Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-31
THE PIRACY OF THE CHESAPEAKE.

The Hasx Citizen says that Lieut. Braine not the
real commander of the Chesapeake At Grand Mnn4n,
Capt Vernon Locke Of Ragged Islands, who has been for
time in the Confederate service joined the ship and
assumed The command Braue left the ship either at
Shelbnrne or La Have and did no. return board He
was in Halifax one two nights or last week On the
10th warrant issued for his apprehension charging
him with the crime of piracy aud murder and officers
we in pursuit of him The Citizen Gays:
Ia the early part of the week the Chesapeake entered
the La Have and admitted TO entry by The Collector
of Lunen6urg, under the Of the Confederate
STEAMER Reribution, the commander Lieut. Brane pro
ducng for examination his commission aud those OF
several of her officers aud they further permitted to
land and dispose of certain goods for the purpose repre-
ented, of obtain Dg necessary supplies But as soon as
it had been asceTtaned that the steamer the Chesa
peke The Collector deemtd bis duty to forbid the land
Ing OF any of the cargo until he should be properly
adv sed the ruhject portion of the Chesapeake's
deck load sold Sheburns and La Have at the rate
Of barrel oil sugar Tor chadron OF COAL and o6er things
in proportion"
Tie Citizen characterzes the capture of the Chesa
peake as " sheer piracy" and puts the to the
secessonsts who compliment aud befriend the pirates In
the following strong light:
Suppose that on board the Arabia which called from
Halifax yes'erdfy twSthirds of the passengers
members OF the j eniau Brotherhood Suppose that
they armed to the teeth should suddenly eurpriuv
unsuspectng officers of the chip and, every circumstance
Of confusion in unarmed assisting this combi-
should become their prey ana its o.a aad to
be got rid of 10 Northern ports Where Is the
among who would hesitate 70 denounce such capture
piracy Who would not feel satisfied tn hear
of British fgste swiftly pursuing the pirates and bring
ing back the Arabs b. Cunsrd's wharf with the ring
leaders ofthe plot swinging at the yad-armf such
fellows could Justify their fully as the captors
Of he Chesapeake
The United States Ella and Annie returned to
Boston on Tue sdsy from her successful cruise in pursuit
Of the steamer Chesapeake. The Ella and Annie left
Chsresown navy yard the 10Th instant 10 command Of
Volunteer Lieutenant Commanding John Nichols, with
seventy-hve ,fcers and board. She had for an
armament two 2pouud howtzers and two "a pound how
tiers On arriving at Eastport the IL instant, they
ascasined that tbe pirates Magarets Bay, Nova
Sc tia. twenty FIVE miles from Halifax TSey at once
sArtd for thst place but arrival they were prevented
Nv haavy winds from entering. Capt Nichols tn went
into Halifax ard coaed From Information received there
he was induced Writ In Have RIVER and thence went To
Lunenburg ahere they harmed that the Chesapeake
in Mud Cove, Sambro HaTboT. Arrived OF Mud Cove AZ
o'clock the mornings at daybreak perceived the Chesa
pgpke az snchur aud boat leave Tor the shore The
Amrrcan a q theo run w on the Chesapeake with
The Union down. They alongside OF her and found
three board two Of whom bud been prisoners on
board Oue the FIRST engineer and the other hire
man Only Of the pirates wac found on board A
crew detailed to take possession OF the rec4ptufd
vessel and Capt Nichols directed his for Boston
wi h he Chesapeske in tow. He afterwards spoke
the punbost Dacot4h and ordered by Capt Clay TO
take hs prize Halifax and to leave her and his prisoner
he disposition Of the Britrh authorities ga reaching
Halifax the Chesapeake geTed according ~ the
ORDER bat on taking the prisoner ashore for the purpose
of giving him into the custody OF the Provincial Marshal
be escaped from the officer ard jumped into boat, IN
which were two men, who pulled eff with bm the crowd
on the wharf interfering 10 prevent his re-arrest The
Ia and Annie sailed on Saturday for the United States in
company with the United States steamers Dacoah Acacia
and Cornubis, leaving the Niagara at Halifax