The New York herald., 1863-09-04
SEIZURE OF THE PIRATE SCHOONER ReTaiBUTI1s,

SEIZURE OF THE PIRATE SCHOONER ReTRiBUTi)N, J
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Her Capture by the United states Dis-
trfct Attorney Of New Jersey-Hcr Afs-
tory-Thc Vessels DosSroycd and Cap
tured by Her-rhe Pirate Ca ptsin, Sc
For noarly a year past the OF the HEaALS
have been apprised rom time TO OF and
dongs OF the rebel pirate schooner Retribuoa which had
her cruising ground In tho Caribbean sea and off the West
India Islands. She from point pont capturing,
destroying ana bonding pelceabe and unarmed
chant vessels. and in short time acquired notoriety
for her destructive capabilities. Several times our naval
her track; but the skill OF her com
always kept her Of harms way At voc
time the United States steamer Alabama gave her .
spirited chase but darkness and thick weather inter
posing, thu pirate craft escaped We have
the capture, or rather seizure OF tho vessel
this harbor, under peculiar circumstances.
II appears that she arrived this port or two
ago under the OF the Eta, from the West ndies
with load OF pineapples She discharged her cargo At
the piers Fulton market. Her peculiar
descrp appearance attracted the attention Of spectators
she dsohargiug aud some OF them thought they
discovered her outline aud build the vessel formerly
known in this port the steamtag Uncle Bon, in
morphosed condition. These suspicious communi.
Gated TO tho United States Marshal city
immediate 10 blsh tho truth falsty OF
the suspicious. United states officer sont look
the vessel but he where shs
had discharged her cargo OF fruit found
been removed The fact Of sudden removal strength
encd suspicion OF her conaband nature and
Immediately made along the docks and piers Of tho
city, also the Atlantic dock Gowsuus Bay and the
Sound but tdings Of her be had The search
was continued for a week. and finally supposed
had loft tho port gone back West
Indies to her pratical career Information OF tho
contrabaRd nature Of the Eta reached the Of UnoA
States District Attorney A. q keasbey, OF New Jersey.
who forthwith ordered search TO be made for her in the
waers OF New Jersey the cas was put into The hands
his efforts crowned with by the capture Of
the Eta, alias the pirate Retbution, at one Of the
wharves Jersey City, she lies NJ the dry dock al
place Proceedings have been instituted by District
Attorney Keasbcy Tor her prompt condemnation
As previously stated. the Unce Bcn alias Rs.rbutaon.
alias Eta, formerly New York propeller tuVb0at,
but was sold 70 parties Wilmington, N. c. just before
the Inauguration the present rebellion. sho pur
suing the towing business Ia the harbor Of the
ea'0t OF tina. por, The rebels ss,zed her took out
her machinery 70 place i IN new gunooat, and altered
"a I. - snnosea an, Vas wing IN tho hsr
Dor OF Wilmington for over year, waiting An oppsr
unity run the blockade She sacceeded in tho ta e
1862, aud made trip TO Nasaa landed cargo took
on board return one, and succooded 10 evadang our
blockade and safely back TO her original port She
time, but this time q hostile mission priyaeer
She took Of cotton and turIeune to 81 Thomas
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She was allowed 70 load aud sell a. that place The
authorities would allow her ~ ny the rebel flag bu&
they lot her to notwithstanding the protest ef Mr.
While at st. Thomas she secretly took several guns
board which constituted her her srmamen. and proee.ase
tanned In the following fuY tXMt.e
ACCOUNT or HxR DolNas
In January I863 tho brig j. b. Eicott WAS captured
by oi.our cruisers tho Southern coast on sp0-
OF bong engaged in the oontyaoand trade between
board and the vessel ordered TO Northern port While
the voyage she ovehaued by the Rctributtea.
the prize put in irons, and the vesso sent 10 y
Thomas, where she arrived the 10Th Of January.
On the S0th Of January 1858 on the south sidc OF ~
captured the whaling schooner Hanover Captain Caso u
Provincetown Mass The vessel taken into one of
tho cages near St. Thomas and sold.
February To- 1868, oil Castle Island, Bahamas, captured
the brig Emily Fisher Captain Staples, OF Easport, Me-,
from ia,aua for BOSTON The vessel was run ashore oa
Acsn island and thirty six hogshcads Il sugar
taken from the cargo and landed the sand the vessel
then released by the captain OF the pirate on bonds
given Tor her value
longitude 10 so.
crew Of the erbuton brought this port in tho
United States transport Farhavon They brought
In April. 1868 st. Domingo city, chased tho brig
Leonidas, Captain skill (whaerl The latter vessel es.
| capped. the ketribuon waited on 81 Domingo three
days evidently expecting the ieonidas 10 come out.
In April 1906 she captured and burned tho bark Mary
Wright OF Portland. and brig Erie OF Camden No.; cap
| tured and sent to rebei port the brig Elliott d
Bucksport Me. The Retribution subsequently, encoun.
tered whser In the Caribbean sea. which showed dght
having gun or two on board, which she used on tho
rratc. killing Sne the laiter vessel The Reributsoa
returned pie sinking the whaler with all on board.
In Nay las, she was al Nassau, N. T. Her guns were
taken out aud the vessel rerared. subseql lcntiy
cargo of salt and meicnes was pased on board
aud she started Qua voyage to Wilmington, y. O Whsa
that port she chased by OF our blockaders
and to tighten her the cargo thrown overbo rd ard
By th means she aud returned 10 Nassau She
subsequently, changed hands by sale TO private @rtss
was taken To Q, the "ouler West Inda lsiauos. tk
board sfirut, aud started for New York; where
| she arrived, as eseNhcIe slsle9A~
I DISCRETION yssssl.
The Rotrbuiign s n small black schooner Of one hun.
0ed and fifty ioGs burshen, was formerly steam Jug
boN IN New York nar5r, under the name OF Uncie bea
Her nts Y. kc far a,arc the saiis o!a anu a''e
colored, stsaigl sen rather 'cinnx nooard a. "
case with our tusDoats lhe we ming IN " ' ~ ,a
which the propeller formerly orcu> .,n,nead " ~
cerned. She carries a jiD from the kn susn ,ox
riIK nEArE COMMANDER ~ NM ~" ..ar, a,seS
Tho Reirbution IN her pirate II crreer o ~ i,s N
by Captain Vernon G. Locke but sailed uG6> /, 81
Parker. lie IS Nova -cotisn BY birth, forme- y, shin
owners of that port At ohe time he commsned =. 20
bark ~ Boston, which mado very successful voyT-s
the Cape OF Good Hope He once the prize ter
board the privaeer Jef Davis He gss also prize to-.
also captain the blockade running Crona1t
recently captured by the United States gunboat hhode
Island.
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The that brought the vessel 10 this port were
ignorant II her previous character, and elueDty
there lust of procedure against them. They
LEFT the vessel shortly after her arrival here not wishing
to make another voyage 90 sea 10 her The Dew captain
the vessel board when she was seizet Captain
Locke, the old captain ls In the West Indies
New M usic.
'GRASpH FANTASIA Dg CONCERT SUR DIES THEMES