Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-29

ter OF the oh September cose crespopdence with
to God iu he cue of nam Lity sg hun1bly aid
emily in coke his Almighty aid decree OF Justice and
Resp -e:fuly
[Sirned] J. B. Cd Gs neral
F. H. w1GFALL, A. D. C.
From the Richmond Disp atch
Cruise the " EAli.hsssce."
During The month just past there have appeared
from time time many items about the Confederate
Cruiser Tallahassee AID extracts from the Northern
papers reg ardirg the donga OF tha Pirate Tallahassee
have bseL extensively copied. Perhaps the main facts
have thus BEEN made PUBLIC, bat only one side OF the
story has been tod, ard that with all the exaggera-
ton and asehood of particular instances is incomplete
In order to make known the true story taking into
consideration at the tie Hunted space allowed
il daily paper, cannot do better than ranscribe the
narrative from my diary, written from day to day
during the cruise This | DO literally and without
alteration, which fact will be sufficient apology for is
faults.
*
AUGUST 6rE.--T'hs morning we were still acr-ound
Oh the dip" the d. afG of water being great to pass
the cas- err bar beEe tides The steamers FlamingO,
Gapt Fear, aU} aakiD, made fast to Us at high
tide a9d in short time we We're fat steaming d1wn
towards f Jrt Caswei preparatory to trial OF the
otter bar All day lorg we lay at anchor II Smith
riie village somewhat vs ed in years gore by IS a
summer waterog place, but looking in tie if st
atages Ct chrooc apidlioo. About O'Clock cams
the b9ataWains pipe 10 cup anchor" Rounded the
fo:t at nine, ard at tan we're the bar.
At this hour the moon had gone dovn, few black
clouds foa,td III he sky, and The sters eh2ne d!miY
through thin geu4 like vapor that rose from the
water. Affair night 10 run out. After p3sa'og the
bar came upon two bioukaders, one on either bow,
much closer in than they had been iuriug the day
r. betWte Ell them al hsd both abeam bat,
" unfortunately, str ,me burst from the smoke
stacks ard betrayed w. Toe enemy Immediately show
ed signal light but being received gave
shot quickly followed by Others. This was repeated
OF the cher eide cut every shot went over. Run
ming at speed OF nearly hIteen knots, left
them in the darl; aLd although thy fred several
ROCKETS to discover cur position By tier glare soon
got beyond reach of rcczets SHELL. We three
bocksders but passed them uaobserved, and in a
few hours wee Ont at sea,
SUNDAY, 7rH.-At 6svhreaES O Yankee cruiser was
in puEsuC OF us, ard some four or five miles as'ern -
Were then running southeast, with little more THAI
half steam The dense Dlack smoke rising from the
Yankees1uonel5 showed he making every exertiou
to orerh .ut u.s. Il is an eas; task to ria sway from
him. sud 10 about two hours be is hui down. but still
standing At O'Clock another steamer came up
ahead aGd discovering "a, gave chase also Changed
our course 20 northeast by NORTH thus bringing both
c users beam, barring down at al acute angle
acrc "a cur b0I. An hours Iun, both astern.
1t is ca'm,-q1;et Sabbath day-a smooth sea ard
clear sky Captain Wood read service the quarter.
deck to all hands See large school of porF discs roll
The feet were ioun5 slowed away this morning. They
we're put in the coal bunke-s to assist the 6remen.
Two o'clock Both steamers chasing us in The morn
ing out OF sight, but another s siynaied from the
masthead. Clesed us until night but it requi ed lit
tie exertiQn to keep away from him. lust dark
came Oh, reary rau into the fourth cruiser We have
seen Today and before QUE course could &c charged
were closa on him. He showed a blue Light, and i'm
meiiGteIy came down in Ou1 wake. Another signal
lie BIT was show fGrward but neither answer
Il ba fire. + W
Over s. and tten as we increase spsed, they gradu
ALL all astern. After the first half hour We him
NO more.
MONDAY, 8TH.--A fair, pleasant day. Some swell,
there yearly always is in tie stream. Masses OF
besutfu! gu:tweed float by continually, guils skim
overte urace of the water, and the little Mother "a.
rey's chickens fl about on restless wing Spoke the
Han, burr balQue Louise WilhcniCe, and being Salts
fed with be heavy, Datcby appearance, pass rapidly
by under steam and canvas,
TUESDAY, 9TH Spoke Bremen brig Santiago, and
scaoOner Farnf, of oya Scotia. In the evening,
haued brig a. f. Oalthirs of Turks island evidently
Yankee uDuer British register Lieutenant Ward
boarded her. but found the papers all right under the
consular seal. Towards Dight the barometer fell, and
the air grew thick ard huzy. About o'clock, saw q
Urge steamer our port bow but passed her unob-
served.
WEDNESDAY, l0rH-Spoke British barque Arme-
MIA, and schooner NINA, OF Nassau From the latter
obtained New York papers of the oh instant. After
dark gave chase to with lights se and under
steam and canvas close hauled 10 the wind. There is
al ugly look about her when closely but we stand
on until nearly alongside, when it is found we have
caught tartar in the shape of frigate. Not caring
to interfere with such respt ctabe craft, we bear
away with full head of steam, and permit her to so on
unmoiested.
THURsDAY, 1lTH.-Two vessels 10 sight ct daybreak:
one English parque the ohtr coastlng schooner.
While speaking the larger vessel the schooner turned
on the wind and ran for lie knowing very well what
We were. It nearly hour before We overloaded
her, but a muaket shot finally brought Der TO- and we
boarded our first prza-the schooner Sarah A. Boice,
OF Boston, bound to Philadelphia for COAL The vessel
is new and valuable There few provisions board,
but these were removed, the captain and crew taken
Of, ard the vessel scuttled.
We are nov about twenty miles from Long Island
and sixty miles from Barnegat. Seven sail in sight
Towards O'Clock pilot boat appeared and ran down
towards as, thinking we want oil pilot. When
along sde boat was lowered and sent oil, in which
was large welldressed man. with heavy watch
guard massive his little hnger and the air of
genuine New York BIT cher-boy. he was prepared
TO take us into port-hsviug bis clean shirt IN bun
die under his ARM and few copies OF the Herald and
lines. We had the Stars and Stripes flying as be put
of from the schooner, but just as be came under the
stern, it was lowered and our ensign raised.
Ny God," said he, gancing up ct It, what 10
that2n