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The Daily Dispatch: May 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 22 (search)
eceive; at the Navy Department. The report is Hamburg, Tennessee, April 23d Sir: I have to inform you that on the 21st I proceeded on this vessel high up the Tennessee river as Florence, Alabama, capturing the steamer A fred Hobb, (which has been used as a rebel transport on the upper part of this river, not having been unk as we first supposed) and burning the unbar, which had been used as a gunboat previous to the fall of Fort Henry. I found the bar some distance up Cypress Creek, which is two miles below Florence, Ala., sunk the water being above her guards. It was impossible for me to raise her. I am happy to inform you that the rebels have neither a boat or a gun on river — I captured their last gun at Florence, and it is now on board the "Lady Foote," late Robb. I learned at Florence that their bridge was destroyed by order of Gen. Beauregard. The inhabitants were very indignant at such a wanton destruction. Operation of General M Hell in E