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The Daily Dispatch: July 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Freak of nature. (search)
ing of the affair at Ship Island, which has been briefly noticed in our paper: On Thursday last, the 4th inst., Captain Higgins, formerly of the United States Navy, and now of the Confederate Army, and aid de camp to Major General Twiggs, fittessels, and gave chase. They proved to be two fishing smacks of our own. The Oregon then returned to Ship Island, and Capt. Higgins, who was in command of the expedition, deemed it advisable to take possession of Ship Island. Accordingly he signaliiately ordered to take on board-guns, gun-carriages and munitions to reinforce Ship Island, Major-General Twiggs and Captain Higgins and Major Smith using every possible effort to get everything in readiness. The steamer Gray Cloud was also taken ie Chandelier Islands, a distance of twelve miles from our batteries. Great credit is due to Maj. Gen. Twiggs and Capt. Higgins for the expeditious and prompt manner in which the island has been fortified and defended. The following interes