Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-01-05
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CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
naosmber 81. 1861.

+be following: 1.-THE Canadian press
comments upon the release of Messrs
Mason and SlidelI in the same spirit
which has prompted its various repre-
oontations hitherto in their treatment
If the rebellion. The Leader uses
tbe most abusive language at its COM
mand. 1t pronounoes the surrender
one Of the greatest coliapses since the
beginning of time and has much to
cav of the humiliation OF the national
Government. The Globe talks much
more moderately, and heartily con-
graduates its readers on the result;
and the Montreal Gazette speaks OF it
as a bitter bitter pill for the fire.
eaters to cram down their noisy
throats. !"
The United States gunboats under
commander Melancthon Smith left
ships Island, in the Gulf of Mexico,
with a heavy force of marines and
proceeded to Biloxi, Miss Although
there was battery at the place, it
was not manned, and Commander
Smith took possession of the town
without meeting resistance. He car
rled the guns from the batteries
aboard the gunboats and returned to
Ship Island, having meanwhile captur-
ed schooner loaded with hard pine
flooring that endeavored to slip be-
hind the island on the way to New
Orleans.
The term of enlistment in the north
ern army was extended during the
month from one to three years, and
bounty of $50 was offered.
January !, 1862.
Messrs. Mason and Slidell were sur
rendered by the United States gov
eminent to the British government.
They were taken in the tug Star
light from Fort Warren, in Boston
harbor, where they had been detain-
ed as prisoners of war, to Providence
town, on Cape Cod, where they We're
delivered on board the British gum
boat Rinaldo. The Rinaldo immedi-
ately put to sea, bearing Mason and
Sidell to the posts toward which
they had been travelling when taken
OF the British mail steamer Trent by
Captain Wilkes, U. S. N, two months
before
A joint expedition of United States
gunboats under Commander c. r. P.
Rodgers and infantry under General
Stevens, which had left Port Royal
Harbor, S. c., the previous evening.
crossed the Coosaw river and attack
ed the Confederate fort at Port Royal
ferry. The Confederate garrison
was driven from their works by the
heavy shell fire of the gunboats, but
subsequently returned and made de-
termined attack on the Union forces
who had occupied their recently aban-
doned position. The gunboats again
decided the issue with their shell fire.
The United State Fort Pickens, in
Pensacola harbor, again opened fire
on the Confederate steamship Time.
The response was taken up by the
Confederate Forts Fisher and Bar
rancas. Little damage was done on
either side, beyond fire that broke
out in Warrington as a result OF the
explosion of Union shells.
The British bark Empress of Huh,
which was captured by the United
States sloop vi eennes at Pas a
POutre in an attempt to run the
blockade of New Orleans, arrived in
New York with a. prize crew. She
was from Rio Janeiro with $500 bags
OF coffee.
The Federal prisoners removed by
the Confederates from Charleston, S.
arVfxr % q ~
January 2, 1862.
The Confederates resumed their at
tack on the fort at Port Royal Ferry,
from which they had been driven and
subsequently held by the Federal ex-
petition under Commander Rodgers
and General Stevens, and succeeded
IN dislodging the Union force. I'm
der cover of a heavy fire from the
gunboats, the Federals recrossed the
Cootaw and withdrew to Port Royal
Harbor, leaving the fort in The pos
session Of the Confederates.
The Confederate battery at Cock
pit Point, on the Potomac, was at
lacked by the Union gunboat Ana
costa and the steamer Yankee. The
Anacostia took position out of the
range of fire from the battery, but the
Yankee was hit by Confederate shot
mat Knocked away two OF her knees
forward and pierced the forecastle.
The steamship Ella Marley, for
merly the Isabel of Nassau. made a
successful attempt to run the block
ade of Charleston, and arrived there
early in the morning. She carried a
valuable miscellaneous cargo. One
OF her passengers was Mr.. Bisbie,
formerly delegate to the Virginia
legislature, bearing important dis
patches from Mr.. Yancey.
General Stone, U. S. A., issued an
order at Poolesville, Nd. warning