Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-03
The Confederate Navy on tho Hfuh Sens.

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The Confederate Navy ON tho High Sens.
HAVOC AMONG THE FISHING FLEET OFF CAFE COD.
The following dispatches in the New York
World," of the 25th ult., show what one
small cruiser can accomplish with one gun ::
BosroN, June "a
The schooner Lawrence arrived at Glocester
this morning, and reports that on Monday af-
tcrnoon, forty miles Southeast from Chatham,
saw the schooner Marengo on fire; soon after
ward saw bark running for fleet of thirty
fishing vessels, and while we remained in
sight, three Of the fishing vessels were set on
fire.
NEWPORT, r. l., June 81.
Capt. +. Snow, Of the schooner Sarah F.
Snow, of Turo, arrived here this aiternoon.-
He reports spoke of Gay Head to-day at ii
o'clock, schooner Western Light, Captain
Goodspecd, who had IL deck load Of men put
on board by the pirate Alabama, (probably
the Tacony.) lie also reports four other YES
sels had preceded him TO New York, loaded
with. men from the destroyed fishermen.--
Capt. Goodsp?ed says the pirate had destroyed
upwards Of dozen sail of vessels Yesterday
and this morning-all fshermcn-which he
fell in with back Of Murtha's Vineyard, taking
everything of value from thrr' 'ir~ r.:
ting them on fire. ,,,n~ssy wit wit
at 8 o'clock ""p''s ofsnu' 'Il
still commit cEJ;,i;n, IA
New S pErAsTMEST ::r:,dSn Tsy it2 isss
Mt t, +. NJ, the fishing SMACK ~ "f; ;.o NAL
Der, of Nounk, Conn.,, while at anchor about
twenty-five miles f. S. S. from the south shoal
light vessel, was boarded by the rebel privateer
Tacony and burned. The crew were on appii-
cation, allowed to leave in their boats, and
reached the south shoal light vessel in safety.
The Tacony was painted black, and had n
yellow tigure-head, white carved work on the
stern, single topsals, and one boat on the STAR
board quarter; one brass gun, twenty-four
FOUNDER.
The Herald" of the 9th, SAYS that the
''occan is lit up by the rebel sea DEVILS:
The Tacony has destroyed a large side-whcel
steamer and a large fleet of fishermen.
y largo ship (namc unknown) has also been
destroyed by the pirates.
The crews of tile ship Byzantine and bark
Goodspeed have arrived in New York.
The privateers are playing the mischief gen.
rally with the Yankee shipping off Nova
Scotia and Cape Sable.
The Boston merchants have offered $4,000
| for the capture of the Tacony.
The Alabama and Virginia were Mt Bahia
May 24th; the latter was brig-rigged and with
out armament.
We find the following in the London >.In
dex:"
A New ALABAMA AT CARDrrY.-A good
deal Of commotion has been caused among the
shipowners and brokers of the docks, through
the strange conduct Of the United States
Consul of the port attempting to interfere
with the loading of the steamship Lord Clyde
This splendid vessel arrived from Grecnock, &
distance of $50 miles, in twenty-four hours
and is stated to be of extraordinary swiftnes:
and power. Her paddlc-bo1es being too large
for entrance into the East Butte dock her car
go has been shipped alongside, and from the
fact of its neat appearance, has caused con
siderable interest and much speculation. Thi.
consists of several boxes tightly bound with
iron and brought by the South Wales Rail
way. The American Consul attempted to in
terrogate the captain as to the nature of the
contents of the boxes, and induced the Con
trcller of Customs to accompany him. Il
need hardly be said the attempt was unsuc
cessful; and on Saturday morning the splendid
steamer steamed down the channel not before
a scene had occurred, by the agitated manner
Of the Consul who arrived at the docks shortly
after 2 o'clock in the morning. The ship has
cleared for Nassau with o cargo of wooler
goods.-[ London Times.