Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-29

Successor Captured.
Last Friday night some of the rebel pirates
stol0 into Portland harbor, seized the revenue
cutter Caleb Gushing, and left in safety. The
next day these pirates were captured, but they
blew up the cutter before they were taken.
The following are the dispatches in regard to
this affair -
PORTLAND, Me-, June 27.-The United
States revenue cutter Caleb Cushing went to
sea during the night, without orders or Off
GERS. Captain Clarke died yesterday, and an
officer was expected on to take charge of her
to-day. The Caleb Gushing is proyisioned
for a two months cruise and is heavily armed.
Steamers are now armiDg to go IN pursuit of
her.
PORTLAND, June PIP o'clock, noon.-
The revenue cutter Caleb Gushing left last
night before Lieut.. Merriam, sent to take
charge of her, arrived. He Immediately
started out in one of the steamers sent in pur-
suit Of the Gushing, which steamers are now
engaging her, she having fired six guns at the
steamers Chesapeake and Forest City. The
engagement is still going on, as the guns can
be distinctly heard in the city.
PORTLAHD, June u, 4.30 P. M.-The Ches-
apeake has arrived up, while the Forest CITY
has stopped off fort Preble to land prisoners,
and 1t is reported that there are thirty five
rebels from the pirate Florida among them
Lieut.. John NJ. Gould Of the 10th Maine reg
lment, who volunteered on board the Chesa-
peake, reports TO me that the Chesapeake
leaving at III A. M, arrived soon after the
Forest City, which was waiting for her to at
tack in concert. 1t was decided that the
Chesapeake should lead off, to be closely
followed by the Forest City. In the mean
time the cutter was firing from her big gun
five shots at the Forest City, one at the tug
which accompanied the steamer, and three Mt
the Chesapeake The Chesapeake fired one
shot at the Gushing, which fell short, but
was beautiful line shot. OF the three shots
fired at the Chesapeake, two fell short and
one, round and grape shot, went through
her rigging. Seeing the steamers ready to
board at 1926, the rebels abandoned the cut
ter, going to schooner near by, leaving the
cutters crew in another boat, which was
picked up by the Chesapeake, and setting the
cutter on fire. The cutter blew up at $50,
with a tremendous conclusion, having four
hundred pounds of powder aboard. The
Forest City pursued the schooner and cap
tured it. The cutters crew report that the
schooner before mentioned came in yesterday
afternoon, with a detachment of pirates from
the FiOrda's crew aboard, who had captur ed
her, and sent her in to destroy the two gun
boats building mere. She came in unsuspect-
ed, and this morning early seized the cutter,
putting her crew in irons, and stole off through
the islands by the lower passage OF Uussey's
Sound, towing out with two boats aheBd, the
wind being light On leaving the cutter, the
rebels threw the keys of the Shackles to the
cutters crew in the boat The name of the
rebel commander is said to be Reed. The
citizens who volunteered nnder command of
Fred. r. Harris, are just marching up Ex-
change street. The schooner captured is the
Archer with twenty-five rebels aboard. They
intended to burn the new gunboats, but could
not get a chance. They proposed laying Bath
under contribution to-day, if successful.
PORTLAND, June 27.-Capt. John j. Lis
comb Of the Forest City, informs me that the
Forest City came within gunshot of the cutter
about half an hour before the Chesapeake got
along. The cutter fired at her six times with
out showing any flag The Forest City laid to
waiting for the Chesapeake. When the Ches-
apeake arrived after short consultation, it
was agreed to board the cutter, the Chesa-
peaIe leading, she being a propeller, and pro-
tected by cotton bales. On proceeding to
board. the rebels, seeing the purpose of the
steamers, became frightened and abandoned
the cutter in two boats, sending off the cut.
tcr'S own crew, who were in irons, in separ-
dJe DOdt, " uICl was plCheu up ny lH6 OHeSd-
peake. The two boat loads of rebels steered
for the Harpswell shore, and were pursued
and picked up by the Forest City, proving to
be twenty-three in number
The Forest City also picked up Il small boat
containing Mr.. Bibber, who had been set
adrift from the cutter, he having been cap
tured with his partner from a small fishing
boat, yesterday, off Damer's Cove island
Bibber informed Capt. Liscomb that he was
captured by the schooner Archer, OF South
port, which was in possession Of a rebel crew
from the rebel pirate Tacony, not Florida,
as reporter, by the cutters crew to Lieutenant
Could and that the schooner came in last
night and anchored below Alinoy's, intending
to burn the two gunboats and cut out the rev.
enue cutter and steamer Forest City. This
they found themselves troubled to do; but at
two O'Clock this morning they boarded the
cutter quietly, seized the small portion of her
crew aboard, put them in irons, and made
their way out of the harbor through Hussey's
sound, thus avoiding the fire of the forts after
first passing them.
Hearing this, Capt. Lscomb Immediately
pursued the Archer, which was making her
way to the eastward as rapidly as the light
breeze would permit, captured her, finding
three rebels and Bibber's partner aboard, and
towed her up to the city. By Bibber's report
Capt Liscomb thinks there are three or more
schoOners upon the coast, with rebel crews
DESTROYING our fishermen. The Archer had
only a howitzer aboard, and these schooners
are probably lightly armed Bibber also re-
ports a rebel steamer on the coast, and the
Forest City passed suspicious black steamer
off Cape Porpose, at o'clock this morning,
when coming from Boston, which at first
made for the Forest City, but atterward kept
away to the southwest.
The Forest City arrived up at about 4.3O,
landing the rebel prisoners ut the fort She,
as well as the Chesapeake, was received with
great enthusiasm by the citizens. The Forest
City was armed with two rided l2-pounders,
with thirty troops from fort Preble, and one
hundred armed volunteer citizens. She did
not get near enough to hit the cutter, and the
cutters shots, though coming very close, fell
a little short. The steamers would undOubt-
eddy have carried the cutter by boarding. had
the rebels not deserted and blown her up, as
the citizens and sailors were all anxious for
hand-to- hand fight, having nothing to match
her big gun.
The promptitude with which collector jew
EFT, mayor Mcclellan, and the citizens, armed
and dispatched two packet steamers, has
proved most fortunate. Many believed it a
joke when the report spread this morning, or