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The Daily Dispatch: October 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Recovery of prisoners. (search)
which the scattered navy of the United States, engaged in the blockade, could, one by one, have been captured or sunk. With the immense iron factories in the South, and the railroad and water facilities for transporting iron plating, we do not see why such vessels had not been made and fitted out at New Orleans. Two such vessels starting from that point could easily capture the blockaders off the Mississippi first, then visit and bag those off Mobile, Galveston, Apalachicola, Fernandina, Savannah, and Charleston. And by having a large surplus force of men on board, and adding the captured vessels to their force, manned by these men, by the time they would be ready to leave Charleston, where they might refit and repair damages in a short time, the fleet would be strong enough to cope with any that old Abe might send out. Besides breaking the blockade, it would forever stop the marauding expeditious which now threaten our coasts. If iron clad steamers are impregnable, starting with
The Daily Dispatch: October 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Florida improvements. (search)
nal crosses one cypress swamp, about three or four hundred yards across. In this there is two or three feet of water; also two other patches of cypress, where the water stands during the wet season. Test pits have been dug, which shows the nature of the materials to be mostly sand, or sandy loam. All of which can be spaded with the greatest facility. The bottom is dry, and very healthy. Good water, and an abundance of provisions, very cheap. A line of steamers runs from Savannah, Ga., to Palatka, on the St. Johns river. A railroad runs to Jacksonville, connecting with another regular steamer running direct to Enterprise, which is fifteen miles by land to the canal. Transient steamboats, keel boats, and sail boats, run direct to the canal from all points below on the St. Johns river. The work was commenced on the 18th September, and is making good progress. It will immediately open to thorough cultivation a valuable region, and will furnish a base for addition
The Daily Dispatch: October 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Timely arrival. (search)
for several years past. On arriving at New York in the steamer, he pushed directly through, taking the Western route, and succeeded in reaching Nashville in safety, where he tarried for some days, awaiting the arrival of his family, whom it was deemed prudent to leave behind in charge of friends. Capt. Gilmer sent on his resignation last spring, and immediately on reaching the Confederate States, he reported himself, by letter, to the Government at Richmond for duty. His extensive scientific acquirements and high reputation in the army make him a most valuable accession to our cause in the present crisis. From his perfect familiarity with the coast of Georgia and all its assailable points, we had hoped to have his effective aid in our defensive preparations; though, we regret to learn, there are reasons for apprehending that he will be assigned to a different field of duty. We unite with his numerous friends in welcoming him cordially back to Savannah.--Savannah Republican.