The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-07-02
A Bold Demonstration hy tssC
Pirates.

PORTLAND Me, June 17.-The Revenue
cutter Caleb Cushing was run Off last night
She was heavily armed and provisioned for
two months. Steamers We're Immediately
sent in persuit, and the two are now enga-
ging her The guns can be distinctly heard
here.
PoRTLAND, Me-, June 27.-The United
States revenue cutter, which, as we reported
tins morning, was run out of this harbol,
and pursued by two steamers, it is now as
certa'med, apparently came to anchor and took
in calls, and soon after was discovered to be
or lire. At twenty minutes past two o'clock
she blew up with tremendous report and
nothing Of her is now visible From the OBJ
servations it is supposed she was blown up
by the crew, The steamers are returning.
portland Ne, June 27.-P. NJ. The crew
OF the cutter Caleb Gushing, 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 Is.
land, caught her, and is towing her in. The
Forest City had only tweIve-poundcrs, and
the Chesapeake only six Founders, but their
intention was to run the cutter down at once,
as they were no match for her thirty-two
Founders. .,....... ~
PORTLAND, June q, p. nl-Captain Les
comb of the Forest City, sayes he came with
in gun-shot of the Cushing half an hour be-
fore the Chesapeake came along. The Cush-
ing fired at the Forest City six times, without
showing any flag whatever. The Forest City
then laid to, waiting for the Chesapeake to
come up. When the Chesapeake arrived, after
consultation, it was agreed to beard the Cush-
Ing. The Chesapeake took the lead in this,
being propeller, and also being protected by
cotton bales. The rebels seeing the intentions
of the Chesapeak 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 Immediately picked
up by the Chesapeake. The other two boats
with the rebels aboard, steered for Harpswell
shore, and We're pursued and picked up by
the Forest City. The rebels proved to be
twenty three in number
The Forest City also picked up a small
boat containing Mr.. Bbber, who had been
set adrift from the Cushing. Mr. Bibber and
his partner We're captured yesterday, by the
rebels, while in a small fishing boat, off Da-
mers Cove Island. Mr., Bibber informed Capt.
Lescomb that he was captured by the schoon-
er Archer, off Southport
The schooner Archer came in last night. and
anchored below Minoo intending to burn two
gunboats building in Portland and cut ont
the revenue cutter, Cushing and steamer For
est City, This they found themselves very
much troubled to do, but at o'clock this
morning they boarded the Cushing quietly
and small portion of the crew then aboard
put them III irons, and made their way out
OF the harbOr, through Husseys Sound At
Ter passing the forts Capt. Lescomb learned
the intentions Of the rebels, and immediately
pursued the Archer which was making her
way to the eastward as re.pidly as a light
breeze would permit, Capt iescomb cap
tured the archer, and found three rebels and
biooer paTr-he aboard, and towed her up to
~ Mr.. Bibber's report, Captain Leseomb
thinks there are three or more schooners with
rebel crews aboard ON our coast destroying
our fishermen. The Archer had only how
itzer on board, and the schoOners are prob
ably lightly armed.
The Forest City passed a suspicious looking
black steamer off Cape Porpoise at , o'clock
this morning, when coming from Boston,
which at first made for the Forest City, but
afterwards kept to the southwest The For
est City arrived up about half-past 4 o'clock,
landing the rebel prisoners at Fort Preble.
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IS The Hartford Home LtegEe says the
military sent into Dodge county TO protect
the enrolment, found two or three hundred
armed men assembled in Lebanon, where the
enrolling officer was shot, and it expected
warm work. On the sight of the blue coats,
however, they scattered and many tried to
hide their weapons, The enrolment proceed
ed but the Leages says nothing but the pres
ence of soldiers preva4tad the ignorant, ln-
sane and deluded men from murder.
EE State agents have sent the Governor
the names Of three hundred Wisconsin sol
diers in the Memphis hospitals and those near
Washington and Alexandria.
eT A Vicksburg letter says Wisconsin has
thirteen .regiments'of infantry, one regiment
of cavalry, and four Or FIVE batteries OF artiIl-
cry there.