The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-13

repore-Thursday morning. about nine O'Clock. whs1
sxty miles southeast from Sandy Hook . steamed
10 windward showing the Stars and Stripes; close
under tho barks stern, but did hail the pilosboat
James Funk, No. ~, was to wnd~ard, and, those on
board the steamer seeing her, Immediately seered for
her, at The same time hauling down the Amercaa
ensign aud running mp the rebel nas saw her send
boat on board the James Funk, and put on
ooard or her, when she got under way again and
steamed on east, going In toward Moniauk Point ths
James Funk following Mr.. Watson at the time
saw scnooper about three miles to the wndward with
oil her sails apparently adrt and sinking Supposed
the prvateer had captured aud scutted her. Mr. Wat.
son describes the steamer small and English built,
straight STEM square stern fore and rigged
painted white mot blaek) rod bottom; pivot
gun forward and another aft and thinks four broadsda
guns; s not very fast Had large number Of men oa
deck. The piotooa, could apparently oussan her
TIE PrLorBoAr JAMES FUNK, NO. 22
Tho James Funk built by Webb 4 Poll, at Green
point three years Is about hundred ad thirty
toos bur,hen, and is very fast. She was owned By
Messrs. Martin Lyons, Henry Devere, william Smith,
Edward Fryer Albert Malcolm and Robert Yates pilots
hessrs Smith, Fryer and Yates On board at the
time Of her capture Tho latter pilot had hs little
with him.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TALLAHASSEE.
Tho privaeer Tallahassee is An iron steamer, painted
white, with two smokestacks, screws. nbout two
hundred and thirty fect 70 length twenty feet beam,
and draws about nne feet OF water Her bell is marked
tallahassee, Of london, 1854" Engine marked ~. n
w. Dudgeon, london"
sho fore and AFT schoonsr riggod three guns
one small one tho topgaant orecaste long thirty
two ponnder amdships and twenty fourpounder aft.
She carries four was. boats Her consists OF abous
ore hundred ana twensy persons including the officers.
Men Of all Daoualities represented bo rd, moss
OF whom arc said to be soldiers from Lees army.
She Is said 70 out OF Wilmington about sic
days ago, without having been by any Of Admiral
Lees bockaders She has quito quantity Of cotton ON
board TO protect her boilers there barTas oe
turpentine on deck to DO used IN airing vessels.
She is commanded by John Taylor Wood, O. s. NJ The
Surgeon Sheppardson says he of the Chesapeake
pisates
Mr.. Hall Is tho boarding onlcer. Tho crow are
dressed in rags and taters Some OF them their
pistols tied to them with Manila rope yarns They
hard looking se The Chief Engineer gays he Boston
man OF that be was born ana brought IN that city
LATEST TIDINGs OF THE TALLAHASSEE.
The last OF the privateer she steering south.
east with the plotboat James Funk In tow tender.
All OF tho officers and Of the vessels captured by
the privnteer paroed and signed document pro-
missing not to take sganst the rebels until
larry exchanged The following copy Of the form oe
parole signed These poor fellows who have lost every
thing hoy had at least console themselves with the
fact that, being prisoners OF war, they cannot be
dralted:-
FORM OF PAROLE.
C. s. STEAMER TAIIAHAsEr
AT SEA, August IL, 1884,
Lat. 40 10 NJ, long 72 227W
l, B. r., do agree, 10 consideration OF being re-
lcased prisoner OF by Commander John Taylor
Wood, @ s. NJ, not to take up arms against
the Confederate states America either by sea-
until regularly exchanged. B.F
Witness
WIN. sHEPPARpsoS, c. s. N, Surgeon.
G. LuCIAS JosKs, IN.