AUGUST 20TH, 1864: The USS Pontoosuc entered Halifax and learned that the Tallahassee had sailed late the night before and that he had failed to intercept her by only seven hours. The Pontoosuc departed immediately in pursuit.
Based on information reported by Consul Jackson, the Pontoosuc steamed north into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, while Wood, feeling that he did not have sufficient coal to actively pursue his raid, had set a course for Wilmington, N.C..
This date, the Tallahassee captured the brig Roan and burned her. She was the last prize taken on this brief bur most effective raid.
--Old B-R'er
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