Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-08-26

DEsrBUcTioN oF THE SHIP ADRATlc' BY
ruL TALlAuAssEE-A passenger On board the
Adrisuc. gives the following account
first -4w the Tallahassee shout four o'clock
on thc morning OF the l-h % august. We
were then about one hundred aud eighty miles
from Sandy Hook. In the mist Of the morning
took the pirate. from her trim and u-. Go De
propeller. aud thought her one OF CrQmWell's
Inc Oa seeing pi.ot-boat leaving her. aud
the strange craft bearing down upon us.wc sup
pos0d that It was a friendly pilot, and that tue
st-inge vessel wished 90 speak o. Us. Many %
the passengers were called up 90 see the pilot.
We checrei her heartily, and We're answered
with iersiye laughter. An officer ON board the
steamer then ordered Us 10 heave-to, Captain
Moore. of our ship,slyiu- 20 Us 10 thes1me time,
..What does this mean .'' / said Immediately,
seeing our coiors flying why, this IS ole Of
our suu5oats.
TIE Tallahassee then hauled down the stars
aud Stripes and hoistei the Confederate flag. A
beat Immediately put of from the steamer and
boarded as The officer in command of the
boats crew, and some eight In numbr, all Of
whom we're Irish, ordered Captain Moore on
board Of the steamer with his papers. The
hoatswaiu Of the Tallahassee (Which vessel We
now discovered the stranger to he) stood in the
chains OF our ship, saying Il would Ike 20
put a match 10 this vessel, you Cd id Eng-
lsh pack. coming over here 10 fight against Us,
The Tallahassee then steamed upon our fore
quarter, with the apparent intention Of carry
ing away our boWsgrit, the shock, however,
carrying away the pirates mainmast instead.
Had We been making any headway at the time
we should have sunk the Tallahassee; as II was,
We damaged her pretty badly.
Shortly afterward, the Tallahassee boarded the
bark Suliote, Capt. Panno, from Belfast, Ne, TO
| New York, making the Captain sign bonds for
/ $1,000, compelling him at the same time 10 carry
! the passengers Of the Adriatic to NewYork. Capt
/ Panno demurrel TO this, saying that he could
not accommodate so many passengers (l60 in
uumberl. He begged Of the Confederate COM
mander 10 burn his vessel and send the passen-
! rers 20 New York on the Adriatic, as II would
/ spare the passengers great suffering, Capt Pan
no having but one days rations Of bread and
water. The reply from the Confederate captain
was prompt: - You must take the passengers;
and then turning 10 Capt. Moore, said: cap
tain, am sorry for you, but we must burn your
| shin" This conversation took place on the Tai
lahassee, Capt. W Wood acting in the most cool and
deliberate manner, seated in an armchair
Two boats. crowded with men, then put of
from the Tallahassee; one Of the boats having on
board two buckets Of turpent!ne, IN the other was
| seated Can't. Moore, of our vessel, who said, or
boarding US. Passengers, slye what you can
they intend to burn the ship" This caused a ter.
ribie panic aboard Of our ship. The scene IN th'
crowded steerage, while the pirates were sprink
ling the turpenune over the decks, preparatory
to setting fire to the ship, being exciting in th'
extreme. The passengers were then forced to g
on board the SGlote, leaving all Of their good
and chattels behind, to be destroyed along witt
the ship One Of the crew, on being asked b!
Mr.. Sanders if be was an American, replied
.' No, sir, ! am an Irishman--a rebel IN my Owl
country, a rebel in the United States, and reb
el in any country that needs rebel.
Our informant, Mr.. Sanders, lost all his per
sonal effects, the rebels refusing to allow him I
bring his trunk with him.