The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-11
- S<,1n~hhFh 10 The NEW YORK Soy
The CHESAPEAKE "GRAB. I"
Fleet Of Vessels After the Pirates.
FULL PARTICULARS Of THE PLOT.
st. Johns the Headquarters.
Arms Procured in This CITY.
Handcuns Also Provided.
interesting From the South.
LoDgstreet Expected to Give Battle.
HIS FORCE At MORRIS1OWN.
SECRETARY CHAsES REPORT.
Highly Interesting Statements.
PUBLIC DEBT 81. .Oss 900. 900
Later European News.
John Bull Declines the Congress.
Ae.. Ae.. Ae.
The Captured Steamer.
Greaf Eneiteoestis In naval (,r~ir--A whole
F'sef Of vessels ordered af,ss tho Ch~ss-
make
'Prcn, "a, sun yara, Rero-vr

Ueea Encueoeattn Naval ,rcIr--A whole
FLEET Of vesaels ordered .f,ss tho Ch~sa-
psaks.
'Prcnt the sun vara, Rsro,',-
On receipt Of the Information y,Sefiay that
the steamer Chcsapcnte "a, captured b. band Of
ssbe' passenger, Admiral Padding trlrsraphcd
sstsmsnt Of the esss to the Secretary of a.. Navy
Tho dispatch had hardly been received. .hen Nj
wsflss tslesrsphed hack to the Adm'rsi to .leeta
ess' Of the fastest vessel. At the ystd ard 10 charter
come ,hers II thought necessary, and . nd then
shsr the captured vessel. All tay ye-;e,d,y the
yard ssarmed With naval oficsr, coming to tcnder
tAsr services for the chase The u he Ch,s.
pssks we're also a, the yard. and CONVEX cd On oil
painting Of Their vseel. which WAS inspected bv all
che officers about 10 search for her about noon h.
Admiral rejected the splendid steamer Grand Gult.
The new steam propeller vchsbure recently pir-
ehasSd,i With feet OF ves,els from the Neptune
Steamboat Company. and thu chartered steamer
Potomac. which resembse the Chesap sake. The Ne,-
ssls had hardly received orders 70 prepare for ,os
th1n the NAVY Yard presented . scene OF the no-t
snususl activity. Stores provisions, and all other
neeessares we're hurried on board With the greatest
dspatch oficer and sailors hastily packed mp all
their necessary luggage and got Themselves ready tor
cruise. The vessels which we're short handed, re-
eeivsd additions OF men from the reeeiviug hip North
Carolina, portion Of whose salora we're also sent on
{"
Vsstty formidable armament one which gill cnaLie
her u give good seeount o the prize f,hs sees her
u 10 stated also, that orders have been cent from
the Navy Department 10 PhilsdelIhs aud Boston or
dsrins the commanding officers Of those naval Ste
0oas to esnd away Immediately ,uoh vessels - are
ready at the yards commanded by them. Another
ssys that the ssssarus Of The fastest ships
In the navy, which recently made II miles en- hour
90 Der vsy 70 Washington, Vas sent Away from the
UAtiona capital this morning TO search for the Che.-
spsaba The sassscus 10 commanded BY Commander
Bns Who Vas recently the ordnance officer at this
station.
A. three s'eiock every thins being ready for
the vessels named the following fleet lef the harbor:
r. Q. stsamer Grand Gulf tnew) the steam sunbost
eobsso, Lieut. Com. j. y. DeIIsven the L. sstesm-
q vieksburg Commander II. 4. Browne Lieut..
Hpy Of the Navy vas dispatched TO command the
Potomac, which vessel. ~e blievs. also vent away
late last evenn II vas reported late In the
Ing st the Navy Ysrdtbat the DAvn.th. prize steam
aPetsIhof. and other ce.si ordered to depart.
but they had not lett he navy Isrd At Ave O'Clock.
We bslisve that the commanding officers OF the
vessels which isN last esenins had Instructions, In
eass they met other fast Of the navy enis-
tus. TO rsquest their andsrs to search for the
Chesapeake. A private Dispatch received here last
s,shs from Phlsdephis, stated that the new steamer
XansaA recently built for the navy thsr 10 s'o
dsred TO ssa The obieo, OF tsepps the chief snSin
or, Mr.. johnson, TO the engines, a. the
shipery Of propeilsrs 10 entirely different from that
sfs side Wheel boat, and considerable trouble Is
esused In any port to obtain men TO run those en-
gncs. The commander Of these pirates, Brsiuc, 10
well knovn hare, and some time ago published . d.
rsctory Of st. John and other place..
Bv T,kcrsph.
Full Partie aisrs OF the Pist.
So. JOHNS, n. b.. De 10. The KvB-t,0 GLons
rves the following, connected Nth the eapure Of the
ChesApesks - The scheme was mstured here by Con
C<derste agents Meetings were held, and the pas
sage mensy Of parties to make thu seizure VA, paid
through to New York They promised $500
each en- the steamers being safely tstea into WI
ptngton !, was also arranged, that At certain store
In New York each the parties VA TO sail, at df
fsrsnt times for parcel containing revolver, am
nuaitisn, and . pair Of hsndeufI 1t Is believed
chat the cargo Vas .hippsd By Confederate assnts.
~ valuable TO the South, and that Il arranged
sbs should b. seized 90 this particular trip. The
usssssT fths plot represented that the Chesapeake
hsh been taken while attempting TO run the block
sAs, and this harmless effort to get back South
ss property. We have tho names OF i've Of
tie parties engaged In the seizure. They
bsisns To this city and left here With Capt, Brans
Yhey ere Of the worst species Of humanity denomins
Ssd 'rousts" One Of them vas Just out Of the peni
tentisry They al ven, from here BY the steamer
New Eusisnd, on the Sd, TO Boston. The Chesapeake
Sd not coal here. She called of the bHhor and took
On board Captain Parker, formerly Of the pr'vstssr
Rstribution, Who took command. The citizens gene
,.Ilv r,uet that this city has unwittingly afforded
~mporsry shsltsf TO the oononrton Of tho ,ehsme
,.d that any psrson from this place should be con-
.~,.sd In IT, Public opinion condemns the act entire
- Cart Hil!et and the passengers and crew vsrs