The New York herald., 1863-12-25
THE CHESAPEAKE.
Addition al Particulars Of the Pursuis
end On pture-Thc Rose ue 1T Halifax.


ffiom the Boston Traveller, Dec. 23
The Ella ana Annie LEFT the Navy Yard on tho 10Th inst
10 OF Lieutenant Commanding John +. Nicke
With seventy Ave officers and men board. She had
for armament two twelve pound howtzers and two
twenty fcar pound howitzers
On tho 18th they arrived ct Eastpor, aud took two
pilots board Here they ascerained that the pirates
wore at Mngsrets Bay. Nova Scots twenty-five miles
from Hafx They at started for that place but
they wore prevented b. heavy Winds from enter
Captain nicKes then went into Halifax aud coalcd.
There hc learned from the American Consul tha, tho
Chesapeake in Lahave river. He left Halifax At
:sySn o'k 81 nSas s On sa sss a %
Lunonbcrg lie proceeded TO that port where ho learned
shat the chesaleaxe was then 10 Mud Cove, sambro
harbor Arrived of Mud Cove at three O'Clock In the
morning, st daybreak perceived the Chesapeake al an
obor and a boat leave for the shore.
Tho American Gag then run up the Chesapeake
with the uoou down. They angside her. and found
three on board two OF whom had been prisoners
board. nns yas tho first engineer aud the other hre
man.
The engineer said tina, he had very harsh
treatment He was not allowed 10 leave tho engine
room and a stood beside him constantly with Q
volvcr po.uscd nt his head.
No found on the Chesapeake except two old
poubdcrs used for irng saluics When the Ella and
Annie rs the Chesapeake schooner along
side supplying her with coal which haled on az soon as
Captain sickes sent boats crew on board Of her, and
found coz,y slowed away enc OF the original pirates
whom Que o. the oro. !o1nery member @ q ,he Boston
hAs lookup time and again and who hAs passed
several terms Ia Sing sing, In bssiu ignorance OF the
OF the three found board the Chesapeake oue
pilot, who had arrived 10 company with an eng
uecr the oigh before, from Halifax. He said lie
eaged 70 pilot the vessel TO NaxDau
whom iho Lila and Annie discovered the Chesapeake
tho pirates all In bod, and II not until the look
out watch the steamer that thoy that
enemy lowering near them
Tnsy at oncs and pushed for The Shore
leaving cabin table warm breakfast ready TO be
parasco Of They had previously sold 70 the schooner
i've or thousand dollars worth Of the cargo for one
sxh OF tho value and the chef engineer sad they haa
xooig st0ret Ashore.
Tho nex stop Captain NIckcn direct course
for Boston aud after provisioning his prze and placing
prize on board be took tho Chesapeake In TOW.
lie arrived ~ Halifax at four L. NJ on thursday, and
on satur,sy at three NJ delivered the Chesapeake up
60 the Brit s government The wharf was crowded with
people, had been from the hour o their arrival. I'm.
sign (oghan took the prisoner captured from the
schooner ashore and about 70 surrender him 10 the
Proyinc s Marshal when he jumped from the wharf into
Ths the Last seen of the prisoner, though the ON
have GOOD reason for believing that all the pirates
wore prov nog about Halifax when they arrived there
When Ella and Annie entered the Halifax harbor with
order thugs reversed aud that the Yankee wss the
prisoner, "a contamination most devouily 70 be wished
but haptsly uot executed for their deectstion.
The o also believe that Captain Braine, the chief
OF tho visited tbs Ia and Annie while shs wAs al
Halifax Tor man was pointed out 70 them 20 him, Who
bad been On board Of their vessel
homs o. The ohcers who went on shore were accosted
With salutaons more energetic than polite and with The
tanning other timcs again they were In no wsy mo.
Tested
AZ tho us,ga,lon Of some American cI.izss Captain
su:ody .prss ssa,s su. before they could obtain legal
q. generally 6silsvsd sAAt ths kissh sovsvnmsas
w deves the Chesapeake up, iheeiussns Of HsIEAx
and tho prsss seem 70 eonssr hsr ssisnrs pssca sc