The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-23

bottom Of all this, and also, fear oil the ankees
Every day it becomes More and more esidsht that
We have no hope from any friendly feeling u Eng
land OF her colonies.
FRIpAY, rH--Went ashore about twelve % day,
but had been there but short time before an order
came to go Oh board at once, az there was faIlor
Of some difficulty with the authorities Eger since
our arrival the telegraph to the states haa Del. mo-
nopolized by the American Consul, Judge Jackson
aud 1T was understood that LORD Lyons HAD teio.
graphed very emphatic order to send itat vessel
sea. - During the day, Judge JacksQii had made
roiuistion upon the Governments Tor Inc steamer
demanding, very iaoesty, the crew and officers be
Delivered up iii chains. his demand was laughed
ut but still affairs began to look serious.
The Tallahassee" was on the Dartmouth side of
the river tkng in coal from brig, and neatly all
her officers on shore. Early IN the evening,
without word OF warning, several armed boats and
launches sent down 10 us With orders 10 go to
at once, and forb.idng us to take over one huh
ireJ tons OF COAL enough, 1t was said, 10 take the
vessel into the nearest Confederate port naval
officer was put board to see that all was
used, and the boats anchored alongsite Ans was
rather CALLING to pride and entTey nhneceS-
saTy, Tor simple order from the Admiral would
have been sufficient without all thus armed display
All haste was used to get the vessel to sea.
Nearly one hundred tons OF coal was taken Oh board,
and Il small quantity of oil and engineer Stores alb
soutely necessary. About dark we hauled out INTO
the stream, and only waited the return OF guard
party, sent out to look up some runaWays TO go
| down the bay. Through the attention OF DIR. AL
mon, We got q spar and hauled it up on the deck,
ready to ship It as soon as We arrived "a some port
where should be permitted 20 fenaf4 long enough
for the purpose. About nine O'Clock the guards re-
turned and reported twenty men missing, evil
IDENTIFY enticed away from the ship by Yankee eInis-
l sarles. Judge Jtckson had hand III 1t, and 1T was
remarked that this not the first tlne he has been
guilty OF such dirty work. We could wait no
longer, and, after dropping the naval officer into his
beat, got under steam and left the town behind
| OF course We were much disappointed with our
treatment Iii Halifax, ana 1t little expected,
| since much friendship had been expressed by the
people But they hardly responsible toI the acts
| OF the Government. Perhaps We expected too much
at any rate despite our condition, the law custom
| or sympathy, we were peremptoiiy ordered to sea.
| 1 learned that the Queens counsel decided while We
| were there that the vessel Of Il begerent power
| has the night to go into neutral port and remain
| long enough TO make all necessary repairs, take Ill
| coal, an1 twenty hours afterwards. Consider
| Ing tbs feeling against us, doubt II Captain Wood
had seen tit to bc9 permission to remain, 1t would
| have been granted.
While in Halifax, We saw the Yankee papers, con-
1 tanning accounts OF captures, and learned the
excitement regarding Us. Several vessels have been
| sent out Ill pursuit. Washington telegram says
''TLe first information Of the dcpre:ations OF the
| pirate Tall1hassee was received by the, Navy De-
partmeut, on the 18th instant, after office hours -
| Secretary WCigS immediately ordered the following
| vessels III pursuit, namely junattl, Su5quehauna,
| EoiUS, RontOosuc, DumbgItVn and Tristan Shaudy,
| on the 18Th the Moccaaln, Aster. Zlnhc, X.
| cuyler and Grand Cult, on the lith; and Oh the
| 18th, the DeCotah and sun jlcnto These were ali
| the vessels available III the navy"
| All these steamers, aud more, starting out daily
after small vesse4, short Of coal aud sadly iii
| want ol repairs British neutrality 1 stood oil
the deif, III th. moonlight thinking oi the strange
! neutrality that works only against side, ana
that, perhaps, III. weaker
| About III O'Clock crossed the tif ana ran out
to sea- the lights Oh Saibro and the opposite point
| visible either hand IN two LoIiro time We were
. iIi tIom land
| SsTUHDAY. 20Tn.-Clyar AID calm. Sea smooth
We due cast iYr several hours uLtl well 0;t the
| coast then TUNED direct for Wilmington In tie
l S.lyg
! Massachusetts,. from NewbUrypolt 10 Long Bay,
| Cape Breton, foT a cargo Of coal The prisoners.
. stores and nautical instruments wrre taken, and
1 the Ve->ti llted
This ends second week out.
THIRD WEEK
! SUNDAY, 2isr.--A quiet day. Prayers were read
l 1t 10 C'ctoGk by Captain Wood, the whole ships
crew being ..s5, rn!,led the quarterback. Two
| men ami boy were found slowed away Oh board,
| and put to woLk. No SAIL III sight to-day.
MoHpAY. 22D.--Rain teil in torrents this morn
ing. and there was not dry place ON the steamer
III the collision with the ship Adratic the decks
5 were badly sprung, and leak like sieve The sea
g,,4 very rough, aud the "rAiithassee," rolling III
| agreeable ~ all Oh beard.
II TUESDAY, 23D.--in smooth seas agan There Is
| hight breeze troi. the southeast AMI burning sun
l.@ d the cruisers 5eIit pursuit Of us have
yet been seen. IL tle evening made two .a unde
! t.42 English tag. buc kept Oh 0ur course without
speaking them.
| WEDyLsDAY, ZiTH A fair and pleasant day
light Lreczcs ana smooth sea- The sky is filled with
cuDlulu3 Clouds that sail slowly along rise like
: mountain chain from the horizon, Showery Al
times. Spoke two Nassau schooners, evidently o.
| Yankee buili but under British register.
, TuuaspAy, 25TH.-rhe noise of the screw woikn.
] rapidly reused soon after daybreak, and, by tn
| velocity Of our motion, saw there u chase upoi
reaching the deck, long, low, sde-wheel steane
+ chasing It was a slow cTais With two nasts
a. | swinging gu,ts, and high padlle-boXea. We rul
L
- passed nearly around him and got OH our origina
e course About o'clock he let Oft steam and stop
IL ped, accident probably, occurring to his ma
r chiuaTY. He repaired quickly ana came on after
- but in Tow moments stopped entirely. and SCENE
to permanently disabled At TIL. time, another ateamt
{ discovered us and gave chase, coming down aero
10 | our bows ana gaining rapidly upon us. Our cour,
IA was changed and, bringing lin asteIn. soon lie
hlm bcind, aud in two hours completely out o sigh
81 Ii9ht showers during the day.
4, W. aTa now or the coast and iii the cIlusin
u ground oi the hankCea but no vessels iii sigh
ii Late he evening two sal are reported nelthe
e ! ut them steamers Tie aiT j. very smokey an
IS there Il every prospect oi &ueeesSiul ruI III
4 sunset, tJYb s,yJjn9s tetwee,. thlrty 2CI toTt
milo oIi tAc coast ~ GA uniefeasy steam III Orie
h 10 make tie light shore about uIne O'clock.
Il little later than thar ko,r they distinguish,
le duG We went slowly ai0ne until the mound verca
ii Rights were made out Took sounding within sigh
o. 2 Yankee blctkGGer. but We're unseen ourselvf
II / ulil Ne ran down across his bows, then going
20 iuii sperJ. ani headed IN IA half L5ur W. La
i Alr. abcaGl ana received the fir-t shot Ano.h(
followed. tel FDiir1 Win the tit gnl
] Ii good shot, ana the Gankae wAs completed
Il bewdegei. Eor FIVE minutes he showed signals an
2: threw rockets, but hre1 no more. We gave hin
y three shots, ana turned to another bearing dow
Jf upon Us. Two ahJts received from this on
before We replied, and, like the otiicr hr imIueiIaei
- stelmrl away without replying to guns. W
II steer suaght through the leet going about twaly
| knots au huIir. One mere comes up, and IS With
j. five hundred yGrt5 before Le Is discovered shc
/ that passes Is the first itmatiou We have
III INN, lie fires TWO shots, both Of which go wide
" The mark, and then TURNS away as our guns ope
lt tlrc Ill return Not Il shot came III reply, and
&c desire Is shown TO come INTO closer quarters. W
IA fire at mole. who gives Us shot, and hre9 iht
l. his cunfreIe, and few moments get safe troug
c the whole and close under the gums u the tort
1t every instance the Yankees seemed perfectly aston
t. isled and gave wade berth. Only one rephe
al to our hire, and he firing at random and IA
!, | aStc!n oi us.
At halt-past ten we came to anchor inside the bal
I'll safe at home after our short but exciting cruise.
le | soon as the anchor Was dropped, all hands WEI
" c,led to muster, ami Captain Wood read prayer
a. thanking God tor having protected u5 throug
is scenes OF peril ani tor delivering us from the hand
iy OF enemies, bringing Is sale unto our desne
| port.
it Since returning s0nie Yankee commander has sci
lit ma his report in which lac claims 10 have chased th
IN | "rallahassee" into Wilmington, engaging her
T. | the time This is utterly UntTue-but what Ii I'll
se use 70 attcuipt 10 deny Yankee ilSehoods THE
N have told 80 many about that am perfectly
ty tonishcd at the number Let them go
r. | fhigty-iive vessels III all were captured by IL
s. u" Tallahassee, of them large anu tine shil
and blruues the others eoasting vessels and lshe
as men Had plenty OF coal been allowed Va, man
III more might have been destroyed On our return trip
b. but there WAS ofly coal enough to take III, a