The weekly sun., 1864-08-20
Our Piratical Visitor.
Operations Of the TaIlahases-Burnis9 sf
nTepclsu Mt vesse ls-statements Of PurOled
Prieoners -tcIc raI css els In Pursuit.


Operations OF the TaIlahas o. -Bursiss Of
hIercIlu nj Ves,e ls-statement Of Puro1ed
Prisoners Federal Ncsleis In Pursuit.
The operations of the Tallahassee of the coast Of
Long Island causes intense excitement among the
owners Of shipping, and further intelligence Is ca
cerly looscd for. Several vessels have already bcon
destroyed, aud tears arc entertained that much
mischief has been done that has not yet been
reported It is the opinion OF the pilots and others
best qualified 70 judge, that the tallahassee de-
Ngns TO make descen, up N the fihing fleet ut
Nantucket shoals, aud do Whist other damage sho
can In that vicinity before leaving the coast The
schooner Csrrol, of East M,chias- Captain sprage,
arrived =, the city on saturday. The captain gives
very interesting account Of his adventures with
thc Tallahassee. He reports that the 1lth inst.
e. VAS boarded by the plot boat james Funk. con-
! tnnng rebel crew, aud ordered to heave TO until
7 boat came fiom the Tallahassee which was lying
/ nee lie was taken on board the pirate. where he
| sss.' ,ouds for the release q the schooner for
sil 90. Forty persons were then Transferred
, fr.m the Tallahassee 10 the CarroS
being the crews aud passengers Of the
brig A. Richards, u Boston bark Bay s,ate,
oi Boston hrg Carrie Es,elle, Of Boston Thur.
bound for Scw York All Of these vessels had
been burned by the pirate. The captain Of the
Carroll describes the Tallahassee ~ sbolt 1000
tons burthen, painted light lead color With no
towspri,, two snokestacks, an red bottom. The
rcbel captain Informed the cs sla.n VI the Carroll
that be had run the blockade a, wilmington, y. c.,
AMI had burned several vessels, before falling In
with the Carroll. The captain Of ths british bark
Colonel James scot, reports that the 1lllahassee
has tender with her that is two.thiris loaded
with coal. The pilot.boat Ezra Nye reports that,
on the i2,h inst, saw the pilot.boat james Funk
previously captured by the r.llahassce) leaving .
, ship On fire, and after saw susplcious-ook- :
ing steamer come up aud take the plo,-boat In tow.
Tue burning ship proved to be the Alriatlc, Capt.
More, bound from London 10 New York. The
, Tallahassee sailed in q southeast direction. She
was Afterwards seen by the slip Young Mechanic
near a large vessel. Several other vessels repor,
having seen the Tallahassee, but their state
4 | Incnts contain nothing OF s:litons iulercst.
I IAe Tau .hrss2e In An iron steaLler Of Euglish
manufacture IL abvu, two hundred and thirty
/. feet ia length twenty feet bea,a, and dr-Ty.
about nine feet Of water. Sic mounts three guns
ami is fcrp aud an schooner rgfei Her crew
consists OF about Que hundred aud tweaty officers
and men. IIcr boilers protected by cotton bales
/. John Taylor WOOD ID her captain. Every man OF
c board the vessels captured by the Tallahassee Wa
, obliged y sign the following document, which
y gives them a, least one advantage IN lieu Of the
; losses exemption from the dsan'
C.. 5. SrrANPR TALLAHASSEE
I'll Az sPN. August II. 1854
Il Lat. 40 10 n. long, " - ".
/. l. b. F., 20 agree, IN cuns.ders,.on u being re
:, | leaso', pr 1uneTs Of war bv Commander JoLi
~ Taylor wool, 4. =. n. not 20 take up arms u
a, | serve against the Confederate States of America
either by land OF sea, until regularly exchanged.
Wines
VIM. sNcTi 4rti~n. C. s. n, surgeon.
| L. Lic.an Jon 4. a. : y
n s. o., rr,'f''e thu, the Tallahassee will b
able t. .1 u.nch more damage ou our coast, a
s several Fciers vessels are already in pursui,
III which win probably ; cause her to leave for q ne,
NJ field Of operations. Admiral Pauiiag has dis
e. patched the sisquehsuna, the Eolus, the Gran
h' GUT and one t~o other vessels, in pursuit iron
le this port. The Juna,s has probably been dis
re patched from Hamp.on Roads, and slso one or tw
We vessels from Boston. There is a fair prospect
70 therefore that the pirates Of devastation
ut this Jast has ,erninated this and that II she
se not captured by the war vessels now In purs ui
~ c VIII Mt least be obliged to repair to some othe
DE held ot mischief.
-. ThR rEATE STOPS A PuussIAS eHiP.
The Pr;sssn ship Nord arrived at this port la
90 evening, from Hamburg. with 2,0 passengers, al
aud reports that about l2 miles E.S,E from d
a, lightship saw the T. s. steamship susquehann
A., cruising, Supposed for the Tallahassee. o the l2t
INST, at ; A. NJ, oil Rock Island, spoke ship Abr
a, attic, from London, wi,A Passengers bound TO Ne
:, York. She being then boarded by the Confedera
:, a,es, uer Tallahassee, wished 10 De reported. III
. pie. boat No. - tJames funl) came alongside ,
t., ", showing no colors, and requested US to ho
-, ours which was done. A. noon Of same day sa
>, = schooner about seven miles to westward, apsiye,
,,r BY TELEGRAPH.
,ut Sandy Hook, Suaidy noon, August lA.-Tt
ei boan,u oi the Associated Press u, this point Ia.
go andei terc and furnished the following report
Or nave boarded the bark suhote, OF Belfast. Nc
NJ from CIV Bay ior New York. She was capture
he On the lzth ust., of Moutauk Point, IS miles iii
"a tsnt, by the pirate Tallahassee The pirates bonde
mt the bark for s5,Ooo and put ON board Of her 81
.e passengers from the ship Adriac, the latter hav
cr, Teen turnel hy the pirates. No water or PROV
OF ious were gwen them. The suliote also has q
loard ar. Callahan ana Of the pilot boat Wn
IL Bell, No. % which vessel was burned on the l2t
re oil Mon!auk Point, by the pirates. Several 9th,
ch persons from destroyed vessels also on boar
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