were lodged TO-
night in Moyamensiug prison.
| Since their Ecarreratlon on board the Flag,
the prisoners, thirty-fve il number, have
: been snbdued, and most of them have picai
necessity and iDp1essme in eStenuation o
! their conduct. Grimehaw has BEEN reserved
and at times defiant. knowing that none o
these txcuEes could be urged il his favor. 81,
!: states that the United States dare not hang
; him. A few Of the men are Northerners, AMI
1hsse are said to be reckless renegades, tn
| least trustworthy and courageous Of th'
| Crew.
The bringing Of these prisoners here il
hailed with acclamation by Phiiadclp1ian5
and especially the Marshal and United State:
4h.on cr5s :, ~ La1 r. -ta.9t.1 1,,,,1
10 morrow or Friday. The pirates belonging
7 | to the crew Of the JEFF. Da7is, captured o.
I | beard the prize Epchantress, had hearin
e to-day before United States COMMISSIONS
! Hazlett. Their names were William Smith
~ VT ra.a1asa 1919; 1e1 1cne n nael Gn..: !t
, Has in court, and the disposition to Inniz
i him will be imagined bY those familiar wit
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VESSEL.
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efthe waves and the winds They constit
le ted me M eEeW M o. the vessel frotscsor, belon
1t ing TO Ph1Ap F1tzpafrlck, and had bsen ca
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