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The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 23 (search)
From Fredericksburg.[special correspondence of the Dispatch.] Fredericksburg, July 3, 1861. Several very amusing incidents occurred on board the St. Nicholas before and after her seizure by Col. Thomas and his gallant followers. Among them, I will mention one which occurred after Capt. Hollins was taken on board at Point Lookout: The Captain (Hollins) was, as a matter of personal safety, disguised, and although well known to Captain Kirwan, was not recognized by him until after the freak of nature (!) which transformed the old French woman into the terror imparting Zouave, Col. Thomas. But before the disguises were thrown off, Capt. Kirwan observed "sly" winks passing between the French woman and the disguised naval officer, and very naturally thought he had discovered an intrigue, and called the attention of some of his friends, predicting "some fun." One can readily imagine his astonishment when the true state of affairs burst upon him, and he became familiar with the m
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ten dollars Reward. (search)
owder, which he and an assistant named Robert Clayton, of Manchester, were preparing for the use of the Confederate Army, in a building erected especially for their use on an eminence in rear of the State armory, and equi-distant between that and Thomas' Factory, where cartridges are now being fabricated for the Government.--At the hour above named an explosion was heard, resembling the discharge of a six-pounder. On repairing to the place a scene of rare horror met the gaze.--The wooden out-buproved unavailing. As soon as the facts became known a large number of persons collected, among whom were several of the Masonic fraternity, of which he was a member. These gathered up the remains and conveyed them to a house in the rear of Thomas' factory, where a metallic coffin soon after arrived, and the body was prepared for burial. His assistant, Mr. Clayton, was found in a reclining posture against a post, doubled up as if he had suffered a fearful contortion. He was perfectly
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], [communicated] (search)
To be carried back. --The Captains and crews of the steamer St. Nicholas; brig Monticello, from Brazil, bound to Baltimore, with 3,500 bags of coffee; schooner Mary Pierce, from Boston, bound to Washington City, with 260 tons of ice; schooner Margaret, from Alexandria, bound to Staten Island, with 270 tons of coal. The three last-named having been captured on Saturday, the 29th inst. after the steamer had been taken by a detachment of the Confederate army, under Colonel Thomas, and Capt. Hollins, C. S. N., having been brought to Richmond were carried before the proper authorities at the City Hall, at two o'clock yesterday, for examination. The evidence being adduced to show that they were combatants, found with arms in their hands resisting the legal authority of the Government, an order was entered that they be transported hence this morning to Aquia Creek, and be conveyed across the Potomac into Maryland and released. No doubt the personal effects of the parties will be deli