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The Evansville daily journal., 1861-11-23
DR.. ]. BOVEE DODS
IMPERIAL
I'VE O 20 e. B6EERrS

HYO q no e. -Ab q u " GH s.
ARE composed Of pure and unadulterated Wine,
combined with Barberry, SolOm9n's Seal, Comfrey
Wild Cherry Tree Bark, Spikenard, Camsomie
Flowers, and Gentian- They are manufactured by
DR.. Dods himself, who is experienced and sue
cessful Physician and hence should not be classed
among the quack nostrums which food the coun-
try, and against which the Medical profession are
50 justly prejudiced. These truly valuable Bitters
have not been fairly before the public for enc year.
and yet there is a heavy demand for them from all
parts of the Union.
Dr. Fr-nk, No. 30 West 35th street, New York,
says;
81 have been greatly benefited by using DR..
DoDs' WINE BIrTERs, and am now using them freely
and successfully in my practice. As a medicine
for Females, consider them unequalled"
DR.. Guernsey, No 1s West 23d street, says:
Il have used DR.. DoDs' WINE BITTERs iD my
practice and in all cases whore tonic il required,
l consider them unsurpassed, and ch9erfully re.
commend them a Family Medicine"
DR.. Meacham, Of Florida says:
"For several years suffered ali the horrors Of
Chronic used all other remedies without avail.
discarded prejudice, and used DR.. DoDs' WINE
bIiTERs, which have greatly benefited me, aud 1
Mr.. G. S. Weaver, of Albany, n. Y, says:
My wife was sinking rapidly with consum ption
the best physicians in Albany and New York City
pronounced her case hopeless. She used DR.. DoDs'
WINE BITTERs, and is cured''
Mr. J. b. staats, Of Newark, N. J., says:
'My daughter was extremely i'll; she had been
attended by four Of our best physicians her dis
ease was Inflammation of the Bowels, wh.sh had
produced extreme debility. Her consid-
cred hopeless by all who saw her. a friend recon-
mended Dr.. DoDs WINE BITrERs; she gsedthem,
and is we'll"
Mr.. Britain, Editor Of the Banner Of Light, in
Boston, says:
''Dr. J. BOYEE Dous WINE BITTERs have cured
me Of Piles Of the worst and obstinate character
distinguished lady Of Mobile, Ala writing to
a female friend, says
would advise you to use DR.. j. BoVEE DoDs' I'M.
PERIAL WINE BIITERs. l have used them, and
consider hem blessing to our sex -
We might write a small volume. and then would
not give onefOurth Of the Testimonials in our pos
session. as TO the virtue of these Valuable Btters,
but we only say that they are approved OF by our
best Physicians, are doing much good in all parts
OF the country, and earnestly entreat the afflicted
TO try them.
The Evansville daily journal., 1861-11-23
Mofatt's Life Pills!!!

Ia affections Of ne head sick headache o.. neryot,
saistary efficacy.
MR NJ ~@r
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On 'Chnngg-ssu,lur-s ews

a good attendance and great activity again
distinguished yesterday ON Chang. NotNi.h-
standing somewhat gloomy adyiccs from New
Orleans, the disposition TO operate was un-
checked. As far rs regarded sugar and m9las-
SEES, The dispatch announced an improvement Of
halt q cent. In -four there were no New Orleans
sales-uuke. fiat. Oar own market was les,
active than during .hc two previous days. But
little corn was offered on Change, and that was
readily taken. Dat, were in moderate supply,
and quickly taken. Considerable wheat was
offering and the demand was good ~ tuli prices.
The sales were as follows:
H0ur-35 bbls. low supsrfue. $3.50, 20 bbls.
spperlue 1915, 40 bblS. choice extra Sill.
EEeu-j5U bushels SI.58. 20 bushels Sl.55,
800 bushels SI.lo, 10 bushels prime 9l.6o, 80
bushels prime. sacks included, Sl.7U. C0ra-~5
bushels zoe. Rye--5 bushels Sl-75. Ogts--g
Bushels fair g73c, % bushels 81, - bushels
choice sI.U5. Sugar-3g hhds. 2la7lc. -j
hlds 2l04Ic., - hbds. , Ic., ~ hhds. 3Iaal c
H7'asscs-2g0 bbls. pie. 3JJbbls 25@ 25c. 800,
bills. Bic, 5Ohalf bbIs. 26lr, 100 halfbbIs. 21c.,
30 half bbls. choice Doc. Po,a'ors--) bushels
prime ~f6U. Peos-IUJ bushels COW 81
The aggregate receipts Yesterday by railroads
and steamboats, we're lul sacks bran, 25d
sacks and @ bbJs. beans, 5 sacks corn, p bales
cotton yarn, 200 bushels coal, IS cases dry
goods. - sacks aud go bblH. aou. 81 bales
hay, 1926 hides. 80 tyns iron ami steel, q kegs
and 9 bbIs. Lard. 10 bbls Iim.. 10000 iect Ium-
ber. IIt3 barrels moh-srs, ia sacks oats.
9Ui boxes oranges. 2l3 sacks potatoes, ttarcos
rice, l4- hbds sugar, 2I50 boxes soap. . LL3s.
tobacco, 7I3 sacks wheat, llb5ls. whisky.
The New Orleans papers of "wednesday report
the sales Of 200 baIesof cotton at 3 for mijd.ugi
other small lots were inquired tor. bu, there was
SO little offering .lat the kinds wanted could not
be found. Factors have asked ne. Ior midll.ug
The entire receipts since Angus, 81, was 1889
bales. In -four the market has continued exc
ueme}y Dun. bu. as there is no competition
among sellers. prices have not declined. the sales
being confined t0retal transact 'ous ut $3.50 for
unbranded 5l025 to Sll for supeline, and
SII25 to Sll.5U and SD for extra and choice.
Ye .tcrjay - barrels unbranded, low s]uperHne
and low extra sold at the inside figures. In
coffee there have been some further SINAI. Tee
ceiPts from Memphis, 4u] VITA g limited d.
maud Rio has sold at o 10 50c. With mode
rate receipts, corn has continued Hm. 1Le
New Orleans Ddta of Wednesday, says; A,
bank there was q still further increase notice
able In tue amount O. new discounts granted.
and MATURING obligations were renewed with
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-13

Portland. Aie. December 6-Thc steamer
North AmeriCl has arrived from Liverpool. 4Ai
Cotton ha, declined r chiefly ou the loecl
qualities.
The case Of the rebel ste. mer Nashville ASH
Harvey Burah attracted great attention Ih-
Nashville is stl 10 Southampton The captain
of the Harvey Burch has gone % London ca com
suit with the American Minister Her officers
declare she was ON souudiugs when captured
Captain Pegram wants the Nashville made
irto war steamer. buJ legal difficulties ha1e
been raised Also, whether the neutrality proc
lanatfou has been iuTiugrd Expanding prisoner,
of war.
T.- Tunes. iu abiding To- the ease psiots -u
the steamer james Alger. and says e. would b.
to- the interest Of England 90 keep both oui o.
her Iarb5rs. but IF that cauHo, De- done they
must both De let TO alike.
The star although wishing Capt Pegram
punished. says If he can produce q commission
from the Confederate States, we must let linn g.
as ue have recognized them as Jeiiigerguts. u
is reported that the Galway steamer Ad1aIc has
been purchased for -h- Confederate States
Mason aud SIideil were expected at SJuth3mp-
ton 1u the steamer La Platte, due the &itH
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TsEE WAR TX MISSOURI.

won ne S. Louis Bepu5acaH. December g.
MOVEMENTS ar THE ,OS|rEpERArEs
5ei. riain shat tremendous efforts are uow
r,akfrr 10 raise vuluuieeTs iu the river counties
rf Ia NathWrst Missouri Tor Prices army. 4
msatro was held in Lexington on Friday ot last
week az (Which several ~ecr>sionlsis spoke 90
,lree u united effort in behalf OF thc IeLels
Meetings. fpr tle same p'rpo-e have a.so been
held IN Ray. Clsy, aud other counties an iaat
--ciiou Colonel Boyd and Captain Aay,oi 81
.ios-fh. are ssid t1 be IN ihc uPpar -ouutfy un
IN. same uissioH-en3aayoIing s." raise yo.nn-
,r,is Subscriptions .or money, clothing, etc.,
sfe en- circulation. with. as Wt .raIn. however.
but little success TINS iar.
The Onion men IN this section ieiaTed to are
closely watched, and n tEr present condition 81
sfsdrg. being uualmed. are unable 20 pU' any oH-
stacles IN tlu way of the rebel movem+ni-. ltls
ta be hoped that this Hraid0m wiH De- spediiy
removed. and tke rciulorcemeuls inteIdsd ior
s'eu. Price be prevented from reaching him.
STATE TROOPS TO nE RAISED.
We are s7atfcd in being able TO state thal
Governor Gamble has autlgsized Ir. James
llughes and John J. Phillips, Of Pett.s county,
and Thomas z. Criticndsn. of Lafayette county
,a raise Iegialsut of troops Isl thC state ser
sice. and that they .aFe every pIcspe.t Of soon
SLING It mp They propose 10 reudezyo74 at
NrlAlil.
sEPPLIES FOR GIN. PRICE
The usai scenf on the Pacific train reports
that City WAGONS. destined for Prices camp,
passed unnlol-stei WiuiH rigEtecE miles o..
Selalia. on "Wednesday last q IS also reported
that thc mail COACHES Between Independence and
Pleasant IIjll have beer gazaI by the Secession
ISIS.
ANOTHER EXCHANGE
Judge Birch reached here last night. from Gen.
Prices headquarters, aud tlis morning Mai
Wright is 90 Doe released from arrest, the tut
gentlemen having been discharged ON the sam,
conditions
FEDERAL CAPTURED
a letter fom ST. Joseph dated the lsl, speak
al a report that L.sut. Nelson Thomson, If Cd
.th infantry, United States army, had beeu cap
turcd on bis was from Weston TO Tou Leavea
worth, by rebel troops. aai nothing bal be
heard of him. DE wa proceeding Honi Worth
iagton. v hei, O. sad ianau u gsgra eH deiueho
sefvire. g. fon L-alruu uJtI
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-E,eErnfeer. u-aalca.

TO org rLzs q coupJHy pl yv,alt-.r- lc join . rsgimenr
already Ia -srviyr O.. thar p-r alJ yrl1-r term % SER
viz VIII expire in JAIME Next Iual be p-l--l b eaa
90 aa.-Halei men. b--re-a the a-soe ID aud g. NLe
da-fa m serve rH-rceuury faithfully aaI u1uu-uu.
iagiy. TOT sach. Twill furnish an improved uH-ss
uniform AMI sub-ist them lH uu cred iup -rs.c,
Squad. Of i've or more men fnm the country VIII. upon
making application 70 10. az tlsoue rse.se lame
dlatc transportation 60 rhi, ety. Apr-s 90 Capt Eu
R-aing. box 20 p~osrote-, or SO ta- --,ru lg office
s.. AIuu- street.. near 'FRONT.' Row. LItv
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Ar.,- from England cor rnc Confederate

'N-AN|H
The New York Hsraid publishes a letter from
London, dated November 9th, addressed 20 its
editors, and signed by George Francis Train.
We take therefIom the following interesting eN-
tract:
l have seen one, two, three vessels load under
my very face with cannon, rifles, shoes and blau-
krts for the southern cOnspiratoIs.
Tussier took in eighteen large riiled guns, two
one hundred and twenty pound Whitworths, 900
Enfield, i-,OOJ Belgian rifles, 10000 pairs OF
shoes, and 10000 UYeTcOatS IN the Bermuda
The FingaI left the Scottish shore a fortnight
since with a duplicate cargo. The Thomas
Watson, | am glad TO see, las been sunk Oft
Charleston. One or two other vessels aIc now
due at the pirate rendezvous but this letter
made public through yoUT columns, is 90 make
sure and stop tie Gladiator, eighty horse power,
600 tuns; steams nine and "a hali knots Old
Lisbon screw steam packet, held by Bake, Adam
a Co, loaded by the Private Joint Stock Com
pany' (unlimi;ed) Of English and southern
seccgsi0nists, with 600 cases rifles, cannon, shoes,
blankets. provisions, and a large quantity of
gunpowder, which she took ia last night az
Birth. She clears to-day for TeueTifs and Mas
Ssu.
have given all these particulars 20 a. b.
Marchsnd, Esq commander OF the United States
war steamer James Adger, just auiyedat South
amptan, Y a Queenstown aud Falmouth one
hundred and sixty-tIree men and nine guns, who
is fully alive to capming this English pirate
estimated value OF cargo E60,ooU-hayiHg on
board the requisites for an army of $1,000 men.
The chief men in the company are reported 20
De Sabel. passenger aud ship broker, Liver
pool Capt. W. ID. Hughes, s0UtheTner; Pre-
lard. Charleston, firm Of Frazer, Newholm ~
Co Liverpooli Bake, Adam 81 Co, purchasers
and dispatchers of the steamer aud Isaac Cam
bell ~ Co, army out6tters, Gsrmyu street, Lon
don The business is done In shares and so
profitable tLal If two ships are taken the Beunu-
da's profits viii cover the loss Of the others.
Capt. Bird viii 60 in command, Horrop as mate
Hughes as supercarg0.
/ learn that the SecessiCnists are negotiating
for the Puniaub and Assaye, IoJ0 tuns each, 500
horse power, and Aislabar Steak, three-deckers
steam eleven to fourteen knots would cost %
/ b-ild Sl,40O.0OUi price asked for them EsO,O0a
They are Last India meu-oi-war, and government
/ asks bonds for Ss1O,OoO that they shall not 60 &c
I America. What does this mean Government
has also lately sold, or offered 10 sell nine con-
demued sloops-oEwar, such a. the Carysiort1 e
a party who Is said 10 have sold them TO th,
| southern navy department
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Liucoru'- Message :" Washington.

The oIloviur dispatch is taken from the New
York Times Of the ith
The universal topic Of conversation in wash
inotou to-day is the President message. Dpm-
ions about il differ as widely as do the partisan
preferences of the people The ultra abolition
clement IN Congress is sorely disappointed by
the utter failure Of their efforts to engratt their
principles either In the President message or IN
any Of the Secretaries reports. Iids Glass q
politicians declare the message to be tame and
fpetteeisye. On the other hand the moderate
men Of al parties ase highly pleased. I9ey are
ante enthusiastic in praise OF Nr t-iprolh-
| knowing the tremendous pressure that has been
! lr5upht to bear upon him 10 swervs INN from ms
/ purpose. tne, declare that he is nov fully tined
and found the man OF ntnness necessary 20 his
position.
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I5e HlenR5is ApRel..
LETTER FRoM THE PoTOuAC.

- NNtf 'A- bN.'t-N Nr ~ r "A's "
"a month and half ago. Orders have been
frequently issued to send to Manassas all extra
baggage. camp equipage, etc, which was in the
FIRST instance promptly obeyed, bat little heelej
in the latter, owing to the great difficulty of its
return ia good order, and the e pressing process -
it is subjected TO at the junction, by the light
fingered gentry. who iuiest our army and prowL
about for plumber.
The stirring news OF a battle comes and goes,
like the telling of an every day tale. 1t is
listened 10 with eager ears, but the iucrelulous
hearers Turn away with a hearty wish for the
struggle, in the hope OF gaining relief from this
severe exposure. Intense quiet prevails-tbe
camps grow blue with d~ullness. and soldiers
NOPE around like children in the darkness. The
morning drills 60 of heavily lbut with MS sell
dom any. AMI the remainder of the day is spent
in staring at the Goals, or getting up nice little
arrangements for personal comforts in and
around the tents.
Last night was one Of the coolest ye, expert
euced. With ample covering and hard srroag-
iHg it was impossible to keep warm. Do was a
harbinger of seyerer tests to Our scarcely Injured
natures, YET in store for MS. With incl two miles
and ahalf distant, and poor teams, when the
roads become impossible, we viii doubtless then
learn, what we shall have 10 encounter. ! hear,
however, we viii take winter quarters some
where Ia this vicinity, bu, nobody knows whgH
nor where. Perhaps righ; here, in the rear O..
orr Notifications, in our same old cloth houscs,
perforated by last summer winds, and rendered
nearly fueadbare by the heavy no-taeru winds
that are constantly coming against them. We
would be glad indeed to get to the woods where
We might be allowed to bujd rude hats vItl
puncheon floors for our shelter ami comfort
They would be decidedly preferable to the sen-
der abojes in which we now 50 comfortably
dwell. These would be the finest places IN the
world TO make au even tempered womau q
" scolding wife Of a fellow only had one here)
IN venture if she would only spend one month
ia these smoky concerns. sAe wOuid spend %.
balance OF her days in single biessedae7s, igr SD.
would then be The d. in criuoliur.
Yesterday was a grand day to the troops com.
posing the second CORPS Of the army Of the Poto
mac. Itwas a day set apart for general review
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ATTcSTIoS. CJSFEnEEATE GrARDs.-}oa
viii meet at your drill room adams bloeE) this
Friday, ct . P. a., for guard dgty- Absenie's
win be- dealt with as the law directs BY order
OF q. II BEGBIE. Captain.
J. Is NlfrrB. o. s
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-13

MEssRS EDITORS While the kiud people Of.
Memphis are aiding an the enterprises for the
support aud maintenance OF our wounded sind
sick soldiers, they should net forget ,le glrsra
b0spaaf This Institution has done as much
good as any other. and never jet received amy
ala or assistance, eyCep, in enc or two instances
The largest amount ye, donated has been rom a
few Iitrle school girls. Cannot soms OF orr good
friends. who otter their services .u other things
ptopos something for this. Ni~ToH.
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Hcporsea Cnplare OF a osnGederale sn,.

The Washington teleeraphic correspondent Of
the New York Tjmes, dated December 9Th, says (:
A Confederate spy, who has been in the habit
l0T a long Gme, as be- himself Acknowledges, OF
y~isitg our lines lgr tie purpose Of obtaining
Information ~, tLc CCuIed1ralls. was captured
yesterday about six mics below Alexandria, by
parties sent ont lE0m Gen jam-ens brigade.
Ills n0drs ogeroHd Na- as follows Crossing
toe Occoguau river IN "a small b0at, h. managed
to- siuk st so as 90 prevent Its being discovered,
at the same time hiding tine cars in the woods
aud eiude the picEsts. arriving in Alexandra
where be would get his budzes VI Information
together with the New York and otneF paPe3s
uid lease at once for tue Confederate lines. lie
is uoN IN tl- possession of Gen. HeiuzeIman
sud viii Zee handed oyer to jle government.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-13

FURNITURE NJ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
ATTENTION "A fine sale Of furniture 10y A. L..
Andrews 4 Co, at their wholesale room, No.
326 Main street, on to-day, Decerabcr 18th, at
70 o'clock A NJ. A large LOT of bedsteads, bu-
reaus, chairs, carpets. mattresses, etc. An ia
need OF furniture should attend this sale .
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-13

A ForR WEgE TENNNr-Iohn Williams.
of Preston Smiths regiment. who was wounded
al the batts of Belmont, was found a few days
ago to have a grapeshot, a large iron ball AN zach
in diameter, imbedded among The bones Of the
wrist. The ball was extracted, but It was singu-
la- he should have had it in his limb SO long.
lie had refused to have the wound probed, say
ing be was positive nothing was there.
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River News and steamboat Bu,iucs-


The river was falling Yesterday Business at
the landing was brisk. The weather was cool
but clear and pleasant The Gen. Ruitmau,
from New Orleans had jas binds sugar, il43
brls molasses, zii7 boxes soap, lZ-j hides, 2'4
boxes oranges, and some dry goods and shoes
she leaves t0-day---Ihc DcS9t', from Colunl-
bus, had 80 sacks corn, - hogs, and some
apples sine returns to-day The National,
from New orleaos, had " hhds sugar and $50
5rls moiss7f5' sue returns 20 Ne" orleans
The Monisou' "jtu a heavy load came IN from
New Orleans last evening HE Louisville
left for New Orleans with 200 hr.s and 500 sacks
four''t' The Judge Fletcher lett ior Columbus.
The Mary Patterson "iL leave Tor hte
river to-day ----Ihe Cambridge went out tor
Columbus - The John SlmondS has been sold
to the Confederate Government by Capt Hicks,
for a transportation boat She brought n the
ncighborhood of ss'.OlJ-.-Ih lazoor Capt
Marshal's very neat and popular boat, leaves
iur Columbus this morning The Kentucky
is due from Columbus Tho New Orleans
Data, of Wednesday, says: On the leyee
everybody connected with the Mcmphi. packets
is i'm a bad humor; the second clerks guaue.
with the ~drayuen ioE rushing things too FAST
ibe r,ufgius find fault because their boat. are
-, .a~r- +h. ,.ba.. ,r-s-,r.
h"t ia' '"'" '
suoar crsp st one load. aud the freight agents
-, ,r raIt ,T..t, tE.4
a"'" '''" "f
they have no chance 90 show their individual
.ul ,,~:.r1o- t,I,.t. Lr,t;,r mn srtr.a
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.ii'tIIttAN'- f"2'
4 TIpE

course, be unanimously passed
s RESOLUTION,
F.a...-vr oft ta opinion OF tac Lre-suur. aJ Truu,4
-uu Doe regard o. nur future policy and ie-- Hinad1u io
n4iaaia orr Declaration OF Independent. OF .ha old
government OF the United States.
Ees0lred jyha G9lcrai d]ssem5ig Of bs state Of
Tennessee. As lbs unanimous sense. that any and
al propositions of lLe Congress of the (sO-called)
United States of America 10 reconstruct a tuiou
which they have pr0stituted 10 the base purposes
of auuihiIatiug the liberties, trampllnw upon tas
rights, DESTROYING the lives and piuuderiug the
ue8ule of tHr Confederate States, thus driving
chem 10 the assertion of their independence and
thc formation of % new ContedeIacy, for the
maintenance of their inaiieua5.e rights and the
preservation OF their sovereignty, is but an
other form under which our enemies would sub
iugate the South and reduce us 10 the despotisn
of their degraded doctrines, and that we cannot
view any such proposition Of constitution in
any other light than as a crowuIng msultto our
intelligence and manhood, to thus approach us
after the acts of rapine, murder and baTbarity
which have marked their inhuman invasion Of
our territory: and thar any such proposition
should be- met promptly and uuhcsilatinCly with
our indignant rejection
Resoicca, That tha secret syDpathizera of Lin
coluism IN the South, IF any there be, who may
favor any such insulting approach OF our enemy,
deserve TO be branded as traitors TO the South
and enemies of tIcir country.
EcSJiUei, That any commissioner appointed
by the Lincoln Congress at Washington 10 tie
| government of the Confederate States, having
Tor the object of IFS mission q reconstruction OF
the old Onion, should be- at once promptly re-
,egted by the government of the Confederate
States
Resolsc5. That the Confederate States and
their people ardeutly desire a peaceful solution
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banquet, gwen iH MS H0Aoi7 adlh
Before deciding upon the course / adopted, !
examined the authUIities-keut, Wheaton and
the rest-aul satisfied myself that these " com
missiouers or " ministers, rs they styled
themselves, bal mo- rights which attach TO such
iuuctipuaries when properly appointed; and lind
inc that / had fright to take written dispatches,
I look IT for granted that ! had q right to take
these " commissioners as the embodiment Of
disuatches. ] should have felt justified IN seiz-
ing the Trent itself, but / concluded to allow the
vessel 10 proceed, though I thus deprived my
men ofa prize worth SIja,JJ8i and / take pride
and pleasure ia saying that there was not a man
aboard lhe San Iacin;o who said ! did not do
right.
Lieut.. Fairfax also said
Il was by no means an agreeable duty TO go
aboard the Trent and arrest fmy Old friend NJ.
Mason, whose family is connected with mine by
marriage. though we are not, as some OF the pa
pers have said, cousins. ! knew pretty well
that had 10 do, and knew, soon after | got
aboard the vessel, that ! should have something
more 20 contend with than the four gentlemen ]
MAS TO take with me to the San Jacint0. Mrs.
SIdell and her daughters were there they were
~womanIv and lady-like but they were under a
great deal If excitement, and you may well
imagine that they gave u~tterauce to good many
not very plasant expressions. Lieut.. Greer, OF
the San Jaciuto. came Oh board and took quite
a, active a part in the transactions as ! did, lie
was rather appreheusiye that the ladies and the
mob would overcome me, aud presented six very
/ iuo4ensiye marines ON board. 10 be made offer
SIRE. if necessary. Applause That gave rise
90 the report about a charge Of the marines, with
liked bayouets ON the ladies