The New York herald., 1863-12-14

no two eogpeers WHO belonged 10 the rrechue party
ofsoonnde's, sDd were 20 have embarked at New York
when tho Gfieon did got tho day sbe saed and
~~ro 'oit oohrd 30 On their places tho PIRATES retain
od all OF tho CeesapeaEes engineer corps beard uID
hey cooia oba!o lot wh.cb they probably have oro
,fia
1boso On beard now osp,iyes
Ca,ef Ilsgtipsr- james Johnson
fatTd AoSst siaHt B'iqtHeer--Aufust Strebiok.
FIo~,a-- Patrick Connor, r. Tracy and iohn Murphy
The filothoat iandod Che party, who from -. JoLa
yyo.eed.d TO Portland Ne IN the steamer New Fngand
ana from thence to gcw YORK by ran Mr.. Johnson
tbs sh.er officer who wounded left the hotei
ID Portland charge Of tho doctors and ibe stewaidess
These devils behaved with degree Of modera
too after the capture; but wrartng the
oicers aed crew they behaved a most inhnman and
tsrbaroos Tho rocklessnoss with Which they
ossd ther pistols shows that they set % towards
and would eInCo yardarm IN most becom ng manner
1t % believed that there from iwelyo twenty
gangs Of Bine Nose" blockade lunIers paro,ed prva
eersmen add her gentry OF ike Adlcy who landed
together for tho purpose Of capturing merchant
steamers Tho George Washington, Potomac aId otbors
have narrowly escaped captnre, well he New Eng
aDd and other Boston boais. We eredbly AFFIRMED
that these pirates boasted that would be long
icro other steamers wond join them, after been
captured as was tho Chesapeake
The Chesapeake pirates expect shjeld themselves II
captured by producing ,her "orders from thc onfode
rate Governmena copy OF which handed TO tnpiain
W.e,s by them, aud 10 in his possession and
pnbsshed by yesterday II has oc al seal mark
and fabrication 0r smart but overwiss cut
throat fhoy did have a rebel flag with tbeu
any hng else 10 show they the service tho
arch traitor, JEFF. DAVIS Tho whole affair Is he
bodest ard most cold .biooded atrocfes oi the
war and 1t IS TO be hoped that the perpetrators
There IS not pala,ing Circumstance connected with
her movements. Tney wanted 10 iron Captain
Wiiiets little fellow OF dozen years so but his
father begged him Off From the manner Ia which they
nsed lher pistols but fair suppose that 10
outset they intended 10 kpl every board and IL
tbs way 20 oover mp thor double crne mt something
.hher ibe Jack of ammunition or couragechecked them
before they had accomplished their original des gn.
The "bottc mystery il solved our minds. II
appears thai the pirates intended sci1e the Potomac
On her former trip and with her capture The Chesa.
Iease but some or the party drank much, that
they were not ready Perhaps of the pirates went
mp On the Potomac, and hopes OF meeting the other
selmer "a tho hands Of his Iicuds, rad prepared the
mysterious bottle and dropped II overheard nut Lis
calcalat Gus wrong snd the party waited oruI tie
,Lesapo.ke sailed and embarked IN her.
CARD rRon CAPTAIN wILLKTs.
captain " Nets iao OF the Chesapeake wisbe. 10 re-
turn his sincere thanks TO Captain +. Fields and ,be
officers of the New England and TO the o,cers
and employees oi the various railroads over which he
bad the pleasure of travelling with his crew from ST
Jonn TO SSw ondon, and also the captain and ofh-
GERS OF the steamr City Of New York, the gentle
manly kindpess and attention shown TO bim his
from ~. John 10 New York fbey Will iong be rornem-
Uered ty bim aud hrs Grew. >sssain VII
WV Yoss, Dec 10, 1865