The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-14

'f1Neee, 1lu ASniat heu 10 capt Semmes that
he supposed that would be sufficient protec-
ten Capt. Sesnmes replied: The New York
peoP'e are getunghyery smart. but it won't
save you; II all damsd hatched M mess =
he then gave orders to burn tile ship.
captain Sanders pf the brig Baron de Cas-
the az Boston-another of the captured vess-
els makes the following report;
On the 18th ultimo. in latitude tlirty-nine
degrees north. longitude sixty-nine degrees
Yves the Baron de Eastine was captured bv
the pirate Two Hundred and Ninety. Captain
Semines agreed 10 lIberate the brig for bond
OF six thousand dollars pay able 10 the Presi-
dent OF the Confederate Stateslthirty days ar
t-r peace Is declared Captain Sanders gave
the bend, and was then informed that he must
take as passengers tie crews, nunlbcrilii< for
iy-hFe IN all, Of several American vessels
whifh had been previously captured and
buried by the Two Hundred and Ninety. The
creYs were sent on board the brig, but extra
provisions were refused, and Captain Sanders
lborf away for the nearest port 10 land them
The following is list Of vessels taken, burnt
ipr bonded By the Two Hundred and Ninety,
as reported by Captain Sanders:
Il Bark Lalnpishter. of Boston. from New
\ 4 or x Tor Gibraltar. captured October Is, and
Ibnr nt. The LampIish,er was = vessel Of three
lhpIlered aud seventy tons, rating All-2. and
was owned BY Lombard & Co, OF Boston.
II Ship Lafayette. Of New llafen, Small, mas
lteri fromeNew York for Belfast. ireland. with
a cargo Of wheat and corn. CAPTURED October
%. and burnt. Tile Lafayette vas vessel Of
ninF hnhsired and fDrty-hve tons, built III Free
E port, Maine, IN 1888. aud rating Al IL
Sehooner Crensiaw, Of New YORK. Nelson.
niafter, from New York ior Glasgow. with a
cargo oi iiour, captured October %, and
burned. One Of the crew ot the ereiIshaw
EJpifed the fwo Hundred and Ninety The
Il crdnsliaw was a vessel 5f two hundred and
seYenty-eight tons, built ii Baltimore aud "a
tine Al. She was formerly owned in Rich
Inolld Va
Bark Lauristsa. OF Boston, Welles master.
iroln New York for Madeira captured Octo-
oes 2s, aud burned The lAurieita was YES
sell loi two hundred and eigAiy-fopr tons, built
~ pamariscotta, aud rating A2.
1 captain Semmes Informed tie prisoners that
on october U, he Lad capturei ihe packet ship
Iohawanda, OF and from fhiladclphiA Tor iiv-
feipool, with passengers on beard and delain-
ed her Tor hve days, then releasing her for a
bond Of eighty Thousand dollars. payable as
abi,ve lie also captured The ship Maaches
7 teri OF and from New Yorklfor Liverpool. IN !
iif brig bpnkirk. from New York FOR Lisbon.
lanil burned them, putting the crews 81 hoard
thq loilawauda The folizwamda is a VESSEL
oi thirteen hundred TONS bnilt in Philadelphia.
IN li1.lo iof Henry copes, and rated All
fle Manchester was vessel of Ole thou
sapd aid seventy-hye IONS. bnilt in l'or tsniouth
lNsw Hampshire IN ] 20 and raied 4 Il
Fhe brig Dunkirk. Of Ellsworth. Nainc va
asNessel Of i've hundred and sincty y-eisl-1 ions.
built y Ellsworth, Maine IN lssS aid rated
The last appearance OF the T,co H1ad. cl
ard Nilets-0f the Cape. ot lie Delat.ar> was
dafsc1ly III tile track Of tile califorDia steasa-
ers. Il Was feared at The North Hiatt Cant.
S5MNEs was waiting for one Of these ricll pri-
zeF, that would yield him. from TIE large
nj frf.o
The Herald says: Z:
4 lie may Is waiting for the California steam
& erfor lle IS lot far from their track, and would
hike nothing better than 10 fob cool illion
4 hg way ofpaying expenses. There is 10 know
ink what the rascal may lie up 10. We may
expect to hear OF almost any thing being done
by him. and tle probabilities are that We shall
have 10 recount almost daily, now that he Is
bdideeI
It Is evident that the Two Hundred and
Ninety intends a raid npon orr coast, IL not a
dash INTO one of onr llar5ors- lie may keep
hlh 'roHsiso good. and run into the barbor OF
I New York for the purpose of throwing a few
shot or shall into the city. Il could be done.
and it would not be amiss under any circuu:-
stances obs ready for him should he venture
his head into the lions mouth
is his intention beyond doubt 70 make
himself and yesselEa terror 10 ali ;nerchalitnen
carrying the flag Of tile I JIfited~ Stakes; and
Thus far his career has enabled him 10 curry
out hisNi most thoroughly.
The Herald is worked up terribly over the
great havoc committed BY the I've Hundred
aud Ninety. and calls for the government to
offer a reward for the head Of Capt Semncs.
In great wrath ittsays:
i II is shame upon rs that his iilIain is
LONGER Defulifted n, fornl,,if his ,,r,,,,
!. the high seas with the greatest isnpnisity. A
Reward for his head slioll.d be offered. as IN
days Of old fsr he cannot be censid-
eged in any light but that OF a pirate Of
tile first water. II is now two weeks since
we published fhe account of the destruction
'lof the ship Brilliant and other vessels. md
! What has been dune since then by the Navy
1 dspar tment 10 effect her capture or destruc-
tibn, Tie only vessels NE have any certain
) knowledge Of being Oh her track are the steam
! sioops of war SIN Jseinf5. Tuscarora anil
; Kearsage Yet there has been time e-ough
II proper energy lad bern used, 10 have had
8 al least hall dozen more securing the ocean
! li1 ctery direction, rendering her destruction
j almost \ certainty. II has been said that tire
D Vanderbilt. with her great speed ami power
:. ffl battery, was TO 80 "a sea az once IN search
Il the pirate; bat she is still at the navy yard
: The Connecticut and Rhode Island are std
i beef boats, and the ixo finest steamers
the Atlantic, which LEFT ia port yesterday
) for the South aud the Baltic, ION here-ars
I lieing used for Transports when they zIighi
: lave been ready in three days 10 have gone
5 after Captain Semnies. .if hot TO capture him IN
a fight 10 run him down. and lot hiEa forever
: from existence