Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-01-18
lay 25. blockade Of the Mississippi estsb.

iished.
May 81. Mobile blockade.
May 2S. Blockade Ct Pensacola considered
thorough and effective.
The Brooklyn blockading off the
mouths OF the Mississippi.
June |. y this date twelve ships, two barks,
one brig and five schooners had been
captured by the blockadng squadron.
We have at this date our first intima
tion OF an attempt to raise Confederate
navy-RepOrts received from New Or
leans, state that ho,illa Of gunboa.s and
floating battery are being constructed
there.
June a. Engagement between the Harriet
Lime aud rebel battery Ut the mouth Of
the Nansemurd river
June ;. At this date the Massachusetts had
captured twenty five prizes at the Passes
Of the Mississippi.
June | | Blockade Of Apaachcola BY the
Montgomery.
June 25. Blockade Of Mississippi Sound
July |. The Sumter priva;eer runs the block
ade at Nav Orleans.
Jolly i. IL is announced TINT thirty.seven
men OF war aud thirty. nine steam gun.
boats are engaged 10 the blockading ser.
vice--Blockade OF Galveston established
---Seven prizes taken there by The South
Curoiina between the 4th and Tth OF
July.
July II, The pirate Sumter is supplied with
coal o: Guracoa.
July 20 Reinforcement Of the blockadipg
Squadron ut the mouths Of the Mssis
sippi.
July 80. The pirate Sumter supplied With
coal at Trinidad.
Aug a. Destruction OF the rebel priyataer
Pstrii by the st. Lawrence
Aug.9 9 A steamer rnus the blockade of
Cbarieston--Great complaints Of the
ineticeGcy OF the blockade al that
port
Aug. l6. Reports Of privateers abound
lnelhciency OF the blockade of North
Carolina ports-Nessels from Whining
ton and Beaufort arrive al HDlifax aud
Other British ports.
Aug l., Cb.- -leston blockadips SQUADRON
Increased i, now consists Of the Roam.
oke, Naudalia, Seminole and !roquois--
ternandina strictly hl"ckaded-- essels
arrive at llavaua FROM Savannah and
NV Orleans.
Aug. %. The ship Finland burnt By the r.
K. Cuyler OF Apsluchicoa a
Aug. 2o Capture of the liotteras forts by
the United States squadron.
sept. u Charleston il biockaded by the
Wabash and Vandalis
sept. u. Destruction OF the prvateer Judah
5y The United States frigate Colorado of
Pensacola barbor.
Oct. .. Great slaughter among the enemy ut
Hatteras by the Mouiicellos guns.
Oct. I. 0successful attempt to cut out n
privateer nt Beaufort, S. G.
Oct s. Mobile is said to be thoroughly
blockaded.
Oct. IL. Escape OF the Theodore from Char.
lesion harbor with MuSon aud SGeli on
board--A rebel squadron, under Bulus,
engages the National feet at lhe head OF
III Mississippi passes, nnG is driven off.
Oct. 10. The ship Thomas Watson, attempt.
ing 10 get iuto Charleston, is burnt to
the waters edge by the biockading
squadrop--Tbe schooner Emily Teubrook
rnns the h!ccLadr at Savannah, and gets
into ST. Thomsr-En Engagement between
the Seminole aud rebel batteries at
Quantico.
Oct. II. The Nashville runs the blockade at
Charleston.
Oct. 10. Engagement between the Massa.
chusetts and II rebel steamboat at the
mouth Of the Mississippi.
Nov. =. The rebel steamer Bermuda, laden
with cotton for Liverpool, runs the block.
Nov. I. Capture by the United States squad
ron Of the forts nt Port Royal entrance
--DestIuciion of Galveston OF the privs.
teer Royai Yacht by the .Sunfre frigate.
Nov. <. Capture of Masca and S,d,ll by the
San Jocin.G.
Nov 10. American ship Uurrey Birch burnt
at sen by the pirate NashriHe.
Nov. 20. Twenty five vessels, laden with
stone, sail from New Bedford TO be sunk
OF the mouth Of Charleston barbor
Nov. 2l. The pirate .NdshciHe enters the
British port of Southampton.
Nov %. Capture by the Penguin of the
schooner IiLiOn. Of Nasaau. \. i with
cargo valued ut 500 C0o-The priya
teer Sumter escapes the hoquis, which
was watching for her of Martinique.
Dec. !. The Secretary OF the Navy reports
that leo prizes have been captnreG since
the commencement, of the blockade, by
SO vessels OF the squadron.
Dec. 20 Sixteen vessels sunk at the mouth
Of Charleston harbor.