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The Daily Dispatch: August 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Mississippi--the negro Retaliation Question. (search)
ge, Boyle, Ham, &c., and the well-managed artillery of Owens and Barksdale, ambuscade any such force of marauders, separate them, and whip them by detail.--The material is here — have we the leader? It is a matter worthy the attention of Gen. Johnston. Vast supplies for his army depend upon the protection of North Mississippi, and its protection merely demands an able and energetic cavalry officer. The distributing post-office at Jackson, Miss, having been discontinued, letters to pepi, and its protection merely demands an able and energetic cavalry officer. The distributing post-office at Jackson, Miss, having been discontinued, letters to persons in Gen. Johnston's army will save several days by being addressed to headquarters at Morton, Miss. It is rumored that the Federals are again to make another raid through Mississippi.--We hope our people in that section will be ready for them. The capital of Mississippi has been removed to Macon, Noxubee county.
The Daily Dispatch: August 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], Loss of a Confederate Cotton steamer. (search)
Loss of a Confederate Cotton steamer. --The Confederate (Government) steamer Oconee, Lieut. O. F. Johnston commanding, laden with 823 bales of cotton, left Savannah for Nassau on Tuesday week. On Wednesday, at sea, she sprung a leak and went down, her officers and crew taking to the boats. The Republican says: Lieut. Lieut. Johnston, with his crew, in three boats, made for the land, and discovered it at about three o'clock Wednesday. At six o'clock the boats passed through the breakers and surf, and the party landed on St. Catherine's Island, where they remained all night. By great exertions they were enabled to obtain a fire, and it was made along ed at Kilkenny. Major E. C. Anderson, Jr., commanding the post, kindly received them.--The whole garrison were unceasing in their efforts to make comfortable Lieut. Johnston and his crew, who had had nothing to cat from the time they abandoned the Sconce until they arrived at Kilkenny. The cargo of the Oconee was valued at $7