Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-29
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was run OH last night. She was heavll
armed and provisioned for two month,
Steamers were Immediately sent in pur
suit, and two are now engaging her guns
and can be distinctly heard here.
The Caleb Gushing apparently cam
to anchor and took in sails, and was 500
after discovered to be on fire, and in tw,
minutes to two o'clock she blew up will
tremendous report, and nothing of he
is now visible from the observatory. |
is supposed she was blown up by tn,
crew. The steamer in pursuit lay OF
some distance when she blew up.
8 7. M.-The crew OF the cutter seen
to have escaped before She was blowr
up in boats, probably to a schooner neal
by, as the Forest City chased ono down
toward Green lsland-caught her, and
now towing her in. The Forest City had
only lo-pounders, and the Chesapeake
only 6pou ,ders, but their intention wa
to run the cutter down, as they were ne
match for her 32-pounders.
6P. M.-Capt, Liscomb, of the Forest
City, tays he came within gun shot oil
the Gushing half an hour before the
Chesapeake came along. The Gushing
fired at the Forest City six times without
showing any flag whatever. The Forest
City then laid to, waiting for the Chesa-
peake to come up. When lhc Cnesa-
peake arrived, after consultation, it was
agreed to board the Cushing. The
Chesapeake took the lead in this, being a
propeller, and also being pro ected by
cotton bales. The rebels pelceiying the
intentions Of the Chesapeake and Forest
CRY, became frightened, and abandoned
the Cushing in two boats, and sent off the
third bot with the regular crew, whom
they had placed in chains. This last
boat war picked up by the Chesapeake
The otter two boats, with the rebels
aboard, stee,ed for H4,pswell shore, and
we're pursued and picked mp by the For
est City. The rebels proved to bo % in
number.
The Forest City also picked up small
boat containing Mr.. Blbber, who had
been sent adrift from the Gushing. Mr.
Bibber and his partner were captured
yesterday by the rebels while in a small
fishing boat off Damen Cove Mr.. Bib.
Der informed Capt. Lscomb that he was
cap ured by the schooner Archer.
The schooner Archer came in last
night and anchored below, intending to
burn two gunboats building in Portland,
and cut out the revenue cutter Cushing
and the steamer Forest City. This they
found themselves very much troubled to
dc, but at o'clock this morning they
boarded the Gushing and took small
portion OF her crew aboard, put them in
chains and made their way out of the
horbor through Hussan Sound. After
passing the forts, Capt. Liscomb learned
the intentions Of the rebels, and imme-
dis,cly pursued the Archer, which was
making her way eastward as rapidly as
light breeze would permit. Capt. Lis,
comb captured the Archer and found
three rebels and Mr.. Bbber's partner
aboard, and towed her up to the city.
MIR. Bihber reports that Capt. Liscomb
thinks there are three or four more
sclfooners with rebel crews aboard, on
our coast, destroying our fishermen.
The Archer had only howtzer on
board, and the schoonors arc probably |
lightly armed.
The Forest City passed Suspicious
looking black steamer off Cape Porpoisc
at o'clock this morning, when coming
from Boston, which at first made for the
Forest City, but afterwards kept to the
southwest.
The Forest City arrived up about half
past o'clock, landing the rebel prison.
ers at Fort Preble.
sP. M..-Your reporter has just come
from Fort Preble. Tho commander
there will not allow the prisoners to be
questioned tonight. There are two reb
el officers among the prisoners, named
Lieut.. c. w. Reid, with a regular com-
mission from the Confederate navy, late
commander Of the TACOMA, and Eugene
ii. Brown, third assistant engineer Of
the Florida. Two books were found on
the prisoners; one memorandum book
with Instructions, DC, which ! was not
allowed to examine. Another account
book, containing in the back part list
OF the vessels captured 10y the rebels. s.
The commander of the fort informed me
that it appears from the memorandum
that Lieut.. Reid and his crew went
aboard the Taconia about the 14th OF
May. On the morning of the 25th Of
June, he seems to have burned the Ia
conia and gone on board the schooner
Archer. Lieut.. Reds last memorandum
says: "It is my intention TO 60 along
the coast with view to burning the
shipping in some exposed harbor. or cut
ting out some steamer"
A police force went to IT. Preble this
evening, to demand the prisoners in be-
half of the civil authorities, but the com.
mandsr said he should hold them ~ pris-