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The Daily Dispatch: January 19, 1865., [Electronic resource], Runaway.--one thousand Dollars Reward. (search)
Sinking of a Yankee gunboat in Mobile bay.
--The New Orleans (Yankee) Era announces the loss of the Yankee gunboat Narcissus, William G. Jones commanding.
The letter detailing the event is dated Mobile bay, December 8th and says:
"On the night of December 7th she went in on picket duty to the obstructions opposite the city of Mobile.
At 7 o'clock P. M. she came to anchor within three hundred yards of the obstructions, in plain view of the rebel rams, picket boats, etc. The night waMobile bay, December 8th and says:
"On the night of December 7th she went in on picket duty to the obstructions opposite the city of Mobile.
At 7 o'clock P. M. she came to anchor within three hundred yards of the obstructions, in plain view of the rebel rams, picket boats, etc. The night was clear, and with a beautiful moon.
At 10:20 P. M. came up a terrific squall from northward.
The captain being apprehensive of his vessel grounding, as she was only in eight feet water, the steamer got under way and steamed a mile further out, and came to anchor in nine and a half feet water.
The vessel was to an anchor in ten minutes, the wind blowing strong from the northward, and a considerable swell, when all of a sudden a terrific explosion occurred, which lifted the vessel all of five f