Year: 1863

most trivial matter Z. oeuncc,os with shs NORTH fS'r
a No. b very poorly mAaaeS. end the srnAnses =
the vessel coaased two guns. six Pounders ossd
any tho United vessels couas ecros her enc
would fall an easy prey to them Al distance she ap
pears q plain merchant bark vessel. aAd would not


at ell be suspected being prvateer The ravages on
vessels OF the ports she became prtva
teer have very serious kind and Of agra
rian character She plainly bark rigged and painted
black, and will be easily known by having black patch
her foretopsail. She has q crow OF about twenty
men, who appear to be civil aud obligng, and DO not
relish much the dsstard,y trade they arc 81
present engaged in They spoke very friendly
to Captain Lindsey and his men, and showed lively
symptoms Of friendship and good will Otherwise They
appeared and fretted looking and were very
much depressed in their appearance. Reed OF the ps
va,eer, determined looking fellow, we'll fitted for the
wicked course he Is bent pursuing. Naughty and
overbearng his manner his trade appears 10 DO that
just suited to his vilanous exploits, and Il 70 hoped
ere long that he will be made . public example OF.


All the necessary arrangements having been perfected
between Captain Lindsey and the rebel prvsteer Cap


ndsley and his and passengers their great grat
fcation, were put board their own ship,
when they at set sail for New YORK. and arrived In
safety At pier No. IS, Bast river, yesterday morning
where the cargo Of the Arabella will bs discharged
forthwith. y


Statement OF Captain Frohock.


The following Is the statement OF Captain Frohook;i
commanded the brig Vary Alvns, which sailed from
Boston on the LIST Of June for New Orleans with load
Of oommisssry stores, consisting of $500 barrels Of
pork beans. &c. On the morning Of The 9th instant,
when 10 latitude "a 26 longitude 1S, was reported
to that brig in sight, standing TO the westward
she got within range observed that she
had the American nag flying at halfmast which under
stood to signal OF distress stood for the stranger
and hove to. boat containing six was soon seen
to leave the vessel and towards my brig The per-
son in charge Of the boats crew, whs proved to be
masters mate on the rebel brig Coquette, answer 20
hail. said that his vessel the brig Clarence, Of Bat
more, forty days from Rio Janeiro, and that they
were short Of provisions, which he would like me to
supply them with. He said that they were most in
want Of bread: but that he would like little
beef and pork also. When the boat had reached
tho Mary Alvna, the deck, aud the person
in command walked to the quarterback followed by the
boats As they approached pistols were drawn.
and the ofcer sad-sCaptain, have 70 inform you that
you and your prisoners, and your vessel prize
to the Confederate brig Coquette" Being unared, and
seeing the folly Of making any resistance. Iquietly sub
mitted and myself and crew soon transferred to
the deck Of the prvateer Each OF was permitted TO
take board small bag Of clothes. Nothing else
removed from the brig but my pautcsl instruments.
which the pirates got and retained possession or When
the Officer in charge Of the boat boarded be informed me
that Il had not hove did he would have
shot the at the helm and the captain OF the rebel
privateer stated that he the point Of giving
mo . shot. In about fifteen or twenty minutes
from the time reached the rebel vessel the Mary
Alviua was on Hre. I understood that the beds
aad other combustbls materials board saturated
with IN and pitch, TO aid in the burning Of the brig My
put into the hold Of the prvateer, with guard
the hatchway but bad the freedom OF the vessel
There restraint upon whatever, and the crew
conversed freely with me. should think tho crew
numbered from thirty 10 thrty.6ve men, and the Co.
quette had four guns board am not able 70 give the
precise calbr OF the guns two were small and two large
The Coquette sailed under the American Dag, and log
kept board Of the Clarence OF Baltimore, from
Rio told that the Clarence had only $50 sacks OF
coffee board the story that the captain Of the
Clarence had bought at RIO on his own account Soon
after the capture Of my vessel brig from the north hove
sight and the privateer gave chase. The strange
sci crowded SAIL evidently having taken alarm from the
burning Of the Mary Avins, and kept ahead, though
the privateer gained upon her, until be-
TOO dark 70 keep up the chase learned when on
board Of the capture Of the bark whtipg Wind sore
rsporsd) asked as special favor, that might bs per-
mstsd have my ships papers, but s was refused On





to be United States steamer, came In sight, but she
paid attention TO the privsteer. Fearing that she
would board three Of the guns thrown overheard
and the remaining one bid In the cabin.


On the 18th the BARK raoony was captured and the
effects Of the officers and transferred to her and
she was then made the prvateer the Coqustte being
destroyed BY nre Soon after the capture Of the TaccDy
the schooner n. A. shinder was captured. "Qusksr
gun" was used in the capture Of this vessel spar,
painted black the side OF the Tacony and
the schooner was ordered to heave be blown Of
water. well treated the privateer, as were the
other officers captured The crew Of the privateer
posed largely OF foreigners, chiefly Engshmen. Only
afcw Of them appear 70 be thorough sailors. some Of
them told me that their term Of enlistment up, and
expressed wish be released Ny impression 10 that
the change from the Coquette to the Tacony made


from fear that description OF the Coquette might reach
the North through The release Of the officers and o
the whistng Wind. surgeon on board the privateer
was called Brown he belonged 10 Norfolk. One Of the
other officers was called Cuts; he belonged TO New
Point Comfort The only small that Captain Frohock
saw on board those carried BY the There were
many pistols OF large size.


Captain Munday, Of the bark Tacony, reports-salcd
from Port Royal 7h inst for Philadelphia. in ballast on
the morning Of the 18th at $40 A. NJ latitude 81. long
tude rs west made brig ahead with the American nag
set in Distress after getting under her stern she hailed
the bark and asked II she could furnish him with one
days water saying he atty Eve days out from Rio
de Japeiro, and entirely out OF water, and would
do him great favor by giving him enough to last ill he
got to the Chesapeake Seeing nothing suspicious looking
about him told him wsuld grant his request with plea
sure We hove TO- and he sent boat with an officer and
Ave men whom the officer said no had brought TO assist


In getting out the water as TO US no detention
At this time my men deck, when the odncer
turned me- and and his drew their revolvers


The ofcer put his revolver to my face saying was


prisoner and my vessel prize to the Confederate sptes


We then ordered board the brig, which wa,


called the Clarence, Of Baltimore.


| The privateer promised clothing and provisions


enough to las, port, failed furnish them


that myself and crew left without change o


clothing. Tne captain Of the priva,eer transferred hi
1 crew on board Of my bark and sailed TO the east
| uard sfer sefing Gre 10 Tho hria which caniured