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The Daily Dispatch: July 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
transports, near Legareville, and passed over to James and Morris Islands. Two monitors and several gunboats are still in the Stone, but have been driven by our batteries beyond effective range. One monitor believed seriously damaged by shot from one of our Brooke guns. Movements this evening indicate a purpose of a change of point of attack. From prisoners and a manuscript captured, it appears that the forces now operating against this place compose all the available force on the South Atlantic coast. The bombardment of Fort Sumter has been heavy for several days, and continues so. (Signed) Sam Jones,Maj. Gen. M'Neill's latest Exploit. We some days ago noticed the fact that Capt. McNeill had captured a lot of Yankees, with over one hundred horses and equipments, at Springfield, in Hampshire county. The capture was made on Sunday, the 26th ult., and the prisoners, fifty-nine in number, including three commissioned officers, arrived at Harrisonburg on Thursday even
The Daily Dispatch: August 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
generally attributed to a scarcity of ammunition, caused by the interruption of his communications. But few shells were thrown into the city last night. One set fire to a frame house in Peachtree street. Loss small. [Second Dispatch.] Atlanta, August 17. --The enemy's cavalry have retired from the vicinity of Fairburn, a portion crossing the river near Campbelton. Trains are running as usual. The enemy is busily engaged fortifying on the north side of the Chattahoochee, principally along Powder Springs and Campbelton roads, in the vicinity of Sweet Waters Everything is remarkably quiet along the front. The enemy opened fire upon the city from another gun, supposed to be a 64-pounder, planted on the Marietta road. A slow fire was kept up all night, resulting in the killing of one person. It is generally believed that the West Atlantic road was out at Ackworth by a portion of our cavalry on the 14th instant. News from that quarter is anxiously looked for.
The Daily Dispatch: January 27, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
run; though I think that was quite unnecessary. After the gale, I inquired of the commanders of the monitors how they passed through the ordeal, and they seemed to think they got along very well. The smaller monitors — Mahopac and Canonicus — at times almost disappeared from view, and the commander of the former vessel complained of discomfort, owing to the decks leaking; but the vessels were in no danger at any time. As to the Monadnock, she could ride out a gale at anchor in the Atlantic ocean. She is certainly a most perfect success so far as the hull and machinery are concerned, and is only defective in some minor details, which, in the building of these vessels, require the superintendence of a thorough seaman and a practical and ingenious man. The Monadnock is capable of crossing the ocean alone (when her compasses are once adjusted properly), and could destroy any vessel in the French or British navy, lay their towns under contribution, and return again (provided she cou
The Daily Dispatch: February 4, 1865., [Electronic resource], Blockade-Running. (search)
at a terrible rate. In the meantime, there was much sea-sickness, with which I myself suffered very little, as I anticipated. The next morning, the wind and sea having subsided considerably, was the time appointed for our arrival at St. Georges, but when four o'clock arrived, and the man at the masthead failed to sing out "land ahead," the re-action in my feelings was indescribably awful. It is painful to think of even now. Upon examination, we found we were lost somewhere in the Atlantic ocean, but exactly where we did not know, with only two days coal and a very small amount of provisions and water on hand. The only hope for us was in meeting up with some sail, or accidentally hitting upon land by floating about in different directions until the coal was out; otherwise our condition was truly alarming. But, thank Heaven, we came in sight of terra firma on Friday evening, after being at sea six days and six nights, and are now safe at anchor in the harbor of St. Georges,
The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
le, giving a total length of two thousand, two hundred and fifty-three miles. No final arrangements have yet been made as to the rules to be followed in laying the cable, but it will, of course, be commenced from this side of the Atlantic, and carried across to Newfoundland, to get the benefit of the western winds, which generally blow in summer. Steaming against a head wind, the Great Eastern is as steady as a rock. The rate of steaming across will never exceed seven knots an hour, and at this rate the great object of the expedition ought to be accomplished in from ten to eleven days. All will, however, depend on fine weather, which, fickle enough everywhere, is trebly so on the North Atlantic, as the terrific gale encountered by the last expedition sufficiently proved.--Against this misfortune, however, no care or skill, on the part of the company, can guard, and at present this seems the only cloud over the prospects of the new Atlantic telegraph.-- London Times, January 21.
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