The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-13
THE REBEL PIRATES.
The New Pirate Steamer
Tallahassee.
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The Vessel Built in London and
Probably Owned by
Englishmen.
Her Operations at the En-
trance to Our Harbor.
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Capture Of tho Plo!boat James Funk,
No. %, Of New York.
Destruction Of the Briggs Carrie Es-
tclle and Richards, Bark Ray
state AID EcheonerS Sarah
A. Beyce and Atlantic.
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The Schooner Carroll Bonded and
Loaded with Paroled Prisoners.
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Statements Of the Pilots and Captains Of
the Captured Vessels.
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CESCRIP Tt0N OF TIE TALLAHASSEE,
d., TO-, 10,
The Schooner Carroll Bonded and
Loaded with Paroled Prisoners.
Statements Of the Pilots and Captains Of
the Captured Vessels.
CESCRIP Tt0N Of TIE TALLAHASSEE,
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made appearance OF the mouth Of harbor, sink
ing burning and destroying loss than six vessels In
many hours. The news did not reach tho city yaster
day time to despatch any vessels pursuit or her
that she will have another twenty four hous unmoleed
career We give below very interesting details Of
her operations up TO tho latest moment, far 10
K, own.
ARRIVAL or TRE rIRArB's PRISONERS At FIRE
IsLAND.
F,RY ISLAND, August IL, 1864.
While Of the sailing boats attached to the Surf
Hotel cruising outside ths morning II discovered
yawlboat making for the shore.
Upon coming alongside OF this boat sixteen persons
found board. who belonged to the plotboat
James Funk Of New York; the brig Estslle the brig So
rah Boycc the brig Richards the bark Bay state and the
schooner Atlantic.
All these vessels had been captured and burned by
the rebel steamer Tallahassee, commanded By John
Taylor Wood, Off the coast, yesterday afternoon.
The sixteen men who found IN the yawlboat will
start for New York this afternoon.
STATEMENT OF THE PILOTS AND CREW OF TIE pI-
LoTBoAT JAMES FUNK.
The pilotboat James Funk % loft New York An.
gust 10, with the following pilots ON board:--Mossrs
Yates, Fryer, Smith, Handrev. Al nlno p. d. put Mr.
Handrew board Of the brig Cora. On Thursday
ing at half.past ssvsn Iire Island bearing morrill,
west, distant thirty miles, discovered . steamer
steering west Kept or for her and set our
cclors On approaching her we perceived that shc
Gew the peppant and Union flag. On nearing
Us she stopped. Thinking she wanted pilot, hove
yawl out, and Mr. Smith and two went along.
side Of her. As she yawl got alongside OF the
steamer down came the Stars and Stripes and up
the rebel lag. The pilot and men who were In the yaw
taken board as prsoners and they lowered two
boats fun OF armed mon, who and took possession
tho pio,boat in the OF the Confederate states
a N ha had IN sch A.
Boyce OF Great Egg Harbor bound from Boston TO Phla
dephia. Al nine A. NJ the prvaeer captured the brig
Carrie Esielle Of Boston, bound to New York. she
burned. Az eleven A. ". she cspturci the bark Bay
State from Alexandria to Boston, and burned her also At
o1e r NJ, captured brig A. Richards Of Boston. from
Gacc Bay, G. D., bound to New York. She burned
also Al three 81, captured schooner Atlantic, Of Ad-
disoD, and burned her.
A, half past three O'Clock shs boarded the schooner
Carroll from Eas: Machias, bound to Nsw York. she
released signing bonds FOR $40 600 she taking all
the OF the captured vessels New York. Al OF
the prisoners parolcd, and during sn OF this time
the privateersmen would mol giro anything to cat
drink August IT, OF rre Island a,,een Of the parolcd
eft the schooner Carroll in roUhoa,, and s.cercd
for Fire Island Inlet, where ve kindly taken tow
by the yacht Llly Captain johnson, who brought m
into the inlet We eel greatly indebted TO Ar. Somors,
Of the Surf o,e and his guests for their kind treatment
compliment TO The captain OF the from the hotel
TO ranaaqut agent OF the Long island Railroad,
who charged twenty dollars Tor passage TO New
YORK. aud had difficulty 10 got this accept an
order on the pilot Office.
WILLIAM SMITH, pilot.
y. FRYER pilot.
ALFRED BAUpIEA, bcstkesrer.
CHARLES HARBlNSON boy.
ED. TRANKEI., seaman.
+ MURPHY, seaman.
Capt A. =. ADAMS, schooner s. A. Boycs.
capt u G SPARROW, wite and servant.
G. A GOULD mate, bark Bay state
CARD OF rHAsxs.
NEw YoRx, August ~, 1864.
We the undersigned paroled prisoners released from
the Confederate states Tallahassee, desire to
return our thanks TO Capt, johnson, or the yacht Lily
aso hessrs Bsrmend, Fuller and Rev. Messrs Potter
aud Tucker aud TO the propotors aud company OF the
Surf Hotel Fire Island Tor The KIND aud generous treat
menl wo received al their hands
W. SMITH Pilots CT. HARIISsoS, Crew a
4 4 sanpIi,E' sanpn, sSasseepor T. HEwsoN, Jas Funk
capt TiiUs C. SPARROW and family, of bark BY state
srATENsSr oY caPr. ADAMS, OF THe SCHOONER
SARAH A. BoYcs.
wo len Boston on friday, August s. On Thursday,
August IL, at haiEpast four O'Clock 10 Tho morning
Fire Island n. W. thirty mos--ssw . steamer about
az 10 heayc 10 On coming board tho ocef informed
me that my vessel prize to tho Confederate steamer
Tallahassee and ordered me and my crew on board as
prisoners fbcy then scutted tho schooner and bore
down to vessel which proved TO be the James Funk,
New YORK piletboat, No. a. Az -four O'Clock In the
afternoon we we're parocd and sent on board the
schooner Carroll which lott this morning, at ten O'Clock,
and Landed al Fire Island and proceeded to New York.
FROM oun snip NEWS REfoKTER.
Mr. Abraham Joues, Sandy Hook pilot, came in from
outside The look yesterday Afternoon and reported
spealang q bark whioh had a rebel cruiser en
Thursday morning, li,h inst, sixty miles southeast from
Sandy Heck shs bad ciptured the pioiboat James
Funk. Now Yorh pilotboat No. %, at nlne A. d. The
cruiser 10 steamer schooner rgged, paulsd white with
red bottom, ard mad two snoScstatks.
STATEMENT oy MIR. JAMES WATSON, oR riLorBoAr
EZRA SYr, 70. 2.
Mr. Watson brought n lLe Italian bark Ie linda which