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The Daily Dispatch: December 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], Matters in Gloucester — Raid on the oyster craft. (search)
ly from their residence and taken the building for his own headquarters. On Friday, the gunboat Chicora ran up York river and captured five oyster craft, and on Tuesday the Seth Lew chased four boats into Caffey's Creek, and captured them. She then went up to West Point and broke up the oystering establishment of Mr. Blessingham, who, they alleged, had "taken the oath," and violated it by trading with the rebels. The Chicora, which is commanded by Captain Parker, a native of Westmoreland county, Va., went up North river, into Mathews county, and a dingbeing made at Mr. Warner Taliaferro's, that gentleman's carriage was stolen and carried aboard She then went up East river, where a negro with his wife, came on board and asked to be taken away. To the inquiries of Capt. P. whether he had a good master and mistress, affirmative replies were given, and the negro was then advised "if he knew what was good for him," to go back home. The servant replied that he had gone too far, an