The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-07

| steamboat burners:
MoBuE. April 13, is6s.
SR:-I am one Of Josenh Stinson's secret
| agents, appointed by him under the coutrac,
/ that he has made with the Navy Depart
/ ment.
! LEFT Mobile, Ala, on the 18th Of March
last, and arrived IN Baton Rouge, La, on the
/ 2ith INST, where / remained until the 2Sth
/ Of March then I took passage on the steam
| boat J. H. Russell, bound from Red river 10
New Orleans.
The Russell was pressed into the service
OF the United States Government. aud en-
ployed as q transport in their operations 90
Red river, and was carrying % New Orleans
cotton, stock, etc, osptured up Red river.
When the Russell was rounding to at
o'clock that night, for the purpose Of land
ing, ] struck a match and hred two bales Of
cotton on the larboard guard. lust Il the mo-
ment the torch-licht Was brought out and
the FIRE had obtained such headWsy that they
had only time to make her fast and the pas
seugers 10 get ashore, with such Of their
baggage that they could carry, be ore the
FIRE obtained such headWay that they
were unable TO save sny portion Of her
cErgo
fne Russell was rebuilt at View Orleans,
and wss formerly the Cherokee, that ran IN
the New Orleans and Nashville trade Her
capacity was about 4,e 0 bales Of cotton, and
cost for rebuilding, exclusive Of machinery,
etc, $50 900.
The clerk told me that she had on board
200 bales Of eotton, 5000 sacks Of cotton
seed, 50 mules, $50 hogs, and about 80 cattle.
From Plaquemine proceeded 90 New Or
leans, aad re urned 20 Baton Rouge, and
left there On the Srdsof April, returning 10
this place.
Ny agreement with Joseph Stinson vas
that should have ten per cent. 90 all !
destroyed, which he is authorized to collect
for me.
Estimate Of valuation Of boat and cargo
The .......Sloo toQ
zoe bales cot on at $3.50 ....-...... 1880
S,90e sacks cotton seed al S5.....-...... l5,00o
80 mules at 10000
IS head Of c,tile al S50................-. l,250
$50 hogs at S4O.--..--....-.--.......-..... 5000
Total ssO7 ,2so
Very respectfully, your ob't serv'i,
Isaac v. AYLEsHIRE.
To Hon. S. r. Mallory, Secretary Of Navy,
Richmond, Va.
ION the opposite page is the fol'owing.l
d osILE, April l5, 1854.
I certify that Isaac Y. Ayleshire 10 one Of
nv special agents. JOsEFH STISsON.
STATE Of Ala5ama, NOBLE Cognty
Personally appeared before me, j. R.
Eastburn, a Justice Of the Peace In and for
Mobile county, Ala, Joseph stinson, who,
being sworn according q Law, deposes and
says the foregoing certificate, thas Isaac Y.
Ayieshire is one Of his special agents.
JosEPH STINsoS.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, April
Is, 1864. J. r. E8srUUaS,
Justice Of the Peace for Mobile CO., Ala.
And oa the same day and year aforesaid,
personally appeared before me the said jus
iice, Isaac v. Ayrshire, who, being sworn,
according to law, on oath says that The fore
going statement is just and rue,
IsAACY. AYLESHIRE.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, April
IS, 1854.
J. p. EasBURS,
Justice of the Peace for she County Of No
bile.
STATE Of Alabama, Noble county.
J., Geo. W. Bond, Judge Of the Probate
for sa county, hereby certify, that Joseph
r. Eastburn, whose signature appears above
is, and was at the time Of signing, an act
ing Justice Of the Peace for said county,
duly commissioned
GEO. W. BOND.
Judge Of Probate, Mobile county, Ala.
TThe paper was endorsed as folloWsl;
A. w. D. IL.
1. V. Ayleshire, Mobile, Ala claiming a
part Of value Of Federal steamer aud cargo,
destroyed by him as per agreement, he be-
ing a secret agent If Joseph Stinson.
Immediately after the above tho fol-
loving, in different hand Writtng,l
Respectfully referred 10 Hon. secretary ol
War, who has charge Of the subject
S. =. NJ, Secretary.
Then follows this Endorsement 10 diher-
ent handwrirng;l
Msjor Barton: Is not this matter in your
spec al jurisdiction
r. GsH. BEAN.
Next follows this Endorsement IN peneil.l
Hon. Secretary Of HGr:
The board has not been yet appointed 10
consider aud adjust these cliims--as Major
Barton informs me is contemplated 20 be
done.
Received. May 3 1864.
Answered, May :, 1864. G.. II. X.
lE sewhere sppea-ed the iollowing;l
Answer Mai. BaIton's Endorsement.