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Page 77
... vessels were scuttled and destroyed ; and of the fine fleet of boats that had sought refuge in the Yazoo river , not more than four or five were saved , which were up the Tallahatchie and Yello- busha . THE BATTLE OF HELENA.- THE TRANS ...
... vessels were scuttled and destroyed ; and of the fine fleet of boats that had sought refuge in the Yazoo river , not more than four or five were saved , which were up the Tallahatchie and Yello- busha . THE BATTLE OF HELENA.- THE TRANS ...
Page 87
... vessels hovering about Stono Inlet , and movements of the enemy on Folly Island . At nightfall small boats , loaded with armed men , began to dash out from either shore . These men were to make their way up the narrow creek , which ...
... vessels hovering about Stono Inlet , and movements of the enemy on Folly Island . At nightfall small boats , loaded with armed men , began to dash out from either shore . These men were to make their way up the narrow creek , which ...
Page 141
... vessels to leave their yard " without an ample explanation of their destination and a sus- tainable reference to the owner or owners for whom they are constructed . " It was curiously held by Lord Russell that " Messrs . Laird were ...
... vessels to leave their yard " without an ample explanation of their destination and a sus- tainable reference to the owner or owners for whom they are constructed . " It was curiously held by Lord Russell that " Messrs . Laird were ...
Page 142
... vessels , valued , with their cargoes , at ten million • dollars , had been captured by vessels under the Confederate flag . From the first appearance of the little schooner , Jeff Davis , the Confederate navy had been the terror of the ...
... vessels , valued , with their cargoes , at ten million • dollars , had been captured by vessels under the Confederate flag . From the first appearance of the little schooner , Jeff Davis , the Confederate navy had been the terror of the ...
Page 143
... vessels had been built in the States now forming the Confederacy since the war of 1812 , and the engines of only two of these had been contracted for in these States . All the labor or materials requisite to complete and equip a war vessel ...
... vessels had been built in the States now forming the Confederacy since the war of 1812 , and the engines of only two of these had been contracted for in these States . All the labor or materials requisite to complete and equip a war vessel ...
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