, 1864-10-08
TIRE TALLANA8&EE.
How. She Ran the Wilmington Block
hdo-Hcbel Version

The Rebel corsair Reimbursement ycry
formidable, but very swift-recently ran out
OF Wilmington, cruised leisurely up our
coast to The st. John, capturing, plundering
aid burniDg the little craft Of iuoffenstgp
fisltEmeb, pilots, &c &C., with the passen-
ger ship 4 o1iatlc and other valuable vessels ::
then ran into Halifax, coalcd, and straight
bae6 to Wilmington again. A great number
Of swift aud strong steamships were sent
after her, none Of. + hich did her any harm
the Pontoosuc. We have heard, lying twenty
four hours in ha1bor at Caliaa or thereabout
for fear she might. 4 glorifji log account
OF the Ta'anasse.'s t1Innphal progress WAS
recently Published In the Richmond Dispatch
whence We copy the following account OF her
1unhing the blockade Ct Wilmington on her
retnrn:
1--WE are now on the coast and in the csuis.
lnE ground Of the Yankees, but no vessel in
styLL- :,
Late in the evening, two sails were report
ed neither Of them steamers. Tbs air is very
smoky, and there Is every prospeat of a suc.
ctksiul run In. At sunset, took soundipps
between thirty and forty miles or the coast.
lights on snole apout 0 o'ciock. A Htsi., lar.
eF than thai hour, they Wero dtati1g as.L-I,
and vent slowly along, until the mound YER
tical lights ere made ont. Took soundings
within sight OF Yankee blocsader. but were
upttcn ourselves until we ran down across
Ills bows, than going ut full speed, and head
Cd III. IL half an honr, We had him abeRa1, and
received The first shor. Another followed, and
then We replied With the ait pIvlt gun. Il
was good shot, and the Yankee was COM
pletely bewildefed. For hge minutes, he
thowtd signals and rockets, but fired no
more. We gave him three shots, and turned
to another bearing down upon us. Two
EbbtB were received from this one before we
replitd. and, Ike the other, he immediataly
st*amd eteoy te,tAo4t rep.yiag 70 our guns. We
twelve Knots an hour. One more comes up.
and Is within five hundred yards btfore be is
discovered. a thut that passes over us ia
the fret lntimation We have of him. He tires
two thote, both Of which 50 wide Of the
mark, and then turns a'edy asourguas open fire
sire IA sose t. come IN closer Quarters. We fire
at one more who gives us shot, and fires
lilo hts t0ts}Te1f, ana In few moments get
safe through the whole and close under the
gu1s OF the fort. In every instance the Yao
kces seemed Aarfectly, astonisbed, and gaze
and heras firing at rt1ntloHs anu far dsterA Of
"At halfbast ten we came to anchor in
e1detn bar, eafa at home after our short but
exciting cruise. As coon as the anchor was
dropped all hands were called to mustar, aud
Capt. Wood read prayers, thanked God for
having protected us through scenes of:paril.
acd for de)iee1tpg us from the hands OF our
enemies, bringing Us sate into our destined
port.
''siuce returning, some Yankee comman-
der bus sent II his report, in which he claims
to have chased the Tallahassee into Wllmiag-
ton, engaging her at tbs time. This ID utter
j Ialse-Dnt what is the use to attempt to
deny Yankee taleehoods? They have told so
many about us that am perfectly astonlsh.
ed at the number. Let them 60.
''sUMHINd Up.
"Thirty-flve vessels In all were captured
by the Tallahassee, some Of them laris and
III :tps and barks, the others, coasting
Vet -&4:. and fishermen Had plenty OF coal
bt cu allowed ns, as many more might have
betu destroyed on our return trip; bns there
wae only ccal enough to take us ID, and had
we been chased oil the coast, it must have
given out entirely. Fortunately, however,
We we're chased but few hours, and were
not turned from onr couree.n-