The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-08-19
Another Rebel PIiyateer.
QrARASIISE, Staten Island, Aug. II

QuARASrISE, Staten Island, Aug lo-.
las L. NJ.
A rebel pirate Is reported sky miles
southeast from Sandy Hook. She cap
,ured the pl.ot boat James Funk y-sler.
day,
Fire Island. Aug. l1
While ono of the boa's attached, ~
The Surf uote1 WAS cruising outside, this
morning, il discovered yawi boat mxE-
ing for the shore Upon coming along
side Of this boat sixteen persons weie
found on board. who belonged to The
pilot boa, James Funk, of New York. ths
brig Sarah Prince the brig Richaro, the
balk Bay State, and The schooner Atlantic
All these vessels had been captured AMI
burned 10y the Confederate steamer Talla-
hassee, commanded by john Taylor Wood
off The coast yesterday /. NJ.
New York, Aug. II
A passenger by lherEvening Star, iroms
New Orleans, reports that they were chas>
ell, on ihe 1lth inst, by pirate steamer
for four hours; also, tha, she fired lhres
shots al The Evening Star.
New York, Aug -.
A pilot. who brought up HI taliar
bark this T. NJ repor,sss follows: Thurs =
day 9 A. NJ, abou, SO miles sou,hea., Of
SANDY Hook, saw stea;her showing tho
!, American flag. She came co under ,h-
bark', stern, but did not hail She then
sighted the pilot boat James FUNK. and
hoisted the rebel pirate flag, captured the
pilot O' a., pu: private uiew on board.
and then steamed off toward MonIauk
Point, the piIo, boat following. Al .be
same time saw schooner three miles IL
vindwar,l: all sails Gu, loose and sinking,
the pirate evidently having scustled her.
| The pirate craf' is a small, neutral. Eng
/ lish built, straight stem fore and sfs
/ schooner rugged, painted white with red
| bottom carries pivot GUN forward sud
| aft and hroad,ide gun, and is very ao@.
The piIo. boat was apparently able to OUT
iall her.
New Iolk, Aug Is.
! The pirate Tallahassee which has de-
.lro, ed a number Of vessels on orr coast,
rs an iron steamer, painted white. has two
smoke stacks. two screws, is about 23O
feet in length, 20 feet beam. and draws
al ou. nine feet Of water. Her hull 10
m rked Tallahassee, Of Iondor. 1864
The engine is marked j & y. Dudgecp.
/ L0udou.' SEe i, fore and ait schoone.
rigg,d, and mounts three guns. Her
crew consists of l.2o persons. lnclutiinX
/ officers Men Of ali nationai,its are re-
! presented on hOaid, most of whom Aro
said to be soldiers from Lees army. She
is said 10 have ,uG out of Wilmington
about SIX DAYS sgo, without having been
seen by any Of Admiral Lees bIockaders.
She has quite quantity Of cot,ou on board
10 protect Ter boilers, and there are f ur
barrels OF turpeuihe on deck to he used
in fling vessels. She is commanded by
John Taylor Wood, Confederate State.
D.vy Surgeon Shepatd>on sayw he was
oae O: the Chesapeake pirates. The crew
.ye dressed in Tags and tat!ers They ars
hard looklrg set. The Chief Engineer
says he i Boston man, or was bo,n and
brought up iii that city.
The last seen of The pirate, she was
steering southeast, with the captured plot
boat James Funk in tow as tender.
/ All Of the officers AMI crews Of the yea.
sells captured by the privaleer were parol>
ed' ana signed documents not 10 take up
arms "@aihs' lie r'beis until regu "t'y
exchanged.
t Fer, Hamilton An, 1a
A steam ,nc has ins, nas<ed here. win
,hrea of ,}o r,ay of ,ha s,hoopar f',-,ia
+ Lste'!e, OF boston, burned at -ea bv tho
steamer latiahassee, and hve or the crew
OF The bark bay State, also burned. They
We're taken nom lhe schooner Cafroli IN
The lower bay ihey report beng cap
tureI on the lfth INST IN latitude aOlE
longitude a2-'. lhe Carroll Is new
coming W the lower bay.
New York Aug l3
The CAPTAIN Of lie schooner Caro-,
witch vessel WAS boarded by the rira,s
Tallahassee, states ,hs, the pirate VIII.
boarIed him renorted ~ ha,inr burned
several vessels nrior 10 those repor,ed yes
terdav.
A bark from Bremen t,por.s that, ,t
con the Ioih latitude 40 81 LONG, ~ 30.
she saw two vessel, burned 20 Tho water.
edce. Ore was slim the other large
vessel.