The New York herald., 1864-08-18
THE TALLAHAS SEE.

THE TALLAHAS SEE.
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The ship james Littlefaeid and Schoon-
ers Lamont Dupont, Mercy A. Howe
and y. III. Howen ana Three Others
YARMOUTH, N. s., August lo, 1864.
The schooner Sophia, Turks Island, arrived here
to-day OF the following vessels, sunk BY
the pirate Tallahassee
snip James Ltefsd, Of Bangor, from Cardiff to New \
York. the l4th inst, m latitude AZ, longi-
tudo &c.
Schooner Lamont Dupont, or Wilmington, Dol, was \
sunk on the 18th, in latitude 40, longitude 6s.
Schooner Meroy A. Howe, OF Chatham, was sunk yes.
sorday, in latitude 49, longitude SO. !
After the Of the above vessels were put on board
Of the Sophia tho Tallahassee four other schoones
OF which the J. H. Howen, Of Gloucester.
Smoke from steamer this morning in tho
direction Of Ssal Island.
twenty-five Vessels Destroyed or NATL
nicus Rock.
TnoMAsroN, Me-, August II t1864.
The rebol steamer Tallahassee yesterday dc stroyed
twenty of Matinicus Rock She Tnanned
mostly by Nova Scotia After sending tho.
and passengers OF the vessels destroyed by er into
Friendship by small craft sho steered in an eusteTiy
direction.
| sfx Vessels Destroyed OFT Cape Stable.
Bosror, August II, 1854,
A6espa,ch from J. NJ Merrill. United statei Consular
Agent Yarmouth, s., to Carleton Goodr soh Of Boz
states that six vessels destroyed by, tho Ta
haesee Monday, six miles from Cape s. b,o. Thirty
mon or tho crews OF the vessels Ia nded,at Yer
mouth in q destitute condition Tho pirate In sight
| on Monday morning
The scutt,ina or the Bark G GAennlvsn.
Captain James Watts, bark Glena vtn Of Thomas
ton, Me- arrived at Newport r. L. on Srasday night last.
He furnishes the following particulars ths destI ucton
| OF his vessel by the Tallahassee
On the 18th inst about seven o't:lo ck A. NJ, fprty
miles from Nantucket the Tallahassee alongside the
bark. Captain Watts asked what vessel she was, and
her ropliel, The Confederate ste
Tallahassee" Captain Wood Of the pirate thcn
Captain Watts board his vessel, nnd after b had
arrived there Wood ned his papers and order
boarding officer to return and scute the bark. he
loaded with pig iron andjsunk almost Immediately. Capt
Watts, with his wife crew, then bo the
Tallahassee, whero che clothing or the men conns
| Gated by Wood. TEcy remained board hours,
and then transf erred TO tho bark Atlantic of S.
| Petersburg, bound fro N Bremen TO Newport.
Captain Watts sest rbes the pirate being steam
vessel Of about housand tons burden paint ID dull
| white color. She ha two masts; but the mai nmast Ii
| broken on, and tw smokestacks. She carr les two
pivot guns crw Ard and aft and hun red
forty men, all sold. They have burned the potboat
which they oaparred and used for decoy boat long
they could. rho lcers OF the Tallahassee st ated that
they left wilmrgo about cigt dayo before <hey cap
| tured she GleHesvola
The schson.,rs Carl and Magnolia
Burned.
PORTLAND, August II, 1864
The echooRofs arl and Magnolia bu rned tho
afternoon OF tho 1e ah instant the privaeor Tallahassee
Both vesses.boon 70 Friendship, Me.
] Report or the Pilotboat Favorita.
The piotbcGs orita No reports seeing, in latitude
20 %, Longitude 40 lot OF burnt wood and lower
mast and topma 81, supposed to DO 7rsm the Adratc
Yesterday Saun' ,cock, bearing N. N. W., ves
sell bottom u7, opposed 10 be schsosor, with greer
| bottom.
Saw sunesat yesterday standng nN. N. ". Boarded
| she ship J.F Wb oelor, from Ciasgow-
Inte resting from ,csiro.
COTTON Boats CAPTURED ON TIE YAzoo-FidAr
NEAR GooDRl CHS LANDlNG-ATrEAPT TO BLOW
UP THE CJNI .OAT LAFAYETTE, ETC.
j CAgao. III, August IT, 1854.
II vcksburg adv Ices Of tho 10h instant say that the
steamers Check N,d Atlantic No. 2, wlo cotton
pedon up tho Yazoo river reported to have
I capturcd By the rebels
rs reported that force Of tho nssrd FIVE hundred
rebels ATTACKED Union force guarding plantation in
tho vicinity 6 Gndrich's Landing, nd that the rebels
l the rebels dr. iven back with considerable loss
The steamer Marietta, from New Orleans on the 10th
instant has arrive here. She nno!osted her
way up
| An attempt waA made to blow up the gunboat
lafayette In OF the bayous few daySa ago with tor
pedo, but il failed.
General Hurlbut rs arrived here.
General Payne hasa returned from hs eupsiton after
I he guerllas In Tennessee.
The railroad from Paducah 70 Union City Is 70 be imme
atey repaired and citizens aloHg she lnswa be held
re sponsible Cor future damage.
f4tlft tary ARAirs.
ARRIVAL OF A "REBRL" UNION REG yMR.rT.
Tn First regiment United States Volunteers arrived
Jers, City yesterday morning, board the steamer
Cont oenta. Tho regiment numbers tho, rsand men,
and Termed out OF rebel deserers ID prison
egs he Continental came direct from tver The
WI be sent West and probably there do, garrison
duty
fMroRT Ant DDcEMcN REFERENCES TO NAVAL
RECRUITING.
Tfe following letter from Assistant Adu.ant General
Brownson superintendent ohe Volunteer Recruit ing
vice. plain Oscar Lulus United States Navy Super.
ntenaent ot che Naval Rendezvous is important ssd
ce,tler n n uertiou which nj ttrnce canaad ,cnh