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informed by my Adjutant-General that Colonel Bennett, in the execution of the special service confided to him, and in which he so entirely succeeded, gave proofs of great gallantry and contempt of danger. I owe much to my personal staff. Major Llewellyn, Captains Charlton Morgan and Williams, and Lieutenant Tyler, acting as my Aides-de-Camp, gave proof of great devotion, being everywhere in the hottest fire, and Major Llewellyn received the sword of Colonel Stewart, and the surrender of hisMajor Llewellyn received the sword of Colonel Stewart, and the surrender of his regiment. Captain Morgan and Captain Williams' horses were killed under them, and Lieutenant Tyler was severely wounded. My Orderly Sergeant, Craven Peyton, received a shot in his hip, and had his horse killed by my side. I must have forgiveness if I add, with a soldier's pride, that the conduct of my whole command deserved my highest gratitude and commendation. Three Federal regimental standards and five cavalry guidons fluttered over my brave column on their return from the expeditio
pers, that this man, who was devoid of every virtue, and steeped to the lips in every vice, was giving testimony in the English courts, in the interest of the nation of grand moral ideas. This was the only recruit the enemy ever got from the ranks of my officers. To complete the circle of the ward-room, I have only to mention Mr. Miles J. Freeman, the chief engineer of the Sumter, who was now filling the same place on board the Alabama, and with whom the reader is already acquainted; Dr. Llewellyn, an Englishman from Wiltshire, who having come out in the Alabama as surgeon when she was yet a merchant-ship, had been retained as assistant surgeon; and Acting Master Bullock, brother of the captain already named in these pages. My steerage officers, who are too numerous to be named individually, were a capital set of young men, as were the forward officers. Indeed, with the exception of the black sheep in the ward-room, with Federal propensities, to whom I have alluded, I had reason
of my ships! When it is recollected that I cruised in all parts of the world, now fencing out the cold, and battling with the storms of the North Atlantic and South Indian Oceans, and now being fried, and baked, and stewed within the tropics, and on the equator, and that, besides my own crews, some two thousand of the enemy's sailors passed through my hands, first and last, as prisoners, this is a remarkable statement to be able to make. My excellent surgeon, Dr. Galt, and, after him, Dr. Llewellyn, ably seconded me by their skill and experience. On week days we mustered the crew at their quarters twice a day—at nine A. M., and at sunset, and when the weather was suitable, one division, or about one fourth of the crew, was exercised, either at the battery, or with small arms. This not only gave them efficiency in the use of their weapons, but kept them employed—the constant employment of my men being a fundamental article of my philosophy. I found the old adage, that Idleness
. My faithful steward felt the honors and dignity of my station much more than I did myself, and it was amusing to see the smile of derision and contempt, with which he wheeled round, and replaced the uncorked bottle in the champagne basket. The next day, accompanied by my paymaster—by the way, I have forgotten to mention that I had appointed Dr. Galt, my esteemed surgeon, paymaster, at the time I made a present of my former paymaster to Mr. Adams, as related; and that I had promoted Dr. Llewellyn to be surgeon—I made a visit to the Governor at his palace. He had kindly sent horses for us to the beach, and we had a pleasant ride of about a mile, before we reached his headquarters. It was about eleven A. M., when we alighted, and were escorted by an aide-de-camp to his presence. The Governor was a thin, spare man, rather under the medium height, and of sprightly manners and conversation. His complexion, like that of most Brazilians, was about that of a side of tanned sole-leat
total loss in killed and wounded, is 30, to wit: 9 killed, and 21 wounded. It was afterward ascertained, that as many as ten were drowned. As stated in the above despatch, I had the satisfaction of saving all my wounded men. Every one of them was passed carefully into a boat, and sent off to the enemy's ship, before the final plunge into the sea was made by the unhurt portion of the crew. Here is the proper place to drop a tear over the fate of a brave officer. My surgeon, D. II. Llewellyn, of Wiltshire, England, a grandson of Lord Herbert, lost his life by drowning. It was his privilege to accompany the wounded men, in the boats, to the Kearsarge, but he did not do so. He remained and took his chance of escape, with the rest of his brethren in arms, and perished almost in sight of his home, after an absence of two years from the dear ones who were to mourn his loss. With reference to the drowning of my men, I desire to present a contrast to the reader. I sank the Hattera
The Daily Dispatch: March 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], The surrender of U. S. Property in Texas. (search)
Extraordinary profit. --The Western Virginia papers continue to bring accounts of the extraordinary oil "strikes" there. The Parkersburg News says, that the well of Llewellyn & Wilson yields, in one day, oil to the value of $20,160. If the whole aperture of the well were left running, the yield would be $100,000 per day. The locality is the burning Springs, on the Little Kanawha River.
120 feet. The average depth is from 115 to 145 feet. Some persons have gone 200 feet without finding oil, but are not discouraged. Some dig on the hill-sides, but most of them in the bottom. I visited every well that was yielding oil. That of Llewellyn & Co. was yielding very rapidly; often it produces one barrel per minute. Think of it! I saw them filling seven barrels at the same time. A friend timed them, and they filled 14 barrels in 15 minutes--i. e., one hundred and forty dollars in aimes it runs spontaneously, at other times it is pumped up. The flat-boats (of which I saw upwards of 100,) take it to Parkersburg, in 24 hours. Day before yesterday 2,000 or 3,000 barrels left the "wells" for that destination. The well of Llewellyn & Co. is much the most productive. There are several others that yield 30 and 40 bbls. per day. Many of the wells are not worked, for want of barrels. If my friends, Messrs. Weston & Co., will bring one of their admirable stave-cutters out he
A Revolutionary sword. --The Scottsville (Va.,) Register says that Lieut. Llewellyn of the Scottsville Guard, has been presented with a sword used in the Revolutionary War, by Mr. Coles, the grandfather of Mr. Thos. S. Coles, on Green Mountain. It contains seven stars on one side, representing the first seven States formed, and on the other, the old thirteen.
in command of all the Yankee forces in Tennessee. Col. Jack Morgan surprised 300 Yankee cavalry at Tompkinsville, Monroe county, Ky., a few days ago. He captured 30 and wounded 25. He also captured 40 horses and eight wagons, containing guns and ammunition. Morgan had two wounded, none killed. Another account. Knoxville, July 15. --On the 9th instant, at Tompkinsville. Monroe county. Kentucky, Colonel Morgan's squadron surprised and routed the Seventh Pennsylvania regiment, killing thirty-four, wounding forty, and capturing thirty. Among the prisoners is Major Thomas Jordan, who was brought here last night. Our loss is two slightly wounded. The whole camp of the enemy and all the stores fell into the hands of Morgan, including one hundred head of horses and mules, a hundred rifles, and a large quantity of ammunition and clothing. It was not Capt. Llewellyn, Col. Morgan's quartermaster, who was killed as reported, but Captain O'Brien, of the Texas Rangers.
e First Lieutenant to carry the wounded, and went away to the Kearsarge. In that boat were a few wounded men; Mr. Howell, nominally occupying the rank of captain of marines (we had no marines on board;) Mr. Wilson, third lieutenant; Mr. Bullock, master, and a few others. This boat went to the Kearsarge. The Alabama at this time was just going down and Mr. Kell passed the order for the men to save themselves if they could. The greater part of them jumped overboard. Among them was Dr. Llewellyn, our assistant surgeon. He was an Englishman, and had long been on the sick list with a sore leg, consequently not depending upon his swimming powers, he had lashes himself to a box; but the box turned, and, putting him under, he was drowned. Mr. Robinson, the carpenter, seeing that the fight was lost, drew a revolver and shot himself through the breast. He was afterwards picked up in the water by one of the Kearsarge's boats, and died soon after arriving on board. This makes thr