The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-02-07
sxcoxD pIaPATcE.

SECOND DIaPATcA. H.
Th;. morpipg the gunboass ohicoEa and
p.l~.,,o state, accompanied b. 3 small
-. upder command Of Commodore
1nrv.ham. made an attack on the bloska-
80. and succeeded in sinking two and
cr;nnling the third. The engagement COM
nepcsd At o'clock. The Palmetto STATE
nth Com. Iugraham aboard, opened nre
,ron The a federal guuboat carrying IL
cons and 1853 men, which vas soon sunk ~
sxa fs,homs Of water. Her commander
Cant, steelwagen, with boats Grew came
.ha.rd and surrendered. One shot p'sfes'
her boiler, going clear through captain
rn.tsr If the CAicora, reports the sinking
.tsno.hsr federal gunboas and disabling
-. .,s.m.bip Quaker City. The latter vas
-, N Gre BY the 0hicOra, and shsn the Tag
's' - Ia down and the vessel surrender
- hu. afterwards managed TO escape wl, W..
- 49,. wbeel, She was very seriously
aan.ued The number of bloekaolas ves,
sais ont side on Ans s'A~N "A
s1's sr....la.. frigase, the susquehsnnS ana
s~S c.napdaigua. The federal lose Is very
Ap1 7, vas o complete success on cur
..r. 9TH not man hurt. Our gOn0oA's
-. 40. even struck. All the 0'ookAesE'
h.va a;sappearsd-sbsre is NOS one 70 0s
..so vitsiu miles with the strongest A.Ou
If glasses. Our boats are no" Returning
to Charleston. ..sA dat.
The following is an Official d'sp"''n' OA'
or bosrd guuboat Palmetto State .,u.,a
% misunderstanding feet has gone southwark
and eastward out Of sight.
Signed, D. n: NoRAaA d;na
Flag Officer Commanding
THIRD DISPATCH.
c,.r,...on Jan. 3l.-OuF gunboass Pa'-
n.,,o and Chicora have reached the ~hs'Se''
"a ~ their return wsrs enthusiastically
on.sred bv 40 immense tOneOurse OF GU.
.su. assembled to greet them 0a'0'es
w~e sred from the forts and 0a'Ssf''''
No.amau was hurt on our side. oef' a.
-,.'on ,hs aae, was O complete surprise 70
,ha hIockaders, each one running away With,
49,, caring for the others. Il is supposed
that nearly all sbe crew Of the MeFso0''"
nsr;.bsd, the Palmetto State which sngas
"a the Neredosia, having no boats and hen''
j., all the time, could render her no ASSIST
ance. The Q aker City was ssrnek '~''s'
one Of her side wheels being almost torn OF
FOURTH DISPATCH.
Charleston, Feb. 1.-Yesseroay' 0eu'A"'
Reaureoard placed steamer st the oisp0-
sal Of the Foreign Consuls, to see FOR t0s1n
saliva, tina, no blockade existed. The Span
;.h and French Consuls, accompanied Oy
Gen. Ripley, accepted the invitation lnS
British Consul, with the commander 81 the
Rr;,;sb war steamer, Petrol, had previously
oope FIVE miles beyond the usual anchorage
Of the blockaders, but could see nothing OF
them With their glasses.
Late in the evening four Of the OIoeSa-
ders reappeared, but keeping far out. In's
evening large number OF the olooKaosrS
are in sight, but they keep the steam up
evidently ready to run.
Latest dispatch. Official proclamation
Head quarters of the Land and Naval for'
ces. Charleston, s. c., January 31.-Aoous
O'Clock this morning IKE Confederate
States Naval force OF this station, attacked
the United States bockading feet of the
harbor Of this city, and sunk, dispersed ana
drove Of out of sight, for time, the en-.
tire hostile feet. Therefore, we, the IN
dersigue1 commanders, respectively OF the
Confederate land and naval forces In this
quarter, do hereby formally declare the
blockade, by the United States, of said city
of Charleston, South Carolina, to be raised
BY the superior force of the Confederate
States. from and after this the 3lst day of
January, 1868. Signed,
P. G. 7. Beaursgard, Gen. Com.
On. Ingramam,
Flag Officer Com'd Naval forces
OFFICIAL.
To Tbos. Gordon Chief of Staff The
Results Of the naval engagement yesterday
are two vessels sunk; four set Cd FIRE, and
the remainder driven away. The foreign
consu|s here, held a meeting last night and
were unanimously of the opinion that the