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The Daily Dispatch: July 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Letter from Pensacola. (search)
so, God grant them a safe and speedy arrival on this side the river. Our neighbors have burnt a good deal of powder to-day in doing honor to a stranger flag. Wander if they'd salute a Confederate flag, if a fellow were to carry one out? Gracious, and wouldn't they! The Continentals were out again this evening, practicing with their rifle cannon at a target anchored a mile and a half in the bay. The shots were excellent. It is said, but on what authority I know not, that old Jones, who was arrested in Mobile for trading with the fleet, is now on board of one of the ships in the squadron. He was once a Pensacola pilot. P. S. --At seven o'clock this evening the Vanderbilt left her anchorage, and is now close under the guns of Fort Pickens. A few minutes later and the Swedish war steamer steamed off to the eastward. Pensacola,June 27. --For the last two days we have been favored with cool, refreshing showers, and all fear of sickness, from the long drought ha
The Daily Dispatch: July 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 11 (search)
Inquest. --The city coroner, assisted by High Constable Freeman, a few days since, held an inquest over the body of Michael Jones, the soldier who was found so badly cut in the abdomen in an alley north of Cary street, on the night of the 2d inst., and who was taken to the Medical College for treatment. The clue was found to the party who inflicted the fatal cut. The jury brought in a verdict in accordance with the facts above set forth.
The Daily Dispatch: July 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 16 (search)
ighly delighted at the appearance and manœuvres of the troops. I believe, however, the Eighteenth Mississippi Regiment was not reviewed in line. The General and staff rode through the camp and were rather reviewed by the regiment themselves. Enough, however, was seen of this noble body of men to satisfy the general officers that it is composed of the right kind of material. In fact, this regiment will compare favorably with any I have seen from any quarter, and my belief is that Brigadier General Jones will have no cause to regret that he has the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Mississippi Regiments under his command. The only excitement we have had since I last wrote you was caused by the brilliant meteor that made its appearance on Thursday evening, a little after sundown. It was one of the most magnificent specimens of nature's fireworks I ever witnessed, and like its predecessor, the comet, has the reputation of being the harbinger of some grand events. Its course was southe