The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-16
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Excitng Chase. OF the Pirnte by tho
t"tned- .hIse GuubOats Join In Pur-
suit, cut nre Bistanced-The Pirate
H. .~epps Under Cover of the Night-in-
fpy-pstiug Details of tie AFFAIR.
BEAUFORT, n. c., November 8.-The Unl'ed
States steamer Montgomery Is lying outside the
hnr having arrived fOm sea this morning. She
reports a most desperate chase and engagement
with the pirate Tallahassee.
Yesterday moruiDg, while cruising oil the North
Carolina coast, she discovered q black smoke on
the horizon, and, supposing 1t 20 proceed from
some buCkade-runnor, she stoered in its direction.
Aher the chase had continued for some time the
hull Of the stranger was plainly seen; but she
suddenly changed her course, and for two or
three hours her movements were very stranB Be,
But the M0ntg0mcJy pursued her with the utmost
yigor wherever she went, and after long time
had so gained on her as 10 have her in full view.
She was a long, white, screw steamer, schooner
rio ged with two smoke-stacks, and ans wered the
description OF the pirate IdlldhasSeo; and no
sooner was this known than the Montgomery'S
crew were wild with joy. Shortly afterwards the
Rebel flag was visible, and war pendant was
| flying from her mainmast.
Everything was prepared for action, and at the
/ first dawn of hope that the guns OF the Mont
| gomery might reach her, "banS! they went, one
/ after another but the distance was TO great, and
| they fell far short. The pirate displayed great
cowaIdicc, and did her utmost to escape.
| The MONTGOMERY continued to fire from her
forecastle gun, and the, flying IdHdhdSsee Tor
some time answered shot for shot. Had the
| MONTGOMERY attempted TO use her broadsde guus
| in bringing them TO bear she would have lost
| ground in the chase, and thus all hopes OF cap
ture or destruction would have beOn lost
During this time three gun6oa's were in sight
and doing their utmost TO get up with the chase ;
but before dark one OF them was lost to sight one
was too far away to be made out, While the Lat'dH
| a very fast steamer had nearly come up with the
| JfoUf6oDerU. She also fired at the Rebel but to
| such disadvantage that the shots fell short.
! During the afternoon the pirate was in
| shore of the MOHtgOmerB and her only
chance of escape 20 sea was TO cross the Mont
goJery'S bows; but this she concluded was too
dangerous an undertaking, and she wisely decided
To continue on her course until night should give
her an opportunity 10 escape. During the latter
mart of the chase the Tallahassee vas far ahead
vet she was SO pushed that she could not turn To
the right nor TO the left without running across
| the bows of either the Lillian or the montgomery
| as she was between them.
, The two steamers were 80 well managed as Il
compel the pirate TO keep direct course, and thu
coast ran in sucn direction that she would soOI
: be cut off by the land, and she was thus com
: pletely Gagged in. Had not night came on it cannO
{ be doubted that her destruction would have beel
2 certain.
But the sun went down, and at almost the yer.
moment when victory would have crowned GU
/ arms the black wings of night were spread owe
n the pirate and shielded her from harm. She wa
:, completely lost to view, and where she went n
one knows.
+ The desperate and exciting chase and eXtraol
dinarv running engagement lasted from abou
50 ten O'clock in the morning until dark. au
:" told that it would be difficult TO describe th
es scene produced among our brave blue Jackets b
the hitter disappointment which they were con
20 | PEELED TO endure. Every man was eager for
% close fight and many heartfelt remarks wei
III. made, worthy Of our bravest and noblest mel
OF And when the pirate Tallahassee was unavoid,
he bly lost because they could not turn night int
%, dav, their feelings sought relief only in tears
- Some excellent shots were made by the Rebe
of The Montgomery, one passed directly over he
II Two shots from the Montgomery apparent
-, threw The spray on the decks of the now happ
Az and extremely fortunate pirate
Admiral Porter is vigilant, and is determine
10 rid the seas of Rebel craft, far as lies in
y. rGwer by sending out cTuisers.-N Y. NerdlN.