The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-04

ing recognized by any Christian govern
ment in the world. loud and prolonged
cheers.
The Piracy of the Cushing.
/ PORTLAND, Me-, June Give have some
particulars of the running of the revenue
cutter, Caleb Cushing, out of this harbor,
by the rebels, and her subsequent destruc-
ton to prevent recapture.
The crew of the cutter seem to have es-
capped before she was blown up, in boats,
probably to a schooner near by, as the For
est City chased one down towards Green
Island, caught her, and is towing her in
The Forest City had only 12-pounders and
the Chesapeake only 6-pounders; but their
intention was to run the cutter down at
once, as they were no match for her 81
i Founders.
PORTLAND, Me-, June 27-6 p. m.-Capt.
Liscomb, of the Forest City. saws he came
within gunshot of the Cushing, half an
hour before the Chesapeake came along
The Cushing fired at the Forest City six
| times. without showing any flag whatever
The Forest City then laid to, waiting for
the Chesapeake to comeeaIp. When the
Chesapeake arrived, after consultation, it
was agreed to board the Cushing. The
Chesapeake took the lead in this, Being a
propeller, and also being protected by cot
ton bales. The rebels, perceiving the in
tentlons of the Chesapeake and Forest
City, became frightened and abandoned
the Gushing in two boats, and sent off a
third boat with the regular crew, whom
! they had placed in irons. This last boat
was almost Immediately picked up by the
Chesapeake. The other two boats, with
| the rebels aboard, steared for HarDswell
shore, and were pursued and picked up by
| the Forest City. The rebels proved to be
twenty-five in number.
The Forest City also picked up a small
| ntni, Id L
set adrift from the Gushing. Mr.. Bibber
and his partner were captured yesterday
!. by the rebels, while in a small fishing
boat off Dancers Cove Island. Mr.. Bibber
informed Capt. Liscomb that he was cap
tured by the schooner Archer, off South
port. The schooner Archer came in last
night, and anchored below Mino, intend
ing to burn two gunboats building in Port
land and cut out the revenue cutter Cush-
ing and steamer Forest City. This they
found themselves very much troubled to
do, but at o'clock this morning they
boarded the Gushing quietly, and seized a
, small portion of her crew aboard, put them
in irons, and made their way out of the
harbor through Hussey's Sound. After
passing the forts, Capt. Liscomb learned
the intention of the rebels, and Immediate
ly pursued the Archer, which was making
her way eastward as rapidly as light
breeze would permit.
found three rebels and Bibber's partner
aboard, and lowed her up to the city.
BY Mr.. Bibber's report, Capt. Liscomb
thinks there are three or more schooners,
with rebel crews aboard, on our coast, de-
stroying our fishermen.
The, Archer had only one howitzer on
board, and the schooners are probably
lightly armed.
The Forest City passed suspicious
looking black steamer, off Cape Porpon at
2 o'clock this morning, when coming
from Boston, which at first made for the
Forest City, but afterward kept to the
southwest.
The Forest City arrived up about half
past O'Clock, landing the rebel prisoners
at Fort Preble.
Sp. m.-Your reporter has Just come in
from Fort Preble. The commandment there
will not allow the prisoners to be question
ed Tonight There are two rebel officers
among the prisoners, named Lieut.. c. w.
Reed, with a regular commission from the
Confederate navy, late commander of the
Tacony and Eugene, and H. Brown Sd As
sistant Engineer of the Florida, detach-
ed from the Tacony. Two books were
found on the prisoners-one a memoran |
DUN book, with instructions, &C., which [
was not allowed to see, and another, an ac
count book, containing, in the back part, |
a list of vessels captured by the rebels, the
commander of the fort informed me.
It appears from the memorandum that
Lieut.. Reed and his crew went aboard the |
Tacony about the 14th of May. On the |
morning of the 25th of June he seems to !
have burned the Tacony, and gone on board |
the schooner Archer. Lieut. Reeds last |
memorandum says "It is my intention TO |
go along the coast, with tbs view of burn |
ing hipping in some exposed harbor, Or
cutting ont some steamer"
police force went to Fort Preble this |
70 H. ND
of the civil authorities. but the command |
ant stated that he should hold them as |
prisoners of war, subject TO the commands |
of the War Department.
It is reported by the crew Of the Cushing |
that a boats crew Of ten men escaped from
her this morning. If this is so, they NAV |
seize some other schooner and make more |
trouble.
The regular crew of the Cushing have
been put in confinement, to wait an exam |
inStion.
Lieut.. Davenport states that between IL
and O'Clock last night, some suspicious
oolZing men, dressed as fishermen. came |
about the cutter, and hearing an unusual |
noise, he went on deck to see what was the |
matter, when he was immediately seized |
by 1--WE armed men, who pointed their pis |
tolls at him. and said they belonged to the
Confederate navy. Finding resistance use
less, he surrendered, and was put in
irons with all his men. Both Lieut.. Reed
and Engineer Brown styled themselves as
officers Of the Confederate steamer Florida,
ana said she was in the offing. The cutter
crew refused to tell where the ammunition
was put, and this, with the want OF
favorable wind, induced the rebels to burn
the cutter.
Lieut.. Reeds log book states that he
burned the Tacony, OF which he was com
mander. finding the vessels of the Federal /
Government were amer MN.
SAG HARBoR, June G.-Heavy firing |
was heard here this afternoon. 1t was also |
heard at Bridgehan}pton, village two /
miles from the ocean. The sound came |
from the southeasterly direction, and ap. |
pareatly so.ae miles ont 10 san. It Is in
ferraa the. the firing was the work Of q /
rebel privateer,