The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-15

THE PRIV vATEER S.
Two New Rebel Steam Cruisers
Heard From.
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ACTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE REBEL PIRATES
Work Of the Rebel Privateer Georgia,
Late Japan.
SHE DESTROYS THE SHIP DICTATOR.
Statement Of Captains Phillips, Peck
and Melcher.
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4 British Vessel Loaded with Goals and Am
mpsition for the Privatssr
! Cssssia II Bahia.
THE AUTHORITIES ORDER BEa 10 SEA.
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the FluRiDA At PERMAMsvce.
4 sUProsID PIRATE OFF CAPE HORN.
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AN UNKNOWN SHIP BURNED,
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The Brmsh ship Bocsphaus Captain Bake, Of Liver
pool Bahia Brazil arrived AT this port yesterday
bringing me Capt. Weaver and family and Mr.. r. Bin
nioger late u the bark Union jack Capt. hecher and
lady Of the ship Prince, and Capt Peck, Of the
ship Sea Lark the OF which vessels captured
an destroyed by the rebel steamer Florida and tho
two latter by the Alabama also Capt Phillips, OF the
ship Dictator captured by the rebel steamer Georgia
(Japan).
The British bark Castor arrived at Bahia from Eng.
land on the I2h May. having beard cargo Of coal
and ammunition for the rebel priya,cc>s Tho Geor
gla being in that port the time the authorities
dered both @ them OF the harbo when they LETT and
sailed 70 the southwark
CAPTAIN rHILLIrs' srArFxgNr.
Sailed from Liverpool April g. In the ship Dictator with
full cargo GOALS Hong Kong On 2sth, being then
In latitude 2s north. longitude Il 40 vest, was chased
captured burned by tie Confederate steamer Georgia.
Capt Maury After burning my ship they sieered TO the
southwark. and soh nj da, light made the island f
81 yincenta Cape do Verbs and secred In fcs the har
bor When about three miles from the anchorage
man of war lying there with the American nag nymg Al
the ieak They then secred out northeast at full speed
whe abort twenty miles from tho slsnd they again
s,eeIed iotbe soutbw,Td chasing and speaking every
they Until The nsht o the l2th o. May. ~hen
they suehsTed Bahia On the i3ih myself. ocers and
Il lntnfu
the steamer We allowed 70 hsvs all the closhins
we brought from the ship, Captain Msury me back
my Instruments, for which . thanked him They ell
treated kindly while on board.
Tho Ceorga s q vesscl. brig rigesd. with
full poop very large smokestack about two hundred
ana twenty feet Iasg and about twenty nine feet
beam 1hcy say she steam fourteen miIcs hour;
but doubt 1t very much She carries two rined guns
an twenty four FOUNDERS am'dshirs aud one thirty
,wo poonder forward. Her crew consists Of about A.
teen csesrs and about seventy Nost Of the crew
are quite boys. GEORGE " PHILLIPS
rArrxExr or cArrAIs rxcK.
The See Lark sailed from Boston Mar, Is hound N
San Francisco. and when In atkude ~ minutes SOUTH
longitude 10 west, saw a large vessel nre. stocd
west to the burning ship, and whsn about two
miles frcm her saw . steamers light. Il being
nisht, put my ship the other tack.
and stood the Tor eight hours and escaped
On she I'd o May, when latitude IS south. longitude
81 20 west, made ~ On " weather bow steering
west wss aware sbe was steamer, and trying 70
intercept the ship Kept ber on two points hat the Wind
being light the steamer up with me, showing thc
American colers nred gun and ordered TO hcavc to.
Brought shr by the wind At Was boarded
BY boat from the steamer, Who informed me my ship
was prize tho Confederate ship Alabama After n
lowing me ~ take portion of my clothing they sent
crew in irons. and forbidden 70 speak 70 them
They took our ches trunks and much Of The cargo
they wanted, and then re, the ship on nre The
day they took the bark Union Jack and burned her.
Captain Mclcher. Of the ship poross Prince found
board his ship having been captured the previous week
We were Kept board until the i2h of Msy, when
were landed st Bahia, where Joined by the cap
tain crew the ship Dictator burned by the steamer
Georgis. when all took passage In the British ship
Bucephalus for New York WI PEfK
srArEnEsr or cAPTAN nELcHga.
sailed from New York, March 10, for shsnghas had
long passage the Equator beoaimed the Equa
Tor twelve days crossed about ~ degrees SO minutes
west, had Tho wind prevailing from southeast To south
southeast, which forced me the westward on san.
day. April 10. chased and captured BY the prvaser
Alabama at Ave 2. ~. In latitude degrees 90 mlnut
south, longitude 81 degrees as minute west
wn, allowed time 10 pack my trunk, and was theu
moved " the Alabama They pn, out NIL the ships boats.
after removing quantity Of provisions the ship
sot on Gre at ten O'Clock r. NJ aud at twelve ocIock
burned W The waters edge. Ny onoers and
mined irons, being released Tor short time zach
day and no communicative allowed between myself and
them. During the FIRST week of my stay on bod tbey
overhauIed and boarded every sail that seen and Ia
one day chased and boarded eve vessels al foreign shs
always chased upder the American e9ors and board
log always gave tho name United states susbo.t
10 search Of the Ahbsms and asking for nformA d
her whsfcabouts when vessel dd not stoy they w0uh
bring her with gun, aud Apologize 10 The captsn
~hen tue boal bearded her. rhsy obtain raTers from
all outward bound vssses, and thur vel inior q
ali that takes plsos al homs Afsr capturing
the bark Talon Jack and ship s~a Lars she
contnucd 20 cruise 70 the south ard iandsf her pie
crers--over eshty nsmtsr bsinr The crews AEs on
GERS q four vesscH-ai nshia he i2,h u Nay on
the is,h the rebel Georgia oano tie Ti0rda
being then 10 rcrnamsseo vas hoard the Ailhama
sixteen eayr, aud treated with oorsscraion ani
kndnass Ubtared passsgc Q. bard the British fhip
Bioepba a. Tor Nev Yors =. y. yrIcHgp.
Captain weaver ot tho bark rnor jsos would Mt sya
ary ststsmsnt urih he ca'cd With hs owners
Tho rsbsl steamer that left Egand under VI. rsne a,
the japan % arriving tbs rquavr cbsssed h~r name
70 ID. George ssa No Des,or The afn grss sbs
had msde
Aboai eighty scsnen u The ssovs vessel. w.'s ~
Bahia the ISsh Of Msy. vsiios mssrs reach The
Unltsd sts,ss.
Tbs following "a dsscripsion q the rsssss destroyed
By the rebel pirsass-
fNs ship rovcas Prrcs vs owssd ~ y. D. no Ore
vod H View Yort wss sun, W Isto Al Yvmsu,h, Ne.
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