Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-19

Important changes go}fG On IN DON dfH-
Sheridda's Operations in SheHan-
doal JaIey.-1hc Pirate Tallahassee.
The Captain Boasts Of Destroying 80
Jesseis.
New YORK, 18th.
The H'orld's Washington despatch SAYS
there is little doubt that important changes
are going tn in the disposition Of the rebel
forces, and corresponding movements of
the Union armies.
New YORK, 10th.
The Tine despatch says General Sher-
dan has pushed his advance from VIM
chester to Strasburg Earlv retiring from
that point westward. 1t is believed to be
Gen. Sheridans intention to head off Ear
". and enyelcp him between two forces.
but it is now ascertained that Lee has sent
at least 10000 men to reinforce the rebel
column in the Shenandoah valley there
will probably be stout contest for the
possession of that place.
INDIANAPOLIS. 18th.
Three steamers loaded with Government
cattle were captured by 1900 rebels near
Shawnee town, Illinois. Saturday night
At last accounts the rebels were ferry.
ing the cattle across the Kentucky river
but is is supposed that they will not eros
into Indiana Forces have been stationed
along the Ohio river to prevent their cross.
ing the Indiana border.
CAIRO, 18th.
About 500 rebel cavalry under johnson
crossed the Ohio river into Illinois at Sa.
ne Bar, Saturd y, Tn. steamers Kate
Robinson, Jimm, Perkins, Nightingale
Fanny Brandon and Clara Hall, were
aground at that place. and were captured
by them. These steamers had large am
cunts of stock on board and those in
charge had to pay several thousand dollar,
each to save them from destruction.
BosroN, Aug. Is.
Captain Reed, of brig Billow, before re-
ported captured by the Tallahassee. gives
the following particulars of his interview
with the pirate captain:
81 was two hours and half on board
the Tallahassee she had one pivot gun
and three forward guns. with one brass
rifle gun, OF large calibre, on the hurri-
cane deck; she had also several spare
guns. The captain John Taylor Wood ]
was quite free to talk to me; he said he
could steam Is knots an hour. and had
crossed the British Channel ri miles in
- minutes: he would not fight he said,
unless compelled, he preferred to run, as
his vessel was fast.
He also averred that within one week
he had destroyed over fifty vessels-with-
in thirty hours of my capture. He said
he had destroyed 16 sail, namely, three
ships, two banks, and the rest schooners
and herm. briss. One was the ship Adri-
attic, Of New York, captured the same day
he took me. He added that he would
slacken up the coasting trade so that Un-
Gle Abe would be glad to make peace
He asked me about the Nantucket light
boat, and afterwards said, recurring to his
designs. that there were more afloat than
the Florida and Tallahassee, meaning oil
course, Confederate ships of similar
character to his own. and that Uncle Sam
had better look out.
Capt. Wood appeared to be a very affa.
he men, and said he was doing what i,
was not pleasant for him to do. The Tai
lahassee is an iron steamer Of English
build-schooner rugged, and has no yards
or topmasts, and lost her mainmast in col.
lsion with the Adriatic. She is very
long and narrow vessel, burns soft coal,
and had about hundred men on board,
who were subject to the discipline and or
der of man-of-war. He allowed nc
swearing on board. All of the officers
were Southerners She had three or fouI
negroes who did not appear very jolly.