Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-29

Iln,sS ISLAND. 8 O.,
Nov. 18th, 1861. (

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resosfs woa'd ''ks 70 nsss "om '"s "'A''
ssossn' W" '"P'0's ss~ 'PsN mo-
msnss ana give the" s0"s o's e' '"'o'"
''on' '"io'mso 9o' ''s' ~" %'"'
Vas destined on secret eapfo"'o"' "en'
Shsrmsn's Division gathered o. AnosP'''
and on friday Oct io'n' ofos'' esm' '0'
our brigade 70 embark
Immsdis'sly thso'hsr brssds' commenced
to embark and on MSndsy v'"'r' ready
TO sail ior Porirsss Monroe. There we were
detained . week. and on Tuesday, Oct. %,
10 we're really on our way to some South
srn port. No ons knsw WHERE sscer' our
leaders IL wAs indeed secret s1l''d'on'
Ihursfay' 3i", aE" eommsncs'' ~n'en
increased during fhaAy' ana f'''sJ nsn'
wss terrible night. our ship-'ns h''e'
pitched and tnmo'sd ABOUT Wiia'y ons
steamer vss los'' ana 'So vsrs oo''s'd 70
put back TO FORTRESS MonrSs. The gale
lasted until Saturday. and when u cleared
away only sx ships vsrs 10 ssn'' oo' OH
hse' OF 81 vessels. u vas grand ssh' 70
'cs our aes' when u ldh Fortress hooros'
The wsr vessels sailed ahead s"d ser' 'o''
loved ny the transports. 10 IN a'' w"
their Prse'ou' 'rc'sh' o' human oe'ns'' i"'
'ran'por" we're 10 h''' e''a"o. i' INV
b''sads. Zen ''''s. o" 'hsnshs' '"s sec
ond. Gen. Stevens. In the centre and the
third Gen wright. o" The 's''' sa"daJ'
Nov 'd' We so' "en' OF 'ana 'o' 'n' n"'
tim" after losing "sh' OF the ae'e' 70" o.
virginia Nei' ds!' s'ms '~e"y '
having p'nsd u'' ve came 10 ana snsno'ea
near the Island.
Soon af.sr 10 east anchor. three rebel
Gun boa" made their sppsarsncs. Three oi
ours gave chase. and drove than hack. and
Immediately the batteries on the shore open
ed uron our boats. Thp Island 70 on thu
leh as you enter Port Royal Entrance.
aeou, four miles from this. and on the op'
po-'ss eide Of the En'rancs. ''A small island
and batteries are erected on both islands
The oe)sc' OF the rebel boat. appeared 10 70
draw our boats lar enough To come IN range
OF ihs euns OF these batteries. Dat alter
driving them in. our boats returned to tho
aest. We remained 81 anchor another three
days, appareotly inactive. Each day the
rebel boats returned. accompanied by others.
TO the number OF eight. Somsoi their guns
hsd avery long rangs; bot - soon |" they
approached our hosu they were driven back.
Tnur,.lay. Nov. 9Th. was bcantiial day.
much ike an August day In Maine. The
'-a was 90 smooth - ons OF our down
E.s, lakes on pleasant day. A'9l.
A. ~. the war vessels GOT under way Tho
wsha'h. ~ Gun fr'sA's. TOOK The lead
She locked may''ie 40 she 'ed on the uee'
Wa were h'' mile. 'ro" the oA''''a
An'und 10 were Twelve 'ho"'ana n'n' 's'!
''" OF who" h'a ever se"H o''"''
The transport ships we're black with hui
man e"'hs'. a'' eager 10 witness 'n' mp
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coming near '"' 's"' '"''s' S. 80
ss''n oP'''"s up'" '"o'' ~. 80.
coo''nu'ns 'o' s''s'" .'0'".
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from 'ne 'no's. ''l s. 'Ao'"," '"'
hattie "" 'e'rne' ou' 'n'9 10 '"' ','!
jA"' OF rebel batteries ana '''" '''e' 's"'
ing "''h great ora's'y' na' o"' ''e' ~,
other OF the feoe' guns ~s'' s's"''a' u""'