The New York herald., 1864-09-01
A Rebel Battery Joins In tn
Fight.
ESCAPE OF TIE TALLAHASSEE
FORT FISHER sALUTEs HERa
Another PrivaEse~ Ready (
Service,
10, DO. &A
Mr. George H. Hart. Despatch.

BEAUFORT, N. c.. Arsus. 27. 1ssxs
Ny news is OF interest TO the shipping cornmunI.yA
to Insurance companies, aad the Navy Department. (
especially tho latter. for u gives Information o..
subject Of which for long ae past IL has been III iz
rancc-.he whereabouts Of that tersnlo eviathan a
Tallahassee After enjoying the luxury flor luxury
tainy s OF going where It rleases, the playful mons
has cunciuded thai IL speld snort time agresa
at Wmip gton.
On the night Of tho 25th ins., at twenty minutes p
ten Captain rhelon, commanding thu guuhoss M,ntioe
whie cruising OF New In.st, discovered q Ftesn
standing for the shore under fuli head o. stean
wien about five hundred yards distant chal'en5 :
her. hut clcitod reply. f,cUnd challenge "
by silence, ana he directed toat package Of ZIG
inch grape should be pres altel 10 ths mysterfss
stranger. Tbs arrival OF the graps at It's s.nE.ion
ascertehed by peculiar sound. caused by contact "
resistance, and there is TO doubt that the %
Of the boat received it. The stranger then replied
returning shell OF larse csbre, which passed bssws-
the toremast aud nisiamasi OF the Monice, explod
the Other side, without nGo,ing any damage. Cs1
Pheon became more earnest, and sent thirl
FOUNDER shell, to whls rep.y made grape, ssr
Eg almost uder the a.cm Ct tnc Monticello Tbs Moi
cello then opened with nuo.inch and ttrirty poun !.
shell, short iuse; bu. disappointed .. recciving
that the stranger h-d suddenly disappeared.
During the engagement rebel battery of Wn,tfo,]
guns stationed tho sicra a pola; aiie SO n
taui ke, up constant fire. d ectai against the Nor
cello but fortunately Going dsr e, though frequen
coming very close.
Ite steamer arrarectIy made Off from he saore, in
recon elst-southesst, and Captain Pne',n followed i
beach III the aopes that &c might again iaercspt her.
battery TIE shore still cotirucd It's Gre. bat with.
grest eject.
Eeom the first moTneut OF diecoveri1g tho strange Cd
the Monticello omnenced . throw roukettsignals :
derstood 10y tho rest OF tho et distant eight n
from the ol actton--aud coatcaci to keep tn
apprised OF the condition Of affairs. At abult eioyeI
VI commun!catlon established bet.esn C,n.ap r.
10, senior officer Ccssou. he'd 4de all speos
reach tho scene or contest Deemigs further search
the dark to be futiis It abind med, snd viscr-|
lockout kept up by ali the feet tur.ns tha rest Of
night
When day had dawned to mako distant otjeS
pcrccpuble, much TO tho s5rPrse o. the ssscnh
vesscs. thero cosli 10 discernod lying sercaei- :
securely under tie gun3 or Fort Fisher, the Ions sou
ohicc, Of their search-the rebel steamer TliIaaasa
As II 70 tnalilo thon Inc nave fort Fisicr Lage ht
saiae Of eeven 2urs to which ale in tin sane taau
replied. And there she still lays aid probably
continue to stay upcss some dark n,ght hs tho ca
o, her career for it hardly SEEMS possible fha;
vii be permitted 10 60 ~ came. whch, U q
way. rather mysterious. AS shc mast aavo pas =
ground by the western bar, and ia any necosso
passing By several bioctadoss, and Gs the night =
bright and starl.g., tts adds 10 tn- ,nyg,sry. Adm
Lee designs taxing all possible rrsc la;ion, AMI villa
morrow cave this pfs, 10 visit the blockade oil Wim
ton
10 Captain rhe'on all h-nor is due To him helonGsl
credit o fraS engaeug the ivs OF The destroyed Asba
whoso end may he smiar &c that Of her ptcIecrssor.
II would seem rs II sil another 10 he al ted 10
feet OF rebel cruisers few nights ago a large, 4
steamer. carrying at her storn Tho English ensign
toscmas; the rebel colors. entered tho port OF Wm
ton. Fort CasNol and The battery GEed a fen d.
she is supposed 10 be rebel cruiser or 70 have
on board some distinguished, welcome passenger.
likewise stiil remains there.
Ine Tallahassee had but one mat standing whom
gagged by the Nonticeo. q