Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-12
The NEWS HER r..


ARRIVAL OF THE FREEBORN.-Stdrtlirg Mod,
Of Warfare Adopted by the SecassionistS against
fhs PS:Onae FatiHa-An Infsrn1! Machine DIS
covered and Cdgfursd-H IS Brought np 10 IN,
Nary Yard in TTiHmph-Ons Of Jeff. Daris,s
SPieS-Hs y Brought baeE PrisonsT-This
norning tue gunboat Freedom arrived at the
Navy y lrd from the mouth Of the Potomac river
Since tae la'e engagement at Matthias Point she
has been engaged In dangerous service, vigilantiy
reconEo tsring the enemy and preventing COM
municaton between lower MARYLAND and Viz
GINA. Her duty has been to cruise during the
night along the shores, examine the various
creeks, landings, etc, and overhaul su,picious
craft ssen ia the river Consequently the work
has been ariuous, and she comes up to be over
hauIeo ana undergo sundry repairs. She has
been In command Of First Lieutenant Lowry.
On Sunday, at meridian, while lying off Aquis
Creek, In company with the Resolnte, Pocahon-
tas and Pa e., two objects of an exceedingly
suspicious look, were discovered floating down
with the ebb tide towards the squadron The
commander Of the Pawnee, when they had got
within quarter Of mile, sent out a small boats
crew to Investigate the queer looking things and
the Resolute was ordered TO the boats support
As the boat neared the objects the crew grew ex-
ceedingly suspicious OF them, discovering that
they noated with steady purpose towards the
Federal vessels and In their own langua ye looked
" diabolical." One Of them coming I'm contact
with the Resolute's rudder, became detached
from something underneath II, and the under
water part sunk to the bottom, while the top part
In shape Of large oil cask, foatcd, and turned
over, discovering square hole In the under side
and coil Of something which filed tn. ca,k
The other machine careened over on one side.
and probably put out certain fire that was burn
ing inside.
The RssOlu:e dropped back 10 let the enemy
oslieye that the OBJECTS attracted no attention m
the part OF the vessels. After a proper time lad
elapsed, an attempt was made TO hoist the 'sns
chine" Cthen tOasing) on board the Pawnee and
rs the cask came out Of the water a fuse OF
india rubber was discovered hanging from IL
which one OF the officers immed ateIy cut with
his Knife, and The cask, with It's submarine fixing
was hoised on board. Attached 10 the ca,k
(Which was filed with a coil Of fuse cost,d With
tafO and hanging about six feet below H. WAS ~
Iron cYl!=-er, made Of boiler Iron About Ave
feet long by eighteen iLches in diameter and
nIed with something which made 1t weigh near
-Four hundred Pounds. leading from the cylinde,
10 the cask above. and attached to the slowunatcb
coll within II, was the India rubber coated fuse
"hlcn The oncer had severed with hIs knife. The
lnside Of the Iron cylinder remains to be invea.-
Ve
material rSrgned for tine destruction of the Poto-
mac Tiv~i squadron.
Fhe iafernal machine vas transferred N tho
Freeborl and brought up 10 the ward fo,,c,a,,e.
lnVeslIatoH- IL was hoisted out this morninu
and taken TO the front OF the shell house opposite
tne ordnance shop, where Il was fastened I'D in
convenient position 10 be photographed While
In that position IL attracted hundreds Of caut,ous
Out curious visitors, who peeped at it from all
Possiols points Of view, though at a respectful
di.tance
The steamer James GUY commanded nv Lien,
frichet, OF the yard, went down the river atAX
O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon, having on board a
rauad OF company Fl, Seventy first regiment and
captain Darling, chief OF the Capitol police. I'm
quest OF certain Mr. Talaferro, a Virginia 60.
cosionlst OF The raakes. stripe, who has for many
years and until very recently been clerk In on
OF the Dep rlmea-S bis love of the "sacred soII,,
not being strong enough 10 induce him to reIIa.
quish the monthly quota paid over to him nv thu
u ,. government until turned out few davs ara
Since be was turned out he has. as while in
once, been most vindictive Ia his abuse of the
oovernmen: that bad fed him 30 Iono and an
wei, ana has publicly inveighed against the
Aonlnlsration In the most violent manner fo,
offending the National Capitol Hetbus heosmo
an object OF the special attention of orYcs,s to,e
who ascertained that he was about N lc,,,e o.,
Dixie" Shortly after be LEFT by land for port
Tobacco, Lieutenant Pri;chet had the CIV pnde,
weigh for the same pIace The Guy arrived AZ
Chapel Point, four miles this six de Of Port Tohacc
suring the night, and the crew, headed bv Cant
Darling, marched up to the town, striving there
At three O'Clock this morning. Ascertaining that
Iehsferro WIS there, his hotel was hunted nm
and the landlord summoned, who, in obedience
10 orders, led them to the room Of the quest and
In Few minutes be was arrested and on his vv,v
70 The boat On his person was found l,,os
bundle Of letters addressed to prominent seces-
sonA's In the south, and indications that NJ, ~
mao sent accurate drawings Of the location OF ,bs
eaefai Forces here to the secessioniss by another