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The Daily Dispatch: July 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Shocking scene. (search)
Shelling a Federal steamer. New Orleans, July 10. --(Received in Richmond at midnight on the 11th.)--At six o'clock on Tuesday morning the Sand Batteries on Ship Island opened fire on a Federal war steamer, at about two miles distant. The war steamer shot some thirty odd rounds of shell and round shot, which sunk in the sand, and was used by the Confederates in their return fire. It is believed that the steamer was struck three times in the hull. The shells from the Sand Battery exploded over the war vessel, which must have materially injured her. She immediately hand off and directed her course for Chandler Island, which is 12 miles from our batteries. On the Confederate side one man received a slight injury on one of his legs. No other damage was done.
The Daily Dispatch: July 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], European immigration. (search)
From Northwestern Virginia--Northern account. Buchannon, Va., July 10. --A Federal reconnoitering party, which ventured too near to the Southern lines, had one of its men killed and two wounded. Skirmishes during the past two days have been bloody. The Southerners are strongly entrenched. If they make a determined stand, a heavy loss of life is inevitable. Gen. McClellan was to have attacked them this morning.
The Daily Dispatch: July 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], "Another want of the Rebels." (search)
Still further from the Northwest. Buckhannon, Va., July 10, P. M. --Gen McClellan reports that the Southerners are strongly entrenched within two miles of his camp. He directs that all Federal forces within forty miles of his camp shall join his column immediately. [Second Dispatch.] Buckhannon, July 11.--Skirmishing continues, and four invaders have been killed.
The Daily Dispatch: July 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], $40 reward. (search)
a few days later. The latest from Gen. Patterson's column. [correspondence of the associated Press] Martinsburg, July 10. --The 5th and 12th New York Regiments arrived yesterday; also two companies of the District of Columbia volunteersnt, to keep them in their position. More Bridge burning to Obstruct the passage of Federal troops. Quincey, Ill., July 10. --The railroad bridge between here and Palmyra, Mo., was burnt last night — also the bridge on the Palmyra road — as also sent a strong detachment by the Quincey and Palmyra road, with orders to open the route by to-night. Cairo, July 10.--A gentleman from Rush Ridge, eight miles below Cairo, says that three of the Confederates who were wounded in the skirmAkins. All was quiet at Cairo. Attempts to Seize a Railroad Train and burn a Railroad Bridge Foiled. St. Joseph, July 10. --The express train on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, bound east to day, was stopped at Monroe by four hund
The Daily Dispatch: July 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], Signs of the Times at the North. (search)
Noble conduct of citizens of Richmond. The following is an extract of a letter from a member of the "Garde de Lafayette," dated Norfolk, Va., July 10, which we find published in the Mobile (Ala.) Tribune. We are glad to find that the efforts of our citizens to contribute to the comfort of our brave volunteers from our sister States, meets with so much approval: "I dined with the sheriff of Richmond last Monday. His name is Henry K. Ellyson.--What is worthy of all praise by our people is, that he takes our sick to his own dwelling, and gives them every attention. His kind lady does everything in her power to promote the comfort of the sick soldier. The rooms that our sick occupy are furnished with elegance. He has had seven at one time to attend to in his house, and kind Dr. Albert Shead is giving his own services free."
The Daily Dispatch: July 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], Notice to our Subscribers. (search)
source, to the effect that a courier had arrived from Glenville, and that three companies of Col. Connell's Nineteenth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers were besieged and captured by the Confederate forces, three thousand strong, under O. Jennings Wise, and were detained as prisoners of war. Two regiments had been dispatched to their relief and rescue, and report gives it that a fight was inevitable. Affairs at Martinsburg, Va. We take the following from a letter dated Martinsburg, Va., July 10: The arrest of two reporters caused some sensation in town yesterday. Mr. Rea, of the Associated Press, and particularly of the New York Herald, and some young gentleman, representing himself as Mr. Underhill, reporter for the Associated Press and the New York Times. Lieut. Kirkpatrick, of the 23d Regiment, shot his servant (a white soldier, named Biddle,) dead, yesterday, by accident. The weather here is exceedingly hot at noonday, and some of our men are suffering greatly
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 7 (search)
hite, of the bark Louisa Kelham, one of the vessels captured by the Confederate steamer Sumter, writes to the owners that he was captured July 6, the day he sailed from Cienfuegos, with 550 tons of sugar, shipped on Spanish account, and bound for Falmouth, England, for orders. He also states that it is the opinion of the Governor here that the Spanish laws won't let him (the Sumter) hold us. We expect to hear from Havana to-day. A letter from Messrs. Calmsac & Bros., at Havana, dated July 10th, says the prizes are now in the port of Cienfuegos, but would not be allowed to remain there. No more American vessels can at present find a charter from this island. Of course this caused a great excitement among American shipmasters. Another letter, dated Havana 10th, states positively that the Spanish authorities have ordered the prizes of the Sumter to leave immediately. A letter from the captain of the brig Albert Adams, another of the prizes, dated Cienfuegos, July 7th, ev
The Daily Dispatch: July 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Painful accident. (search)
From Pensacola. --A letter to the Mobile Advertiser, dated Pensacola, Wednesday night, July 10, says: About noon to-day we had quite a blow from the Southwest, which at one time threatened with its violence the U. S. steamer Mississippi, riding at anchor about a mile and a half from the shore. Her position created evidently some anxiety in the fleet, as one of the gunboats at the time under steam near Fort Pickens, came down to render assistance in case of need. In Bowery parlance she "ripp'd and charged mightly, but held on like a bull-dog to the bottom. "
The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], An incident. (search)
t into the stream, where they were met in like fashion by a couple of Confederate soldiers. After a due interchange of drinks and compliments, the Confederates jestingly remarked that they had a strong mind to take the Yankees prisoners. The latter replied that they would rather be prisoners than not. They were heartily sick of the war, they said, since it proved to be a war of invasion. They were willing to fight for defence, but they could only be dragged by force of military discipline to go with an invading army into Southern territory. Their time of service would be out on the 10th of July, and, with thousands of others, they would go home with an unalterable determination not to take up arms again in the same cause. This is only soldier's talk, it is true, nor was this meeting of equal pomp and consequence to that of Napoleon and Alexander on a raft; but such testimony tells more in regard to the morale of the enemy's army than the magniloquent bulletins of its Generals.
The Daily Dispatch: August 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Intercepted Epistles. (search)
etreat, and began to grumble; the General ordered a note to be read to his command, in explanation of his conduct; we started in an awful hot day; I fell out of the ranks, went off the road some distance, and got a splendid dinner from an old lady and two young ones — splendid milk, butter, and bread, and I did ample justice to it; she upbraided us for leaving her to the mercy of the Yankees; I straggled into camp about sun set, completely exhausted, and went off to bed without supper. July 10--Received a letter from home, all well; have struck our tents, and are lying around here waiting for orders; don't know what it means; a huge columbiad came up a few moments since to be planted upon this hill; that looks as if we were going to fight here; the militia and prisoners are engaged in throwing up breastworks and planting cannon for the defence of this place; the Yankees are advancing and seem determined to make an effort to drive us from here, but I think they will fall; they out
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