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

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Some days ago, large schooner wss OBJ
served 10 the harbor, 10 the vicinity Of ths
Navy Yard, asd her appearances sad N tions
led 10 lhsrss-p,si0n sAAs shs bad been 6ttcd
up tor priv ssser. aud had intcntiops oe
trying to run the blockade. = s
By some deserters = b, escaped From The
sscsssion cs.np snd csms to Fort Ischsas,
, these suspicious we're confirmed, and further
l,information obtained that the schooner was
moorei near the Stone Wharf, that upon
the Whsrf near where The Sehoo6er vas
moored, . bAssssy ~as being sssstsd, and
that one largo Cslumb,ad was already
nouted. "a -
For several nights past. boats from THE
;ship have been kept ..rowing gaasd'' IN The
mouth VI the hafbor, on shs look ous for
;,h,s schooner, sh,,uld shs attempt 80 run the
blockade yesterday. Capt Bailey vent
ashore On SautA Rosa Island, FOR fhs pur-
posc Of s'tskiu' notes" ~ regard 70 The
0GuUOU0t 0uU tUC GOROUtrV UuSSCVyt ~" WV
vt getting up anexpedition akainst them.
After obtaining all the Information he co0ld
from the deserters, and corroborxting their
evidence By his own observations. With tho
spygiass, hs decided that an attack might
be made with reasonable chances for snc-
cess, and By the titne he reached the frigste
in the evening, he had the p ans Tor an ex.
psdlsion matursd. Actsng upon these. Flag
officer Mtrvlne decided at once on send,ngA .
beat expedition 70 the Navy.yarsi, for abe
purposc of spiking she mounted gun, spokep
of above, and burning the emh, ~ prlvstesr.
About = O'Clock r. NJ, lyesterdAy,) the
detail Of men aud oficcrs was dnnos0ced;
| the boats hoissed ous; the nen armed md
s0rpl,oA W,sh Smmuaitiop. The sxped,tlos
was placed under the commaud OF Liut. ].
| II. Kusscli. The other o6ccrs Detailed eete:
Lle.itrnaDts, 'Jotn q. Prostor and Francis
B. Blaze; Assistant SurRsoa. STD. ksnss-
dy; M,dshipmep, Tscumscy SteeCe. Moresu
Forrest, =. J. Higgison; Gunner. James
Borton Third ASststant Engineer, q. II.
White. Capt. Ed. McD. Reynolds, ofsshs
Marine O'rps, accompanied the party With
force of twsnty marines under hls COM
mand.
Th. force employed "a. divided . FOL.
lows: ae7aN se
Foi Launch Lieut.. Russsll, Capt. Rsy-
nold., tMar,ne Corp..l Dr. kennedy, Mid
sn,pmaa Higginson, Third Assistant Eogi-
neer White, twenty two seamen and one
fireman, with materials for ar'na the
schoouer.) Hs 41las 4safsS
j Fua Gutter Lisut. Sproston, Gunner
Borton, snd seventeen sramrn.
Second Cufter-Lieut. Blake, Midship.
man Forrest, thirtceu seamss and one Grs-
man. st'4 81 ua fsS@ro ga5#zaaz
Third Cuuer-- Midshipnan Stecce and
thirteen seamen. gt
The marine. we're divided between the arss
launch and second cutter. satf a
The boats, with oars lnufIi~d, left the side
OF the ship as about IL r. NJ, and pulled
into the harbor, keeping far enough from
the rebel side 10 avoid observations: They
continued on DIP the harboS tos poins . lst-
tie above the Nsvy-yard. Here the cousse
vas changed. and each boat va headed
for its especial object. From this momsnt
every thought aud every effort OS bOth ON.
GERS and men Wefe directed 70 the suecessiui
accompiishms0t OF thi1 most daDgefone
enterprise. . The parties 10 the launch ana
SECOND cutter Nere to board And burn the
sch oor,er; those Id the hrst And third custsFp
we're to charge the bstsssy sod spike sbssssr
gently mounted "big gsn.v - -. "a
: Lieut.. Sprossou, heading the crews Of the
| 6rst and third cutters, landed at the north
eru face OF ttis stone warf, and rssds disssss
| " for the ncwly y-erecssd battery. Wheshsf
| this battery Was Dot hsaDned . All, Of
wbsthes ths men n il hsd been drawn from
their stations By the noise Of ths strife WHOM
had sIready commenced at the tchoeusss u
'~heshey they bad ..srassled, y - not knose.
atio~sver that nay be, but oas msn ~