The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-30
Sunday Nights Mail

lOOk IN balle, ana was SOON AlNtf ulbcOV-
cred to be on fire. AT twenty minutes 10
2 o'clock she blew up with a tremendous
report, and nothing Of her is now visible
from the observatory. II is supposed she
was blown up by the crew.
The steamer in pursuit lay off some
distance when che blew up.
LATER-2:40 p. M.-The crew Of the
cutter seems to have escaped before she
was blown up, in boats, probably TO a
schooner near by, as the Forest City
chased one down towards Green Island,
caught her and is towing her in. The
Forest CRY had only 12-pounders and
the Chesapeak only 6-pOu1ders, but their
intention was to run the cutter down at
once as they were no match for her 32-
Founders.
Six O'CLOCK, p. M-Capt Lescomb, of
Forrest City, says he came with gunshot
of the Cushing half an hour before the
Chesapeake came along. The Cushing
fred at the Forest City six times with
ont showing any flag whatever. The
Forest City then laid in waiting for the
Chesapeake to come up when the Chesa-
peake arrived.
After consultation it was agreed 10
board the Cushing. The Chesapeake took
the lead in this undertaking, being pro-
peller and protected by cotton bales.
The rebels perceiving the intentions OF
the Chesapeake and Forest City, became
frightened and abandoned the Cushing
in two boats, and sent off a third boat
with the regular crew, whom they had
placed in irons.
This last boat was almost immedia 'ely
picked up by the Chesapeake. The 9TH
err two boats, with rebels on board,
steered for Harpswell shore, and were
pursued and picked up by the Forest
City. The rebels proved to be twenty
three in number.
The Forest City also picked up the
same boat containing Mr.. Bibbor who
had been sent adrift from the Cushing.
Mr.. b. and his partner were captured yes
terday by the rebels while in a small
fishing boat off Damos Cove Irland
Mr.. Bibber informed Captain Liseomb
that he was captured by the schooner
Archer off Southport.
The schooner Archer came in last night
and anchored below Mirry, intending 10
burn two gunboats building in Portland,
and cut out the revenue cutter Cushing
and steamer Forest City. In this they
were very much troubled; but at 2 o'clock
this morning they boarded the Gushing
quietly and seized a small portion of her
| crew, put them in irons and made their
way out of the harbor through Hussey S
| Sound.
After passing the forts, Capt. Lipscomb
learned the intentions of the rebels, and
Immediately pursued the Archer, which
was making her way eastward as rapid
| ly as the light breeze would permit -
Capt. Liscomb captured the Archer, and
found three rebels and Mr.. Bibben's part
ner aboard, and tOwed ner up TO the city
BY Mr.. Bibben's report Capt. Liscomb
thinks there are three or more schooners
with rebel crews aboard, on our coasI
destroying our fishermen.
The Archer had only a howitzer on
board and the schooners probably lightly
armed. The Forest City passed suspi-
cious looking black steamer of Cape
POrpoise at two o'clock this morning
when coming from Boston, which at frs
made for the Forest City, but afterward.
kept to the southwest. The Forest City
arrived up about half-past four o'clock
landing the rebel prisoners az Fort Preble
8P. M.-Your reporter has just come
from Fort Preble. The commandan
there will not allow prisoners to be ques
toned tonight There are two rebo
officers among the prisoners, named 1t
@. w. Reed, with a regular commission
from the Confederate navy, late com
mander of Taconey, and Eugene Ii
Brown, third assistant engineer of th,
Florida, detached from Taconey.
Two books found on prisoners--on
memorandum book, with instructions
&c, which was not allowed to be read
and the other an account book, contain
ing in the back part a list Of vessel
captured by the rebels.
The commandant of the Fort informe
me that it appears from a memorandum
that Lieut.. Reed and his crew wen
aboard the Taconey about the 18th Q
May. On the morning of the goth o
jane he seems TO have burned the Taco
ney and gone on board the schooner Ar
cher.
Lieut., Reeds last memorandum saws
1t is my intention to 60 along the coas
burning shipping in some exposed haT
Dor or cutting out some steamer"
a police force went for Preble thi
morning TO demand the prisoners in be
half of the civil authorities, but th
commandant said he should hold theI
as prisoners of war, subject 10 the dc
: mands Of the War Department
1t is reported by the crew of the Cush
ing that boats crew Of ten men es
capped from her this morning. II this
So tAey may seize some other sohoons
and mako more trouble. The regula
crew of the Cushing has been put
confinement to await an examination.
Both III at. Reed and Engineer Brow
styled themselves as officers of the Cor
, federato steamer Florida, and said 81
: was in the oiling.
: The cutters crow refused to tell whei
the ammunition was put, and this with
want of faYorableNgind induced the rel
> els 10 burn the cutter. Lieut. Reeds lC
book states that lac burned the Lacone,
Of which he was commander finding IL
vessels of the Federal Government wei
: after him.
BALTIMORE, june 27.-The rebels a
at Glenn Rock, tearing up the track
the Northern Central Railroad. Glen
Rock is forty three miles from Baltimor
PHLADELPHA, June 27-A special
I the Bulletin, from Hanover Junctio
u says; Col Jennings left Harrisburg
e Thursday for Gettysburg, and on Frid'
"a morning went there. The Philadelph