Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-02
PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT.

PORTLAND O'CLOCK p. M-Captain Liscomb, of
the City that she within gun-sbo of the
Gushing half an hour before the Chesapeake got along
The Gushing fired at the Forest City tunes without
showing any flag whatever TIE Forest City laid to-
wait ng until tn Chesapeake up. After consulta-
ton, it was agreed to board the Gushing
The Chesapeake took the lead in this being propeller
and being protected by cotton bales The reb-s per-
ceving their intentions became frightened and abandoned
the Cu-hng in two boats aud sent IF in The third the
regular Of the Custn e. win m they had placed in
IRONS THIS last boat mmt di1ely pick up by the
Chesapeake. The other two boats with the rebels
board steerrd fol H1rpswe shore AID pusurd ard
picked up BY tie rorsst CITY. The rebels proved 10 be
twenty-five IL umbtr
The Forest Cy al.o picked up small GOAT containing
MIR Bibb-r who had been adrfC from the Cushing
Bbber his partners, captured yesterday by
rebel. VIII IL mall fishing boat off DameI g Cove Issnd
He i formed Capt Lscomb that be captured by the
schooner Archer Of Southport which in pr session
of a r. bel from he pirate Tscon)-no' from he F,-
rid, IA repor ed b, the the Cal. Cu<hlnR-and
that he Archer la night and anchored be ow Mi
nuy intend ng To burn two guubo oullng ii Port
land aud cut the Cushing aud STEAMER
Forest City his they fu hewseve. very much ou-
bed to do but at two o'clock this morning hry boarded
the Cushing quietly, and seized the sal portion of her
aboard put tn iruus and made their way out
Of the uabr through Husseys Sound thus avoiding the
fire Of tue forts
Alter pa. the forts Capt Liscomb learned the in
on. the rebels and imm datey pursued he Archer
which making her way To astward rapidly the
LIZ ht would permit Capt Lii c"mb captured the
Al cher, and funl tuee rebels aud Biobers part
board aud TOW ed her up to The city BY Bbbers
Capt Ii, comb nDks hat there three or u,oe scho
ners with rebel board coast, destroying
our fishermen The Archer had ouy hOwitzer on board
and these schoouers probably lightly armed Bb6er
also reports rebel the coat the Forest
City passed suspc cou- looking black st of Cape
Porpoise 1T two o'clock this morning. when coming from
Boston, which at first made for the Forest City but alter
wards kept to the southwest.
The For, City arrived up at halpast four O'Clock
this afternoon landing the rebel prisoners at Fort Peoe
This steamer as well a the Chesapeake, was received
| with the pr, atest enthusiasm by our ctiz-ns
/ The Forest City armed with two rneg tWs,Ve
pound rs aud had board thirty troops from ror rIe
bl ard uue hundred citizens armed The Forest CITY DID
not oct near enough o the Gushing to MT her, and the
bot from the latter though coming very CLOSE Tell little
/ 49,, IN. Fo,e-t City aud Chesapeake would have un
db,.dlv recapured the Gushing bad not the rebels de-
sa bsr and own up the soldiers, cltizens and
;,rs yysr. all anxious have hand to hand fight,
thav had nothing to match the big gun Of the Gushing
| PORTLAND, (ME.) JUNE 81, P. M.-Your reporter
h.s inst com from Fort Prebe. The commandant there
will not allow the prisoners TO be questioned tonight
There arc rebel officers among the prisoners uamed
"a follows: Lieut.. T.. w. Read, With regular
sion from the Confederate navy late commander of the
Tacony Eugene, and III. Brown, third assistant eng
neer of the Florida detached from the Tscony Two
books found the prisoners, one memorandum
biok with instructions, &c, which was not allowed to
see it might contain important evidence for the Gov
ernment and the other account book, containing
important list in the back part seemingly of vessels cap
tured by the rebels.