Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-07-04

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May 81. 10 P. M.-The Powhatan b..
just arrived from Mobile. She brings
prize. a vessel from Charleston with rice
bound for New Orleans. S'rhe- p. saiso
brings US. an important item~ of .news--I
am sorry to say not clearly authenticated
of the capture by the Minnesota, Of Hs-
vana. Of the great craft we have especiaHy
been on the lookout for--the Windsor
Forest" with over q million dollars worth
OF rebel arms. ammunition, dc. Truly
glorious prize. if true The Powhatan
and ourselves. and the other vessels here.
away. win be as busy as bees now for some
time 10 come. am so busy TO-DAY Una
king out prize lists. etc. / couldn't oct
this letter off. didn't get to bed At All
last night. a,~srs,. "a 5
8sc SLEEPING ON OUR ARMS.
/ am now. at 1920. inst about going 10
bed. You should see me now, preparing
for the night. We sleep almost literally
"o1 our arms" Everything must be
ready. at moments notice, to start and
rush on deck to "repcl boarders." or meet
and engage the rebels in any way they
may choose. There. at the head Of my
bunk. if you will only look. you will see
my sword, revolver. and Japanese dirk. in
short. our things of all kinds. ready for .
moments warning. On deck, our guns
are cast loose. ready for working-the men
sleep at the guns--our pixies are ranged all
along the hammock MEETINGS around the
rail of the ship. ready to receive rebel on
each. should he be so foolish as to attempt
to board US in numbers--cutlases, muskets,
pistols &c.--all at hand. and bright look
out allow and aloft for, an attempted sur
prise. hardly believe these rebels will
do as we learn they threaten. II they do
come down. no matter in how large force.
| rather opine they will be made exceed
ingly sick Of the business even before IL is
fairly begun. .,....,
MORE PElzEs---SS EXCITING CHASE.
! June 3.--We have had great time
since l wrote the above. We have can
tured several vessels--takcn them as prizes
land the circumstances under which somo
of them were taken were exceedingly in
teresting and exciting, The splendid
steamship General Miramon," (under
British colors-bogus transfer. probably
she was American the other day. which
has been dashing back anil forth between
New Orleans and Havana every week for
some time past. hove in sight hero day be-
fore yesterday. and stood in for the bar
Suddenly she made us out. and sway she
shed out scaward again. then headed in
for the n +. Pass. few miles of, deser-
mined to run the blockade. and trusting "a
her light draught to carry her in there.
Of course. when we made her out, we rar,
for her at once. She cut ami run for IL
like COOL fellow. Soon as we got in
rangc-she being nearly s.fe-.-,ye let dr;v.
a shot across her bows She paid no heed
still. and then we sent shell right nn,ier
her forcfoot. Just within a few yards. (shc
was then houndering in the shoal water
when she concln,le,l it was bad business
to try to get clear of the Brooklyn. round
cd to and down under our stern. But tho
chase! oh! how exciting il was! We took
her for privatcer at first All hands
were at quarters. everything in fighting
trim. and when the shots were fred the
furore was intense. We at once sent q
prize crew on hoard, a lieuteant taking
formal possession. and sent her of. COM
municating with the commanding officer
at Mobile. She had no passengers on
board. bnt what else, can. say. An ele-
CANT prize.
The same day we captured the biigs
Hope" and Venus" and warned of the
Sar'linian bark Mississippi" from Tas
rim. Our hands are full. you see.
| Mr. RrookS org fsrcx ..~-:-y
was sent over in the Gen. Miramon. Lieu-
tenant Adams in charge Speaking Of
Brooks-yon know he is virginan-IIl
Just mention that he is. staunch Union
man. Let his Cincinnati friends know
that glorious fact.
W 8 lArEnTrSEST REELS = -
Yesterday Sunday the rebels under
took to communicate Withstand the i'm
pertinent fellows--on equal termsi-fy-
ing their $50 called) national fag." in
conjunction with flag of truce! but it
wouldn't work. Our Captain headed
them of (they came down in o small boat
from Fort Morgan) with one of our cut.
tiers. and told them two ferocious looking
officers. who clustered and fumed) that
whilst we would recognize the white flag.
the flag of truce. we could not nor would
rot recognize the rebel flag; and that il
they wanted to communicate. they must
hazel that flag do,rn! No more rebel flags
: allowed to fly in this region.
; Porter Of the Powhatan. (over at the
S. w. Pass). they say put 10 inch
shell through a rebel steamer. the other
day. that came little too impertinently
near: let day light through him--so Ae
could see better. One vessel that we took,
,, came near having the sarae iata. as she
wouldn't "come to- after repeated shots.
Il will not do to trihe with our big guss,
June The gun-boat Mount Vcrn-
on" has Just arrived hero. with the trsns<
port steamer "Parkersburg. also trans
/ port schooner. all loaded wiih frssh pio:
visions. coal. dfc- Every horr wa lock
! for frigate or two and . small craft. So
$ now we have coal and fresh grub. If we
only had some rifled cannon and several
more small gup-boats. we'd be albright,
Lieut. Adams. and Brooks-wbo teol
the ..Miramop" oyer to Mobile-havssot
back The vessel was allowed to 90 on
I account Of the absence Of coal 1nvingsiel
ladies aboard dc -allexedto go. b pity