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The Daily Dispatch: may 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Minnie Bullet. (search)
Prizes in the South.
The following information shows that the "ball has opened" in the Southern waters:
Mobile,May 16.--The New Orleans barque Ocean Eagle, with lime, from Rockland, Maine, was captured this morning by the privateer Calhoun.
Mobile,May 17.--The steam privateer Ivy captured as a prize, this morning, the ship Marshall, of Providence, R. I. The capture took place just outside the bar.
Another prize was also captured to-day — name unknown.
The Charleston Mercury, of Saturday last, says:
A gentleman who arrived here, yesterday, from Wilmington, North Carolina, informs us that a large ship — name unknown — got aground on the Frying Pan Shoal, on Wednesday last.
Her boat came into Smithville, N. C., for assistance, when a tug-boat went to her aid. She was assisted off by the tug, her captain representing that she was bound on a whaling voyage; but from the very large amount of provisions on board, the suspicions of the North Carolinians became <
The Daily Dispatch: may 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], Compliments of the season. (search)
Privateering.--Retaliation.
--The financial article of the N. O. Picayune, (May 16,) says:
In the absence of any important developments, the market presents the same quiet features heretofore noticed.
One of the main topics of conversation was the achievement of the privateer Calhoun, which left port last night, and early this morning took the bark Ocean Eagle, of Maine, as a prize, with a cargo of 3,144 bbls. lime.
This will be immediately followed by the announcement of more important captures.
Other vessels are being rapidly fitted out for similar expeditions.
Our afternoon dispatches contained information of almost gallant feat on the part of the Federal forces.
They have refused to allow the transportation of cars for our city railroad, which in other words amount to the forcible seizure of property contracted and paid for some time since.
This is equal to the robbery of chicken coops in Illinois and Kentucky, on the presumption that they were destined for t