, 1864-09-23

The long talked of raid upon our lake
commerce, concerning which our city asd
border were thrown INTO grtst excitement
ncsr one Year ago, hasAt last cnluinated.
The treAchProus reoe1b who have b.en skutK-
ioE along our borte1--the remnants OF guer- |
llia gangs and eecsped prisoners from John
soD's Island md Camp Douglas, trans sorted |
Kentucky seeessfonists, and copperaeAds- |
baya orgauized q piratical. raid upon |
our co1hme,ee. the piEtieul@ass @ OF which
a1Itir rhen we consider the small num-
her known to be engaged, and the audacitY
Of its public maLaGement- The ultimate OBJ
iect seems to have been nothing less than
The capture Of the United States steamer
Michigan, azd the release OF the Johnson's
leland prisoners. Tbst from eighteen to
| twenty-five men could capture two steamers
or Lake Eris, with fall creT an1 pes:en {ert,
| making In III some seventy Parsons, would
argue great panic on the part Of ne latter,
seem to have In turn became alarmed. as
With the exception Of a moderate auonnf Of
piunder, they gam 10 rcsuls trom thelz raid,
except WRnton distraction Of property. and
burly sort uf fashion. The scheme Of these
men is doubtless not yet fulfilled, end 1t be-
hooyee our ciIIzeps TO- be on thtfr guard.
They intended originally to Rse the boats
captured, to aid them in other plEae1te, but
becoming alarmed, surrendered nl the ad.
|
tie tsnd whose crimes VIC record, c1ns.itate
the whole Of the conspiracy against our bor~
DER. which has been known to be- brewing
Tor months past
/ STATEMENT OF TIE FILoT.
Michael Campbell. PILOT Of the Philo Par
sors, uakes the following statement: z 4rlE
or Mcntat morning, two men came TO the
i CO Is dock, and Inquired at what time the
best would start? Capt Atwood replied at
+ s o'clock. They then inquired II he would
stop at Sandwich and take on some passen-
! Stopping at Sandwich tour or five othcrs got
|. on toaru. At Maiden, shefe the boat ar
| ri7ed about halt-p4et ., about 8 dozen more
] .ook passage, making Is In gill, which Nr.
Campbell estlnates Us the Whole number 0!
! the pirates. They made themselves free and
, easy: patrontipE The saloon freely About
.. ii o'clock, when ~n Lake Erie, oue OF the
+ pirates came into the pilot-house and aaked
! Campbell what course he was steering. Ihs
: reply was the regular couise from Bar Point
to North Bass 1slaud. -Ae then requested M
, loan Of the epy:glass, which WI. granted.
!. Wlen within SIX niles from the Middle Sis
O ter. the eaae man inquired what courbe th'
. steamer WAS On, winch Information VA
|. Fi,en him, Alter diuner seTsR or eight Q
+ lie pirates vent up on deck TO take obsefYa
H. low. Lis watch as pilot bzing otf at roos, afte
If which: tine it is customary for him to retieV
!. the nate below, SsHe of the passenger
l. were at cards In the salosn, aud one OF then
|e mads the remark that there was supiciou
II crowd on board, some Of; than benz: srme
- Of them looked like Sonthernera. The Pa
!. :. eong landed Ut North Bus Island, her I'm
:. stopping place, and thence proceeded to PE1
in.Bay, and thence to Middle Bass 1slant
=. where Capt Atwood left the boat, that oeir
BIZ rsldepee, TIC nate t1k1lnE e1aFg ~ ~
r or len passengers were taken, making til
- whole number vi passengers betrscn tort
~ and fffty, men. woale0, aud childFuB. CAM
IL ben went to the lower deck to ttam boat at
20 f1sppeped to look into the ladies' cabl1
al wLere he noticed certain mysterious NOV
~ mcnts among the strangers, snch ~ reYol
4 c1e, and castlnK farilVe gfancss, as II to seq
~ they were observed. Some ofthem were als
ix seen In squaue, talking III d very Low to 9
- The boat 1ett ksal2's 1aland o. q, her rseul
& the saloon, and while thsre heard tue zcpo.
n Of a pistol, folloaed by q scream.
ng reached, The deck, ana saw one :;
on the pirates, with cooked IeFolver IN g, g
y. =. fhe fireman. Heard the exclamation 's(
u; down below, to forward hatch, or pll bic
r. ronr id brains out" Tnt fireman, howa
~. e., got away aad ran up On deca. The ret
.t .nt trrned to Campbell and ordered him to
boT ns Taeh II eresa bis
~ fired. the bali passing between his legs
a. vent up On deck, when he .obseryed n
~ known as the " "Colenel," who had taken
the boat in charge. The mate was In duran
- | snd five Of The pirates were at tic ST.
ma reaching to the Iowor deck, each armed n
thn one OF Ewo 1egolyezs and IN aze. TIE 2
IL sepge1p and crew had been thrust forward
VA tie dcck-known as the promenade dec
In where they were being examined slng1y,
1ee they hsa any WGapo.e aao AZ stcs Ct,
der This was about four O'clock. After this =
~. | of the programme WAS was concluded, Il
~, we're iii ordered down into the hold exec
ing The laaies and children aud a taW eide
that men. sho Tert placed in the cabin. !
49, of:tha beck hands we're ordered On aecl
~ throw overheard some heavy freight, m
~. II pig j>op, and Campbell vas also orde
eap on usck, after shch the scnttles were cl.
tain down. Campbell was ordered to run
ao back to Mnaen ksGPnE r. Of
~ + known. They started md proceeded &
: ~ IA distance, ,bnt il the meantime the tuel
,-est tipe low, the "Colonel' inquired where
Int bnt could be procu1ed, to which the pilot 5ep
,rta~ only ut Middle Bass or Putin Bay. he
"a a4a & then ordered to head wherever be could
~ ea.i. =. d supply, and he eteeted for Mloa'e i
pe4t ppa.s whefe they arrived about dusk. The VII
y 'snsS 70 ras sounded, and two men responded
- ~ ~, taking the lines and making FAST Fou
1e he females a@%eds oedered on rppsa ppssd
l
ms ~ ~ shotg were fired st them, but nelther
e9ae, effect. The small steamer 1elaud O.
az as Cantain Orr, Of Sanausky, hove IN 81
! when the Colonel ordered her men forn
. NV NV and told them to keep \ good Watc
ano deck. Three or four Of them we're pl
h+,o ~ ~, forward aud the rest at, except three,
dIns a;aas Were statiqped on the dock The L
oissa en:a Oufcu came up and landeo alongside o
ppihug Parsons, when Capta1h Orr inquired
: :, ~ 1 the latter had not gone to sandus9Y, bn
:. !, .aa .ns ceivcl no answer. A number OF the pl
! : psss phss rnshed On beard from the Parsons Wit
= t3ht 1ap To3vsrs and axes in their hands. Capt
ity Of ncW Eot maxs ~ h.1i ~ or ohrad
3 ,FI,e eas nf the s,rates went Into the engine
es+ers ~ AZ aud ordered tie engineer to stop
! i0'I 1at refusing, be Was shot in tho lace. tn
s1one coming ont Of his cheek: The Queer
'ioa Pan then stripped Of everything valuable
taeia sH ti1e passenge1s Of both boats were sc
nhstR, !, MI shofe. CAPT: Orr and bls engineer we
oAeA .tained on the Parsons. AL the Far
,,o,n,r nffirt1r md crew were also retained q
,ass .asaa tlne Capt Atwood and the CLERK, (Cal
Ressuo sMrl having cot on board when the boat tot
. 1u hrl. At Middle Bass the second time.) Cam