The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-03-25
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0suat 10 place 81 fsuisss ous bsfarr al attack
shoala he aslr Uton afri.iag II Cumberland
5, usi. n a. kupi that ibs larger ,.-ssis egail
nol GENE all H. wsy lhreag, 10 tbs iis.f. Aai
therefore tie See vas divided; the smJier sc..
ssis Uill c,nlpuug on dv~a The Sand, AMI tie
larger utsndng dosn outside. 90 crufsy ss
vsrv 10 tie inland passage. 4ul Immediately a
loS-i the Passse. whish was ass-hp Iht ls'-
~ ssse grounded several times. i,ta hing al
the hcei, and finally ,fack East tll text iiis,
Nhru the ottawa aud lIu,on wese entered e.
preceed, bot the latter grounded .h,til, strf
starting, 80 ws proceeded angly aud alone ~
the Reconnaissance down the Sound 10 short
sjmc We wcre IN sishi u Fen Cliuch, tai cuuii
y ~ toward the Nhaf aud stopped just loug
sboagh 70 lsi Lieut.. White shsys g ia boS, 10
b ~, our Gag 90 is plrapcts, aud ; eamsd On to
the torn II feri.audina. We saw two or three
aaE- u truce along shore near the dwellings, aud
~hsn We showed the SANE. thsy swung their bats
9Th by. We intended to stop At The own AMI
take POSSESSION, as We saw il was hsing e,aeusi-
ri; but 90 the report ff,m the masthead that a
train q cars Were the epo, aud about to leave.
We ucttnuinel 10 cut them "a II possible as the
railroad crossed the river few miles farther
South AZ soon as We could make out the posi-
ton VI the train. We opened fire, aud the fast
shat COX effect ia OF the carr, causing par u
the train 10 b. detached and instantly killing
two men seated on sofa therein. Tie delay
was very short. however. 40 the train sped ~
hind the woods cut Of > ght We also s,ean.e
ahead at full -peel. hoping YET 10 eat them Of
before they p,sse the bridse, and rs We eane
in sight Of II We saw rebel steamer near. shieh
uas endeayorns TO make her IS ape, aud away
went our ll-ibuh IN pursuit.. We had core 70
far safely, but did not know how soon some con
eeied battery might question our progress, aud
At this time the excitement became the mos in
tense. The train was nearing the bridge AT
rapid rate and eauid be occasionally seen through
an opening in the woods: he steamer was aground
aud aaoat alternately. doing her best 10 get
away. aud the dense black smoke rolled out of
her smoks-pipe il huge volumes, they piled
the pitch pine wood in her furnaces. While cur
own little vessel was mndy blowing her way
through the little river IN pn,suit reg,rllts.
alike Of masked ba teries an1 deceptive shoals,
aud the shades Of night we're already upon u.
Soon the train Of six or e ht cars a gain appeared
near the hril4e, and an unlucky turn Of The ri,-
- a.Iv Lou -. 10 =,
gle gun could he brought TO bear on i, AID 80 il
sped across the bridge and was safe IN the woods
Of the OPP osite shoe; they narrowly escaped,
however. for cur snoi struek one " the tiniLe
II the bridge and -,ered il 10 atoms Il was
now DARK. ard We came anchor AMI seuf OF a
boat aud howitzer for the steamer, which WAS
easily captured and brough, back TO the town,
together with small schooner near 10y. She
was loaded with women aud children. 'ogstbcr
With some furniture, aud Was sudeayorng to
reach jacksonville, whittier the r~b-s have fled,
and had been fleeing FOR the las, week rtwo, tax
ing most If he guns from the Fort with them.
We remsiue at Fernsu'lina only long enough
TO get pilot 10 take us up The ST. Mary's river
TO 81. Mary's, as we we're determined to take
possession Of il before We slept. nero pilot
Was found who calls himself prince" aud about
Tor NJ. We left for ST. M@ry's, where We safely
arrived at midnight, and quietly took possession,
capturing cue or tso prisoners and six horses;
the latter belonged to the guard Of the town, but
he rebels escaped. Most Of the poodle had fed
from here, also, though there Was quantity Of
goods Jeff that they we're intending to return for
the next day.
We had accomplished all. yes, more. much
uoie than we anticipated; for between the hours
Of 4 aud IL ?. NJ. We had taken possession Of
Fort. two towns, \ railroad, besides capturing IS
guns, ten Mt the Fort aud the remainder in
masked battery At the town, three locomotives
aud several ears, iebel steamer with several
prisoners. email schooner. and six horses, and
all done 10y one little Eunboat. and indeed. none
Of the others could come then, for they were al
detained by getting aground. Out Of the whole
feet, the OTTAWA WAS the only vessel that got
through safely, aud she did all the work ,ingly
AMI hiOUNt u0ur VI thN NAhSts StEiFiHk HtAt
day. We Nere al very much cIael At onr sue
cess, and il We appear eoacsiied, you will know
10 what 10 attribute IT, haze since learned that
$50 900 in railroad or Confederate bonds we're
!uuni upon searching the captured steamer
"Darlington; u course il Is utterly worthless.
We arrived back here ro-day from reconno;-
s4nes some 40 or so miles up St. Mary's river 10
a settlement called Woodstock. aud when return
ing yesterday morning we we're attacked by The
enemy u few miles below, who ere lying on the
hanks Of the river eoneealed in the low thick jun
gle aud nnierbrush. The banks we're Incl for
half mile or more with few hundred rebein,
and they kept up a vigorous FIRE as we pass,d,
which promptly returned with our guns and
Sharp's rHes. None Wers killed on our side,
though several sere wounded. but none fatally
The enemy we're mos y rihrnrsn. aud our escape
Was very narrow, both from bic Ere and from g.-
ting aground when rounding sharp turn RICH,
IN their mdst-we ran into the bank once as il
was; hut were soon safely Of again. Farther
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