Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-08
THE VERY LATEST FROM THE UNITED
STATES.

We have received Northern papers Of the 9Th inst,
from which We gather the following intelligence:
The TALLAHASSEE IxoIrEMENT.
Tho "Pirate" as the Yankee papers call her is keep
ing the ,rth in great ferment /! appears that
il is not the 'TAllahAssee," but that the of this
new scourge of the seas" ia the "OhickAmauga" Ste
ia comuaaded by Lieutenant Wilkinson, and is raid 10
have ruu the blockade at Wilmington on the night of
the 90 h uL, in company With Two other steamers. She
carries three guns and AereE Of hundred and fifty
men, The lollowing 10 an account Of the vessels de-
stroyed by her since she got out
The captains and crews Of three vessels destroyed by
the CacEamaugs arrived here this morning, on board
the baiqu, Albion Lincoln, Of HarpsWell, Captain Bib
Der, as follows:
l. Captain Drinkwater and crew of the ship Shooting
8 ar bound from this port TO Psnama-bufned 0cto-
Der in latitude SO deg. 10 min longitude 20 deg.
25 nil.
Captain Tapley aud crew Of the bIqus Mark L.
Potter bound from Bangor to Snip Island-burnei o.
tobsr So in the same latitude aud longitude as the
Shooting S ar.
g. Captain COggings and crew Of the barque E nina
L. Hall bound from Cardenas to New York-burned
October ST. same latitude and longitude.
ANOTHER PIRATE ATLoAr.
1t appears that another privateer, called the 0usee
which went out with the Ohiokamaugs is also aaoa do
ing her share oil the gooo WORK. Now ork tele8rAm
says;
NEw YopK, Nov. 4.-Osptain Walker, Of the barque
+. D ess Tne0se, of and for Il limore, from X o J =
ut ro reports that in latitude SO 80, longitude 74lO
was bearded by rebs pirate 0ustee, Lieutenant Ward
commanding, who told us that We we're prza to the
Confederate Safes and ordered board the steam
or which WAS done, when they Immediately SET the
bnuus on FIRE, vnd went in chase Of another vessel
which was in eight N ght coming ON they failed to
Tod her. We were k'pi on board till the 3 instant
~ben we came up with the schooner A. j. Dird, from
Rocklaud for Washington. Her crew were also ordered
on board the steamer and the schooner scuttled
The schooner L, Lewis vas then 10 sight from
Portland Tor PDisdSlphs, aud disposed of in the
same manner. The usiee then u for The schooner
Antelope, from hantaIzIs for New York, which vas
clos, by and TO wach vessel We we're all transferred.
rs in number after signing role. The pirates took
poss(s ion Of al the nautical i sruments and Iyery-
thing else Of value. Toe 0u,tee Is an iron screw
,teamer, o. 100 tons burden, schooner rugged, two
smoke stacks soreKP vey fast, painted ~hic.
S1e ran out Of Win ngtoa o. the night of the 30 b.
FRoM GRANTS AEMY.
Tee situation say the YANKEES papers, is unchanged
in this army. Tie soldsrs building log bouses-
Toe recent rains had rendered the roads impasskbe
AL eyes were turned to the approaching election rather
han to army movements.
FRoM TESNKssET.
The Yankee papers nave intelligence Of the capture
by the Ooniederass of the gu boat IND in the Ten
nessee river The Yankee papers say that she was one
Of the 6nest Other class. The following Is the Yankee
version Of Tossfs recent exploit on the Tennessee