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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861 , September
September 15.
The British brig Mystery, of St. Johns, N. B., was seized by the Surveyor of the port of New York, to-day, under suspicion of having run the blockade at Georgetown, S. C. Letters of instruction and the charter party, found on board, clearly show that there was a plan to land a cargo of ice at that rebel port, but the Consular certificate at Havana proves that the Mystery entered the latter port on the 7th of August, with the identical cargo of ice, and two days afterward cleared for Matanzas, where she received a cargo of sugar, and then sailed for the North, coming into the port of New York.--N. Y. Times, September 17.
The Second regiment, of Kansas Volunteers, arrived at Leavenworth, from Rolla, Mo.--Ohio Statesman, September 21.
Col. F. P. Blair, Jr., was ordered by the Provost-marshal, at St. Louis, Mo., to report himself under arrest on the general charge of using disrespectful language when alluding to superior officers.--Louisville Journal, Sept. 1
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1862 , August
August 27.
The British schooner Anna Sophia was captured by the United States gunboat R. R. Cuyler, while endeavoring to run the blockade of Wilmington, N. C.--The draft was postponed in Pennsylvania until September fifteenth.
James M. Graham, Assistant Adjutant-General, sent the following despatch from Leaven-worth, Kansas, to the War Department at Washington:
Major Champion Vaughan, of General Blunt's staff, has arrived at these headquarters with despatches.
Gen. Blunt marched with one thousand five hundred men from Fort Scott, August seventeenth, and followed the rebels as far north as Lone Jack.
The enemy declined an engagement and commenced a retreat.
They were hotly pursued by Gen. Blunt, and driven in utter confusion across the Osage, with the loss of all their transportation and equipments, besides numerous arms, prisoners, etc.
It is considered that the expedition saved the Missouri towns and the western border from devastation, besides striking terro
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1862 , September
September 15.
The rebels advanced again to-wards Cincinnati, Ohio, as far as Florence, and drove in the Union pickets.
Colonel McNeill had a two hours fight with Porter's gang of guerrillas, near Shelburne, resulting in the complete rout of the latter, with a loss of two killed and a number wounded.
Col. McNeill captured twenty wagons and a number of horses and guns.--Ponchatoula, La., was occupied by the National forces under Major George C. Strong, of Gen. Butler's staff.--(Doc. 208.)
Harper's Ferry, Md., surrendered to the rebels under the command of Gen. Jackson, after a contest of three days duration.--(Doc. 120.)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1863 , September
September 15.
Rear-Admiral D. D. Porter, writing to the Navy Department from Cairo, Ill., under this date, says:
The river below seems quiet.
There has been but one attempt made to obstruct commerce or transportation.
A party of guerrillas attacked the gunboat Champion from behind the levee while she was convoying a body of troops below.
The troops passed on safely, and the Champion stopped and fought the rebels until she made them retire, losing some of their men — report says fifty-seven.
They have not been heard of since, excepting that they were falling back on Alexandria, General Herron having given them a chase with his division.
As I came up, I overtook a part of the Marine Brigade under Colonel Curry.
He reported to me that he had just captured at Bolivar three rebel paymasters with two million two hundred thousand dollars in confederate money to pay off the soldiers at Little Rock.
He also captured the escort consisting of thirty-five men. This will not imp