The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-09-21
DEWEY ONCE A PRISONER
oxuEnEI, TELLS THt: STORY.
A Confederate Soldier VINO S'o"o
Guard Ovcr tho Future AdInlrai ~
Port Hudson, Miss.

Admiral George Dewey Rno VS. Wua
t. Is to have met the enemy ana DC
come his, for on the night Oh MarcI
IA 1863, whom as Lieutenant Dewey h'
was exccutivo officer OF the United
States steamer mississippi, and nct
from tho hulk OF that vessel and wa
captured by Confederate artillerymen
This happened on the banks OF the
Father OF Waters at Port Hudson
Miss, ana is said to have been the only
instance whom Dewey evor was prl
sCner.
But Lieutenant Dewey was not long
8 prisoner on that occasion. HC hao
then tho same nerve, dash and cool
ness now recognized the world over aS
characteristic of the man, and made
a brilliant aud successful break fOl
liberty, rejoining his captain, Melan-
chthOu 'Slultn, ana other 0tliccrs OF The
abandoned steamer. These had sought
safety on the RiCbmUnd, y snort dis
tance up the river.
Dowcy's cApturc is well rcmCmb bcred
by j. j. Mcdaniel, cotton mcrchan'
now living a. Minc0!a, Tex. MIR, Nc
Daniel, wnO then WAS II mere iad IN his
teens, WAS serving IN the CunIUdCratC
arm; as q member Of Company f.
First Aabamn artillery, which WAS
ranged along the west river bank. Hc
enjoys the dist notion OF having been
one Of the guard which covered Lieu.
tcuant Dew and Il small h&ndfUI Of
salors---lcss tn@n Il doZ 'n-whO fell
into the hands OF the cueIuy taat dark
night in 81 arch thirty.siX years ago.
a A,mlral E'urrauut had piv,u tho
nrcGr tn thr i ,nr, Ia un.s pr, UuIsnn
fnr thr dunnlc nu,,uo,,. u( slouuinu com.
w. ,,"nr;n.,,nu T1,l'.Dn t,yy EuI rjy', a,,l
th" rrbeI, on the EASTERN hnnks Of the
Mr.ui..in,t. and in communicate vim
tb~ Tnfnn II 1T unI arn,v ,,hrvr Au
nNiraT Ftrr.,r.ut wus ;,hE,~d tnn nn,[.
sh,n u,r,t,rd ,,nd i'm his ,n,,ror,r,nn
fn,, rrm,n,nu,inn ,Ni,rI. WINK ,r.
rnu,I an,nd rhn rrrpr,.l nr,Inr for ua.s
mo IN" n.iirri,.s Er .rntrL mar, ,irnJ,r-
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bank w,rr nnu,h.rni rr,r, on', ,fU'
fru,T, rignt 10 Ioi, - '''"'
"Or the rirnt ~ March ll,,,,,,,,
WAS mace uy II,rurn}'s n,.n, ~ ,.r., r''T' w.
h,orknGu wn,,.M ,y.,. ,..,,F,,r, ''i "'' VIC
-fut. The Sucu,.,,, WAS won ONLY nfirr
terrific Artliirry engagement pn,)
the loss 10 Vac Unlon nayv bv fire aud
explosion OF the steamer MIsSlssihpi.
1t was from the Duruing ste,urr
the Mississippi, tHnL fnn,n,nni,
Dewey escaped in the larknn.s ",S
smoke ONLY 10 br taken by ,h.. 49,, i'l',,' ',""
lucn Of Our sidc-thc same d ,.y,.r ~,
now il admiral of ,hr I,r',,,l -" '''
navy. Cuptnin MclauchIon Smi,E EjS
officers, VIM the rv,nntiHn - n',,. ~, us
and many oyncrs csr,,uIT in tNroI In"oSy'