New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-30
TIE WILMINGTON BLOCKADE,

The Rebel oorsair Tallahassee-not very for.
fnidable, but very swiit-reccntly ran ont of
Wilmington, bruised leisurely up our coast to
the st. John, capturing plundering and burn
ing the little craft of inoifensive fishermen,
pilots. &C., &c, with the passenger ship Adri-
attic and other valuable vessels; then ran into
Halifax, coaled and straight back to Whining
ton again. grca, number Of swift and strong
| steamships were sent after her, none of which
did her any harm-the Pontoosuc, we have
heard, lying twenty-iour hours in harbor al
Calais or thereabout for fear she might.
clarifying account of the Talahassee's trumphal
progress was recently published in The Rich
mond Dispatch whence we copy the following
account Of her running the blockade OF Will
mington Oh her return;
I'VE are now on the coast and In the cruising ground
/ Of the Yankees, bat vessels are in sight
Late In the evening two sail are reported. neither
OF them steamers. The air IL very smoky ana
there Is every prospect Of 4 successful run in AZ
! sunset took soundings between thirty and forty
miles of the st. Go on under easy stoap In or
der to make tho lights on shore about O'clock A
little later than that hour they were disngyished.
and we went slow,y along. uail the mound verified!
| nights we're made out. Look soundings within sight
" n Yankee bockader. bnt were unseen ourselves
until VIC ran down across his bows. then going al
| full speed and beaded In In half hour, We had
| him nbcnin, and received tho first shot Another
followed and then we replied With the an pivot gun
| 10 vas n good shot and the Yankee was completely
| bswildered. For i've minutes. be showed signals
| and threw rockets but fired no more. VIC gave him
three shots. and turned 10 another bearing down upon
U.s. Two shots were received from this one before We
! replied and like the other. be Immediately nenrsd
cray rihoEf v,yiyisS 10 guns. We steer straight
through the Feet going about twelve knot. m bon,
One up and Is within five hundred yards
before be IL discovered shot that passes over Ms Is
the frs; iutinaton have olhim. lie hies two shos.
moth of which go wide u the mark and then urHs oNey
Rurs open fire IN Not ssOt zane m rs1y
and dess shOnn in ci0ser qsarirs We IRE
at nOre who gives shot aud fr,' INTO ms con
rsye and in Few moments get safe through the whole
ard close under the guns " the fort In every instance
hc Yankees seemed perfectly astorished and
ride 5sr4 Only replied TO our fire. and he ESs firing
| A. rcne01 and far osfoH Of ss
| " At half-past ten came 10 anchor inside the
bar safe at home after short but exciting cruise
AS soon IS the anchor was dropped. NIL hands were
aea to @as n ana GaPr ZOO reaa % %
bringing Us safe in,6'our dcsiined port
| Since returning, some Yankee commander has
sent in his report. In which he claims TO have chased
the tallahassee into Wilmington, engaging her at the
time This IS utterly fasc-hat VIVA; j. tho use to at.
tempt 10 deny Yankee fslsohoodsi They have told so
many about Us that ain perfectly astonishod at the
number. Let them go
Thirty five vessels IN al we.o captured by The Tai
laAaSsce some OF them barge and Ia" ships aud barks
the uihers cOastiug vessels and fishermen. Had plenty
of Goa been allowed many might have been
Destroyed on our return trip; bat there only cos
enough take u in and had we been chased OF the
coast, II must hay. given oct entirely Fortunately
however, we were chased but few hours. and chen
were Tot turned from coarse"
We hear muchlocse talk Of the antiquity of
Secretary Wclles and the ineffciency Of his De-
partment; but if the above account of the sea-
manship and resolution Of our Naval officers is
half true, nigh, it not be advisable to withdraw
our bockaders entirely, and let the Rebel priya-
teers run in and ont Of Wilmington in the day
| limel 1t does not seem worth while 10 employ
so large and costly force merely to persuade
them TO commence aud end their voyages by
night.
Couldn't Tarragut, or Boggs or at least a
Wordcn. be spared to command the feet oil
Wilmington for month or sol