The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-11-01
WAR STORIES.
Career OF Two of Roosevelt's Uncles.

ing tho private history Of the b ullooh
brothers. They were born. on g Geor.
gla farm. Their lives were che lives
OF the average sou OF Southern gen.
elemano Irvine early wont to ses, and
James also decided to voo old Nep.
tune. He entered the navy after hav-
ing graduated At Annapolis. When
the Civil war broke out they both en- .
iisNsd 10 che Confederate gag 10.
james vent TO Europe as ehs rcnss =
sentative OF the Confederate navy,
charged with the duty & purohasiug
or hsvins built vessels for tho Con.
Sedersee navy.
The Florida, Alabama and shenau.
doah were put aaoas through his tire
less work. It wss no mean aohieve
mene 70 lsuncb end put in commission
Confederate vessel in foreign waters,
The cot wsS in violation Of the lass of
neatrality, and the men who were ca.
gagged in it were watched by the spie q
OF tho country in which they war 9
working. 90 we'll as by the Federal
secret service; There wse great Lax.
ity ON the psft Of she British Govern .
ment concerning the building OF che
Alabama and that vessel, which wse
being constructed BY the Lairds, on
the Mersey, w:s &c be gent against the
Federal navy, which was matter Of
common knowledge. Repeated pro.
tests against this violation Of neu.
trality were made by the Federal Gov.
ernnent, but they did not avail, and
the completed vessel steamed down
the Rfersey Jr'y 20, 1862, followed
by 9sst .ssongs Of people. many of
them waving Confederate Aags and
wishing her successful cruise. -.
The Alabama which was known as
/ mo. ESQ., while on the ways, oom-
pleted her fittings at Moelfra Bay,
and chen sailed for the Azores. Here
she was boarded by Admiral semmes
and his officers, her armament and
munition Of war were taken aboard.
from OF tho Eaglish vessel that had
55sse::sshA.. 55sse::sshA.. them hither and che Stars
and. Bars were flung to the breeze
from her mast. Admiral Seramea
made . speech telling the, Grew that
he wanted them TO enlist in the Con-
fedeEate navy. Eighty of the man
who had manned the vessel from Eng
land took the oath. Irvine. Bulloeh
Was the navigator. In the course OF
twenty.ene months the Alabama had
destroyed $4,000, ,0GO worth OF Federal
shipping, more than had ever been de.
stroyed by aBingle vessel in the history
Of naval warfare. As a result og
British indifference to :ths oonstruu.
tion Of the Alabama, chat g ta,:7srnmsp,
had to pay che q United Statss e15, ,5oO,.
00o damages after the ;war. .5Sl $ B
B" Oa Sunday, june. 10, 1885, the;Ala.
banns was lying III the harbor OF! Cher.
bourg, France, 30 grsss was her repu,
tation chat thonsaHds locked to smae m
this daring fighter. & The ssiIroadt
tfans exaurstous % Bring the II, ,pI,poplo.
shethea driven Amsslean ahinninng 81
ths, laeaa, And 1heea ssus,e saaa world
vide Qassids Elm sasass harher ;lay
shs Uaited Ssstaa Mar ahip, yshs :Kssr. j Il.
sage, eomtsadsd 5by Caps. John 3,A.
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sammae o coma aussids shs hsrib,o,, !,
and ashs. ssnn ID sha : orders d q
avoid . aghs Euieh 5 & ID Rars !, s weasel, bu,
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deslins, 90 he accepted ae & jalaaya
said aftaavard Ahas ]; had he & Ensovsin
shat the sldes ssf5 shs Kearsargef ! wers q.
protected by iron ehsiaa he l would / "a. ,sa
have Il aoaeptedS i slho gsgss I 81 6 {. tbasssss,,
W. hen he steamed souk os tha hsrbof id
accept :tha prof fersda .aghsg ia wss. jisoi.
lowed S}by Sthe I; ID osnd, I, 3 4 yaah,
owned by Me- John : Lancaster, |; ar ID
Epgliah gentle who 81, had hia Hife
land sons aboa hey saanssdt :sss
the agkt. The hrsl gnin 81 HMas M xsired; &,
10.57 o clock, end Sssxa slyy, 5Sat Il yon yn ths
Alshama tauled downu % j hsrs vi, dolers, b,a,
ihrongh . mstsks ths Kaastssatge $did
jnot oesas firing natii ssaysnt toaln l D y Ms "a al al
utss late. slk 5ahsl hsd atsaoE shs
atatnpoat of ths KisassaIgs slsia Ind afaiisd
toss explode. Hid & d Is Is axpsodsd ths
t,story might BE 9astl farsns. .T,s
iisst gan shssd IS GIG iAiabs ana Was
discharged EbyS alleshs ssWhea aist q ths a shig IL
IL hen ths Dasfh onnd saw nd b yssssai
| goihs apxn, shes ran O. d Is Is gp1ot, il1 zs snd
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