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The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Telegraph to the Pacific . (search)
From Pensacola.
--On Friday night last, twelve or fifteen Federals from Fort Pickens crossed over to the Navy-Yard in a small gun-boat, armed with a howitzer, and set fire to a schooner.
It is thought they took three men, who were on board, prisoners.
The alarm was given in time to prevent any further depredations.
Later interesting particulars.--Extract of a letter dated: Pensacola, Sept. 14, 1861.
The enemy had come up under range of the Judah and the shore batteries before the alarm was fairly given.
This move of the enemy made our guns perfectly useless.
The men on board of the schooner Judall were all asleep.
When they awoke, they fought manfully and desperately.
It is believed that the four men on board the schooner killed some seven or eight of the enemy.
We have one of our men missing, and there are three slightly wounded.
A few days since there was a boat load of marines deserted.
Some of the same Yankee rascals were acting as pilots.
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