The New York herald., 1863-06-29
Sad Accident on Board OF the Prize
Schooner Archer.
Oae Man Loses His Life and Another
Severely Wounded.
SKETCH OF THE PIRATE REED.


&C., &C., As
The Caleb Cushing Affair.
We sufficient details Of the dash Of the rebel
pirates into Portland harbor and the capture OF the
nue. cutter Caleb Cushing 70 make full interesting
account Of the affair
rBB TACoEEY's KARLy CANCER
TO 20 the carly history Of the Iacony and her
tenders, find that she was captured by the brig
Clarence tender the steamer Florida. Her
changed Coquette and after destroying several
che IN with the bark Tacony, which they seized and
transferring their arms stores &C. board the Clarence
or Coquette was consigned to the flames.
The Iacony put in order and in few hours
after had been converted into prvateer she at
work max ing sad havock among our merchantmen who
were coming up coast SO bold aud daring her
commander that he at ono timo within few miles
If the capes Of Virginia, scarcely six hours sail Of
Ono Of our largest squadrons.
The impudence Of tho pirate Increased he ad
vanced to the norhward the lit up by the
flames from the victims his hesh operations. From all
that learn the hopes OF the commander Of
the rebel craft to pounco upon deenceless fisher
destroy the entire eet possible. u being the
FOR mackerel fishing, he well knew that he w9ad
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everything he fell in with Six schooners and large
ship burned 10 the space OF sixteen hours Another
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suit
she ne .pokxs Wy a auSBoAr
m. p. was as,s. spoken >, cruise. ,s. on. ., ss
bound 10 por.andnor did he lie in making this state.
men but before he reached thers he destroyed several
nore vessels
alarmed The merchants Boston offered so 900 bounty
capture Of the pirate and still further srmng
and equipng vessels which pursuit Of
rebel. The merchants or New York during this timo
did nothing but grumblo and ccnsure every but
themselves Tho excitement hadby this time become
great second ncet ordered pursuit the
pirate.
The newspapers having furnished such O full
and accurate description Of the piracal vessel that
her feared his capture by cruisers Of
whom had IL, and he determined abandon the Tacony
aud 40 on board OF the Archer q small fishing vessel
which he had captured and the bark wns destroyed
PRIVATE JOURNAL OF the PIRATE
In the private memor book Of the commander OF
the pirate was found following entry evidently writ
ten on tho night Of the 24th ipstaut-
The latest news from Ynnkeedom tells us that there are
ovcr twenty guneoan IN search ~ u.s. They have a de
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things on board The schocper Archer Al two O'Clock ia
tho morning we set tire 10 the Iacoy and stood west
G ns n'she ,, ,,a uh"g sesSc, ~ Ninety IONS sals ven
~ AZ e.sny Dauieo. 70 M smsce gnnpcat would ever
our par,sers n, sshort linn. n il NV n,s.,;on =, -
along the with the ysx Of burning Le shipping 10
some oxpossd hnreor and c' cutting ont a Steamer
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Vow We come 10 ast &C, In tho scenc We bave peen
contemplating From some source The pirate learned that
reveuue cutter wos At anchor 10 tho harbor Of Portland
and TINT two new gunbcas were IN process Of ccnstruc
,on q, thu, port also, and that possibly he might
bc able 10 get hold Of ono Of tho steamers
plying between Boston and that port, and accordingly on
tho nght c tho 2eh us, he boldly stood into the bar
bor with Of c,hroa,s concealed IN the hold OF
The disguised pirate On reaching the cutter Caleb Cush
ing no boarded her taking her ocercss by surprise