Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-03
AN INTERESTING ORDER OF REAR
ADMIRAL DAHLGREN.
A Naval Captain Attends n Rebel Mass
Meeting.
The following interesting order explalnR

Naval Captain Attends n Rebel Mass
Meeting.
The following interesting order explains
itself;
FLAG STEAMER PHILADELPHIA,l
PoRT ROYAL HARBoR, s. C., August 10, 1854.
ORDER No. 63: Captain Colvocoressis, com
mandlng United States sloop-of-war Saratoga,
has recently effected the capture Of county
meeting In Mcintosh county, In an exceedingly
creditable manner TO himself and his party.
The rebel Colonel Gaulden, commanding the
Coast Guard, ordered meeting of the reserve
militia Of Mcintosh county on the Sd August,
at the County Court House.
Captain Colyocoressis having been favored
with q sight Of the notice In aSavannah paper,
and feeling considerable interest In the object
of the meeting, concluded that he would attend
1t also,-
Which he did with number Of U. 8. citi-
zsns, serving at the time on board the U. s. B.
Saratoga as officers, seamen and marines.
Having q considerable distance TO go by land
and water, Captain Colyocoressis started from
his ship the day before, and after a nights
march reached sapelo bridge, where he sta
toned q small party under Boatswain Philip j.
Miller, TO intercept party of cavalry said TO
be In the rear, and also to prevent the escape OF
fugitives. The main body then proceeded some
miles further towards the Court House, where
1t was divided and placed so as to surround the
building, but concealed from view.
When the appointed time arrived, Mr.. Miller
set fire to the bridge, and at the signal the main
body rushed out and Joined the meeting soon
after Mr.. Miller arrived with some citizens that
he had picked up by the way.
Captain Colvocoressls then read to the meet
| Ing from the newspaper, the order OF Colonel
Gaulden for their assembling, and regretting
that the Colonel had failed 10 attend, he Invited
the meeting TO accompany him, which they
did, and arrived safely on board the Saratoga,
where they meet daily under the United States
flag.
Colonel Gaulden has since published state
ment in which he processes himselfto be mucl
humiliated by the occurrence; for which there
| is no occasion, as his friends are In better
company than they were before.
He also pays his compliments TO Captain
Colvocoressis, and says, that when he call
to see him again, he (Col. G. shall he a
home, and will try TO give him more respect
full reception"
think eau answer for Captain Colvocores
sis, that he duly appreciates the Colonel's po
liteness and will endeavor to reclprocate.
The whole affair does great credit TO Capt
Colvocoressis, his officers and men. with hin
were Acting Enslgns Edward Rogers and Geo
%. Fabens, Boatswaln Philip j. Miller, Actinl
Masters Mates Wm. A. Stannard and Thoma
Dalton, Acting Captains Clerk John W. Nc
Reynolds, and DR.. Winthrop Butlerj and tax
this opportunity OF expressing my thanks l.
him, TO them, and TO the men.
Commanders of vessels will have this orde
read on the quarterback to all hands, the da
after its reception.
JOHN A. DAHLaREN, Rear Admiral,
Com'd'g South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
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