, 1863-07-08
a Peep Into a Pirates Diary.
The Ioings Of the Tacony.
APi-ate's Views Of tho Yankees

Tic Portland Daily P<sshas had peep into
the private eiary Of one Of the TaconY pirates,
captured on the G6tll ult. It appears from
this journal, that upon going out Of Mobile,
while still chased hy the b1ockaoipg steamer,
,Ac Florida passed within half mile, OF q
large man-of-Ecr that did uot notice them, IL
though they presented 4 very suspicious ap-
rea1arce, being whitcwashc1 all over. But
for this criminal neglect the cruise Of the
FIo.lds might have been stopped and her de-
l1edntions prevented.
June 18th they captured The bark Tacony,
anfi 1rl1sfttrcd themselves to her.
l'nu Journal says: ..--,
After We rot esoa:d the ba.k and ee! tho vessels
atEe, hc, capt. II, Nus:cica MI bands ard read 10
es Iail down wns bold onv, but1 mnst say fcck-
less oD- and cannot approve OF 1t: it Was 1mpos-
tib!c for any one to cohccive i, aud LAD We 6esn
tuc<esEEu1 The Yankees wonla havc opened their
sts and thought hi WAS certaialY bEoS: loose.
IiE.e will tell what will be our fate; US foz me
Lave heart for eSe1y fIte-
IA tear for thoee who 1oycmc,
4 emile for those who hate"
Friday, June 18th, VIC read: .
. To-day lowry and hazy, for Us good weather, rs
| wc Hny cecape the lookout Of Il cttizef. iesser-
sald NC might @1S & P 2. orr 1a.,x ,nas to BE-
! 10 paes clear. do not ttink we will be taken,
though the general opinion Is th"1 VIC WILL DC
The writer's ornion of the honor Of his
,stcciatcs may be inferred from Als entry Of
I june 18th.
Tnis and aa Esnsst that ha ,s1 tse t Xaa-
| .ct I'm come. II there only comcs good brceze
We will bo abIc to give them good Iacs, and when
tark eom.s We will Zip them; Itost Eola plesf
thought We had gut rid otthe lght fingered geutry,
but Il appears not. Time may CONG when they
araiftaneea osa ay ~ sn1 u e}h n" .
eIs / ou!d not tu,u my hand over for: Ali h?Ec
made mp their minds 10 be- captured, aud aone aoaYs
June Goth r. Mullen WIS called aft and put
in irops because lie was heard to say that he
s.Btshcd a Yankee gunboat wonld come along
ard take u.s." This writer charitchly regrets
that he did not mean what his words implied
The came day Isaac Webb, from Liverpool
! cd. The journal Gays:
sTh The Irfsh viii think it rather hard to meet the
| rrh:,s before they l,6yc landed in tho Gfofi2al
oa When te 60 anaa md hat ad
ris1n o"anst Mullen and says he is in fear OF biz
lifc eu the deck rs 1org Us hc, N is at lasge. se
wnge the world
June 24;h, the shatemuc Of Boston Vas cap
tu1t d, will, en,igront passengers, and bondes
fur sl50 COO. We cloEc this notice of pr
1a,c Icy by copying entire the record from
the 25th until Lie thread was cut by the cap
ture:
captnrea lat night. onr boys l,aa long pull y
ri her, and after boarding her they bore 20 vn 10
hc chip, which thy ai no. % :eacs nt 11'a ne a, ae'
eo,nc hutsr, SC, al d then putting the schooner
crew aboard, fhe cane down to TIC bark STacony;
nfaIe ii fns ha4a h. tRsn la Lad III hands cscd 70
as 1s at
tIat it was hazardous ior us to remain an that 70
few days VIC would keep the schooner' mt! y
= could get tomething Easter foe Us and too fist TO
f beds ready, also, all provisions that we needed
and Wefc engaged all vi lyht In removing the neees
ears articles from the hark, guns, ammunition. &c
lat boat 1or ncw vessel which is very fast Oh
I OF ite class. As soon NJ got aboard tue Archie
iteeemed like going ftom sefy lasge houss te tq
T4ea nxiai ot Laviu a0d
tlc aleep the night before, dropped myself whc'
cot @ Up ths morning NO vent to WORK to put thing
e 10 rights little IN our new home. reckon "
will be comfortable enough; we have plenty !
shtcma @ lwil1 in TO- day, When wc vii have
J., names up again Oil the doings Of the pirates.
hcurl that tierc are 60,J0l men in arms in No
York to resist the daft, Old Abe will soon ha'
;. lis bands fu1i, ii not full enough with us; tht
!. can cave their credit now by acknowledging 1's
5 tic scorer the better then for Themselves.
il taesessiql,: Mr. Yankeewlll open his eyes ii
Friday Jnns e. 1esa s' og7 asv Vessel sa1ls u u
- and 'anucl UP here In the fsad feel the mott
~ eersihly In writing, We have been eteerin. i
Ii night H. by n. and this morning made land,
nsnd No1onal1. We arc now. abreast Of Portla
ID Head, I believe, This morning We took ~, po
eho1t nm Po1tlap FG Roala not te5c be some excl
H. mcnt in Portland row II they but knew that !
!, were 20 close to them: 4 steamer would be
as ~ We e a7c boat.i on come daredevil expedite
- Wlntcyer It Is know the general Impression
81 that We shall cut out the cutter laying In tis L
- aIe only successful Me shall have come g!o'J q
,1ave taken the sails out OF some Oh board
Fe1 t as aefo q ine oq1
~ Hen selves gooa So much for rivalry and pc
~ mslice- Il re we're to get her to morrsw, {
could Ho aks our gtoty 9m Us q !. w ee
H1eDat ef segan Island and slt heus:, ds
~ EEout TX miles; Portland distant about % nj!
ar 1y impression Is that Te VII not capture ths ,
,e, Besides ele being 70 well known. there wo
tts e !Resae SAYS hc las not voted in dcen yes
he and that in March It is the busiest time with 4
lis eTmen In fact they never middle with poiit
1eassl, q III a
1T I'D ton slip to thirty ton schooner. 1c'
NJ 1ense tic record Of the Alabama OF
on barE Whistlfng Wind, and up to this day We
oa twenty one vessels In all, not counting the !
ar Clarence. Billupa has Just told me the intent
ree of pickirg oaknm. Allday have helped to n
~ It into balls II successful In The object, both
nd Government and the people Of the United s.:
m viii be somewhat a6toni he'd It IS noble scht
~ aud will be highly noticed By our Government.
eV H. Head is rot p,omao4eea to captainey no
'is in the navy deserves It. nothing turns up asa
aal- Ell IT, md also in the history Of cye:y man
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