New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-13
Daring Exploit.
From the Lo nih vile Courier.l

A SECESSION FLAG CAPTURED IN CoyIEGToS, NY.
Rev. E. G. Nicholson; of the NJ. E. Church,
South, recently appointed missionary to Central
America, is sojourning temporarily in this city.
Mr. Nichosons daughter, Mollie, maiden Of if
teen years, as matter of amusement for little
sister of nine years, made miniature nag OF the
four by six inches. The existence Of this little
toy in the Reverend gentlemans house was COM
municated to Captain Amos Shinkle, one OF our
wealthy citizens, and the commander of an G1 1neo1-
dtional (unconstitutionaD Union Home Guard,
commonly known as the 'sshot gun gang"
The Captain announced the fact to his company
to-day, July 4, upon his return to their armory
after public parade in honor of the celebrated
Rebels and Secessonists of l776. He submitted q
proposition to his company to go forth and capture
the miniature emblem of liberty, under which the
Rebels and Secessoniss of 1861 are hghtlng IN me
Confederate States. Weared as they were by the
| fatigues of half days march, they enthusiast
cally responded to the daring proposition OF their
heroic chieftain to the humber OF about one nun.
dred and forty men. After a forced march OF half
| a mile the place of assault was seen in the dis
tance, Just beyond the bridge over the railroad.
| In anticipation of masked battery" hidden
| magazine or something more or less dangerous,
or for some other reason best known to himself,
the valiant commander drew up his forces IN oattie
array on this side of the bridge, and at safe dis
| tance from the clerical residence.
Detailing a body guard of six of his braVest
| braves he marched them boldly into the Rev gem
tleman's yard presented themselves at his door,
and respectfully but eourageously demanded : the
| secession nag" Mr. Nicholson eatisu ms uauSiiIeh
Molie, and informed her of the demand tor her
little sisters toy. Trembling with rage, the maiden
| said to the warke party before her: Southern
| men would not invade the premises OF gentleman
in this way" One of the party said - am a a
| Southern man; am from Tennessee" " Them y
| said the Indignant maiden, you are very artrom
home" Dir. Nicholson told the captain g the flag
was only child's toy" and directed his daughter
| to bring il forth. She did so, and waving it de-
family at them said " Gentlemen, it will not be
long before this flag will wave all over this land.
| And then she delivered it to the captain with
A . Hnrrah for Jeff. Davis!' The gallant captain
took the flag from the indigant maiden, and on
reaching the pavement was accosted by Major 5.
| K Hays, of the State Guard, who said to him with
an air and tone not to be mistaken: ou are en-
gagged in a very small business, sir" But the
" conouaring hero was so eated with his proud
achievement, that he did not stop to handy words
with the ofhcious Major, but soon Joined his com
pany bearing in triumph the captured flag. hlS
return was greeted by his men with loud huzzas o
applause, while many in the crowd of spectators
alternately groaned for the shotgun gang ;afe
, | shouted I" Hurrah for JEFF. Davis y
r The eaptured toy was carried with all the ''pomT
' and circumstance of war; by the victorious pais
3 | to their armory, where they expect IN coming
f wears to exhibit it to admiring eyes as the mrs
t grand trophy of Captain Amos Shlnkie ana al
h shotgun gang" 49,
. Within The past few hours. secession flags hay
!. been displayed upon the streets by scores ana Tn
hearers of them shouting " hurrah tor Jett. LAWS,
= | and no man dares moest or make them afraid
!. | Two gentlemen in buggy, with q secession no
n | attached to their bOrses head, have Travelled u
v one street and down the next, out one and bac
= another with revolvers in their pockefs, and eou
e. age in their hearts. But the valiant Captain shu
,r kIe and his heroic company. having achieved glol
81 enough for one day allow the defiant seceshers
to display their flags and shout tor JEFF. Davis wit
ont interruption CoFlN3Toh-