The New York herald., 1863-07-10
OUR CRUISERS.

resting Account or Her Meeting with
Rebel Prfvateer, Supposed co be the
Florida, DO.
The chartered steamer Ericsson, three guns, Lieut.
Commander J. N. Miller commanding. arrived at the
Navy Yard Brooklyn, at nine O'Clock yesterday evening"
having been in search Of rebel privsteers she left New
York June 81 and has crused the eastward hoping to
fall in with some Of tho phacal vessels which are con
tinuay preying Tho following is her
report
Nothing Of interest occurred until Wednesday, July g.
Pleasant weather once slight accident happened
OF our boilers last night that detained our
course for about two Saw several vessels to-day
but succeeded in boarding only. English brig, for
the very good that were chased BY nothing
less than Confederate prtvateer-either the Florida
or southerner. send you with this small draw-
ing that made OF her after she had suoceeded-and
pretty much 10 her satisfaction but not TO
drawing bead uron Thus 1t happened, just before
dean, boarded an English brig, the Boreas lately
sailed from New York who informed that ,
steamer. evidently OF had boarded English
brig about Two hours before tha. M he had spsn himself
Of tho stranger he entertained strong suspicious that al
not right. How far those snspcions correct
boarding the Boreas, and shortly afterwards nearsd
the sail that be had reported She heading 70 the
steamer until she had hauled up her courses when We
Immediately discovered that she had smokestackB She
had an English ensign st her peak and a. SON as she had
straight for US but In short time again heading To the
west as n anxious 70 ry speed. Meanwhile ali hands
lighting our ship got ready: the guns trained, and
powder and shell passed up in short time However, he
again hauled TO the eastward us on our
bow not more than half mia distant from and we
came to the conclusion that she must in reality be
nothing more than she pre<endsd 70 bean English
man Of war Just che had ranged herself we'll on
arboard quarter fog set In, nearly enveloping
her from our sight, and amost instantaneously with
the pull OF white smoke that curled slowly above her
down csme the English ooors and the stars and bArs
noaed in their place. and almost nmedsatey afterwards
the whizzipg shrek of r,ned shell struck close to
vessel making music enough for all Of and rcochet
Ing struck che rim II foreop and then plunged
the sea ahead. This was Immediately followed by two
Fighting her was out OF the question: armament
sistng only twenty FOUNDER Parrot and twelve
clear up he would have lain Of the EXTREMIST point Of
Erirg and. like the Pore OF Rome the game would
have been entirely In his hands; and dc D>ui
why do hesitate to tell two pursued the next wisest
and steered to the and with full
Of steam on making ten knots By the log The fog lifted
In abGut half hour afterwards and the privreer was
standing stern but did she
that we had taken 70 fight than she stood for But
stern chase is long chase and, Notwithstanding that
through the defect OF tube ~ boilers
became usel ss--detractng knot from our for
mer speed-we steadily gained upon him. At
hve T. NJ she distanccd from US about five or niles,
when she the chase and hauled to the soutbwar
Oh how longcd for heavy armament during all that
long chase. lut what could We do morey We were
lightly armeda tobacco bOx alongside OF the pi
rate and all the officers, and every and there
were no towards amongst US, ether) approved or
captains She bad ten heavy broadsidc guns
low in the water painted black and ribbon
OF white encrcled her white boat hung stern,
and two black boats were suspended from her quarters
she had extremely long rakng lower masts. bark
rieRcd. and carried two smokestacks We could form
idea as to who she was, but OF the on board
swore that not the verabe Florida he had har
before) 1t was her ghost. OH had but had arma
men with which TO cope with her In point of strength
instead oi coming empty handed into port We should
have had her in tow, am certain
Therollowng vessels boarded and kespon by the
JUNE 2s-ship Constitution (American), from Taicu.
huano, for Nantucket barks George Marchand (Ameri
can) from Liverpool for New York Paulini (Bremen)
from Granzemontt for Now York John Gilpn Englishj
from Cape Town, for Boston hermaphrodite brig Moon
light (Amcrcanl, from Maanzas for Portland schooner
Jrsx so.-shps Maiador (Bromen), from New York,
for london: Mary Robinson (American) from London,
for New York brig Lsurella American) from Cape Hay
ten for Boston, Pco (American from Sierra Leone for
Boston Eclipse (American) from Boston, for ST. Thomas
George g. Roberts (English). from New YORK for ST.
Johns n schooner Belgrade (Englsh) from Philade.
Jrlr i--ship portsmouth (Amsriean). from Leghoru,
iSI .s a
july Ship Caroline Nesmifh (American) from New
York for Londonderry bark Forerunner (nglsh) from
JuLr 4.-schooner Vision tEnglsh), from ST. John. n.
b. i, for Belfast Ireland.
jury s1schooner freedom tAmcrican,. from Cape
July brig Casibelaunus (Enslish) from Bristol for
New York briggs Minerva lputch) from Havana for FAl
Gloucester schooner jessie Engsh) from Turks Island
for HALIFAX.
JrIy 8.-Brig Boreas fEnRlish). from New York, for
Halifax rebel privatesr supposed TO be either tho
Florida Southerner
JuLr 0 o-Schoonsrs Amy wooster (Amsricsn), from
Philadelphia, for Boston: Alfred D. Howe ,Ame~ican)
from Philadelphia. for Boston, AZ fifteen minutes past
one r. NJ ths piloboat No. II boarded US, from whom
took p0.
The following 10 q list Of her o.Hcers:-
Lieutenant Comwsnnder--J. N. Miller.
Acting Epngns--L. G. Kmmerson and Sam Harding