Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-29

cutter seem to have escaped In boats before abe
vas blown up. probably 10 a schooner near by. AZ
the Forest City chased one down towards Green
Island, caught her and is towing her in.
The Forest City had only twelve pounders
and the Chesapeake only six FOUNDERS, but their
intention was 10 run the cutter down az once, as
they were match for her thirty two FOUNDER.
PORTLAND, Mx, June q, 6. p. M.-Cspt Les
comb. Of the Forrest City. says he came within
gun shot of the Gushing half an hour before the
Chesapeake came along. The Cushing fired at
the Forrest City sin times without showing any
flag whatever. The Forest City then laid TO,
waiting for the Chesapeake TO come up.
When the Chesapeake arrived, after consulta-
ton II WAS agreed TO board the Cushing The
Chesapeake took the lead in this, she being
propeller and protected by cotton bales
The Rebels, percieving the intentions of the
Chesapeake and Forest City, became frightened
and abandoned the Gushing in two boats. and
sent of a third boat with the regular crew, whom
they had placed in irons. This last boat was al
most Immediately picked up by the Chesapeake
The other two boats were pursued and picked up
by the Forrest City. The Rebels proved TO be
twenty three in number.
The Forrest City also picked up small boat
containing Mr.. Biffer who was sent adrift from
the Gushing. Mr. Biffer and his partner were cap
ured yesterday by the Rebels while in a small
fishing boat off Damer's Cove Island. Mr.. Bif-
Ter informed Capt. Lescomb that he was captured
by the schooner Archer. off Southport The
schooner Archer came in last night and anchored
below Mroy, intending to burn two gunboats
building in Portland and cut of the revenue cut
ter Gushing and steamer Forest City. This they
found could not be accomplished without some
trouble, but at two o'clock this morning they
boarded the Gushing quietly. and seized a portion
OF her crew, put them in irons, and made their
way out OF the harbor through Husseys Sound
After passing the forts Capt Liscomb learned
the intention of the Rebels and Immediately pur-
sued the Archer. which was making her way to
the eastward as fast light breeze would per
NIT.
Capt Liscomb captured the Archer and found
three Rebels and Mr Differs partner aboard, and
towed her up To the city
BY Mr. Differs report Capt Liscomb thinks
there are three or more schooners with rebel
crews aboard on our coast destroying our fisher
The Archer had only one howitzer on board
aud the schooners are probably lightly armed.
The Forest City passed suspicious looking
black steamer of Cape Porpoise at two o'clock
this morning. when coming from Boston, which
at first made for the Forest City, but aftcrward
kept to the southwest.
The Forest City arrived up about half past
four O'Clock. landing the Rebel prisoners at Fort
Preble
PORTLAND. Nh. June 27-s 7. M-Your re-
porter has just come from Fort Preblc.
The commandant there will not allow the pris
oners to be questioned tn night
There are two Rebel officers among the prison
ers named c. W. Reed with a regular commis
sion from the Confederate navy. late commander
of the Tacony, and Eugene II Blown. Third AS
sistant Engineer OF the Florida, detached from
the Tacony.
Two books were found OH the prisoners-one
a memorandum book with instructions, &c,
which the correspondent was not allowed TO see
and the other All account book containing in part
a ist OF the vessels CAPTURED by the Rebels
The commandant o the fort informed me that
IL appeared from the memorandum that Lieut.
Reed and his crew went aboard The Tacony about
the 18th OF May On the morning of the 25ih
o: June he seems to have burned the Tacony and
came on board the schooner Archer
Lieut.. Reeds last memorandum says: "It is
my intention To 60 along the coast with the view
of burning shipping in some exposed harbor or
of cutting out some steamer"
a police force went TO Fort Preble this evening
to demand the prisoners in behalf of the civil
authorities. but the commandant stated that he
should hold them prisoners of war, subject TO
commands of the War Department.
1t is reported by the crew of the Cushing hat
boats crew of ten men escaped from her this
morning. IL this is so, they may seize some
other schooner and make more trouble
The regular crew of the Gushing have been
put III confinement TO await an examination.
Lieut. Davenport states that between IL and
O'Clock last aight some suspicious looking men,
dressed as fishermen. came aboard the cutter, and
hearing unusual noise. he went on deck to see
what was the matter, when he Immediately
seizedby five armed mep, who pointed their ps-
tolls at him. and said they belonged to the Con
federate navy Finding resistance useless, he
surrendered, and was put in irons with all his
men,
Both Lieut. Reed and Engineer Brown styled
themselves rs officers of the Confederate steamer
Florida and said she in the ofing. The
cutters crew refused to tell where the ammuni
ton was put. and this. with the want Of favora-
bic wind induced the Rebels to burn the cutter
Lieut. Reeds log book states that he burned the
Tacony, Of which he was commonder, on finding
vessels of the Federal Government were after
him.