The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-27

and that Usher viii be assigned to the
vacant Judgeship in Indiana. Alter
the election takes place we shall see
what we shall see. GRAxymLE.
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The GunbOat Story Again Confirmed.
From the Detroit Advertiser and Tribune.
We give belowa letter from DR.. o. J.
Bissell, late surgeon of the u. S. steam
er Jacob Bell, and copy of = portion
of his journal The letteris addressed
to one of the most prominent and re-
spected citizens of this State, who
knows the writer well, and vouches for
his truth and respectability. More
than this, the writer of the letter made
the same statements to other gentle
men Of high character III this State,
and elsewhere, very soon after the Oc-
currenee of the events to which it. re-
lates Read this transcript from his
journal carefully, and then say, if you
can, that Fernando Wood is wrong IN
saving that Intelligent and honest
peace men do not concur in the Opin-
ION that Mcclellan viii continue the
war if elected, .f
GRAND RAPIDS, Oct. 3, lS64-Dear Sir:
Agreeably to your request I have made
copy Of my journal of June 80 lS62,
which read to you some days since
cannot consent to let the original,
which you desired, to pass from my
possession, although any person can
have the privilege of seeing it by call
ing on me. All the material facts /
wrote to my wife at the time, but the
letter was handed to different persons.
and now it cannot be found, although
those who read it recollect the facts.
also, in October, 1862, gave the
leading facts to Gen. Garfield and Sec.
retary Chase, and several Others i
will make affidavit to the facts and
statements made in the journal, and
the lOg-book of the Jacob Bell contains
the evidence of all the facts
am, sir, your most OBJ scrV't,
H O. J. BIssEII,
Late Surgeon of U. S. S. S. Jacob Bell
Extract from the journal referred to
in the foregoing letter:
June 80, 1862 Soon after our arrival
at City Point, we learned that General
Mcclellan, with his army, had arrived
at Turkey Bend, and we got under
weigh and stood up the river, arriving
at Turkey Bend about noon The north
bank of the river was lined with sol
diers washing, and bathing, or filling
their canteens. In the distance was
heard the thunder of cannon.
Lieut. McCrea inquired Of some of
the soldiers where Gen Mcclellan was.
He was informed that his headquarters
we're about half mile distant. McCrea
called for his gig and went on shore.
In about an hour the eoxsWain returned
and told the steward the Captain want
ed him to send a dozen bottles of
whiskey The whisky was given the
coxswaiu in basket At about 3 P. N.
the firing became very brisk, and soon
McCrea hailed the United States steam
ship Galena, boat was sent, and the
Captain, with Gen. Mcclellan, the Prince
De JoinVille, Prince de Paris, (Count)
Duke de Chartres and an officer who !
understood was Chief Of Artillery, Che
was not in uniforIn) came on board the
Galena, The United States steamship
Jacob Bell at the time was turning the
Galena's bow up stream, as we were
about starting up the river to shell the
Charles City road - 1
The Galena, Jacob Bell and Aroostook
stood up the river to a point from
which we could reach that road with
our she'll The Galena occupied the
centre of the stream, with the Jacob
Bell tapping up her stern. All our
guns were brought TO bear upon the |
road, signal officer being on the look |
out of the Galena, giving and receiving
signals from the shore, in order 10 give |
the proper direction to our guns. Gen
Mcclellan was on the lookout a short |
time. At about 4 p. N. the firt in |
that direction began 70 slacken, and /
the vessels stood down 10 the point |
from which we started, the old ferry. /
Before we got under way General Nc l
Clellan, with the Princes, came on
board the Jacob Bell
After an introduction Of the general /
and staff TO the officers Of Jacob Bell /
present Mcclellan said, Ny army is
demoralized, and / shall be compelled |
to surrender or capitulate this afternoon
or tonight, and must have a gunboat |
to take the Princes TO Fortress Monroe
Immediately that il would not be
safe 10 send them on transport Nc
Crea replied that Captain Rogers said
he could not spare a gunboat The
General and Princes insisted on a gun
boat Much conversation took place
between the General and the Princes
and McCrea, myself being present and
Of the time a correspondent of the
New York Times, as afterwards
learned Mcclellan and the Princes
agreed that the Federal cause, ~ they
called ii, had failed, and the govern.
ment would have TO acknowledge the
Southern COnfederaey.
The result, IL the Princes should be
taken prisoners, owing to their Euro
pean relations, was also discussed; and
inally il was agreed TO make another
effort TO induce Capt Rogers TO send 8
yunboat with the Princes 10 Fortress
Monroe. This was the more earnestly
insisted on, az they all agreed that the
Of the iotilla would certain
" follow the surrender OF the army;
tud Gen. Mcclellan said the authori-
les at Washington would be response
be for that result. At this time, about
, P. M, letter was brought 70 General
which he said was from his
'hief Of staff, and gave is contents:
The enemy is Fepulsed and onr army
8 safe He then remarked, He |
wishes me TO come To the front
After reading the letter, the General
nd the rest OF the group left the hur.
icane deck for the quarter deck. The
ieneral, Prince de Joinville aud Me-
'rea went aft the deck and conyersed
ome minutes, and then returned, and
he General Ieft,aftey bidding the Prince ]
arewell, for the army The Jacob Bell
hen got under way and stood down
o CITY Point to order up some Of the :
and then returned 70 Tur n
.ey Bend ?