Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-23
apt. Peck, Of the abip Sea Lsik-.she former


Two latter by tha Aiabs us; also. C,pt. Phil
lips, Of the sa:p D css:or, captured Dy th'
Confederate stoamsr Georgia U4psn) Ths
following Is Capt Phillips ats.ement:
Sailed from Liverpool April 6, with ful
cssso of Goals for HING Kong; IN 18Th, being
;hen in la. Is N, lon. q 10 W, was chssel
csptnfed and burned by the Confed.ra,,
steamer George, Cap:. Msury. After bu-nin!
mT snip, rhey ft"orsi 70 HE southwark, anc
on tbs 80 b, e. dAy Ighs. mads tho island o
s.. FiaocntB, OsFe do Vr-du, sad steo:ed il
~ IL" hs.i.r; wrcn :frnat thee m:lcs ;.oEr
ra+ a.,2h 'r=ge saw r!s|a ot-Ya. lying ire.,
Tl;n tho Amsrican fig Hgipe AZ to peak -
t:oy lion aies.ad cut NJ E. q! full! speed
When 40 Ut 90 miles from the island the,
agnn steored to tho aouthwaTd, chasing suc
speaking every vessel th,y saw, un.Il TIL
night 81 the 18th Mag, When the = anchorec
ct BIB. -...~
On :ac l3;k myself, cficsrs and tn Ct my
c:eW wee landed; the rest OF the me Joined
tho sicEmsr. We wore allowed to have al
clothing no brought from tho snip. OsDtair
Iau-y gro ine ha L my instruments, ftl
ThIca l thanked him. They all t.ested mi
kindly Whilo On bosrd. Tn, Georgia IL
comiAon iron vessel, brig rgsed, with fnl
po7p, o vary !arg, bmoko.ats;k, ABOUT 22(
feet long, :nd a9oa. % feet b,sm. iley s.y
sh1 can s!csm fJu:lasn r.i!es al ou.; blu:
doubt it very fauch She Carries two r fl 30
guns oit: tive 24-pouods,a su.idshipa, aud ont
81 forward. ll.- crow Consists Of about l.
ofi:o.s end about - ilsn. Most of the .ew
NC quite boys. Gso Ii. PHILLIPS.
liant Pork Of CHI, T l., hc
following Statement:
Tie S,a Lark called from Boston March
*, bound TO San Fcsncisco. snd when IN lat
II minutes aonh h: lou % west, saw large
vessel on fire; stood west 10 tns burning
ship, and when .bout two ,niies from her
sswSa steamers light, it heing night. I pui
c.y snip OH tho othsr tack and stood to tha
eastward for eight homB, AMI go sscspsd.-
On tue 81 Of Missy, whom in lat 9 IS south,
ion. 81 % vest made . call on tina weather.
bow steering west. Was coon aware abe
vas s'"aTpog had trying 70 intercept the
s;iF; Kept be: eff Two p5inls, bot the wini
bang lIsh, the steamer camo up with N
5h1wlns the Amaicin eoloTs, letd gun and
ordered me 70 hesrs 10. Brought tho ship
~ tho wind g oa:o. We coon boarded By
i boss frcrn I've GteaEer, who informed ma
!Hy sip w4s p'izs TO tho Confederate ship
Alaoans. Ate. allowing mo to take small
portion Of 1ny clettirg thuy sert mo OH
board the steamer where they put my eff
ce:s sno crew in irons, aud l was FORBIDDEN
10 sreak to TEEN.
Tcsy took our chests, t-unSG and 40 mach
Of toe cargo ss they wanted. snd then set
the ship on fire. TGo s,ms day they took
the bark Union Jack and burned htr' found
IN beard, UspI Mslshsr Of Ito chip Do,cas
Prince, hid. ship having been captured tae
? 'o-i%Es wesk. We were kept on bosri IN
ii! l2:h May, whom wo were l.aded st Bahia,
& hare We were j'ine1 By tao Captain md
c:cw Of tho NIP Dictator, burned by tho
s:oAmar Go;rgis, when NO all took psaa.g.
il tn, British ship Baccphs'us for Nav York
=. W r. PECK.
Gsp!. Malchtr, rf tvs chip D,rcas Prince,
n. ''lts tho following s,e'emsn,:
Sailed from N,w York MACH Is foT Shlng-
H.s; osi long 3asss.ge 70 ths equator; was
oecaimsd on tho .glator ;w2iva day.; crossed
il about q deg. 50 MN. veg; had the wind
prevailing i'm 2. E. to ). 8, E.,.waich forred
luo 10 he westward. Ga Sunday, April 26,
waa chased sid csptnrsd hy the Alabama
4. s P. u in latitude 7 Geg. IS min. south,
% siiudo 81 deg. So min. wost. / vas al
loved tin. to pack my truak, srd va,
Ism 'snuvcd to the Alabama. They mt
oua I'll TIC ships boats, and after removing
= qlsuti'y 0! pyovisio' f tee ship Vas Sc. OIL
q t. at 10 P ID, and st IL "a, burned to the
Ts!er's-edsa My officers And crow were
cIalincd Ill iross, be,Dg r, lessed for short
s'ER cacl day, sud M Communication allowed
n.tw5sn myself AID thoui. Daring thu ii f:
wco;; my say or bas7;, hey o7erhau!cd
AL bca' d:d sve.y sail that was seen, end in
aRs dsy Chased aud boarded fvs vessels, all
.oreisn. They always chasd und,T the
American colors, and on SOs,dng always
2 -. The uame o. somn United Sctca gun
boat IN ssa'ca Of the Alabama, md s>kliG
OF her whereabouts. Whom a
po.7o! did no: aso2 they would bin: her to
wi,h gun,i snd apologize - tie csptain
wht n the boat boarded her. They obtain pa
pr rs FIN Ill ou!wsrd-bound yosse!s, and thus
are we'll info rmed Of su tibet takes place
q. bom~. after capturing the bark Uaion
Jack and ship Sea L,:k, rhe continued TO
c'u:s to the south. and landed hsr 'so:eis,
ever eighty in Number, being the crews End
of May. Ga the 18Th, the Conf dcraie s.eaH-
c. Georgia. camo in, the Flo:ids being then
At Psrnaubueo. | was on board tho Ally
bs.aa sixteen dsYs, AID WAS trestcd with
confederation ard kindness. obt.iDed D
passage CT board the British ship Bdcepts-
lus, for New York. F. B MELcHsR.
Capt. Weaver, Ct tho birk Union Jack,
would not give sny statement until 10 DOM.
uuuicsteS with hi7 owners.
The Confederate ste, m VI ,h.. left Eogl,Ud
uGdsr tho n.Ino Ct the J,psn, on arriving IN
The equator, charged hsr raHo 70 tho Georgia,
and the Dic:ator was the fifst prize che had
m, de
About oigtty eesmsn If the above vessels
VOC - Bahia thu l5;h Of May. waiting means
to reach he Unitnd S'ates
III. c.ptURss MADE ny TIE PIRATE CLARENCE
STATEMENT ny cNE OF The CAPTURED o.yI-
GEES.
WasHlsGToE, Saturday, Jurc 13, 1863,
TDo following Dispatch has bssa received
fam Newcastle, Do;awa'o:
A iendor to the p:iTSteer Florid. has ma1s
six capture: Of merchant yossels, cf which
abe hrrnsd thrso rad boz ded two.
The captures wore made between tho 7th
and IL b instant.
The following aro tho anes Of thu 7eisels
Captured:
Brk Thissling Wind, of Now York, load.
cd with cozl, f,r Key West.
Brig Mary ilyins, OF Boston, loaded with
Goyatnncnt stolos and bound for New Or
lanzs. ibis vessel was burned il north ia:
81 Icrg. IS.
3 TX Tasoay, of Philadelphia. Sac IVES
c>pturod on tns l2:L inst, md was Bound
hone, in ballaat, from Port Roysl.
Ths Tscony was turmoil into priVatee' in
place CT tho Tender, wh5so mama was tbs
C.arsnc,, of Baltimore, and was also priz:
Of tie Flo,ida.
Tho schooner, Ii. A. Sh;ndlsr, of Great
E.s u,rbe-, N. J. This vessel was bound
from Pot Royal TO Philadelphia, in bSilss.
shs wss burned or tho 18th INST.
The s3hocnar Kate S;swart, OF Philadel
pi,i,, which s now here. This vessel We!
honIed for g. ,000, and released.
The crow cf Tho brig Msry Alyina rcDcrtcC