The New York herald., 1864-09-29
THE LAKE ERIE PIRATES.
Oar Toledo Csrrespe.aenee.

Oar Toledo CsrrespesdeHee.
forupo ONO, sept 20, leo~
ner Aeea a. Lac Psruc,r- hIsste~em ta~s-r~."s II
sscscn Of hshIsyy cemmsses- Nysc.is sc.s- ksSs"s
sg~ sf A< Oc~rs Of sS k,eAsoa. IRON co~'p'eas ~
As Ars~-cS~ss III Hsess0as rS CAsef cs'ssPTs-
ssr-Tas Pyenaeskal Casspdss's, fe
Tue eselemeot concerning the lake praees hiss Some
what o.eo away whas il lasted wee very great
A,o~s ,be lake ports kinds ef wild
estn ooBssrrne operations aud intentions Of tbe
ps<es One 70 The eject that ,eey had armed
enc steamers With battery OF heio brought from
<auadA preparing 70 capture al the propeers
afcai lake Another stated that they had gone
apwS IN The direction OF Cleveland and Buffalo,
~sd w0sh lay points uoder contribution. An the
ports soae the lake expected 70 be similarly vsea and
Ne ezotsnent wrought 70 high pitch. Hso
suapsaoas craft appeared the c,ng any pcr% dur
s ssoSs twenty -four hours Of excitement she esople
wsV,d Aave gone wild. Provost nasshAh and military
ssaAstees were preparing 70 give The reosas warn
rsoeEop whsneves they should como; bu, many u the
psoTin wringing their hands and wondering what
esaid be doue
AsCleveand sss vas made ready and sesS 70 cruise
ssve~al miles out 70 give warning 70 csse she enemy
made hs appearance. he cane 10 osly Ne 40 small
reported taken. aa sssenps was
80 be made % run ni oowa several Jugs basbor
kept w,lh steam up, ready 70 move ost 70 case
their needed. was thought shas half
obeclthe destruction Of the pirate steamers and
The lake boatmen quite ~ brave as their
bic sake rddng the sakes Of the foe 10
addition the tugs there several propeers IN al
the ports that would also have been brought INTO
requisIoo The OF the boats tbe piratos pos
such that they could have wthstood very lille
craft would have sent them 70 The bottom Even has
the fallen rebel hands she would have
n0 p0Gs1eS naye nss ,nSn
the eUierprss but IL would not have been aosudensd
Some adventurous spirits made considerable money oy
tbe operation. ln this port as elsewhere along The
lake. there considerable quantity Of wheat IN noat-
ine craft OF various kinds When the rumor came
that the rebels were coming 10 Toledo and would
lay the port under contribution and destroy tho
stripping there was decliue 10 the price oI noatlng
wheat. No one would contract 70 make lime saee, asd
numerous persons were anxious close out and make
immediate delivery Among the fess excitaoe tDerc
persons could easily estimate Abe result OF The
raid and OF damage the pirates could accom-
the staple, and nov hnd the market ss rooo as
Que party made less thar sixty thousand dollars oy
she operation and another pocKeted forty thousand t
s an ~ wind that blows nobody any good
In the early history Of the affair there were
uunerous stories thai the officers Of the hicni
gan had been ,ampered with. In particular
the engineer charged with being in
cous,on with she nspira.or Particular and spe
charged him, the discovery Of The
aiEr atlribued the inercept0u OF letter from
esev.a these stories for time ana sssssd IN sner cir
cuatiOD and they published 10 the papers Of this
city IS nov time TO say that they had 4 foanda.iSn
10 w.s amperins With the engineer and other officers
but be rs now happily cured Of his delusion. They
piayed ihe part OF skfu detectives and beat him at his
game. he had thought the engineer would disable
e machinery OF The Michigan and prevent her leaving
port, doubt told his sccompiccs OF his great
pectations When II was found that the boat did not
leave port the story got abroad and dd not diminish
theeling The story Of the letters Was partially true
sui il has reference 70 letter decoyng Mr.. Cole on
board The Michigan, where be could be arrested. rbe
sdacers OF The Michigan and particularly the engineer
have temporarily suffered IN reputation but H n only
for aiew DAYS The clearing up Of tie mystery VIII
make their names all the brighter
The delay In The Michigan getting 70 sea was owing 70
Der inabiiNy 70 get The bar. She has been
lying iaside for sOag time, Watching Johoson's
Island, and vss heavily loaded with stores and
ammunit4on. she was delayed four i've pours
IN passing the bar but went out cruise
Tuesday morning She passed among the islands and
went lar the mouth Of Detroit river. There she
learned that he bad proceeded 70 and
abandoned the Parsons afser sinking The Island Queen
scar keleys Island Knowing that this tbe end Of
ths affair Captain Carter ordered 70 Jobnson's
Island, where the boat up her od positon where
she now es As she approached Kelley Island on start
sne on her cruise the people there uncertain ~
No dag she WAS sailing under. They know the rebels
had announced their Intention OF capturing The Michi
gan. and not certain had been accomplished.