The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-30

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$500, Ii. -. ,6Ill5a - g = 1870
-, = 1aSEct e11l1 Io 1iS5 q ~ $780, 80
rives. - lnueiin11l1r 500 e -
IT, Sfyipa = ! eSucsd
$50. W n 49, RI - isiit1|
g tve bcais e ~ o. = rt5lr 81
~ negpoea IL 1T r. 800 ~ ~
erue 9 y X<ev " eis 80 nSuvi1e1
xifh eveet ~ -. hoe oehep "a : -
g vateF. fhev enbsrked and vsse eooo
-. thaie ~ - tha .risoa.ana - ahau,
eli1ed sontfonalv aIone 4 ~ in6onee
5ark - m 81 ~ bayinR Il the 81.
h honpd NO ~ lost - $3.50 . AAo
river hank. The ruac,ae svideudv ~
liav;no that ~ rr;sonefe IA croseed ~
r;ysr. Z i've - ~ 49,. sp1 rstrrpea q
Columbia. OR yuyae1re rundef tke lfiena.
" cover Of she nieht ado sapid speed.
and By daybreak vere far on their wsy "a.
wards tho Atlantic. DasinR AZ 1ey.
they concesied themselves aad their hool.
to escape the eyes d suerr1llas. Who vsre
scouting about for deeertes.. From The
/ Conearee thev nasaad into Tia Gentea nv
/ Or. having MANY narrow eee>pee. Thev
passsd usder bridges, ana could hear
overhead the eu,rds n.cioe thei, lonslv
rounds. AT one bridge they we're svept
| by the current within ETY. yard, AZ IL
shore, where 1 guard sv,s aieenino bv :
camp fire. During the nights Of ahsir
adventurous iournss thev nassed three
batteries, hastily thrown up. and manned
By small force to prevens desarter. from
crossing. and to guard brid0eaA
On the morning of the Iqth. lhsy roun-
ded the mouth of tho Ssn,se. and . sail.
less ocean burst upon their view. An
object 10 the distance vas thought 70 be 4
gupboat. and Elder and Csptsin Smith.
Who we're the strongest of the tsrty. wen
no the shore three miles only. to fiod il
the hiackened hull of 4 burned blockader.
They continued o. their vav thres miles
further. when their exea vere 0leddened
BY thgvfphr Of cunboat in fhs rlisuucs.
At anchor off the month az the Pedee r;v.
er. watching for : rebel ram. reported q
be bui!din9 up the river. Elder ,n,t hi,
ragged blanket from h;s shoulders. rieoed
il spoo a eole. and .ha tve ve,ca & &.
beurs, but therr "a. va resnoc,e from II.
gunboat. NIGHT cam. on and in sn;,s
Of the danger. th.v .,o,al,ed her iii
FIRE. but still no recognition Almos
disn;r;ted. thew v.,,ed u0,,, morn,ay and
again signalled. No recogni,iap thu crev
Of the punboa. ev,aen,iv fearing som.
reh.l tran. W.ndcr;ov ab.,., ,bs, Tn q
. dug Out. and in tbis r, II Graf, thew do.
termiusd to row on. 70 The se.,o-, al
though: breaker, yer. railing sg,rluI.
l. - III
thew could reach her I'm, asa,b a. nrag
erable TO s,stva,ion ar rscaptura fha,
launched their fra,l l;ttl. cr.f, Saith
who was . powerful man. tool The or,
and Elder. ons as vh,sa 80. -. 49,
wed. steered As they ,eared The b,s.L.
ers. the great walls NJ xa,ay I;s,aa On !;
,her side "a tho v.va.a - ~ ped O.. :
the J.vs AZ tho Israe,;,a. "a -. l;,,,s
boa. r.n;dlv .bo. hs, wssa H. a.aaa 80.
narts into s,;,l v,,.,, aars. 80, !.
time TO behold the b,a.Lsrs nI,,n.;n,. 4. -
I'M VORTEX of fnrv vh,eh M. rs.
vuinh.d and crrsb.d ,hsm r.a..s,,.
/ ter ike An eov she'll tn. h.,Iaa ~,
eunbcst. which nrov.a 10 +. ,h.' CO..
4 daigus. and 30 & came ON, r. mae, ,hsm
4 Their story was soon told and ,hs sh;,,s
launch vent IN the coas. and ,escnsd H.
remainder of the comn.nv Tbsy tbar
reported to Admiral Dahlgreo Who nrn.
vided them virb : navx chi. .rd -,
| for them kindlv Nert tbsv ,eno,,sd =
Gan. Foster II port Roval .nd IS. 49, :
| fellows we're sent To thar ,ssnsc,;.s
homes.
After his escsne. M Elder l..r..a
| from sources that cannot BE- o,hsr than
reliable, some interesting no;nts Ro.h
cognlzant OF the movements of Gen. Sher-