New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-29
OPERATIONS By REBEL PIRATES.
Bold Proceeding in Portland HarbOr.
A REVENUE CUTTER CUT OUT.
Pursuit by Two Armed Steamers
C0WARDICE OF THE REBEL PIRATES.
The Cutter Set Fire and Blown Up.
Capture of the Whole Rebel Crew.
THE PIRATE TACONY DESTROYED.
Capture of the Whole Rebel Crew.
THE PIRATE TACONY DESTROYED.
ACCOUNT OF THE TACONY's CRUISE.

nouncement was made on Saturday morning, in the
following dispatch:
PORTLAND. Me-, Saturday June a. 1863
The United States revenue cutter Caleb Cushing
went to sea during the night without orders off.
Gers. Capt Clark died yesterday and an officer
was expected on to take charge Of her to-day.
The Caleb Gushing is provisioued for two
months cruise and is heavily armed. Steamers are
being armed TO send in pursuit Of her.
Tie steamers Chesapeake and Forest City were
Immediately dispatched after the Cushing, over
hauled her and The pirates seeing no hope OF escape,
set her fire and escaped TO schooner also in their
possession, aud which was near by. This schooner
was soon captured with all on board.
| The following dispatches from Portland give the
particulars Of the affair:
PORTLAND Me-. Saturday, June 27-s D. m.
Capt. John j. Lscomb of the Forest City, says
that she within gunshot Of The Gushing half an
hour before the Chesapeake got along.
The Gushing fired at the Fores, City Elk times
without showing any flag whatever
The Forest City then laid to- waiting for the Ches.
speake to come up.
! When the Chesapeake srriyed after consultation,
! it was agreed to board the Cusbiog
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propeller and also being protected by cotton bales
| The Rebels perceiving the Infections of the Ches-
apeake and Forest City, became frightened and
abandoned the Gushing in two boats, and sent of in
third boa. the regular crew Of the Cushing who
they had placed in irons Tris last boat was almost
immediately picked up by the Chesapeake.
The other two bosts, with the Rebels on board,
sieered for the Harrswe shore and were pursued
and picked up by the Forest City. The Rebels
proved to be twenty three in number.
The Forest City also picked up small boat con-
tanning a Mr. Bbber. who had been set sdrift from
the Gushing. Mr.. Bibber with his partner. were
captured yesterday by the Rebels while in a small
fishing boat off Damers Cove Island.
Mr.. Bibber informed Capt. Liscomb that be was
captured by the schooner Archer, Of Southport,
which was in possession of Rebel crew from The
pirate Tacony not from the Florida, as reported by
the crew of the Caleb Gushing, and that the Archer
came in last night aud anchored below Minoy, in.
tending to burn the two new gunboats building in
Portland aud cut out the revenu.cutter Gushing and
steamer Forest City. This they found themselves
very much troubled to do, bat at , o'clock this
morning they boarded the Gushing quietly, and
seized the small portion of her crew aboard, put
them in irons and made their way out Of the harbor
through Husseys Sound, thus avoiding the fire Of
the forts.
After passing the Forts Capt. Liscomb learned
the intentions of the Rebels, and Immediately pur.
,ued the Archer, which was making her way TO the
eastward az rapidly as the light breeze would
permit.
Capt Liscomb captured the Archer and found
ID l. ID partn ar on hoard
towed her TO the city.
By Mr.. Bibbers report, Capt Liscomb thinks
that there are three or more schooners with Rebel
crews on board, on our coast destroying our fish.
ermeu.
The Archer has only howitzer on board, aud
these schooners are probably lightly armed.
Mr.. Bibber also reports Rebel steamer on the
coast. and the Forest City passed Suspicious look
ing black steamer of Cape Porpose, at 2 o'clock
this morning, when coming from Boston, which at
first made for the Forest City, but afterwards kept
to the southwest.
Tho Forest City arrived up about half-past four
o'clock this afternoon, landing the Rebel prisoners
at Fort Preble.
The Forest City as we'll as the Chesapeake was
received with the greatest enthusiasm oy tue
citizens.
The Forest CITY was armed withtwo riiled twelve
poupders. and had ON board thirty troops from Fort
pr.ble. aud one hundred armed citizens.
The Forest City did not ge, near enough to the
crsb;pg TO hit her. and the shots from the latter,
though coming very close, fell little short
The Forest City, and the Chesapeake, would have
uuoubly recsptured the Gushing had no, the Rebels
deserted her and blown her up ms the soldiers, eiti-
,ens and sailors. were all anxious to have hando-
hand fight, as they had nothing to match the big gun
of the Cushing.
The promptntude with which Collector Jewett,
Mayor Mcclellan and the citizens armed and dis
matched two packet steamers to capture the Rebels,
has proved most fortunate.
PORTLAND, Saturday. June lis O'CLOCK r. M.
Your reported has just come ffom Fort Prebie.
The Cominandsnt there will not allow the prisoners
to be questioned tonight.
There are two Rebel officers among the prisoners,
named IA follows: Lieut.. G. w. Reed, with regu-
lar commission from the Confederate navy, late
commander of tho Tacony and Eugene. and II.
Brown. Third Assistant Engineer Of tho Florids,
detached from the Tacony.
Two books were found on the prisoners-one Q
book with instructions, &C., which I
was not allowed to see it might contain important
evidence for the Government and the other an ac-
ount book containing important list in the back
part, seemingly of vessels captured by the Rebels,
Viz: Jacob Bell, Star Of Peace, Oneida, Common
wealth, Kate Dyer, Lapwing, ColcOrd, Henrietta,
Clarence, Estelle, Windward, Couso, Ann, Adela-
,ram, Byzantium, lsaac Webb Sha,emuc, Whist
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