The Harrison times., 1912-04-27

the two days firing
The bill to emancipate slaves in the
district of Columbia passed the House.
John ]. Crittenden made a powerful
protest against agitating the question
Of slavery.
Lieut. ], G. Baker, U, S. N, on board
the Confederate prize schooner Bride
with an armed crew, captured the
Confederate sloop Wren at Sharks
Point, Virginia,
Huntsville, Alabama, an important
point Of railroad communication be-
tween the southern states, was occu-
pied by the national forces under Cen
eral Mitchell early in the morning. The
Union soldiers made q forced march
OF eighteen hours and surprised the
town.
The Confederate ironclad Merrimac
appeared in Hampton Roads again
with six smaller craft, returning to
shelter after brief maneuvers, which
resulted in the capture Of several
small Union craft.
There was skIrmishing In the vicln'
ity OF Yorktown during the day.
General Halleck arrived before Cor
inth and superseded General Grant.
April 12, 1862.
The Nassau IN. P) Guardian, for
the encouragement OF "the trade that
has recently grown up, and which, If
fostered, may attain much wider pro-
portions" printed list Of vessels that
had arrived there after passing the
blockade Of the southern ports, The
paper mentioned that the arrivals
from the Southern states were more
numerous than those from the North.
ern states, where the trade was free
Of blockade.
Negro soldiers who had served IN
the Confederate garrison at Fort
Pulaski were declared conAscated, and
set free, in q feneral order issued by
General Hunter, U. S. A.
Lowry's Point batteries on the Rap
pahannock, Virginia, were evacuated
ny inc lOHleuSTdleb,
General Mitchell, who had taken
Huntsville, Alabama, from the Confed.
crates tho day before, seized and held
hundred miles Of the Charlestown
q Memphis railroad,
Quantrell, the partisan fighter oper,
atng In Missouri, narrowly escaped
capture by n body OF Union soldiers
sent against him The national troops
came up with his band near the Little
Blue river killed Ave, and took seven
teen, Quantrell, whose horse was
shot under him, escaped by swimming
across the river,
The Union picket line near Monte
rey, Virginia, was driven two miles by
Confederate attack, Several com
pantes coming to the support Of the
pickets, lively skirmish ensued, with
ont permanent advantage TO either
side.
Tho U, s, revenue steamer Reliance
arrived at Baltimore with four cap
tured Confederate sloops.
April 10, 1852.
A force OF four thousand National
soldiers left pittsburg Landing In five
transports and proceeded up the Ten.
nessee river, accompanied by the gun.
boats Tyler and Lexington. Landing
near PASSPORT, Miss, they proceeded
to Bear Creek bridge, whore thcy do,
stroyed two railroad bridges on the
Mobile and Ohio, The bridges were
guarded by cavalry force Of 100 Con.
fejerates, who escaped.
The U, 3, s, S, Hercules Lieut.,
Thomas s, DUNCAN, captured tho Con
fedcrNte sloop Yelma, A large mail,
part OF which was addressed 10 per.
sons In Baltimore, was taken, IL was
found that tho Velma had cleared
from pokomoke Sound, Va, on the
eastern side Of tho bay In loyal ter.
rtory, but that she had discharged
her cargo IN tho Wicomico river, with
In the boundaries OF belIgercnt VIr-
gIGIa, The master Of the vessel dc.
clared himself q Confederate, assert.
ing that he would rot In prison" be.
ioro he would take the oath Of Nlleg''
ance, .''' ''e~, -,%la ..t. Ish
Tho Union gunboOt AotIlla, under
Commodore Foote, on It's way down
the Mississippi to Fort Pillow, was at.
tackled by Ave Confederate gunOoats
at Nesdham's Cuton, forty.Gyo miles
below New Madrid, The Con'cdcrato5
were compelled to retire before Su,
perior force
Major General Ilalleck, In a dis.
patch from Pittsburg Landing 10 Sec
retary stanton, recommended that Con.
era sherman be promoted 10 major
generalship for his services Al tho bat
Ito on the 9th and 7th OF April At
Plttsburg Landing, Halleok made no
mention OF Grant In hls message com.
mending sherman, whom he credited
with having saved the fortunes OF tho
day on the eth, and contributed large
ly to the glorious victory OF tho 7th,"