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The Daily Dispatch: January 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], Fatal encounter. (search)
The North Carolina forts. --Fort Johnson, near the mouth of the Cape Fear river, is, next to Fortress Monroe, the best appointed United States fortification on the Southern Atlantic coast; while Fort Macon, near Newbern, commands the best harbor on the Southern Atlantic coast south of Norfolk, Va.
The Daily Dispatch: January 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
t repaired, and a new bridge to be built across the canal. The wharf, having its piers undermined by the sea current and its wooden superstructure much decayed, requires to be rebuilt. The fortification cost the Federal Government half a million dollars. Fort Caswell is a first-class fortification, of a hexagonal form, built of massive Northern granites masonry, having two tiers of guns under bombproof casemates, and one tier of guns en barbette. It is situated at the entrance of Cape Fear river, two miles from Smithville. Its armament consists of twelve 32 pounders, twenty-two 24-pounders, four 18-pounders, four 12 pounders, three field-pieces for flanking defences, six flank howitzers, six eight-inch howitzers, (heavy,) two ten-inch mortars and two Coehorn mortars — in all eighty-seven guns. The work is surrounded by ditches and advanced works, and is in every particular a first-class work. It cost the Federal Government $571,000. Its war garrison consists of 400 men. The
The Daily Dispatch: January 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
The National crisis. a Republican Reporter's description of the late expedition of the "Star of the West"--the action of the Pennsylvania Legislature — the Reinforcement of Fort McHenry--the Seizure of Forts in Louisiana, &c. The first Government expedition to South Carolina--Narrative of the reception and return. [By the N. Y. Post's (Rep.) Reporter on board.] Tuesday, Jan. 8. --We made Cape Fear about 8 o'clock this morning. We have moved slowly, as the captain's instructions are to cross the bar early in the morning, and run up to Fort Sumter at daybreak, and we wish to approach the harbor by night. This afternoon we stopped about seventy miles from the bar for three hours or more, and had some fishing.--The day has been delightful, and our success in enticing unsuspecting bass was quite satisfactory. Towards night we put on steam, anxious for the result of to-morrow morning's experiment. In the "Recollections of a Zouave." I have read that on the mor
The Daily Dispatch: July 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Gen. Harney. (search)
A good Arrangement. --The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company is about fitting up ambulance cars for transportation of sick and wounded soldiers. These cars are intended to run all the way from Richmond to the Cape Fear river, and are to have easy lounges and hammocks. It is to be hoped that other railroad companies will follow the example.
The Daily Dispatch: August 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], Subscriptions to the Dispatch. (search)
usiastic and patriotic responses to the call for additional troops. As it is known that the Cabinet are a union the measures adopted for the prosecution of hostilities, the attacks on prominent members of the Administration are regarded here as intended to thwart its policy of effective operations. Commander Livingston, of the steamer Penguin, writing to the Navy Department under date of the 15th instant, communicates interesting particulars of his blockading operations off Cape Fear, stating among other things that after chasing the schooner Louisa, of Wilmington, he brought her without reach of his guns, when she ran ashore and soon keeled over and filled with water, becoming a wreck. It was intended to send her to the West Indies with a cargo of lumber and return with coffee. The captain of the British ship Gladiator had sent him a communication pointing out several localities unblockaded, a fact as well known to commander Livingston as to Her Majesty's office
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Invasion of North Carolina. (search)
The Invasion of North Carolina. The Raleigh Standard, of the 4th instant, has the subjoined details of the capture of Forts Clark and Hatteras: Hatteras Inlet is situated on what is called the North Banks, six miles south of Cape Hatteras and about eighteen miles north of Ocracoke Inlet. These banks have been in existence from time immemorial, forming a belt of sand hills from the Virginia line to the Cape Fear river, indented with inlets, and separated from the main land by Currituck, Albemarle, Croatan, Pamlico, Core, Bogue and Topsail Sounds — these sounds varying from one to forty miles wide. Hatteras, which is connected politically with Hyde county, though separated from it by Pamlico Sound, is thirty miles distant from the main land of Hyde, is ninety miles distant by water from Washington, and about the same distance from Newbern. At the time the Federal fleet arrived at Hatteras, Col. Martin, the recently elected Colonel of the 4th Regiment, was in command. Ma
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
From North Carolina. Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 5. --Reliable authority states that neither Ocracoke or Oregon Inlets, nor Roanoke Island had been occupied by the enemy as late as last Sunday. No Federal crafts of any kind was seen in the Sound at that time. No Federal fleet was seen off the coast between Cape Lookout and Cape Fear either on Tuesday or Wednesday last.
The Daily Dispatch: September 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], Terms of the Dispatch. (search)
The suspicious Vessels off the North Carolin coast. Wilmineton, Sept. 26. --The suspicious basit is still off New Inlet. Some times it appeared to be a steamer, again a salling Two steamers were yesterday seen off New Inlet only one to-day. Two or three pilots were off on Sunday last. Six steamers were reported off Mason on Monday, but have since disappeared. It is the general bellef that their destination to Cape Fear. A reliable gentleman from New River, Ouslow county, reports heavy firing on Monday last to the eastward from 9 A. M. till P. M. Nothing more is known.
The Daily Dispatch: September 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 15 (search)
se Lincolnite craft, perhaps with the view of forcing them to guide them into our harbors and inlets. It is said that the supposed bark is in reality a propellor with a smoke-stack which lowers, and that she changes her rig to suit circumstances. Of this we are not prepared to speak, but think it likely. The fleet which had been off Fort Macon to the number of six war vessels, suddenly left there, probably on Sunday. It looks a little as though they were gathering in the vicinity of Cape Fear. We will probably hear more shortly. The suspicious bark. The Wellington (N. C.) Journal learns from Camp Wyatt that the bark already so much spoken of is still hovering about. At half-past 3 yesterday afternoon she was seen some twelve or fifteen miles in the offing, heading southward, the wind about E. S. E. Another sail was seen yesterday by some of the pickets. Important changes are going on in the location and distribution of the forces, which changes will probably be c
The Daily Dispatch: October 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway (search)
The suspicious vessels off the North Carolina coast. Wilmington, Sept. 25. --The suspicious bark is still off New Inlet. Sometimes it appears to be a steamer, again a sailing vessel. Two steamers were yesterday seen off New Inlet; only one to-day. Two or three pilots were destroyed off on Sunday last. Six steamers were reported off Macon on Monday, but have since disappeared. It is the general belief that their destination is Cape Fear. A reliable gentleman from New River, Onslow county, reports heavy firing on Monday last to the eastward from 9 A. M. till 1 P. M. Nothing more is known.
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