, 1863-12-17
SEIZURE OF THE CHESAPEAKE,
Thrilling Detailsof the Affair.
TERRIFIC ENCOUNTER OHTAE
STEAMER,

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.a.a; naltal1 ~ .Mnaet OF the chesapeake, and
this city on Saturday nirht nt Piar .1siso Nt;, a.
river. and ycstnrdav .vaEn r. ~ ~on;are -. - -
the city. They furuishe filler and n;n.tor ~ "
accounts, Of course. Of the cnntMrc ~ tha
vessel than hare vet harm nihfishad an
from their statements our rcnnrfcrs ha-a
..aipcd the following intcres.;nT 4,.-t;o,in.,. ~ -.
nro,1,r.,nr ~, .,-e -,ns, r. ~ ~ ..ea'a's :
~, "- ot'1. " 2A1 CHESAPEAKE
1he steamer Chesapeake, Of Cromwelrs q
nne, sailed from Pier =, North river, on Sat
ufda.s, the Gth inst. She left her berth In tho
alteihoon, u, Win a moderate assorted cargo.
ihcfe were about tWcnty-four passengers on
20 D9afa, pound i9r the destination Of the yes
ladies. Captain Willctt was In command,
and nothing remarkable In tIle appearance OF
those un board arrested his attention.
PRE1111sAur ACTION or TIE PIRATES
For several wcore mast ohou, = '~aas. -
sontber,o-s hnasdoS Yae. @suout ecofe OF
.JcrsnV nv .ueh Tha4. ~ cestAln y. mouse 10
.y 1tan' Nesessr Has - kusS Hau sIn'eo IN NeT tork
Wiiminv4on n NJ "nun ~ . ~. .us. ealeu lsom
their business. and No }nnm;r;ez rScre WIS
into their movements. Tiley had hcayy hap-
gage, which tlcr carefully kept In their
rooms. but its character was unknown.
None of them were over eommunicativ. but
those who saw them declare 'Eey were Lar
tlcuiar1y observant of everything in their
reach, and, mingling among themselves,
AVOIDED Inc company or address OF Others.
TIE PIRATES PURCHASE TICKETS FOR PORT
LAND.
fee of the line In West street, carly on Sat
nrdaE, and purchased tickets for Portland
!, lhfsr agntarancc somewhat Indicated that
saes "sle poo1, Auu .teJ oas.ne11 determined
- eleEte ~ IMPRESSION 10 tnat effect The
t1o., tsns.anse lGas 4 neeanarsy noticeable among
IN NHH fyftHt-
a.!y heaFt 1of passengers going to Portland.
ihey were paftlcuiarly careful Of 1t, for
MAen some OF them proceeded for the tickets
sns Vtueis eua1aeo Inc trunks. a few OF the
ag}eh-PoIters VINO carry baggage TO the yes
eels, anxious to make q few slillinga,. offered
,4 ae tne rrnAs 70 tne steamer but TIC
pirates ans"elea 1 1nat they were too poor to
ray 1of me Rork, and would carry their bag
sasc u1c!ueelsss. tney ala 80, ana they were
seSA s - pon pe1eatn the weight OF their
Ms'fna. IT, ,. ~ u pSrnlps nceaiess 70 say tnat
-. sns uuahs tonaans9 aIms ana ammunition
~ ~, ~ ~ .aans.ofn INC peace
.sas,, ~. = r.. FA.ss..
r,o ,.a:s.t-sa a:Sa't sat 80 1ooM tS',,
,,or;.n 'un aaaa.na etfn1 pirates 1onoMea tncr
wishgd ~ n1o;I srsn,";na molo seeln .naS tnes
Mlsheu s, to afo1a suspicion by pretending
alsconhec'!oh "ath EACH other, hut 1t may be
thal thc!r delay Tas caused BY their prcpara-
LIONS being incomplete They took passage
~ 1he taltalnt Whlle the ChcsapcaRe was In
me stream, and thus reached thc vessel On
board they acted as il they were strangers.
PRECAUTIONARY INQUIRY OF THE PIRATES,
4 few hours after the ste uner Ind sailed.
tho Darties acted in y mnnnnr which ,,,1r-s.y
have excited SONG susnirions Thcr hns7rd
thcmsclycs. sfnv]y. In I!rnminin,r fhe vessel
aud narrowly Canned ull The denaT. .mrnts'
Not thwurt seemed unknoWn to fhera. md
they were so scattered as to be represented
l., III ,,n.+e ~ a. .t-...S r.
TINT they had dcferminci. before ntfcmntinn
the seizure Of the vessel. fo ca1cn1afe sh1c,yd,
ly tho rrsistance tl,cy ,n;"hf have In orar.
como. Accordiurly. one Or mora If tbeir
number were hcard to ask the ot1iesrs and
crew if they belonged to the vessel. They