The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-11
ANOTHER PIRATE AFLOAT.
Three Vessels Captured by the Chicka-
mauga
[From the n. Y. CommercIal.l

The bark Albion Lincoln, of Harps-
well, Capt Dibber, from Portland for
Cuba, put into this port this morning,
with the captains and crews of ship
! Shooting Star, Capt Drinkwater, from
New York for Panama; barks Mark L.
Potter, from Bangor for Ship Island,
aud Emma L. Hall, from Cardenas for
New York, all of which vessels were
burned by the pirate Chickamauga,
Lieut. Wilkinson, commanding, which
left Wilmington October 81 The Mark
L. Potter was burned Oct 30 and
Shooting Star and Emma L. Hall on
the 3lst, lat SO 20, long 10
STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHOOTING
| STAR
Capt. L. II. Drinkwater, of ship
| Shooting Star, from New York for
Panama, with coal, which vessel was
captured and burned by the pirate
steamer Chickamauga, makes the fol
lowing report
The shooting Star left New York at
noon of the 29th ult, and proceeded on
| her voyage with no unusual occurrence
until the 3lst ult, when at $50 a. m :,
lat. SO 10, long. 20, two hundred and
| fifty miles east from Sandy Hook,
steamer hove in sight, coming from the
southwark, and making for a bark
which bore south-southwest from US,
and steaming north by the wind The
strange steamer, upon nearing the
bark, hoisted the rebel flag. At $50
discovered the bark to be on fire. She
proved to be the Emma L Hall, Capt
Geo w. Cozzins, from Cardenas for
New York.
At ten o'clock the steamer stood for
the Shooting Star, which had made all
sail, attempting to escape the clutches
of the pirate, but after a chase of three
hours she was oVerhauled, and ordered
to send boat to the steamer Another
bark then bearing in sight, she made
for her, practising the usual deception
of flying the stars and stripes until
within gunshot of the victim, when the
rebel flag was run up
After boarding the vessel, which
proved to be the bark Albion lincoln,
of Hapswell, Capt Bibber, from Port
land for Cuba, she bonded her for Sl8,
coo, upon condition of taking on board
the crew ofsthe captured vessels, and
returned to the Shooting Star to finish
her work of destruction, which was ac
complished at 6:30 p. m, by setting her
on fire
All hands were transferred to the
steamer, and subsequently put on board
the Albion Lincoln, together with the
crews Of the barks Emma L. Hall and
Mark l.. Potter. The latter vessel was
captured and burned the day previous.
She was commanded by Capt Tapley,
and bound from Bangor TO Snip Island
The albion Lincoln was ordered to pro
ceed to Fortress Monroe with the pa
rolled captives, numbering sixty persons,
but Captain Bibber, finding New York
to be the nearest port, shaped his
course for this place, and reached here
this morning
Capt Drinkwater describes the new
privateer as a screw steamer, painted
pea green, fore and ait schooner rigged,
masts short, without topmasts, has two
smoke stacks, carries an armament Of
three guns, one 81 FOUNDER and two "a
Founders, and manned by a crew Of one
hundred and fifty men. She sails un
der the name of Chickamauga, com
manded by Lieut. Wilkinson, Confede
rate States Navy. Her officers state
that she ran out from Wilmington, n
C., on the night of October q, together
with another armed steamer.
The discipline on board the Chieka-
manga is represented to be Of the lowest
order. The prisoners taken from the
vessels above reported we're allrequired
to sign a parole, of which the following
is a copy: ....-.....-.
CoxFI DERATE STEAMER CHIcKAMAUGA,
AT SEA, Lat 80 10 n, Lon. 20
the undersigned, do hereby
agree lin consideFati OF beng released
Is prisoner Of war on parole, BY First
Lieut. g Wilkinson, commanding Goa
federatc States steamer Chickamauga,
not to serve by land or water, or take
up arms against the Confederate States
OF America, until regularly exchang d
Signed
Witness, E. Courtney jenkins, Cap
tain's Clerk.
A CARD.
The undersigned, commanders Of