New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-18
A TORPEDO STORY.
Ny DEAR WIPE. Your very long and truly

Ny DEAR WIPB; Your very long and truly
welcome leter Of the 18th OF january reached Inc q
few days since and Il really seemed as thongh tho t"Od
old tines had returned 10 receive two lettes from you
in such quck su oeesso this aud one sent y war
ren Adams both coming to hand within Two weeks OF
| each other.
vrjte this 10 send by Bob Dunn who leaves here
| Saturday morning for home. and for once IN NY !
wish was another and that other ilckg Boz Dunn.
remember well yonr remark aboG bis outwltg IN get
ting the first chance 20 rcturn 10 Iefas bat HSSI. !n
TINT in this case no extra amount Of Wit was brought
into requsiton By him n gain this 90 hlp GesnaDe
end.
I wrote TO you when Bob let for ihclmonn, afa ~
hued or then did not dare do more al the opect oi
his mission thithcr, and now hatiHg more pns'bgaV
eonresaaos o- my leeS cnn talk 10 you more uDy OF uo
matter, and in doing viii explain to Your talist-c
tion Why IL mutually agreed between ourseitts :
that Singer and myself ahn remain on ils Sde ~ th'
river and Bob return to Texas. Discovering thbt our
business (so fsr making further contracts MAS coh
ccrucd was about drawing to Close and that but very
few OF us could render onrseycs useful 10 tie Govern
ment hy going across the Mississippi We nj once con-
the uurpoec Of getting up something new that would
carry destruction to he Yenkces make money for
selves and at the same time be OF great service 10 tle
COnfedcracy.
AN YRoS-cLAD ToRPTno.
Tho result vas, tbet got up Tie plan OF IN lrnneind
Torpelo. boat that ell who admitted equal y
the task Of destroying any war ship now afoat. 10
cafiy ont our rar and get our new boot under head
way, it necessary Ist to lay the whole matter Pc
fore The authorities ri Bclm0ndget their approval o.
the scheme end authority together vita money ahd ma
teIfarto build her. Secondly after this was accom-
pishCd the boat would have tO be constructed manned
and used In order that The fret part ~ our Work
should be properly begun deemed It beet ailer cen
suiatiOn 10 send Duna 10 Richmond and through tae
influence Of Wgfnl and others get tie matter before
Congrcss-lnd authority Iroened from Il to carry or
OuI plans. This paIt Of the business DUN was Woli
suited FOR and has succeeded in accomplishing what We
desired oil Of hich he viii explain to You. Next came
Singers duties and my own. which waa 70 snpernthd
and gf
we're built This requires confederate Ingenuity and
knowledge Of machinery. and FOR this part OF tie work
p0 one was ct hand but Singer and myself This was
lhe programme agreed upon and as snser mol myteI
could 90 home, ard feeling IL wns necessary
some one should be there 70 take care and look
after our families. We agreed that after Dunn
Lad finished his part Of the work he should 60
home. Having thus given you al Outline OF cur
plans you judge for yourself OF The WAdon oI the
ana cement. That / am moro than anxious T. 60
home hope you have not the slightest donDt-n fact,
know that you have not but you viii readily perceive
that under the circumstances, must remain on THIS
side for time or otherwise give up our present.
scheme entirely Bradung would be OF great assistance
b us on this side IN building boats and II j. possible
tla, he may come over when Dunn gets home; ~ 50;
and you think 1t at all prsotoebie 10 come VITA Inn
would Ike for you do i have TALKED with Dunn
abou. this and whom you SEQ him he wiz be able TO toll
you al about the tripe md counsel With You about
making the journey. Nothing would please me mere
than u have yOu 18th me- and II is possible FOR us 70
get together II must be done we are lookins daily
dr news from Singer (wbo s still in lchmond) after
which shall Dc able % nIto you definitely - regard
10 nv future movements. IL there Is any SIP at Rich
n,ond in ssuiug orders entire sntisaCon then
all Of US will go tho river. tGt an row IN
state Of happy iEGeI ence IL anything 10 liked " at
McnInond 20 oar Subtraction, u Is yel-u not VIC gc
home, which Is better.
SUBMARINE ToRrrDo BOAT.
Since have been thih side Of the river we have
got up good many projects, and have been Interested
In many new schemes be particular. Of witch arc tc
ensJ for :n ',d5sry ssqs cai ba bn s III. III paes
hoN ef sf, vss s"., ,s1s -, 90 ss.s I N,es
WHAT uAPrIxKD TO rnE RoAT.
We took her 20 CharlcfiOwn for the purpose
Of operating there and few days after hei erii
val there she Was sunk through cafeessnes., end
her crew Of hye men & as c
uontiEg with her In the hnrbor sank her, snd M
drowned. Lieut. Dixon iben went On hom here, ana
got another crew IN CbsTlesiovn.
SINKING I1iE HOt6A1OSIc.
few nights ago lie went out attacked and sunk the
steam oop Of war Uousatonio but unfortunately tnke
his predecessor; in his desperate ana p.r'ei sasoa
you slip from our paIor giving On seS9uni OF We at
far which will be interesting to YOU e.. Singer and my
self built the torpedoes with which The sap was &c.
sroyel and bcsdes considerable Interest IN
The ysne OF the ship the owners and crew Of The
boat got one-hsf VI her value fof destroying lef DC
sGe, ths W. sunk ono boat and seriously Injured an
other In the York River In December the ili paFucn'
lar- Of all VI which Dunn will tell you when he sees you
sAFETT OF THE 10RPEDo
FRIplY March 3, leGf.-Siucs writing the pfcflou3
mage. learn Tat the torpedo boat and crew that
sunk the HousatsaIc all safe 30 says TIE Charis
ton Mercury Of late date ind hope Gnd trust i Is 90
In your letter you speak Of removing % Gonzales IN case
ths Federas advance into the interior. and express
s0uc surprise ut my not advising you iu my Nions
letter what course 70 pur'ue IL snch an event have
mentioned this matter frequently OF late but have al
WAYS told you that you must be guided py your own
Judgment too far from home ana knew 700 NJ
10 Of tho Yankee movements tboreGbouts 70 be able to
give YOU proyer counsel II the enemy occupy Layaca
shculd prefer you would leave but think ityery
doubtful about their doing soin fact We tnve report
here that Banks is withdrawing lis forces from Texas
" poNEsI1c rEAyCFs
Ilaye but little idea low you are getting With yorr
money matefs but II you need any at any time can
send it to you OF BOD Dunn w LIMA a.agy ago. !, lCr sDd
celly aud don't 10 be any way troubled about your
future financial prospects, .but aoHt use yosr tten Or
L0vi,igad anew for The may Th6n at pH b
oil &c hare ttd! fs e0rih anything.
Your aaec!!oaatc and devoted husband,
J. u. BREA,nS.
sHERNAN's EXPEDITION ASD FARRAGuTs bonn
BARDAENT.
MomLE March G. 1904.
MY DEAR ALCK. Col. Ward starts for Lie
.,o5ssbn tomorrow and has kindly promised TO take
letter for mo. have never hesrd a word from you
since have been bere though have written yon ~
TSSre ia tte Of interest here al this time though
ew DAYS ago appearances indicated that this was 70 be
tho ce1er OF interest ip the Conederacy. when sler
nan marched across Mississippi and simultaneously
aeet moved 10 attack the deienses Of this place all
thought tha. were at last TO have tue theate ei 'he
war here. .,
Tie oamtaign Ia Mississippi has ended surely with
no glory TO us The movement was one Of tho boldea
wbioh tho ankoes have essayed In this war. Hnn
Core, Itle II any superior 10 The force which Gen. Potk
Iod und,r hi. command thy maveksd 0hou opposition
across ths rhoLe STATE and dsoyed an tn,aenss dea
valuable railroad ersatsns our eenmxniesaon. Gun s
"' -'~ olS. PoIk's PnIGEr AND INCOMPETENCE: