New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-29
ASPIRATIONS OF REBEL PIRATES
Continued from First Page.

Unn;re Msrrapo, Florence, Ripple, Elizabeth Anne
~" Choo,e Ada Alfred Partridge, NJ. A. Shindier,
Kate Stuart, Archer, Wanderer, aud ''VOP'
There are no particulars about any OF 'neSe 'esso
Ths Commapdant Of the Fort informed me tnaI II
e., memorandum that Lieut.. Reed and
ms crow went aboard the Tacony about 'ne if'u Vi
Nav. On the morning of the 10Th OF june nc seeuS
to have burned the Tacony and gone Oh board tue
schooner Archer.
LENT Reeds last memorandum says: at is my
intention to go along the coast win Inc vie" VI
burning the shipping III some exposed maroon vi CUT
ting out some steamer.
A notice force went to Fort Prebe this evening TO
demand the prisoners in behalf OF the civil author.
Ties but the comm sndant stated that he should holu
them ss prisoners Of war, subject to the commands
of the War Department.
1t is reported by the regular crew OF the Cushing
that a boats crew of ten escaped from her tins
morning. If this is SO, they may seize some othef
schooner and make more trouble. A patrol force
Will be stationed in the harbor forthwith.
The pirates could find only few round shots
aboard the Cushing, and therefore fired grape si'er
the first few rounds Ii they had known how feebly
the Chesapeake and Forest City were armed, they
could have sunk them, but the determined course OF
matched
Capt. Leighton, who led the attack in the Chesa'
peske, informs me that he intended to have run the
Gushing down by superior weight, or, that falling
10 take her by boarding her with superior numbers
which the grapeshot of the Rebels would have made
rather dangerous proceeding.
PORTLAND, Saturday, June 27-9 p. N.
We CLEAN the following further particulars of the
Caleb Cushing affair from the extra Courier
just before the cutter exploded three volunteers,
Mr.. Hail, reporter for The Argus, Capt Warren, Of
the 7th Maine regiment, and Mr.. Edward Pickett,
took the Chesspeakes boat and rowed 10 the cutter
but they had only time enough 10 cut the boat
away from her stern when she exploded
The regular crew of the Gushing have been put
In confinement, TO await an examination.
STATEMENT By THE LIEUTENANT COMMAND
ING.
Lieut.. Davenport states that between 70 and
O'Clock lsst night some suspicious looking men,
dressed as fishermen, came on board the cutter and
bearing an unusual noise, be up on deck to see
what was the matter when he was Immediately
seized by five armed men, who pointed their ystos
at him, and said they belonged TO tie Confederate
navy. Finding that resisiSuce was useless, be sur.
rendered and was put in irons with all hjs men,
Tue cutter then proceeded down tie harbor.
Both Lieut.. Reed and Engineer Brown styled
themselves as officers VI tie Confederate steamer
Florida and said thai she was in the olinp.
the cutters crew refused to tell where the ammu-
milton was put, and this, with the want Of favor
able wind, induced the Rebels TO burn the cutter
PORTLAND, Saturday. June q. lS63-l0p II.
Lieut.. Reed, commander Of the Rebel crew, is re-
ported TO have said that he was well acquainted
with this harbor, and tnew where 10 put his hands
on everything. He intended, II tho wind had hssn
fair to burn all the shipping in port, and to seize the
Forest City and cruise along the coast, burning and
DESTROYING all the vessels that came in his path. His
log.book states that lie burned the Tacony, of which
he was commander, finding thai vessels OF tue Fed
eral Government were after him.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH To THE HON. s. P. CHASE
IN REGARD TO THE REvENUE-CUTTER CA
LEB CUSHING.
PORTLAND. Me- June q, 1863.
Hon s. P. CHASE. Secretary Of Tre1'ury Wilmington:
The party which cut ont the cutter Cushing were
part Of the crew Of the bark Tacony, which vessel
rs appears by her log book in my possession, they
burned June 25 and transferred her armament 70
the schooner Archer, which we have captured and
stripped. They intended to burn the two gunboats
and burn aud destroy vessels On the coast Of Maine
The men are in Fort Prebe under guard. Lieut.
w. Reed, Of the Confederate Navy, was in com
maud OF the men, and is a prisoner.
J. JEWETT. Collector
OFFICIAL DISPATCH TO THE HON. L. NJ STANTON
FoKT PREBLB Ne, Saturday, June 27-6:4O p.
Hon Z. NJ STANTON. Secretary Of War. Warrington:
In the private notebook Of Lieut.. e. w. Read
c. S. N, / fnd follows:
I" The latest news from Yankeedom tells ne tia
there are over twenty gunbOats In search Of us
They have description OF the Tacony, and Overhau
every vessel that resembles her, Daring the nigh
We transferred all our things board the scbOOh,
Archer. At d. III. set ire to the Iacouy an,
stood west; The Archer is II fishing vessel Of 81
tuns; sails well, and easily hanGled. No Yanke,
gunbOat would ever discover or suspect US. there
fore think We Will dodge our pdrsuers for a shor
time. 1t is my intention To go aong the coast witt
the view Of burning the shipping in some exposed
barbor aud OF cutting out a 0ieamer.'
The above appears 10 have been written siDce the
plight OF Jane "A.
The schooner taken to-day is the Archer Of South
port. GEORGE l.. ASDREws,
Major Of 18th luiaDtfy, Commanding the Post.