The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-14
CUBAN PRIVATEERS.
The EroIic "heeDing nn Eye" on tIle Cubn,
GttuS Hornet.

The EroIic "heening nm Eye" ON the CuDn,
GtuS Hornet.
From the Wilmington journal, oct. 2.
Our port again thrown into state OF curiosity
and excitement by the arrival yesterday afternoon
Of the United states gunbOat FrUhc, from New YORK,
under orders Of the proper department at wash
ington. The Frolic lett New York on the Ith inst,
and is commanded by Commander Henry Wilson, OF
nne guns, with a full complement OF men.
The first act of the commander was TO forbid Com
modOre Higgins, OF the Cuban steamship Cuba, from
leaving port until the of the vessel had been
definitely decided. In this Commander Wilson
stated he was acting under the orders Of the Pres
dent. The correspondence appears in this ISSUE
The Frolic will be better recollectcd as the Ad-
vance, purchased during the late war by the State
Of North Carolina for the purpose of running the
blockade and supplying the State troops in the field
full trips into our port, whereby the necessities OF
North Carolina soldiers were greatly relieved but
was finally captured by the blOckading neet. Her
dimensions, capacity and speed are quite familiar TO
large portion OF Qnr readers.
Chase of the lillian and her Escape.
From the Mobile Tribune Oct. Q.
AS will he recOllected by our readers, orders were
received here on Sunday from the State Department
directing Lieutenant FOND, OF the revenue cutter
Delaware to repair to Cedar Keys and, ii possible,
Cnban priyateer As the Delaware was on the ma
rne ways, opposite the city, undergoing repairs, the
officer in command was obliged TO charter the
steamer Lone star for the chase
The Lone star left this port on Monday morning at
daylight with the officers and crew of the Delaware.
Whether she had an armament or rot, besides small
Keys and when she arrived there the bird had hOwn
five hours previously. The Lone Star followed in
chase until night when she gave it up and returned
TO Cedar Keys, taking possession OF % small lot OF
fixed ammunition, knapsacks, csnteens, ETC., which
were left by the Lillian for want of time.
The Lone Star reports That when the chase was
given up they a three-smOkestack steamer in
the chase, which was supposed TO be the Spanish
steamer ChuruCO.
The Lillian was in command OF Captain Harris,
who is an old Confederate blockaGe-runner She is
Clyde7built, and is & vessel OF 1000 tons, though
formerly only 800. she has lately been repaired and
enlarged.
Guerrero and Williams, the latter being an old Con-
federate officer, having served during portion or
the war az a colonel Of artillery. the men were
principally from New York, and composed OF what
is known as TOughs
Her Cargo and Crew.
From the JiotGe Register, Oct. 9.
The cargo of the Lillian consisted OF 1Gl boxes of
merchandise, 30 boxes of saddles 1874 cases OF cloth
ing 100 cases Of dry goods, 12l boxes of drugs, II
hOWitZers in boxes, and various other articles, con-
/ signed to Charles w. Fowler Galveston Texas. The
/ steamer was Owned as appeared from her license
and enrolment, by Henry steers, OF New OrK, ana
| was commanded by Captain +. HI. Harris
In the absence of Colonel Boyd, the deputy collec
tor at Cedar Keys, who at the time was al Gaines
Vile for the purpose OF telegrsphing the authorities,
the Lillian cleared by the Mayor OF the CITY ana
! Captain Frank Sheppard, OF the steamer Mary.
The Lone star found At Cedar Keys First Assistant
Engineer George Mutt, of the Lillian and q number
| of the crew who had left the vessel through some
dissatisfaction III relation to wages. The engineer,
! trip 70 Cuba and back part OF them took passage
this place III the Lone STAR and the balance in the
steamer Mary. The Lillian Is considered very fast
though on her trip from New Orleans to Cedar Keys
by this time reached her destination ana discharged
| her valuable cargo.