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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), Munchauseniana. (search)
Munchauseniana.
Vicksburgh, August 27.--We had a visit yesterday from a couple of soldiers who left New-Orleans on Wednesday last.
Two weeks before starting they commenced fishing at the lake, and thus became acquainted with all the Yankee sentinels in that vicinity.
On last Wednesday, having perfected their arrangements for getting away without causing the least suspicion, they came down to the skiff as usual, for the ostensible purpose of going out on a piscatorial excursion, and rowed the stars and bars flying at their mast-heads.
Captain Semmes has another privateer with a heavy armament of steel guns.
She chased the Tuscarora nearly to New-York.
The Sumter has been refitted and is out again in charge of the first lieutenant.
Butler had the captain and one of the pilots (Mr. Miller) of the Whiteman, put in irons, for running into a gunboat.
The Whiteman was sunk.
General Williams's remains, which were on board, were afterwards found.--Vicksburgh Whig, August 27.