Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
lis STORY or Az UNLUoRY BLOCK
ADE-RUNxISG EXPEDITION.
DIE BLUE, The OTHER GRAYD
RErNIoN or MN WHO HAD A
HaND-TO-HAND FIGHT.
KHY The COLONEL MS THERE.
senator waIthaIl Tells a Good story
nj His own ExRease-Ihe Youngest
sol5ier in the Confederate Ser
vice.


CChsr.c.te Ooseryer)
CAPTAIN ,laGltt reached Nassau. Nay
%. lsz a-d 81 ths request q Captain
s-,ro,k. Confecerats uzvy agent n FL
ro1e ts took charge q the gunooat
orsto. Afterwards carstene1 TIE Flor.-
L. an has.ened 20 SEA Being con-
srnes IN tie -mnaad ~ the Secretary
=, tts Nay. he Commenced hat b---l-ani
career On the Eezs. which coaunued IL
TIE laEure q rs hea-t1- waica con-
pe.e5 rs res,slstion Il April OF June
ISL
shorty afterwards Captain Mafat
sven, % England. took command o. the
bioclzds-riuncr LrtaD, q which tHis
corupns- was p1rser. srG returned 10
r.. couesderacy through TIE port Of
wilmington. lie was then o-lere1 y
relieve Captain cooke az Plymouth, y.
c s-o-. TIE Command Ct the A5e-naris'
witch Rad teen 80 wonderfully con
y,raetsa ard h1ndled ~ Captain Cooke
IN to attack ca The SoutAfle-t ard
Miami from It's duty Captain Mst.-.t
vas soou relieved ana ordered % TIE
Command OF TO Owl. ore % TIE block
ass-rrlers purchased BY the govern
r.ens In England TIE zlst Of December
-. suurd him ca Road the Owl a.
vrIlr-ir rtou. rs>s.v.ng he- cargo q 20
baLs az cottna with three other D-och-
sSs-r.nnsrs - company hs Started ioF
tie ~. 70 escaped the FensraL sent
ue.s "witnJ-t t-e loss @ rope yarn
though che % her couD-nioIs came 70
gr.e9 Trough en eccileut 70 her ma
chinsry. Tce.r Ce---ation was -
Ceres. gsr-.ur1a- which they reached
In szfsty ard found several steamers
iozsz5 ard anxlo1s.y awaiting news
frc-n ths Federal expedition under Gene
"a Builder against Fort Fisher. \ HAIL
lax steamer brought IN the northern
papers which eppr!gsd them OF tie Ial--
urs % ths EXPEDITION; and ID company
with six other steamers ard many ga
iss- spirits the Owl started OF aer re-
Sara % Dixie nue. cAeere1 by Ire JOY
a.. revs II tie mean time, another ex-
SeEltson. fitted out under General Terry
AMI Admiral Porter. had been s1cceSs-
III. ana tie river vas n possession q
Ons Federala IN communication Win
I.ocL,yood's ToIy, 81 was reported
ealst ard Fisher SIN intact captain
aazflt steamed for the Cape Fear. ~
O'Clock q was high water Oh TIE bar,
anI ire moon woui1 rot rise before u.
Aoorcdchlcg the channel hs was sur
prise- T. roe bit ore sentinel guarding
Ins entrance. Eud.ng him, he passed
10.
some apprehension was excited D.
confederation az Bald Head and non-re-
spouse 20 his signals, but az Fort cas-
vel locked quiet and natural. he de-
c,ded % anchor Of the fort wharf. He
was Immediately intervieWed by the
chief OF Ordnance and Artillery, z. s.
Martin. and another officer. who INFORM
ed him Of the state OF AFFAIRS, and thar
the train was already l2i1 for blowing up
Fort CasweL Gunboats were approach
Ing. and IN great distress Captain Maf-
ntt hastily departed. The solitary block
ader pursued him furiously for some
time. and far AZ sea he heard the eX-
plosion that announced the fate OF Cas-
we'll. As his cargo was important and
much needed. CAPTAIN Ma:itt determined
20 make an EFFORT 20 enter the port q
Charleston. although Re had been IN
formed that II was more closely guarded
than ever before.
The rest Of the story is told In Captain
siamtrs inimitabie style;
"The history q the I've steamers in
whose company 7 sailed from the har-
Dor O, ST GEORGES Is briefly told:
Captain wilkinson. the late gallant
commander OF the Chickamaugo, vas
too experienced and keen cruiser 20 be
caught o. a trap Convinced from OBJ
se-vat'on that 'fc-e was something rot |
ten IN the sfatr r- Denmark he Judi |
ciousiv returned Hormuda. The re- /
na'r'ng Ca 10ved into New |
met by f1e r~r rrrce q Mound light. |
and became ar., r.rg under the follow !
Ing circur,stanccs. T'irst. the stag. with |
several English officers On board as pas |
sengers deceived by Admiral Porter's /
cuteness. crossed the bar. and. as was 4
customary. anchored under the mound. /
then. 20 abide tho usual visir Of insrec- |
ton from the boarding offcer OF Fort l
FISHER Waiting Tor some time with 1
out receiving the official call. the CAPTAIN 4
naturally concluded 4 had been deferred 1
urf1 daylight He therefore directed the /
steward 20 serve the entertai rment that
had been eiaborptely prepared % c-le-
hrzto their safe arrival in the confede-
racy. Tho astrorornis hiialgo nourlshed /
RS baton u oflce. ard escorted his guests
% tho feE,ivs boards. In shouts %
reveirv and with towering bumpers the
foruns nariv huzzahed for Dixie. and
sang he praises IN songs OF adulatior
that Yrrfo The welkin ring. and aroused
che scemen from their peaceful SUM
her rause from exhaustion having
occurred IN their labor Of justice 20 the
lvruFious rerasf. gave 20 an English cap
tain a desired opportunity 20 ventfate
IN appropriate sentiments his apprecia-
ton ~ the toyful occasion. Nysteriously
rappfnr 20 enioin attention IN the silence
'hst followed. 70 solerinly arose. ~
wave % Ms cexfesr. the steward. al
a'er'ness rerienished the glasses
'Confierrsn'" said the csDfain 'ef-
ter successfui voyage. fraught with In
tefea'ing Incidents ard eNcitemerts. we
have anchored unon The soil % bat
'eworn. grand ola Dixie We come not
~ rnffcsrary 1dysnturers 20 enlist
nnf"r The bsnnsr % the confederacy.
W. Ike true knights Grants % join rs
nororable volunteers the standard OF tho
,rayest lance IN Christerdom. that OF
noble peGll@s Lee (Cheers-'Hear,