Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-03

quarCermaSCer anu cOmmlSSary stores, but,
encountering the gale south of Cape Henry,
1t became impossible for her to take care of
herself and the ship, and she was therefore
obliged to cast the ship off and leave her to
look out for herself. The gale was terrific
mental reports falling in with an immense
quantity of drift wood and cabin furniture,
which leads him to think some disaster had
befallen steamer or other vessel in the vi
cinity. The body of a man, with life
preserver attached, was seen floating in the
water, butt was impossible to pick him up
or obtain any clue to his name or that of
the unfortunate vessel wrecked.
The Continental was compelled to throw
overheard number of horses which she
was carrying to New Orleans. The CONT
mental Is now cOaling ut Seabrook, and
VIII leave to-dayOr tomorrow for her des-
tination. /
REBEL MOVEMENTS.
The rebels are becoming quite active
about our outpOsts. On Sunday last thew
made an attack on our pickets near Je X
Island, but were repulsed at every point by
the Seventy-siXth Pennsylvania regiment,
Colonel Campbell doing duty at that point.
The rebels approached in eight large fiat
DOdbo, anu CuillC Ill tNluCIlbly Will u
view of cutting off our pickets. In this
they were foiled, and went back consider
ably cut up.
The Chippewa afterwards gave them n
taste of her metal, and inflicted heavy loss
upon them.
Another attempt to gain foothold on the
island the following night was baflled by
Captain Knees company, of the Seventy
sixth, which fired several deadly volleys
into the boats, and drove them off. No
casualties occurred on our side in either
affair. ..t'
MISSIONARY COME TO GRIEF.
Mr.. James McCrea, q quandam missiona-
ry, one of the shining lights in the Gideon
ite 1irmament-a preacher OF the gospel ac-
cording to the saints of that highly colored
sect, an eXhorter of the loudest kind, q dis
tributor of old clos among the contraband
brethren, and general benefactor of the
emancipated slaves and his own pocket
has recently come to grief. He was poor
house agent. He cared for the destitute
and needy, among whom he counted Nc
Crea; and faithfully did he perform his
philanthropic duties, never forgetting Nc
Crea, and thereby gaining great credit with
his persuasion and great profit to himself
Coming to the department poor, he has, by
his arduous and peculiar and profitable Ia
bors, acquired enough of the good things
and the earthly things of this life to strike
out into new fields of profit. He has be-
come landholdcr. He has bought three
plantations, and was rapidly becoming a
magnate in the land Finally he fell. lie
sold fire water TO the soldiers. He was APP
pretended, tried by military commission
and has certainly come to grief. The de-
tails are so narrowing that / cOnfine my
self to the more prominent facts in the
case. He pleaded guilty to the charge OF
selling whisky to soldiers, and was sentenc-
ed as follows: ''To be kept in jail during
the seven days following the approval o1
this sentence; to stand each day of said
seven days, between the hours of half-past
nine and half-past eleven A. NJ. in front o.
the Provost Marshal's Office, with a ball and
chain attached to his left leg, and placard
on his back bearing the words i sold IL
quor to soldiers; to pay fine of $500, or bt
confined six months at hard labor, under
charge of the Provost Marshal of the post
the said six months to be in addition to the
seven days above mentioned; and on pay.
ment of the fine, or upon expiration of the
six months confinement, to be sent out o.
the department., not to return during the
rebellion
The sentence was modified by Gen. Sax.
ton--upon what strange grounds the ex.
tract from his General Order will show =
"The proceedings, findings and sentence o
the Military Commission, of which Briga
dier General Birney, United States Volun
teers, is President, in the case of Jas. A
McCrea, are approved. On account of hi
family, so much ofsthe sentence as requires
ball and chain to be attached to his leg
and placard on his back bearing th,
words Il sold liquor to soldiers is remitted
The remainder of the sentence will be car
ried into effect, under the direction Of th'
Provost Marshal Of the post" u.r
Eyit McCrea