The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-21
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tEs SKIP y BRITISH u:Tos
Urea! Excitement et Halifax.
RESCUE OF TIE pklSONERS,
ANOTHER NAVAL DISASTER.
-GuSB0AT BLOWN UP BY REELS.
The Explosion at Yorktown.
Loss One Million Dollars.
Interesting City Intelligence.
Queer Sermon to Working Women.
Ar.. AC. sc
The Chesapeake Affair.

eneihusnt ut IIalii.s-Rsscue .f Pri.-
eoers
HdlVay, Dec. Is.-Iou Gtnroy wr'trs.-The
Chr"psaks has been ,r,ns'err,d 20 tie B-iilsh su.
Saortts. vii return hom,at cra,
A. e. Can. Coansnier.
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HIVir, Dee 1910 =. Acne O'Clock ,hf.s,
srnoon the steamer Che'sp.,k. and ih pr ,one-s on
bnnrd % her wee delivered ovstt' the res. nen1
Urco The arrival Of the boat cou.,'ni1et p,son.r,
- the Queens wharf.-the s,ci'orlcnt became u.en,s
The prisoners were immedls',ly ,ez,d b. boat.
erv 10 the ship and burned cif ~ the crowd IN A.,
s1ndsnee. Cpou tho goverumen. flor, moving 10
ediest the pisopefs, under warrant ticr -frs,eiz
si and held By promioeut eli and fend red pow
srless TO perform their du,y. The ero.d finally sue
s--ded In getting tho pirates 90 n . small boat.
which forthwith moved do-n ,h-hsv TIE pirates
rs nov all at ibort, scattered thrcushou, the ptov.
tAc. The Union sunbcst, three ia number. are pr.
p.EtnS to leave.
PnIxp pTsr,rcF
Hditdr, DEE. 10. rhs foil wing j, IN. ,t.t, nieut
q Flint Engineer johnson, et tue .iesn,r Cho,s.
pssie
Af,sT vs I'm ~ John The h-zt port w. entered .n
shelhurue, shsrs vs arrived on Tlu-dsy nlsht.
H.rr We took In ten tons Of coal and some wood The
GsIt m9rping ve leG for LAhaye river sctlnsa
steamer on the mouth OF the river concealed the
seas,i - best 90 could and sscended the river on
fnday night We laid to At thu. point until Tuesday
wight dschaging part Of tho csr-o. fJr which ve
sssivrd one thousand dollars. We sold tn. susar
ex three cants ponud the -four tor three dollars
hxTsi and other article, fot proper. .on.,s pre,s
We Ian the river st three O'Clock in the .hsr-
spo1, lying 10 st its mouth all nish, aud leading
cbconrr With soods which We had not dispo.sd Of
Va the morning of ednesiNy st. sIued for -
May, BAY, about 30 miles eltt Of Hsl!fsN About
scoef on the following mo n.ns We 81. steamer.
IN IL edistey We conc altd tb ysfs by furgile the
hore. Hhea the sts ~ cr ds'Vp,af,d we s;A ted
NAn. We arrv OFT saH hro vi'lsc' meeting With
~ further trouble, snd ~, bos7iei b, a pIlo,
eansd III, M, rho took the Ne.sei into Ssmbro har
tor Captain Locke, nov sa,i.fiug D.msrf that
age concluded 10 anchor The yessl and hc i d 50
al too o'clock In the afternoon. II 'he rnrantime 10
usrted ior HaiflI wocur. Goa nud ussrs for
H. vessel IL told me tJohnsoni that - ,opn a, he
- aimed new engineers he intended 10 re..se rIr
mo told him would IA On an, account r,m.'n
s'th tho vctael shv lunssr Tho O. ,, ir returned
pi oli two O'Clock taC t0'IusiEg m4fnnr, h.,Ius
bSrn ereressn IN Liserpldi. or. schooner r,ms
WIN HIM A about riN o'clock On No lamr morning
tns Mo. flypu irormed che captain that lriou gun
tossts ~es optsiiuE tue hEghor. The captain. salts
yius himself that tils 4teitus Ut coiI,ct. or
tsre3 ur tJohnlOnl ~ tcut be { vessel rscfed
.bs' could uot DO ~ Tho captain then LA.tl, ss-
h!Ci what plun 'p' he r,JIf, arf he md y o1crfs
,ni rev took 70 sLs boats tie IA and Nnnis AZ
PAM Ia slsht