Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-12
CAPTAIN MARSH MILLER's ANSWER.

Our readers may have before seen the blaekguArd
challenge sent by the Yankee Commodore Porer to
Capt. Marsh Miller, bat the reply furnished by
correspondent in the Poiute ccupee Artillery, has never
been published The letter giving it to pg resdI fol
lows
J,s Thompson in the asld aud Marsh Miller in the
uavy alike distinguished az herOss and posts.
Capt Mirss of the Grampus whose dugy is is 10 as
csni toe river dsylch IN he morning AID watch the
" the engm, has b:come the greatest an
noyer by frCqceutly ata ktug EeF tran pcrt captur
Ing their bases and E.s and cutting oh their forage
sIpPlieS-
Upol the arrival OF our new gunboas fniing them
Ia lted black he resolved upon initiating ihem, and in
order to give the deck AL iaposng apoelrsrce, ne
placed on toe bow large number OF tue l2D pounder
lamp post shell that made for tie unfortunate dy
PClk. he then 6Xed SC. fJld around own six
poIadsr, which hU covered ~th tsrUaG!ia 90 as to
give is the appearance Of c heavy cannon.
Thus prepared 10 carry OFT ieat OF no ordinary cou
cepor he stood ready, Uaung TO zee the smoke o the
gunboAts leave Cairo, when he steamed away As If 10
meet them IN deadly Ct passing through the sEu:e
Just below the mouth Of Aay fed creek. He entered The
main river in full view Of three steamers and one gun
bat Immediately all hands were called 10 deck Que ol
the large lhe hUsttd 10y the tackle and passed under
the gun, as II loading ior action
Tee emmy seeing this exhibition, ard supposrg her
70 be OF our gunboats oil which there had been
% much said in Cairo tlcked about and in full speed
soon ascendsi beyond what tacy coastsr,d her raIgs
Msrsh cast his anchor evidence of hi, doiermna
ton to await their approach, and calmly took his seat
on the clpstsn. He bad not remained long, however,
before he dscovered o. ct bearing ANAL Uaited
Sa.es Tag which, upon aJitsB ueas bin was taken up
IL psssed DC large paper boa; fixed on plank
coasiuu a large elvel P5 dirceed 10 "Iho Cosardly
Traitor Marsh Miller CJldubls,Ky upon opening Of
which he found the iOliOSing document
ITO THE TRlIToR MARSH Miller,
Commanding a rebel StsabOa. called the GrsmpE':
"Commo3ore Porter has already trlshed your gaoboa
feet sheed aud slenced your rebel batteries at the Iron
Bank chased your miserable spl couarly self down
behind Columbus, Lut II you desire to meet the most
susy gunboAt in the set show yourself any morning
10 Prentys Bend aud you shall there meet With traitors
fAle If you have the courage TO stand.
God and our country, bsls offend both.
la1 M. 'tessa .esr.sS.a 90 . raE TRAITORS FATE.
[ IRON THE GALLOws }
Aitsr carefully readu the same, be drew bis pencil
and upon the opposite sheet, be Wro.e the following
rses WHICH he enclosed with Bible and had t tied 10
pole and placed ii the uppr end Of the towhead
ch, think does credit 10 his bead and heart aud
ogOcd to be LOST
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WY coWs-dS, sendy ur insul'sh ref
Each riot akn In the o. ht
You'd hRnR the bel nee u ErirAt,
Nh,rg you V; see pT s1Ier " We got hrte
TIE Wy you hgNt, orr N r rlu,
Ne'dth nE thet rec POOR paJ for onS
No Sonde-, h lei ng. H. {. corli stand
'dsins thos who str &c 10 ~" and!
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know tim vel lac In NE
Mho fat ned fou seat ,auAde,
Wol nos his iOE 81 fieRds invade
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HI,iG CT e tAGt could eoEEari
WITH lis II 10 10 IN ei tin air,
Hs Ist he'll shun, bit ytn't avert;
ons day he'll .t his Just DIS ~;
BIS name sra ma tIs plSe bgt once
mem the ,owar,ly ny ate ooRiE
You cs1 us "Re1s ata no 81 me,
Gre tWNhngen vs. called the samei
He iej ysgr a hcr well sous
7 c MD : b l. 81 proud br I'll powers.
Al Gttle thou ut that e,r yol'd come
Tousm lie o. his outhr nhomt;
ilAy tn est y. his in,
o, Van eef, u With cha aud sin
We loved the Urion -6ng bore
And o,gg.d righ wen beg more.
Adiel 10 ! land { cks ard ade"
The fiery GBf bet teen ma e.
We l. teach ou cl dtel ~ ab OF
III isngtcs Nh0 caus d this Sar
Wet ie yoll ~ e,eb re,ense,
And ly struck sci a nee.
La ID 4 arm ID "a do HUI
We lid you a ast tareE,l
Except as {, e. We u.ye m,gt,
Utt cur treei IN mp'ete
Whitley wade wrath ullts1,
VII e Southern can nd = 81
VII so-the hands can light the TO eh,
in n with Us tor wsA tn you'I sea CHI
1hr Ugh death you'll ~Ak, o'e. D. nth IN graves,
We'd Tree Gle lut Won be slfySSl
EVERY 0SE Acr FOR HNsELT.-How many thousands
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