Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-15
FROM MOBILE.

continuously snce May, and needs res Gold in New York
was 24l4 On the 5th
FROM MOBILE.
MOBILE, Sept 9TH, 1894.
Last night of picket boats captured below
the obstuctions. Another coming her assistance our
boat cut loose and escaped.
Genls. Taylor and Forrest arrived here 70 day.
From the Memphis News Extra.
Yankee Account GenT FOrrss.'s Raid Iuto Mem
Phis.
NEWS OFFIcE, MSMPHIs, TENN,
SUNDAY, Aug. II, =. VI.
This morning about ayoreak citizens residing
in the southern part of the city keoed by the
tramp of large body of cavalry and the occasional
port of gun. Upon investigation II was found that
The cavalry were rebels They came into town on the
Hernando road the force being vali1uy esrma ed at
from three hundred TO fifteen uu red and occupied the
town as far north as Adams street.
The party that entered toe tOwu hv Daso0 street
dsmounte5 TWO companies who we ( along the pave
ment at double quick, aad surrounding such houses
as they supposed occupied by lderals where
they knew Confederate de2erters lived they succeed-
ed capturing several sJder aud tO'k from the
hospitals how many it Is d:ult TO tell at the present
time.
The attention of the main body directed towards
the Gayoso House, where thy expec ed to cap ure
Maj Gen. Hurlburt; but they 'essul, that
fl er haviDg left the hotel the prfviOuS evening" 20
pass the night with Colonel Eddy Lyut Harrington,
of the 3 U s. regular cavalry, aaot aud Instantly
killed in the ball. The Ga sufcr~d IAN any
other place. On entering II they he'd all The
house. aud taking II the Ftdsra Liiccrs they tNuud
prisoners We beard of several gentt men beng re
ieved of their pocket b)ok watches. rings, etc, and
from all accounts they made pretty good huul AZ the
Gayos0. We informed by clerK a. tde Gayoso
that sewers al gentlemen C leaving iher watches
the tables 10 their rJOms, and that they lou tdsm in
the same place when tey returned CotVne ohn Nc
Dor aid Of the captIves taken al The u 'yoso,
but he succeeded in maFng his escape Mr.. Cook, the
proprietor of the cigar Ind sand lost very heavl
In tho nhGlc ipr
cigars, and g fac lot of merschaum pipes HIS loss
will amount 10 three thousand dollars. Ol the gs-
ter at the GayOso, immeGiaelV afr General liurIout
and staff some rebel wrote down MiIor General N. Is.
ForresJ aud staff.
party of rebels charged on General Washburn's
headquarters, shot the guard dead a. his posi- a5 the
door, and made general search OF the house. They
were too late the General, however (but not
too late to secure his splendid uniform he having been
informed of their arrva! just previous succeeded IN
reaching the fort in safety They took several prison
es there when they left after scattering the papers
around considerably.
On arriving at the corner OF Beal and Second streets,
several persons came out on the porch OF the Unon
House, some ladies among them. Tle men were o. der
ed to come out, and tyo of them shot at, but
without effect A soldier endeavored to make 0is es-
cape through the back yard, and was taken prisoner
and carried of. A lady boarding at the Union house,
named Mrs. Riley, out and told the reoels that
they were all good secash there that she could vonch
for them but that there niger deu opposite
that they ought to clean out They acted upon this
advice fired into The house, and surrounding 1t, took
of the negro there We saw re bel In the alley
adjoining shoot at negro almost before he command
ed him to halt. Mrs. Riley has been arrested, and Is
now in the Irving Block.
There was quite lively skirmsh at the corner Of
Madison and Main streets. a soldier on guard at Gen.
Buchands headquarters fired at the res as ,hey were
passing along Main street, and couple OF u llreFmas-
hr's clerks fred on them from lhe building at the
ner. The rebels returned the fire without effect The
soldier on guard at headquarters dsmounted OF the
rebels by shooting his horse and then ran up TO taKe
the man prisoner, but the rebel skedaddled
Most pe0ele are surprised that the rebels did not re-
lease the prisoners in Irving Block the was the
guard stood to their posts part OF the guard he'd
on the rebels from the upper windows, and the taca-
ment below would have given tbe rebels warm recep-
tion if they had succeeded IN forcing the outer door,
The rebels appeared to have marcy on any desert
er from their army that they Came across Fat IL acn,
deserer from the rebel army, Tecony employer as
fireman at No 5s Engine Housa, Was shot dead as be
WIS eudeavorng Ike his ,scape over lence IL rar
of the engine house. We heard OF one or two other
deserters b3ing killed severely wounded but could
not ascertain their names.
The force that came ino town. from all we can learn,
yas about FIVE hundred, and were under comna1i OF
Col Bell OF the 18Th Tennessee cavalry. a PRISONER
stated that Gen Forrest stopped at hous3 about Two
miles from town. Bill Forrest brother of the Gener-
al was recognized by citz5n among the party also
Bob Casey and Tom L)gwC
What the ObJecJ OF the rad, IL Is Dard 10 tel-
Many think it or the purpose OF capiafn3 Ten
erals Washburn, Huourt and BucHiAld, and to ascsr-
tain how large force 10 the city However, hey
succeeded n capturing number of fne horses, HAVING
cleared all the stables Ia that part OF The oWu occupied
by them.
Several prisoners have been taken, and more are con-
stautlv errving our troops biug IN pursuit OF the
raiders The militia rallied galanly, am are now Ia
font ready fight if ecessaTy Several members Ot
the 3 reg ment Of enrolled militia fred al tne reo-ls
while 10 town. The prisoners taken by rebels were
marched OF hurry, aud macy OF them, We are IL
formed By gentleman ~ hOui sb;ss or bats and
no coats. Among the pr eoUe takeu ar5 MAJ L1rc-
ing, 4h Q. 81 tcoorcdj heavy artillery aud LII t"ze'
OF WashGurDe's sIbf
The raid is over and as the smoke c!-1ra away ard
the scare subsGs every body appeais 10 ID. saIshed
thai il WIS no VOLS. Il large tore had cor1e IL IS
hard 70 tell what might baVe happ.ned.
VERy LIKE WHALE-OIr GOOD ota'F seems TO
be rep eseted abroad by SINE perpletc amateur d.
ncmatia whose NOV, Uts ard deeds are "a mysterious
as.,bsse OF the Wandering Jew. Nos" uJd.r tne nHIne
NJ Bav!0r VIZ hear Of nIm al Nassau, enh9h.ttg INC
natives as to bis misaOn aad Gh4i5 Georgia pug
ton tG ST. CT pes7mllag IN oIiilsh pD'Aou7eS A'
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or vunr,hT t4cvernor knows him only as al elassaEy
Of commerce aud ncgo iator 10 lhe lnte es Of Cotton
CARDS. 49,. ,r.,., ;.,
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nress,ou on the Nassau miud our an IuaLo!y hieuI
next turGs up at ashngtou without auy nANia u. o'
modesy veiling hs myri u6deC tdeBenerc coz s"onoN
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