The New York herald., 1863-06-27


United States Lieutenant CommanderR. W Mehde, ~,
commanding CHI o. the orig Tacouy, one oi the re-
bel prvateers which neiy been destroying vessels
upon our coast We provided with nve guns OF long
range quantities Of ammunition and the ere" o the hat
teras which nob'y ronght the N'' ma Az Aooa'
eleven p. NJ We passed the sA,zAg and stefred east
ward, hoping In this direction TO hear Of the where-
sbouts Of the Taeopy IL was supposed that sh' Dso
wended her way TO fishermen upon the oanss
Nothing Of interest occurred until the morning OF Nhe n
ms. when We ten in with the Igate sabine, brig and
schooner and then that the excitement Of our ""
commenced Ono amusing thing occurred during this
day which ] cannot refrain from writing upon
tho boarding on,cer reaching tho brig the captain
hailed him and said that ho had tho smallpox
among his crew, and that he had not better
come on board and that he bad only q small boz on
board no wanted that he could have n The truth
was guess this that tho captain thought we were the
Alabama and tina, his time really come but after re-
oeivng the ocer board his lace Frightened up ard
no fes better upon his way rejoicing convinced
that every vessel no passed was not tho dreaded Ala
bama
watchful eve was kept from aoft and dech but tho
news OF "Sa, no I" not given again until the morn
ing Of the 18th instant when boarded the Norwegian
bark Oof Kyre from New York for Norway After exam
lnng his papers VIC pulled away for three mased
schooner then sight, which proved, upon our hauling
alongside, To be tho Hartstene, Of New York. from
london ballast for New York with loss Of her main and
rnasts. Desired assistance except tow, which
we could not, OF course, render him. She had rgged
jury masts, and was moving on quite fast when
last Soon after boarded the English ship Sui
tapa from New York bound 10 london. The captain did
like tho idea Of heavng but the nOso Of our chaser
did not have very charming sund nor very harmonious
his We soon examined him and allowed him 70
wend his way to Old England While we were tending 70
tho sultana along tho United States schooner Kitta
ceven n
Crusc and her wake part OF tho famous Boston feet in
search Of the Tacony They looked as they mshs DO
rather scantily provided with the means to fight any
vessel OF tho metal and strength AS the schooners
me think that perhaps section Of an artillery battery
had been driven on board by mistake the horses put
for Immediate use few hours after we fell
in with and boarded tho new. ship Alex
.nasr from Bath bound 70 New Orleans
the English brig Laurel from sydney, c. r., for Now
York, and at the same tmo tho New York plothoas
Nc. /, Moses H. Grpnell, cruising This was indeed
busy day, and when night came ou and everything was
10 order to insure ourselves against surprise we laid US
daylight the lockout from aoft proclaimed that sail
in sight ahead Every eye Immediately scanned tho hori
the horizon where tho sail was said to bo Soon IL
was seen from the deck and was found 20 be brig steer
ing to the northeast We Immediately ircro1sed our
former quantity o. sa ard moved through the water
faster Suddenly the order was given to Ore at her.
she did not heavo 10. Again fred, and placed T shot
close alongside Of her bt she simply hoscd hor colors
determined ha, she should bo brought 70 her under
standing SO fred ag I'm. aad this shot fell aor do,
M or Sc SCI from mer n anS naa s
with her and sent o boat on board. She proved
to be tho English brig Isabella Thompson from Nassau,
bound to Eafnx, with cotton and nrpentnc Her papers
were examined and found irregular, upon which Prize
Master Mofat placed in charge OF her and she
sent to New York The officers aud crew were placed on
board Of the steamer.
Cotton looked nno before. did turpen
tine have fragrant odor, and since have VIZ
dreamed Of tie rcducts of Wilmington which place
supp'so produced the cargs Of tho brig
Soon a:cr we BEARDED the bark Henry wilson master,
from Opoito, bound 10 New Yo X, who rerorted hvhg
seen SUSPICIOUS schooner to tho eastward Al eleven
p NJ this day bearded tho United satrs bark Trinity,
should have missed him had he not fired gun at us,
which caused va to sppcso that some privaee was at
WORK near at hand and uoGn our nearing him %r and
blue lights THE misunderstanding and neglect
nearly caused neht with one OF our own
with the naval signals and the Roson aeet without
them. Upon boarding her would have supposed
schoOners on the 22d eeped saa from alofs steer
ING " the northeast and as thcre Was strong breeze
was deemed necessary 70 Try the extreme range Of
u bring her TO- Our FIRST shot fell short but tho
second one passed inst ahead OF bit t she kept
Now decided that she must be blockade runner, and
strained every nerve TO secure our prize.
Again tried our little bulldog, which this time faith
fully did tho duty assigned him. and placed his little
load Close alongside tho pursued vessel Pack went her
manyard and up went the English ensign. and the
nitcd States was alongside, and down went our boat.
From TIE number Of men who hlled her docks
concluded that bad got something nicc
Upon going on board the first sight which greeted
bales OF cotton. Tho
elcgraphed TO the steamer and tho tain
dered on board with his papers He refused TO 60, eut
after serious consideration consented TO visit Cucle Sams
boat. Ills papers were found correct and regular and
WHOM tho word given 10 put the captain ab ard OF the
bark every lip hung down and many sigh escaped,
wo mad already began to count the dollars which her
go would y: Ing How soon are hopes o. mortal man
blascd Every watched her receding form until sh0
lest TO the sight, and after anxious eyes watched
her alof. her cargo was worth upon rough estimate
$50 o From that hour until the present cotton has
beer The thoughts n on on board On tho
22d boarded the Rrssan bark ALta, from West In
dies, hound TO Grecnock; Esd, boarded one English
schooner Or the 24th, The English brig Ia Cayenne,
from New York for ANY Cages; American brig Hattie
Emery from Portland. bound 10 Natanzas Eugl,sh brig
Augusta from Now York, boGtd I, Manzania, and tho
nansn brig Eesolue, from New York for st Thomas On
the 2sth boarded the American bark Aberdeen from
mi iadelpha for - Thsmas h coal for government.
O'Clock having taken pi'o, from pilotboat No. ls and
steamed nm to tho Navy Yard cr coal and orders
Tie ait ed states bult by r. X e. Polliou, In New
YORK, in the spring OF 1867 sho is Two hund ed and ten
she Is nine hundred and seventy eight tons bnrtbcn
has been built without regard 10 expenso and Is sum.
ccnty strong t. bo converted into gunboat without
much expense 70 tho government ard being remarkably
fast we'll adapte Tor cruiser search OF
privntecrs and blockade Sbe has during
her hbseEce somo heen hundred mcs, and has
bnncd some twenty six sail Of different classes Sbe IL
commanded by capt. william Pomep who for soma
to favorite captain In the Sou hern lines Tho United
States Is at present owned by Wakcman pmon Co.. Of
Now YORK and has been since sho was launched n tho
employ OF the government.
The Turf.
Yesterday war the third ard last day OF the racne
meeting tho ceutrsvIlo Tho day go unfa