The New York herald., 1864-11-05
Sketches OF tho Rebel Officers
and Ships.
A Largs Flset Of Vessels In Pursuit.
Of the PriVateerS.
sEMMEs ONCE MORE AFL0AT.

VhsSakub6O SIbOS UAVhS f1u bSst .
Description Of His New Steamer,
the Sea King,
&e.. &s.. &s.
By the arrival Of the bark Albion Lincoln and tho
schooner Antelope at this port have intelligence OF
ocean raid on q most extensive scale by a number Of
privatccrs which have recently escaped from VII
mIngton N C. We shall doubtless hear Of q great de.
srucon Of on tho coast the privateers
are captured. large fleet OF vessels s In
pursuit OF the bold corsars and hope that they viii
bc caught We give all the Information that has yet
reached ~ below.
Ths Depvedations OF the Chicks ma aga.
STATEMENT or CAPTAIN DRINKwATER, OF THE
SHIP SHOOTING STAR.
Tho bark Albion Lincoln (of HarpswelD, Bbber, from
Portland for Cuba put into this port yesterday morning.
having board Captain Drinkwatsr OF the ship Shooting
Star, from New York for Panama. Captain Ta2ley and
crow bark Mark L. Potter from Bangor for Ship
,and and Captain Cogans and crew. Of tho bark Emma
L. Hall, from cardsuas for Now York-an burned by ,hs
rebel steamship Cnicksmausa, Lieutenant Wilkinson
which left Wilmington the 27th or October.
The N. I. Potter burned October 30, the L. Hall
October 81 and the Shooting Star October 81, IN latitude
80 lngituds 70. The l. Hall In latitude and
I longitude.
Captain q. Drinkwater Of ship Shooting star, hence
6br Panama with coal, which vessel captured and
burned by the privatser Chickamauga, makes
tho following rsport-
Left New York a noon October 10 and proceeded on
my voyage with NO unusual occurrence uDtn the 31st
ut when half past eight A. NJ latitude 30 TO- longitude
10 seaner hove 10 sight, coming from the southwark
and making for bark which bore south from
Us. and steering north BY the wind. The strange
steamer upon nearing tho bark hostcd the rsbs nag.
At half past nine o'clock discovered the bark 10 DO
IRE. She proved TO be the bark Emma L. Hall, Captain
George W. Coggns from New York AZ ton O'Clock the
steamer stood for she Shooting STAR which hsd made all
sail attempting escape the clutches Of the pirate but
after Of three hours, she ovsrhaued ar
dered to send . boat board the steamer. Another
bark then heaviDg In sight, she made for ho, practcug
the usual deception OF flying the Stars and Stripes uni.
within gun shot Of the victim when the rebel nag
up. After boarding this vessel which proved
The bark Albion Lincoln tof HarpsweD, Captain Bbber
from Portland for Cuba, and after having bonded her
for $4,000, shc returned to the Shooting Star TO
finish her work OF destruction which
accomplished At hapast six P. n, BY setting hor
nrs All hands were transferred TO the and sub
ssqueuy put on board tho Albion Lincoln together with
the OF the barks Emma L. Hall and Mark l.. Pot
ter The latter vessel captured and burned the day
previous. She was commanded By Captain rapey, and
bound from Bangor for Ship Island. tn, Lincoln
ordered Fortress Monroe with The paroed captives
numbering sixty persons but Captain Bibter, nudog
New York 70 be the nearest port, shaped his for
this place, and reached here yesterday morning.
DESCRIPTION or rad fai7lrsss ci1ickAxAusA.
Captain DrinkwAter describes this new privssser a.
screw steamer painted Pea greea and at schooner
rieeed masts short, without topmasts and Two smoke
stacks carries armamsat Of three guns one thirty
two psunder aud two twenty fours, and manned By
crew Of one hundred and ny she sails under tbs
name Of Chiokamauss, and ID commanded By Lieut. VII.
kinson Of the rebel navy Her officers state that she
ran ont wmugtou, G, the night of the 27th
ult., together with one other armed steamer.
Tns discipline On board sns Cnckamsuga u repre-
ssnted 10 b Of ths lowest order.
YHs PAROLE SIGNED NJ rRs cArruRsp ssAxxr.
The prisoners taken from the vessels above reported
we're eli required 70 sign parole rns following 10
copy
Ar SEA, Lat. 30 TO- Inn. 10.
sderaon Of being released a. prisoner OF war BY First
Lieut. J. w,t,sson, commanding c. o steamer cnicxs.
.a.s the Sss ssss q msrs until regularly
exchanged. Signed.
r CoURfSr Jmru, Captains c'srk.
cARp or THANKS.
Ths unds'gned commanders q the ship shooting ssas
we're Destroyed by ths privstser Chicksmssga a.s de-
sirous OF erprsssng their sincere thanks TO Captain Bb
ber OF the bark Albion Lucoln for hts kind ueatmsns
and bis sxertioas 70 make them comfortable while On
L. r. pRINKwArER, ship Shooting Star.
CEORGE w. CDGGINs, bark Emma l. Hall.
ROBERT TAPLKY, bark Mark |. Potter.
srsrcH or LrsurrNANr JOHN WILKINSON, CON-
MATDRs ev THE cHrcxAMAusA.
Tne commander OF The rebel privateer Cnickamausa,
Lieutenant John Wilkinson, has not been prominently be-
fore the public since ,hswsr began until The present
time; he s in position where ho can, and u
likely &C. obtain usenvlasis bit widespread rsputa-
ton aquatic guerrilla unless soue Of gunbcats
ars fortunate enough overhaul HIS ship and quickly
bring bic career TO end. wilkinson was old
ooncer Of our navy, but went over TO tho enemy
~ the beginning Of the rebellion. He h . native Of
Virginia, from which state be was ~ Jointed 70
The navy ~ mdshipman n 1897. and was made
passed mdshipmsn IN June, 1s4a being attached at that
time 10 the schooaer Pheni, Subsequently be scr'cd
on board The slocp-of.wT Portsmouth 10 'hs Fac'ao
squadron. Afterwards he m,ds cruises "
s,oops a. war earstona and Decatur. he was pro-