The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-10-19


escaped he murdefess 1ssSoAsye q mus
kesry with which they we're Ereesea. Iolss
or more Of our sGeers, seaoen seo n.Ii6e,
srrsn ynA eeSny's 6ses, pss6esed stan-
,sa. ..aar then, and nearly Ill Of them
IA s,a. Ike deck 20 the shore. One only
s,s.aas1 "a a1aDA his gTossd sgsinss the
..ha.rdrrs.n and be was instantly shot by
Lea RsoaL ~ soon - the deck ssss
cleared OF the rebels, cur men proceeded TO
~, the schooner on ere, and when this wss
eH.csoslly accomplished, they took 20 Their
hosss - uucessded IN sesslpk oR uith but
few s,rsggliEg shots from the rebels, VINO
= sd begun 10 ra!ly cpou the wharf,.
When the boats bad got beyond the range
81 mu.kesrs, the frss and second cutters
we're both ordere4 TO give parting salute
, 10 III SUeay that ssfe e0lisctisR uyos the
vbsrf. which shey did 10 the shape Of ave or
-, ,asnas Of ..csr:stes'' from their 4uelve-
ro.nd hevitsess. KhaSeyecu:sep uaA dane
by this 10 not known, bat, having the light
Of bsehuspiug schs1ueF upon their mark,
il i. reasonable TO suppose that We more
shsn bAlapeed sccJusss for she are received
BY our boats.
So email force as this, under the COM
mand Of Li.af. RssseH, on this occasion,
entering into the ssry stronghold Of AZ enc
nv, .piking his guns and burning an armed
vessel, is 80 exploit not often surpassed,
even 10 the history of Navy, many OF whose
members hare been distinguished for gal
lantry.
deck Of the schooner wes the mariue John
Smith. This poor fellow had Few days
vince, for some fnisdsmennoR, been placed
in cen6oeuesf.s When the sIpediaon vas
cotton up, Smith vas told that he might
now hsye a. opportunity 20 redeem h.s
character, and II he conducted himseif
brnveiy he would be released from further
punishment. Hs was rejoiced at the chance
OF . light, and ssid 70 his commanding OH
Ger, ..Sr, you shall have 20 cause to regret
having released me, will do my duty"
He Was in the second cutter, and was
the frsf man 70 land upon the eusnyss
deck, md met bis death in afew momeass
after. ~ eFs 50
Lieut.. Blake vas the second 10 reach the
deck. After the affair was over, his clothing
was found penetrated by balls in two places;
oss Of she bsIls-- most probably glanc,sg
1one--iodged il bis clothing after giving
him Sigh, wound over the stomach
Before leaving the frigate, Mr.. Blake had
placed Il small willow covered s'sickler" Of
old .o,ard IN y pockesisths left breast Of
his coat. After the engagement was over,
an examination discovered the fact that q
bullet bad passed neatly through the stick
ler," having sssuck N front, and glanc'ng
Of, passed out under the arm. There
Wss not msch "Otsrd' left for internal
use. .e- -...s..s ....--- ..-
Mid.hipman HIgginson, a good-looking
litIs felioH, such 40 susceptible young Ia
dies would style ga love Of midshipman,"
VS. tbs fsss'ens Of Lbs launchers upon the
schoonsr's deck, followed BY Lieut.. Russell.
Af,er the decks were cleared and the fires
started in the cabin, Mr. Russell meeting
The Msddy running along the deck and hold
ing one hand with the other, inquired,
"what was the matter?" The reply was
s.Part Of nv thumb is shot ofII Sir, and ]
AN zhansiog Mr.. White with the turpentiae,
Sr."
Midshipman S.eece, a stalwart "broth Of
q boys ID charge Of the third cutter, was
90 assi.t Lieut.. Spros.on N taking the bat
terry and spskus tbs ''gun." The strong
tide running at the time carried him below
the point at which his senior officer landed.
lie Was. however, but . few moments be- |
bind Lieut.. Sproston but, even 10 that
short time, the work in that direction vas
accomplished. The point at which Mr..
Steece had landed was in full view OF the |
schooner, and it required but mo- |
ment for him and his men to enter their |
boat and join his comrades Of the "boarding
party" @p- ..n.-a.s..s.-ess
: Nv The time our ix-foot midshipmap
n ached the deck, the enemy bad transferred
themselves to terra frnd. One Of them had |
faced about on reaching tho wharf, and was
apparently hcsitating whether to run or fight.
The midshipman made for this Secesher,
snsppms bis pistol as he went, but the caps
exploded without igniting the charge
After three or four failures of this sort, he
became Disguised with his weapon, lowered
it, and rushed at his opponent with natures
weapons, exc.aimipg, sYou son ola gun
what are you doing here, anyway f'-l
MOI doubt the gentleman thought the
question slightly impertinent under the
but he did not think it best
TO stop and discuss prophecies just at that
time.
One Of the coolest acts Of the expedition
was by Third Assistant En9ineer White
As the launchers approached the bow Of the
schooner, IL vas observed that some of the
most fatal shuts came from her .smsip-top'
at the hand OF II marksman who had been
stationed there. As she blue jackets and
marines were boarding." Mr.. White took
aim With Sharpe's r,tle, and the man, sin
the top" tamhled to the deck at the feet Of
fhe boarding party, never to "mount the
rigging again. though it Is TO be hoped be
Lay ~ aloft.n MIR. White is an old men,
Der Of the New York Seventh Regiment.
DIR Kennedy. the Assistant Surgeon who
attended the expedition, was Of course con.
fined by h,s duties to the boat. When how
ever. the bullets began to whistle around
the Daetor's ears, be forgot the Samari-
tonic character Of his profession, and
sna,ch,ng up a pistol, "drew bead upon
the enemy" The caps exploded once,
twice, three. bat no discharge. The Doc |
tor tired fourth time with like effect then |
shrc~sne down his pistol, be exclaimed
''D IN the pistol could do better With
scalpsl.'
rHk wEarMER xND Tasx wan
Cold, chilly nisa,s IN vireiria--fross Al
ready appearing in the iow srouuds' Ih's
j. meteorological fact, fuit OF meaning
for the two armi-s. Our own ssidssfs, his
reported. are saGering sonewhas--though,
By tnss pme, VIC sffsnxeos"ss
have b~es perfected fer supplying them
With BLANKETS and other winter gear. But
VIA. must be the condition Of Jxrv. DAVIS
rebel hoss, sleeping blsnkesiess 10 the night
foxs Of Eastern Virginia. with she quicksil-
YER 1ssp 10 the small figures? These hot
hlsasss,3. thin sh,nasi fel.e~s from Careii- !
M, 6saes,a Or the Cult States viii have .
ehtnes 10 sss .sms Of the Gre taken out OF
sh..n bv the sharp hlAsts from the Allegha- !
u,ss aai The cold night ses-sinds. They
have relied on eassan si,h which 20 bslsy
the world IL ~,ll prove ps~srl-ss to pro- |
secs their cwn .hivvring limbs wishsl There
-. great teAi NJ s1a.lasioo 10 the South !
eru s~sstsc-... ,his rsins. - TO the havoc
which the Southern climate usald play uish |
he Nsrshesn rsops. Bot The tables are
peu termed. We have waited ssii the frosss |
-. =. h.f,,s ass%mpssrs 90 march into the |