Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-02
,f,on ,bs usrt.z N q. Morning OhranlO'. Aug "'a.'
TONFEDERATE CRUISER TALLAhA'


SEE.
ysstsrday morning considerable Halter
,re, created in tho community ny the appear"
aooe Of Ii strange aTfacu Fessoi' VI FaA'eu up
".oronos. oE the Market wharf. Upon inspeo.
iicn tho visitor proved to be tho Confederate |
o,uizer Tallahassee, which has, within tho |
short space of twelve days, male extensise,
bavoo among Federal merchan. vefseis oil |
Sandy Hack, New York, Portland, Maine, and |
in the vicinity Of Cape Sable. The Tallahassee
il 40 iron s;esmer;of about 500 tops buIt teh'
has powerful engine, and is iurhisnea WV"
two screws. and is the ewifteet. occhHetes!.-
shin in the Confederate service, being capRb'e,
uydtr heavy preasurc o! sten:n, OF making l:6ni
Is 10 70 miles al hour
Her sides aud smokestacka are painted
vhito ard her bottom rcd. She carries two
formidable swivel glin". ORC at the bow and
Smother st tho s.tFn, Gi.i u Iiere of brass ord
nance Of smaller rnlitra forward h2T fore
mahs Tao Tallahassee la commanded ly
CAPTAIN John Taylor WOOD, .aRid 70 b., ne
rhow 10 JefTorsGn Davis, President of the
Hoafadsrata StGtos. anI has crew 81 np-
wards Of one hundred mon. she wag bu:st IN
London, England, about two years and q hall
ago. and was for some timo employed SUCCESS
!u!iy in running the blockade into and from
Wilmington. Sho was fitted ont rs cruiser
| nt tho latter p9:t. from which she sailed on
the 9Th Of tho present month, and has sin"s
CAPTURED, burned or bonded no less than 81
Federal marchantuen nnd fishing craft.
on Sandy Hook, in OLE day, TIE cruIsnT oA?-
;urad e"I destroyed hir Vessels, Oh" 9! ;i''n
being tho largo ship Arctic with "t'::o III
| rounding a. c0iiied with thc steamer. carry
| Jug away The lnainmGst Vi tie latter hns
dom: I'd other damage. Between Sandy
! Hook ny,iCape Sable several small craft foil o
! prey to tho vig ilancc OF the cruizer, and nosr
| tho Jnttcr placS rho took 2aa%dcstroYcd seven
,yesscls, and landed their crows OF Yarmouth,
N. s. GA Wednesday night between Cape
Sable and Halifax tho Tallahassee captured
and burnt thres American schooncrs, aud put
their crews ashore ut Romo point or tho coGat
This oruicer appears 10 Ia we'll of1iccred, and
Judging from tho appearance OF things goou
Iiscirli:.e is :.aintGinod GA board. Tao o"s
lines, we wtru informed sy orc OF tho CIlIcrs,
nre Under the eou.rol OF :ae host nud u:c5t e1-
2erionccd caGinecrs whose services it were
possible 10 EcSure. aud tao fire department. IL
most etlicia7tI7 mnpasHi. II the cabin .HrH Il
large Hu,thgr Of s'.ip,' cArourmeicr9, GNd e
varsity e Valuable articles, inc'uilns many
ur,yds and small arms. Tier, Gro, too. fcvc-
ral cases OF clothing which, with ether COM
notifies wcro taken from tho c:::!t captured
turing The c.uiao. Tboy otico.a say they do
not f,::.r eli tho Federal mer.ofwar that may
10 zen. IL pursuit Of them, ns their steamer Is
,nuch swii;e7 ihan any :0rnlidah!e Eua2oa' IN
tie Northern Navy, aud As re5pe,ts Lesser craft
,hcy count upon being :. match for ;teni IN case
If iI'rontest Ia coming out CT Wilmington tuo
TalGessoe was chased hy one .: tie
il1kaiin. rqunIion, and severe! shots
wcyc exchanged, bat, 80 tho contest
j. speed was very unequal one. i"c
Federal gnnbOat soon Gavo mp tae chase, and
The c7uiscr continued on her course. Onn"ar
i?g Halifax hstboT, on Wednesday night, the
Eai...aaaao sighted ihe stcsmcr Frarc)ai"
IF ~ ti.s port for Prince Elwa.d, bat tho c IN.
lG..uio- q! he former, prcsuming that tho lat
,o- Was y Hritish mail and passenger yc'Fsl,
did net niolos. her. live the cruiser not boon
sA.yt ci Goals she would CoNH,c'1 haze :net
.!tl E.n,l dsa.toyci many m:re sease!s.ln she
G,c.Giy nE Caps Sable, bu. il ooracQrcncs d
| rie rIrall quantity Q! fuel on board nc cap
ain was Reluctantly compelled 10 mGie direct
| toc ..is port to procure q supply, and was.
| iior,c.cc. n5s in IS rohil;un to Justify him in
nc-rd;rg mae. ,;Me in searching for ship
rin". although he captured every tcd"ral ves-
! D.. 10 rtt v;:li III his course from Whining
Ton t. Tie city.
Yesterday nt.fruoon he Wal's.'assoe wa toH:ed
| - Il. N,n.Uno OYER 20 Mon!sj.'2 wharf. On tho
| dartmouth fhoyo I.ni daring the evening took
o.! board i quantity If Goals from the RUSSIAN
| bris Marie Gr;e:swa.a Soon after tho cruiser nr
,ivf / aTn tha rr'hu.i;ias communicated with her
| cnm,aaa!cT, Notifying him that the vessel cna!d
NJ t. permitted "a r7Ts!u h"-o longer ihan
| ,gY..'y four horrs. Fo thu. i. ia gerry probable
tia he w1l !,:hvn heis some time ihis morning
| hu; ct course wa know nothing OF her destina-
den bat /; IL evident she will pursue the obiact
| o. lie mis,ior Tor which she WIS equipped. One
OF no officers :frmsd That the statements Son.
t,ineSi III ;ir f"tcrsl papers TO tine effscs that
the Captain d the cruiser exercises much cruelty
20 gg9v - o4..l! IN :iis power has not a shadow
OF iiru: nn in iact, and alleged that upon the
e11t:nrv t;!a comfort rf tho captured persons is
irrr.plY attended a rs far 10 the circumstances
| o: ibr s:2s Viii parvnit The crews of captured
vesrca he say s, are always permitted to take with
them, wleu .Gn'icd all their clothing or other
personal rrol"rty - shronemeters excepted,
which are kep' rs trophies III theie possession al
the lime II ,ri-