The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-07
The PIRACY of the Chesapeoke


The Halifax Citizen says that Lieut..
Braine was not the real commander of the
chesapeake. A Grand Manan, Capt. YER
non Locke, of Ragged Islands, who has
been for some time in the Confederate SER
vice, Joined the ship, and assumed the
command. Braine left the ship either at
Shelburne or La Have. -add did not return
on board. He was in Halifax one or two
nights of last week. On the 18th warrant
was Issued for his apprehension. charging
him with the crime of piracy and murder,
aud officers were in pursuit of him. The
Citizen says: r.a
'.ID the early part Of the week the Chesa.
peake entered the La Have, and was adj
mitted to entry by the Collector of Lunen-
burg under the name of the Confederate
war steamer Retribution, the commander,
Lieut.. Braine, producing for examination
his own com N ission and those of several of
her officers; and they were further permit
ted to land and dispose of certain goods,
for the purpose, as REPRESENTED, of obtain
ing necessary supplies. But as soon as it
had been ascertained that the steamer was
the Chesapeake, the Collector deemed it
his duty to forbid the landing of any more
OF the cargo until he should be properly adj
vised on the subject. a portion of the
burue and La Have at the rate of barrel
Of sugar for a chaldron of coal. and other
things in proportion"
The "CiEzen'' characterizes the capture
of the Chesapeake as "sheer piracy" and
puts the case to the secessionists who com
pliment and befriend the pirates in the fol
Lowing strong light: ..'- .-..
Suppose that on board the Arabia, which
sailed from Halifax yesterday, two thirds
of the passengers were members of the
'Feniau Brotherhood Suppose that they,
armed to the teeth, should suddenly sur
prise the unsuspectiDg officers eff the ship,
and every circumstance Of confusion in an
uDarmed crew assisting the com bination of
equal numbers and superior arms, the steam
er should become their prey, and its crew
and prisoners to be got rid Of in some
Northern ports. Where is the man among
US who would hesitate to denounce such a
capture as atrocious piracy? Who would
not feel satisfied to hear of British frigate
swiftly pursuing the pirates and bringing
back the Arabia to Cunard's wharf, with
the ringleaders of the plot swinging at the
yard arm? And yet such fellows could
Justify heir course as fully as the captors
of the Chesapeake"
The United States steamer Ella and An
ME returned to Boston on Tuesday from
her successful cruise in pursuit of the
steamer Chesapeake. The Ella and Annie
left Charlestown navy yard on the 10Th in
slant in command of Volunteer Lieutenant
Com mandiDg John F. Nichols, with seven
ty FIVE officers and men on board. She had
for an armament two 12-pound howitzsrs
and two "a pound howizers. On arriving
at Eastport, or the 18th instant, they as
certained that the pirates were at Margaret's
Bay, Nova Scotia, twenty-five miles from
Halifax They at once started for that
place, but on arrival they were prevented
by heavy winds from entering. Captain
Nichols then went into Halifax and coaled.
From information received there he was
induced to visit La Have river, and thence
wei TO Lunenburg, where they learned that
the Chesapeake was in Mud Cove, Sam bro
Harbor. Arrived off Mudd Cove at 3
O'Clock in the morning; at day break per-
ceived the Chesapeake at anchor, and saw
a boat leave for the shore. The Am erican
flag was then run up Oh the Chesapeake
with the Union down. They ran alongside
Of her and found three mon on board, two
Of whom had been prisoners on board. One
was the first engineer, and the other fire.
man. Only one of the pirates was found
Do board. crew was detailed to take pos
-ession of the recaptured vessel, and Capt.
Nichols directed his course for Boston, with
he Chesapeake in tow. He soon after
wards took the gunboat Dacotah, and was
ordered by Capt. Clary to take his prizs to
Halifax, and to leave her aud his prisoner
70 the disposition of the British authorities.
DE- reaching Halifax the Chesapeake was
up, according to the order; but on
aking the prisoner ashore for the purpose
If giving him into the custody of the Pro-
yincial Marshal be escaped from the officer
md jumped into a boat, in which were two
nen who pulled off with him; the crowd
IN the wharf interfering to prevent mis- re-
rrest. The Ella and Annie sailed on Sat-
rday for the United States N company
With the United States steamers Dacotah,
acacia, and COrGubia, leaving the Niagara
t Halifax.
Two BOYS KILLED BY AN INSANE MAN.