The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-11
PIRATE "TALLAHASSEE."
Her Chase by the "sassaou3."

Complete Narrative Of The Cruisc-'The
PiInte casts Overheard her Gums, Dc
She Escapes mud Enlis in with the
BIOckHdeTs, aud ~ Pursued official
report Concerning the Abatement uf
yellow EeYcrn NeWbern, &C.
FoRurss MONROE, November 0.--Ths morn.
ing tic United States double-cuder guub0lt
Sas5dcUs, L cu.enant Commander John d. Davis
commanding, arrived in Hampton Roads, from q
cruise after the Rebel prvateer Tallahassee, aud
repor having fallen in with the pirate, but the
latter escaped b. throwing overheard all her
gus aud Other ma.cTial, supposed to be amml-
bitiCn, stores &c. Through the p)'i'cnos OF
Regr-Admiral d. d. Porter 1 have been en- bed
to CLEAN the following highly interesting facts OF
Captain Davis cruise -
THE CRUISE oF THE "sAssAcUs"
On the lih inst. the Sassacvs WAS orlorod to 20
in search Of the Tallahassee, and ut three o'clock
on the afternoon Of that day she started from
Cape Henry, Steering east about ninety miles.
AT four O'Clock on the mUruinI OF the 9TH Inst.
stood northwest. A gale was blowing from that
direction, with a heavy sea.
FIRST GLIusE OF THE PIRATE.
At balEpast three o'clock 2. NJ, in latitude 81
=
picious looking ST amer on the port beam. about
len miles distant, From the description furnished
Captain DAVIS, il was evident that the strange
loo king vessel just 81 BCTiCd was the looked for
pnaie He became more confirmed in the'OpiniOl,
masmuch as she was staining TO the southwark
aud cas- ward, towards Il brig in sight. usreupon
The SdSSacuS made all sail she could bear ana
steam She could carry, and gave chase.
The pirate soon made out the movements of
The SGSSacus and altered hi, course to tho south
ward ana westward, under pressure Of all the
sails she had, with huge clouds Of black smoke
issuing nom tTO stacks.
THE PURSUIT.
Captain Davis, having more canvas had a le-
cid,d ADVANTAGE in that respect over he chase,
and soon found himscli gaining on the fdHihdysse,
which he continued to do until the moon set at
about 10 o'clock.
THE FIRST GUN.
At halfpast Cght 2. NJ. he opened fire from q
% FOUNDER Ddhlgren, witch evidently hit she
pirate, as it CauSCd him b steer wildly from south
by east 10 south by west. rhe impression of
on board Of the S0SSucUS was thlt tho prize was
soon 10 be theirs, aud they continued every eIJrG
in their power 10 close with him before the moon
Disappeared
TIE PIRATE DISAPPEARS IN TIE MIGHT.
notwithstanding al eyes and glasses woro
lcyclCd ~ The stranger, che setting "a ,ne moon
assisted h,r escape, when not more than two
miles apart, in lutitude 3jl3 IOrh, long,Judo
fA'3l wet
Captain Davis continued his search, being de-
tIrmuCd TO capture she vessel N possible, running
% zen knot speed, Wien, NJ daylight o, Jhe 6.n, 4,
in latitude - ij rpItl, longitude - 30 vest, he
made out his nIgy8y chase 7hPII 40 d distance
Of about twelve mi eS. The fires wers Stirred up
and other preparations made, AMI the SRGyystf
started again IN Iu.suiL ULiJftuna'ely no this
period tho wind dIyd away, and Captain DAVIS
had % depend altogether on his eng mes and u
Wtll-ummCu slip.
The PIRATE AGAIN IN SIGHT.
BY II o'clock 4. NJ, the lookout "Fas7d the
luu" at a distance ot ABOUT i've miles, tSng
HIM out 10 be . whit. painted propeller Of about
500 tons, TWO White Hu-ts, the iUramA,t a pp' tr-
ing longer than the M inmast; tgO white smoke
sIayks, Gnr forward of ine Other
Al this umg ilt strg0gCr commence TO tighten
ship, rs lie was sy,u to throw everything nJY-
able overheard,
hN1UER CIAsE.
Tie dead Nciglt rc ng removed the pirate held
Ter own, and uld aO, allow the Sa,sIan5 10 g-n
su inch On her SlIl Ghe guubOlt would have
captured her n hHg could have maintained n sut-
hCi,nt qumiy o' aam. She gau,d on the
ClasC with ihtft five pounds, a. twelve and 4
halt kI Ots an buuI hat raw hremCn were not
equal TO the uld,.. vi AeepDg up god fires. The
srtam would iHN 10 ihTy ponds, and even
lw,r; aut, lHrl -InoTe, the Sa s1c,'3 had
Wy heavy loir 'n u1trd, tahGn ia - me PnilG-
GtlIbia Navy }alu ul he Isl instant.
At about ,'r.onE =. NJ, In latitude 3i 2j
rOuh, iu' gitnd' q. '3 vest both vessels healing
OF he pirate. d. HHInue the conrSa tTeu sail
ing Uoulu bmi. ..g vessels 20 the Eat Bar, OH
Wilmington 0a.a.u D-yis kogt on, however
in The hope ol u,..IauinB him OstOre getting ntJ
Wilmington, was. ID accomplish b fore day.
bgLt would 1.'a 'lTed arun Of twelve knots
tn hour
ne Ia'' =, .'"' mtunisht, revealed only
zen ialh' lhs o' . ., "hltI clused captain JAWS
tn hul on 20 ana run under easy steam
uhhl cay" '-h INST
THE PIRATE v...,s fuR LINES or OUR BLocE.
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ANOTHER AiluaI - i'-E "IALLAHAssEE' CHASED
BOB s9rR CRUISERS.
Since writing the above the United States gun
boat Saco arrived in Hampton Roads, and reports