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The Daily Dispatch: March 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], Mr. Vallandigham 's late speech. (search)
Latest from Charleston--news from Nassau Charleston, March 15.
--The Monitor iron-clad which was off the bar yesterday went southward late last evening.
She is supposed to be the Keokuk, from New York for Port Royal.
A British steamer reached a Confederate port last night, loaded with merchandize.
She brings Nassau dates to Thursday.
The steamers Ruby, from Charleston, and Girsffe, from Wilmington, had arrived safely at Nassau.
Many new steamers had reached Nassau from England, intending to run the blockade.
The prisoners taken at Hilton Head Island on Thursday night fully confirm the intelligence of Burnside's appointment to command the expedition against Charleston.
He had not arrived at Port Royal on Thursday, but was hourly expected.
Capture of a Yankee Signal party. Charleston, March 10th.
--A telegram from Hardeeville announces that Capt. Mickler, of the 11th South Carolina Regiment, with a detachment of his company, went on Hilton Head Island, last night, to the Observatory, where the Yankee Signal Corps were stationed, and, without firing a gun captured the whole company keeping watch, consisting of a Lieutenant, one Sergeant, and seven privates.
The prisoners have arrived in Hardeeville.
No one hurt on our side.
All quiet here.
The Daily Dispatch: March 20, 1863., [Electronic resource], Progress of the war. (search)
Progress of the war.
We make some interesting selections from late papers received at this office:
The successful foray on Hilton Head Island.
The Charleston Mercury, of the 16th records the particulars of what is considered one of the oldest and most successful feats of the war:
The brilliant foray of Capt. John H. Mickler and a detachment of his company (11th regiment S. C. V.,) on last Thursday night, resulted in surprising and capturing a detachment of pickets and signal corps men at the Spanish Wells Observatory, on Hilton Head Island, a few hundred yards from a regiment of infantry, and within sound of the long roll at General Hunter's headquarters.
By examining a map of the locality it will be observed that Hilton Head Island is separated from the main land by wide water courses, navigable for gunboats of all classes, which tenders all approach to it difficult, if not dangerous, except to men who can pull an oar lustily as well as handle the rifle with deadly