, 1864-11-09
THE EEBML PIRATE FrWE T.
Ueprejatfonk Of tho ChxekamRuEa and
OluH1ee.

o.
The baraue Albion Lincoln, of Harps we'll,
Bieber, 1om Portland Tor Cuba, put Into
this port on Friday morning, having on
board Capt Drink water, Of the ship Shoot
irg Star, from New: York for Paoama; Capt.
Tapley md crew, Of the barqne alarx Il. Pot
Ter, ftom Bangor for Sup Island; Capt
Hall, from Cardenas for New York-all
burned by the Confederate ship Chickauou-
"a, Lieut.. Wilkinson, winch lett Wilmington
on the 9th Of October.
The II. 1 Potter was burned Oct 80 The
=. L, Hall, Oct 81; and tne Shooting star,
same latitude and longitude
Capt 1: e. Dtinkwater OF the sbfp Shoot
ing Star, hence for fana M, With coal, makes
the following report:
LII New Yotk a. noon, oet 20. a1d proceeded
3tst Rlt. Hhen At $50 a. H., lar. a9i0 long 702
etesmer hoye in eight, coming from the BouthMasd
asa Ing for barq1e which bore 3. .. EY. ron
s salqas 6osa IL isS
Il a:ao di.coversd the bsrqae to BE- on fire: she
". Coggtns, ttom New York. ~ IL O'CLOCK the
steamer ttood lor the Shooting 8 tar, which had
made ~ aai attempting 70 escspe the clutches OF
was overhauled, and ordered to eend boat on
board tbs Gamer. Another batqQe then heayiug III
eight she msde for her. pracsic!ug the usual de-
IN eurshot Of the victim, when the rebel dag was
run up. After boarding this vessel, which proved
70 be the tarque Albion L1lcola OF HarpsWei Capt.
bonded her 1or Sl8 GOO che returned to the Shoot
ing Star to hnlsh her work Of destruction, wh,ch,
.as aeco%pltshed At Gag ?: n. ~ setting her on
n1d subsequently put On board the Albion Lincoln,
together with the crew Of tue barks Emma j. Hat
AID Mark + Potter. The lstter vessels we're cap
tured and burned the day previous. Sho was COM
maEded by Capt. Tapiey, and bound from Bangor
to Ship Island; the Lincoln was ORDERED 10 Fort
six7y peraoss, but Capf. Biooer i,ndsnx New YorE.
70 be the nesrest pott shaped s,coarso foz rnts
place, AID reacEed this morning.
- Captain Drink water describes this new.
p1tTa1eer as = seseW.steame-, paiated Pea
green fore and aft, acknowledged, masts-
short, without top masts. has Two smpke
stacke, carries an armament Of three gupz.
one thlrty-two ponnder and two, twenty.
foufe. ard she - manned BY q. crew Of $50
men. She sails pnder the name ot Cnicka,
manga, and b commanded BY Lieulensnt
Wilkinson, Of: the c.. 8. Navy. Her officers
state that she ran ont OF Wilmington, N. G :,
On the night Of The 9th, together with the
The discipline On board the chickam .uca.
Ia represented to be Of the lowest order
Tie prisoners taken from the Ves4e1s above
reported were ali required to sign parole.
The following is copy:
CpNIDxRArs STEAYEH CWuK4HAUaA, I
AT HEA, Lat. ~ 10, Lon. 70. T.
---,3---., l-, NE 9nqsfsigned, 90 htteby agree.
VAL, By Firtt Lieutenanr ]. Wikinsun, eommand-
1bg Confederate States steamer Chlckamauga, not
tS S estys By l,na e. s 1E tske up
exchanged. isisned). -~w - --e-w-&s
Wltusas: E. counrsEF JExK1sst
Captains Clerk.
noIsas m or InE REBEL nR1VATEER oLusuEE
ItCapt- n. o. Walker, Of the barque Empress
Theresa, Of and for Baltimore, from Rio Jan
eiso, In ballast, reports, 1at inst, la: IS 80,
long. n 10, Was boarded By the rebel priYs-
teef Oiustee, Lieut.. ". b. Ward command
ing, who told Us We we're priz. to the Con-
ttaerate States, and ordered us to get our
dld, when they Immediately set her on f1rs.
and vent In chase Of another vessel, which
wus in sight, but night coming On, dailed to
ind her. We were kept on board untl the Sd
!.st, when IN lat. 80 10, lorg. u, we came up
n a the schooner 4. j. B,rd, Capt. Freaeh,
as and from Rock1and, tor Washington,
4 C., with cargo Of lime, Iaths aod pota.
toes; the crew were ordered On board the
steamer, and The SCHOONER scuttlsd. There
was also in sight at the time the schooner
f. +. Le~1s, Capt. Lee, Of and from Portland
Tor Philadelphia, with d general cargo, which
vas disposed ot in the same manner as the
Bird,
The O1ustee then run for another schooner.
which Vas close By, and which proved to be-
the schooner Antelope, Capt. Uobaoa, from
Matanzaa for New YORK, and to Hhica yes-
gel We we're all transferred twenty eight In
number, after signing the usual parole. Capt
Walker had bis wife, child and sister, and
aleo tWo passengers, who were all served
alike. The pirates took possession OF ali the
nn1ttca1tSntt trnmeDtst and cVcTJ thing else Of
value that they coulu get their hands on.
The 01ustee Is IN iron screw steamer, 1,1O0
TINS burden, sas2Q feet long, schooner rugged,
two smoke stacks, TWO screws, very is st.
ebe5 is painted white, md run ont Of Whining
ten, N. c., on the night of 30th ult In pass
ing By the gunboats on the blockade ehe re.
celved q shot In her bow which went entirely
through her, but done no other damage.
seyera! Of the capttyes in conversation with
the crew learned that there are at present
four steamers OF the same class on the -cosst,
all Of which are ont Of Wilmington, N. c.,
bnt OF Englisl build. -
Tho barqne Empress Theresa vas built In
Matthews County, Va, four years old, 312
tans burden, and owned By John IL zandel,
at Baltimore.
The schooner 4. J. Bird was 17s tuus bur-
den, thee years old, and owned by John
Bio and others, at Rockland; waa valued at
sl6,G00.
The schooner E. F. Lewis was 1sa tuns
burden, ten years old, and owned BY E.
White and Others, at Portland, and Stare ".
Lewis, Of New York.
The Captains and crews Of all the above
vessels arrived at this port last evening in
the British schooner Antelope, all vel.
peterxs M4crorruptfra1 Machine.