Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07
TIE AFFAIR OF THE CHESAPEAKE.

The Boston Journal publishes the following statement,
in reference TO the pirates d the stesmer Chesapeake
derived from gentleman from St Johns IN b. who has
been conversant with all the movements to -etske the
steamer aud arrest her captors:
Two of the pirates have been arrestsd in ST. John
Wade, who was rescued at Halifax in company with
one OF the who arrested but the officer having
no warrant for bis detention, hi allowed go The
warrant for the arrest Of Braine reached ST. John on
Christmas morning It had been applied for three DAYS
before but delayed by the Of evidence required
by the authorities who moved in the matter with
dehberaon The officer neglected TO il even then
giving as An excuse desire attend church. Brane
learning that warrant had been issued left st John 90
ing toward Halifax He followed by the officer the
next day. but with no likelihood Of overtakng him until be
reached Nova scos, where the for his arrest
would be invalid
The authorities Of New Brunswick have shown a
better spirit than those OF Nova Scotia though they have
not entered into the work OF arestng the pirates with
much zeal No Lope is entertained Of arrestng any If
them IN Nova Scotia and they will all probably get of
TO Bermuda.
The Americans residing in the Provinces have been
active and unremltng IN the efforts to recapture the
Chesapeake and arrest the pirates and it through their
ererons aud thoe Of the American Consus any thing
has been done to punish this of garing piracy The
6btuseness Of public sentiment upon the subject is remark
able considering the fact that the Provinces are arg
interested IN shipping which will be very unsafe property
Tor Delgerent DatIon like Great Britain IL the Chesa
peake STAIR establishes precedent for privateerng
Enterprsng and INSCRIPTIONS rovers acting under
commission from the Emperor of japan, might find rich
be fully justified under the idea of maritime rights which
are reyaient among our Eastern neighbors
"Ot the fifteen pirates who captured the Chesapeake
nine known to be British subjects and others pro-
badly Of the nation The Captain Parker, under
whose orders the act committed and who pretended
to have commission in the Confederate navy an Eng
ljshman named Vernon Locke, well known ia the Prov
nces The scheme for the capture Of the Chesapeake
cOncocted in the Provinces and Captain Parker
waited for her IN plotboat off HALIFAX and took com.
mand on her arrival
Our informant says the sympathies Of majority of
the people OF the Provinces with the South But par
ticuary this the in Nova Scotia where the pirates
will enjoy perfect immunity from arrest and will only be-
put to the Inconvenience OF evadng the authorities by the
anxiety OF the latter to have record which will he at eat
formally correct in order to avoid an international com
plcatiop
. ST JOHNS IN. b. JAN. 4 The examination Of Col |
Inns Mckinney, and Seely charged with being concerned
IN the Pratca capture OF the steamer Chesapeake was
commenced before the police magistrates this morning
AZ the outset the counsel for the prisoners took
the orn 81 the warrant and commended that the case
oo not come within the jurisdiction Of the extraditon
treaty as the offence committed on the high seas
ana NOT within American jurisdiction. The magistrate
reserved Judgment on these points. Capt Wets evi-
aence was then taken He modified his fret statement as
70 tue number OF shots fired at him He says there
were TWO or three la other respects hs evidence
tuosantsly the same as bs published statement The
examination was adjourned until Wednesday The court
room was crowded with spectators, and but little excite
ment wa shown,