The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-31

"bicn a5feeu NC sd1u tUat Uy going Ol
il could make an independent fortune
aid that could d, more good for th
Confederate cause than if / were to brin,
O.OOO men to reinforce Gen. Lee; tba
| would come to have more honor anr
,'ory to my name than the General bad
I .ughterJ | asked him the nature Of th.
xpedition. when be told me that | should
have quantity OF clothing TO dispose o.
oy auction, in Washington and other cities
sni that the clothes would have yellow
lever 10 them that they we're to be dis
tri.uted 10 places held By The Feierals,
that they would take sick ard death be
cansef by the fever. and that they would
easily b. driven from the Confederate
'erritory held by them that the clothes
had been Infected with yellow fever by
the doctor himself, and that they would
consist II shirts and coats agreed to
60 on tte expedition, aud he stated tha,
o. 50 doing | would get 800, 900, and
perhaps ten times that amount; he said
that be had not much time 10 spare az he
vas leaving By the train for Montreal.
but as | now bad undertaken the expedi.
ton, was to 90 away TO my work aud
wait until | heard further particulars
| from him.
continued my business az usual until
about the 8 b ot June, 1864, when | re
ceived letter which purported to be
rom DIR. b aektusn. dated Havana. 10Th
Nay; inside it VAS directed 10 DR.. Robin
-op; | carried The letter 10 HsIisax. tut
burnt II before | entered the States.
DR. Biscahurn said tie goods we're in
the steamer Alpha, that there were eight
iTunks ard vaIise, aud that Mr. Hull.
5ne of the afi,r OF the vessel, would 20
doFn 10 tbe boat aud get them; We went
down with sn express wagon and ca.
them; D.. Blackburn told me The yalise
"s- Ia 60 Is 8 present 10 President LIN
eolh; brought the eight trucks - pri-
yate room, aid kept th m un.il next dsy:
this Was at the Farmers Hotel, where
vas stopping; Dr.. Blackburn said taal
Hiii would ~ with me and make arrange.
meets with some Of tic vessels which 90
to bJston, t. smuggle them in o Boston,
aud from thence they we're to be taken t.
Washington and Norfolk, being the best
pieces, that Is, there we're plenty Of troop,
Eho would catch the Il yer and sIcken and
die, ani thus weaken the post; be CAV.
me tFank marked with a large g.
which sas TO - 10 " 4shngtep, and The
contents Of which wvre TO he aaet.oned;
he Was not particular about prlef: there
were three trunks uninf.etej: tbese were
samples, of which | have shirt now on
u; the doctor oll NE. a. a prexeativ.
against tbe lever, while hsndipg the
clothes, that | should st9ok { strong ci .ars
anl chew camphor; | Lad T. u-e nv own
itscretian about seliiag hem; | Travelled
ppder The name # y. W. Harris" Il
got The goods in Boston aud exoressed
them thence 70 Phi.adelphla, AID from
Pal de phia to Baltimore, sad getting
out Of iunds returned 70 Toro,to az j
sent LITTER to Dir. b sek burn, who va
At the Falls, - the effect that | was oot
7 futds; | vent 10 the Clifton II use and
-s~ DR.. Blackburn, NJ ssrs. Clay, Hol-
c mb, MeGFegor. Preston and other gen
q. men there; dii MT zee Mr.. Tholpp-
-ou; DR. b ackburo got one hundred and
6ay dollars to carry me back 10 Baltimore
there Was nobody spoke to me Keep,
B'sckburn aud McGtegor; the latter held
oat sroag inducements to me. and said |
that | would have an interest in a tobacco
business OF bis, and thar next year they
a"re se:ag tn carry out n expedition tn At
" q . eost 500. 0.00o, and that | would !
saperin,end II | took the money and
west back TO B,ltmore; | eedeayored 10
% TO Norfolk in a steamer; | lift four
small tranks and "oig M. g. which |
Sers inended for Wa-hiu gton. behind;
brought the others With M 10 a steamer.
oat The boas was stopped by an erder of
Gen. Butler, who vac. IN asipg movemen
OF the srmy at that tine, and all persons |
NOS connecsed with the ar@y were ordered |
10 fall bacs. Ga the boat made an ar
raDsement with satler named Myers. |
belonging to Gems Seigcl and Wei zel's |
divisioIs, tostske part Of the goods and !
act As my agent. With instructions to dis |
po-e of the goods at Norioik, il possible.
or at Ne1wsrn, al that lime held By the |
F,dersls
Al this moment Hyame said to His |
Worship:
'S,r, hope sou WON'T allow me to be |
insalted; claim the protection OF the |
& urt. That gentleman (pointing TO Mr.
Alexander Manning) has jus. called me
= scoundrel."
Mr. Manning, who was sitting on the |
rali Of the bar on the south side of the |
e ,urt room, rose and reiterated his opin-
ion that the witress was seouBdrei.
| told Myers 20 send me the proceeds Of
the sale to the Fountain Hotel, Bali |
more. | returned to 3 Bltirore, and |
taking she other trunks, left for Wash
lngtoa. When | arrived there went
a commission merchant OF my aeqaain,.
ance, on the cerner Of Ninth stree. aud |
Pentsy lvauis Avenue, and had 500 al
vanceo on the goods, telling him that |
waited them sold as soon as possible II
There was yellow fever in Newbern in
week after, saw in ihe newspapers. l i
ca ne back via Hamilton, where | met
Clay and Hocomb, both Of whom con-
graduated me on my return, and said tba,
had made an independent fortune. / /