The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-12

Of General Mansfield.
The Confederate ~privateer Isabel
succeeded in running the blockade off
Charlestown on the night of December
26, and getting to sea. There were
eleven vessels of the blockading squad
ron off the harbor at the time. The
gunboat ~Pocahontas vas sent in purl
suit, but could not overhaul the Isabeli
Arthur Rankin, a member Of the Ca
madam parliament, who had enlisted
in the Federal army, resigned and rel
turned to Canada, considering further
service in the United States army
improper, in view of the strained re-
lations between Great Britain and the
United States.
The Confederate Army Of Virginia
went into winter quarters in the vicin-
ity of Manassas.
December 90, 1861.
The diplomatic correspondence be
tween the governments of France and
Great Britain and the United States,
in relation to the seizure of Messrs.
Mason and Slidell on board the Trent.
was made public. The first was a note
from Secretary Seward to Mr.. Adams,
United States minister to England,
briefly mentioning the incident, stat
ing that the action of Captain Wilkes
was without the authority Of h gov;
eminent, and trusting that the Eng;
lish government would consider the
subject in a friendly temper. Fol
lowed a note from Earl Russell to
Lord Lyons, declaring the act an af-
front to the English flag and a viola
ton of international law, and demand
ing the restitution of the ENJOYS to
the protection of the English flag, and
an apology from the American govern
ment. Mr.. Stewards response to this,
after reviewing at great length the
points of international law involved,
expressed the conclusion that the
United States government would be
wrong in refusing to return the per;
sons captured, and stating that the
four persons taken by Captain Wilkes
(Messrs. Mason and Slidell and them
secretaries) would be cheerfully liz
Grated as soon as a time and place
should be appointed for receiving
them. No apology was offered, how
ever, llClc IdNllS OSNil ~ AEAA IA
tended. Lord Lyons replied that he
would forward the document to his
home government, and would make
immediate arrangements for again.
placing the ENJOYS under the prOtec-
ton of the English flag. The closing
Of the incident was generally approved
in the north and regretted in the
south, where much hope had been
built on the prospects of a war be-
tween the United States and Great
. Britain.
General Prentiss, with $50 Fedora
troops, met and defeated a Confeder-
ate force under Colonel Dorsey near
, Mount Zion, Boone county, Mo.
December 20, 1861.
+ Commander Porter, U. S. N, ana
/ several officers Of the Federal army
narrowly escaped capture by a com
pany of Confederates under JEFF.
Thomson at Commerce. Mo-, 40 miles
below Cairo. Thompson's men had
+ raided the town, which was strongly
4 Federal in it's sentiment, and had con-
cealed themselves behind the land,
n ing for the purpose of capturing the
f steamer City of Alton, which was
o expected. When the steamer came in
n sight, Mrs. Eversole, wife of a citi'
h zen, ran down to the landing and
warned the pilot, in spite of the
threats of Thompson's men that they
would shoot her. The steamer re
d versed her engines and backed OF
just before she touched the landing
" The Confederates fired several vol
legs at her. Kidding her cabin. but
n injuring no one. Commander Porter
@ and The military men were passengers
r. on her at the time.
The Confederate General Huger sent
s a note to Gen. Wool announcing thai
he was ready TO send 240 prisoners Of
wal down the James river from Rich
d mond as soon as they could be re
a ceived.
December 80, 1861.
l. The secretary of the treasury of the
f. Confederate states, in his correspond
d ence with the Tennessee delegation il
n the Confederate congress-, announced
the inability of the Confederate gov
d rnment to reimburse Tennessee fol
IS lue SUluS tAPSlucu NY tLS SldlC All uC
II Tense of the COnfederacy.
" Messrs. Thomas and Burnett of Ken
If lucky were sworn in as members o
tho Confederate congress and tool
d their seats as representatives of thei,
state. They were chosen by the pro
e visiOnal government.
Acting Master Alick Allen and Act
ing Master Henry l.. Sturgess of thu