New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-18

NOVEMBER Is, 1864.
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capiured vessel and burns soft coal no. much aton'
ton ID paid TO her.
~ the strange vessel rms in shore the Osceoa and
Lillian close H. while the Montgomery keeps on her
outside 10 intercept the pirate should he run
ont TO sea. dark cloud gathers in the western shy
and with tho land, forms background against which
i is impossible TO discern vessel. Additional look
outs stationed darkness comes on, and We keep
still closer in shore. Men placed 10 obtain sound
incr Heaye ihe lead" Seven, sir" Just then TIC
cloud rises broad red streak VI light shows there
h.'h against IT, hangs tie smoke of the Rebel steamer
Keep her of tNo points to the sarboard sir Shouts
the Executive Oicer nom tie opmas whittier be has
gone 10 Keep "a more vlgilant watch. "Iiaf six,''
.louts the man with the lead lie vessel il kept Of
,wo points toward shore. Six" " Half, I'VE and
i've" c,lls the cad.man. This is getting in pretty
close on shore where from three athoms Il beeore'
suddenly -hoal
or pilot does not know the uiieacies ofthe-o shoals
~ does De- WHO guides The fugitive vessel lie has not
tAc nsrve either that is necessary toioow 10 daring
cruiser the one chnso. Reluctantly We are CON
ueod to alter our .ou,e for opc along shore vet but
n deeper water and the cries OF Half Xix" six and
"seyen replnce those ~ five and half i've" II
u evident that With the closing down of tie dork clond
IN We shsl have to abandon chase. but are
,af thorc somewhere between New Topsail Inlet and
,.onborough Inlet and IL TIC vicinity Of the inner
bloc kaliny feet tie Captain determine 20 give TIE
stranger IN shore dose OF hund.cdpound pills The
forward pnot.cun is oosed, rois opened IN ''H
short space of time angry red glare lights up th'
DICK and the deadly missile goes husng through me
ar ,owar the black smoke which is MI that can be DIS
c,lnc against the belt OF hight. -Four shots ercus,ion
sicl are frcd and seen % explode i . q
Air inference thai they struck nothing harder then
water. Tho Lillian Signals Us with rockets, rs t. the
supposed course ~ the vessel
The black cloud closes in again and we "sioN fovn
leaving Tie Rebel abeIu, where ~ VII await an oif
tani,y 20 run IN or get 70 again Soon afef VIC
hear firing attc IN tie direction OF the shore and ne
course the Gc:tysbaig was steering. A. tho Getty
burg hr, not heavy armament d. 'lrs' and may
hnd the pae a match for her. We steam back IN Tie
direction ~ thc firing. Tho cnunonntc crsses aAolr
The time ". .taIi hack and end no trace OF either
,cs,c There the bare possibility hat NE pursu'o
mag ende.yor t. come out under cover of u" 'ai'r
darkness ~ Ve cruise a.ong TIE coast I'll daJigh bu
With no ,ucoess AZ daylight the O-ceoa - Loaded ioi
tie inner booksding feet of the bar at NsH-lnoi,
sud Ne soon discern tie vessels. We are also as
covered and The Alabama ads anccs 70 NEE! u.
when within signaling distance numbers are e1-
changed ana the Alabama returns TO report. We soor
come ~ With the feet aud Lieutenant Commander Bel
.nap offIc Seneca senior officer Oh The station Gomez
GA board lie tell ~ that they heard our firing lasi
rir,i and were on The fni closing IN Oh tie bar
Tho people ashore sso heard h. and lighted signal, al
a'o-g The teach. during tie night blockade runner
ri 90 core ont from " ilmington, bat was driven
b. 10 WLdaness Lieut.. Commander EelkLnp j.
certain nothins passed through New Inlet the pre-
,ious evening. so it b. not unlikely tie vessel We
chased whether the Tallahassee OF no, 10 lowering
around Moreover Capt. Davis Of the sassheus' who
In here this morning reported having chased the Tat
ll assoc from Cape May eastward. on sunday of per
hap. Monday morning.
capt. CHtz decide. 20 cruise Up along the coast 10
make sule tlat she j. lot hdins in shore some~here
and We bid sdicu to Lieut. tom. clknap who promises
10 listen sharp or the -ound of fr's. orgott 10 men
ton that distant sit Iucs " by . can see Federal
Point smiths Island Light. the Mound and the
is narrow live 81 shore which IL" Rebels have been
actively engaged .n terrifying, hoh seaward and inland
~ ere f. bot lii- doubt that every available point b'ar
gun or battery and The Echcf gre row NJ work on
,as road between Masonhorouph Inlet ond Wilmington
-. river has also been Fled with obstruetious aud
torpedoe. Cheerful prospect n The event % an atacs
Fort Fisher j. described originnlysiroug work
much strongihoned and mounted With vels heavy 'nd
long range guns
Tie approaches 10 II are nov protected by numerous
shore batteries heavily armed. Those batteries and
tle Fort occasionally open in full concert upon the
buckadiug feet IN shore. but yet have done No ma
teria damage They are particularly watcLful ashor'
about any boat expeditions from the fleet for recon
uotorng purposes and keep tug for picket duty IN
side the bar. II IL understood that Gen Bragg IL
In charge Of the deienses Of Wilmington. though
Gen. Whiting is noninally in command IL Is
believed in 'he blockadgg squadron that a' the
time Of the contemplated attack on Wilmington. M.
channel sas entirely closed, a. boats were seen
actively engaged in planting distractions aud for some
time no vessel rau hitor ha boats were gain seen
et work In the channel vessel ran out the night fol
lowing.
All .. N. We losve. and steam northward and east
ward along the coast. v" IL H.
semvch for the TnIIahnsscc-Aec 10
tho OscroIa-A Gale with a Disnbied
ship No. y Biowipg The Double
Eudern.