Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-06
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vons.e, Upon the T i..i COAST.

YANKEES upon the LOtiisiana Coast.
The Houms Civic Guard has the subj0ined com
munication, descriptive of the conduct of party
6fYsnkees from the blOcksders, who lately visited
Gallon Island
A party of gentlemen, consisting of DR.. D., Mr..
K. and Mr.. G. Of Issaquena county, Miss, and DR..
H., of Terrebone with pilot and two negro ser
wants. left for Gallon Island on the 18th inst, part
" for pleasure but principally in search of health.
After spending few days at Campment Mulatre,
luxuriating on the choice fish Astounding on the
SEA coast and shooting duck, snipe, pover. &c. we
proceeded to the island on the 18th. Arriving
there, we hastily unloaded our craft and carried
our baggage to the vacant houses, intending to Sc
lect one for eur use during our stay
g When within fifty yards of Mr.. Henry Collins
house we, discovered on the beach, some hundred
yards distant, q party Of armed men, twenty five
in number, approaching us, in much confusion
with white flag fastened to a bayonet. Seeing
there was possibility of escape, We concluded it
best to put bold face and meet them fearessly.
Our party advanced TO the beach, and hating, the
armed party came up and shook hands with much
apparent eordslity. Being so cordial in their
greeting one of our party remarked to them that
thew could not be the Lincolnites or they would not
be 60 friendly. Taking them for party Of Captain
D1rdan's Coast Guard we asked if they were.
They replied that they belonged to an Eoglish yes
sci anchored outside. Ne soor, found, however,
AIldt were A1tLCOiH men, anu lufb we WERE
all probability, IN for one of Lincolns boarding.
houses. c1 IS 1880 l.i..s
h They.were very communicatve-sa.d they had
loaded two of their boats with beef slaughtered
from Madame Claiborne Thidodaux's stock on the
island that when their present supply gave out
they would get more of it. They said that Lincoln
was played out that they were all Bell men, and
fighting for the Union; and that of the three hum
dred men on the steam vessel and schooner oet>
side. not one was an Abolitionist. Espying the
BALLAD ont
but Cuffee had lost the use of his limbs and show
ed fear in every feature. They asked one of the
negroes If he did not want 70 go North with them
and be free, but he replied with much emphasis,
- No. sir / am fudder Norf now than want to be-
femme lone; which created much merriment
among them. The gentlemen from Terrebonne,
being blessed with good palr of lungs, talked for
the crowd he gave them particulars of the fight
at Columbus, with the killed. wounded and prison
ers also the seven mile race from the battle field
to their boats. s-ds
He said we had whipped them in every fight
and would continue to do so as long as there a
Jsineolnlte left Southern soil-that if the North
should 0Yerwhelm US with numbers, our wives and
children would arm and fill up the ranks. As for
a reconstruction of the Union, he said that was i'm
possible as there was not man in the Confsderacy
who would not prefer going to IN out of the I'm.
ion than to heaven init. They did not appear tc
relish the conversation, remarking that 1.-THE old
gentleman was very patriotic" Expecting memen-
tarily to receive summons to go aboard their YES
sci as prisoners, we were agreesbly sUrprised when
the most decent portion of the men approached us
and shaking hands, wished US pleasant soioUFn
on the island and left.
After hesty council of war we determined to
re-ship our baggage and leave the island. We did
not carryit into execution one moment.toe soon
as we had just got aboard of our boat when body
of men, who hastily advanced to the house, and not
finding Us, but saw our boat pushing cut from the
shore, started for the landing at bull Run speed
with white flag flying Reaching the landing they
sent a shot over our heads, but finding we needed
neither their shet nor flag they sent volly at US
At this time we were three or four hundred yards
distant; had Just hOisted sail and were busily en-
gagged taking the reefs out, thus exposing every
the boat TO their shot. After getting our craft
in good running order, each man looked around for
the best shelter he could from the balls. Two Of
the party stored themselves away in remarkably
small compass in the stern, one of them protecting
his Uranium with pair of saddle bags. A third
enseonGed himself behind the folds of buffalo robe
and the fourth spread himself as fat as founder
on the bow where he could see each ball strike the
water ahead.
Our pilot, Oscar price, behaved gaIlaBtly, ex-
posing himself fesrlessly until every arrangement
was made aboard. The Linconites continued their
fire by piatoons with great rapidity, until they had
sent one hundred or more balls at US. Fortunately
the bay was rough and covered with '' white caps,
which prevented their seeing where the balls
struck consequently could not get the range. Not
ball struck the hull of the boat although the
sail was riddled. They all passed 10 the left OF the
mast and the most of them struck from two K
four hundred yards ahead One ball striking the
stern, ricocheted in fearful proximity to the gen.
teman In tie stern, sort Of "hsrk from tie tomb
dOletul sound" music not particularly agreeable tt
them. .. lei rr..-. ..- 3. .-..
Their last yolley struck about two hundred yards
ahead, and we were about half mile distant. Con
GLIDING, probably were cut of range they ceased
firing. -.....-
While the onesided fight progressed the contra
bands worked themselves through the baggage tC
the bottom of the boat where found them hS king
with fear. They were so much afraid Of befr9cap
tured that to prevent the party stopping longer g.
our old camp, they threw overheard sill the bread
thus forcing US for want of provisions to abasdOI
the eXcErsiOn.