Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-10

time during last month, he went up ser
sral times inside the rebel Notifications
in small boats. One night, last March
he landed a. SmithyilIe, alongside Of 1
rebel battery, with two boat loads eng
about thirty men. There be caught {
negro and made him come with him, Il
show where the headquarters Of Gen
Herbert, commanding the locality, we're
/ Arriving at the spot, he took about eighi
I men with him, and left the rest at she
boatG The negro pointed out the Ger.
erals headquarters, which proved TO b
Immediately opposite the garrison. The
sentry must have been asleep, for it was
late at night, and nobody challenged
them. He Immediately ranged his men,
armed with eutlssses and revolvers, in
front Of the Generals headquarters, ia
which be was aided By Mr. J. Z. Jones,
Acting Engineer, and also BY VIM L.
Howsrth theE Acting Masters Mate
nov Enslgn-the latter of whom vas
also in the late AIbemarle exploit
Lieuts. Cashing and Jones went into the
house and proceeded ap stairs Tie
General bad that day gone to Whining
ton, but they caught Capt. Kelly, Engi-
neer in charge Of the dsfenses, the Ad-
jutant General, and. others, very undig-
nihealy making for the woods in theiy
shirttaila. They evidently thought it
was : mntiny Of the garrison, for had
they rushed to the latter instead Of the
woods, our whole party must have been
captured. as soon as Capt. Kelly was
dressed they started With him, as a pris-
onsr, TO their boats, and just as they
reached them and were fairly of, lights
flashed along the beach, showing that
they we're discovered. Bat it was 90
late fcr the rebels to catch them, and
they arrived safely on board the Merri-
mac, at about 10 a. m., with their pris-
onera.
The next day 6 flag Of truce was sent
in to the rebel garrison, for Capt Kel,
Us effects, accompanied By a polite
note from Lieut. Cushing to Gen. He
bert, expressing his regret that be had
not had the pleasure of finding him At
home the night before. Il is said that
many mutual pleasantries passed on the
occasion, for the whole surprise was 50
ridieulously complete that even he rebels
could not help being good-natured over
1t, however much chagrined Jones and
Howarth we're in thiz adventure also.
la June last, Lieut.. Cushing bad an
other bold adventure. lie started apon
an expedition with one boat and l6 men,
and vent 10 within eight miles of Wil-
mington, hiding ia ewamps during the
day. On this occasion be captured :
rebel courier, with mails from Fort
Fisher 10 Wilmington, containing large
batch Of important acknowledgements
other things that the rebel rams then
being constructed we're utterly useless.
In coming away be captured boat con-
tanning six soldiers. aud being after.
wards discovered, was chased bY several
picket boats. Lieut. Cushing pretended
be was going out BY ths same way be
enfeFed-by the western bar--bHt while
they we're preparing to lodged and meet
him, be auddenly turned OF to The left,
and jumped bis boat over the breakers
az the new inlet side, where the rebels
dared not follow him. he got ca SAT-
ly aud vas picked np By the Cherokee,
which brought him 20 bis ship next DAY
with ell bis prisoners For this exploit
he was highly complimsnted BY a letter
from the Naval Department, IN which
Jones aud Howarth were hoaorabiy
mentioned also, and medals of honor
we're conferred on Wm. Wright, ships
yeoman, and John Sallivan, seaman.
The most astounding part Of this mar
rative Is that the hero OF il is youth II
only tweaty-ons years of age, with
record already summed up OF which
many gray boards might be proud When
introduced to him, / eould scarcely rec
oncils the fact that the uuassamlug
young man before me, with his frank,
open coantenanee and long hair threwu
wildly hack behind his ears, looking like
some student just escaped from collegs
for little trolic, was the maa whose
name Ia already 80 justly prominent be-
fore the public
Apart from the glory which such epi.
sodes as these throw around the charac-
ter Of our nasy, this destruction OF the
rebel ram Albemarle ia a really import.
ant affair. II has, for months past, kept
employed in watching ana keeping ~
bay at least Eve of our doabla-suders
and some hvs or six other vessels,
which will now bs released for other kind
of duty.
Lieut. Cushiug was on his way to
Washington, and will probably visit New
York shortly, in both Of which places be
will doubtless receive the attention due
to his superior msrits While the navy
of the United States can boast Of such
young and vigorous genius, there is no
fear Of its ever outliving the grand old
stock of its Perrys and Farraguts.