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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 1 1 Browse Search
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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VII:—politics. (search)
eake Bay, under the name of Currituck Sound; but this arm of the sea does not communicate with the ocean, which can only be reached through Pamlico and the Strait of Croatan. The strip of land bordering on Pamlico Sound, as we have stated elsewhere, presents but four navigable passage-ways for vessels— New Inlet, Hatteras Inlet, where the forts were situated, Ocracoke Inlet, and lastly Old Topsail Inlet. This last inlet, situated near an angle formed by the sand-bank known to sailors as Cape Lookout, only communicates with the inland sea through a kind of narrow lagoon, which stretches southward, as Currituck Sound extends northward. It was nevertheless the inlet most frequented by trading-vessels before the war. It was protected by Fort Macon, which the Federals had captured in April. At a short distance from this fort, but on the mainland, stood, on the two sides of a small bay, the towns of Beaufort and Moore-head City. A railroad connects the latter with the town of Goldsboro
The Daily Dispatch: February 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Arrived, Schr. Henry Travels, Wyatt, Master, 10 days to the Capes, from Barrell Stake, Attakapas, La., with sugar and molasses; left in company with brig James Madison, for Baltimore, schr. Nimrod, for Richmond and Mary Jane, for New York. Experienced strong northerly winds in the Gulf of Mexico on the 5th inst. Exchanged long. 63 deg. 55 min. West, with ship Missouri, of New York. On the 9th inst. fell in with the schr. Nimrod, and kept company until sundown — a strong southeast gale blowing at the time. On the 12th spoke the schr. Pocahontas, Cape Lookout, bearing northwest, 30 miles distant. Had light easterly winds and calms to the north of Hatteras.
The Daily Dispatch: September 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Another interesting narrative of a cruise in the ocean. (search)
ring her we fired a gun across her bow, when she moved to, and was found to be the schooner Protector. of Philadelphia, from Matanvas for Philadelphia, with a cargo of fruit; she was taken in tow and carried into Hatteras Inlet. July 30, near Cape Lookout, made a U. S. steamer about ten miles off, which was soon discovered to be making towards us; but she was left out of sight in a few hours. Went into Beaufort, N. C. , July 30--left August 2, and arrived at Hatteras Inlet. A United States ma about. From the 9th to the 27th inst. the Gordon was much of the time at sea, but saw nothing that could be made a prize of — On the 17th inst, off Moorhead city, spoke the Br. Schooner Peel, from the Weet Indies, for Newbern. Same day, off Cape Lookout, spoke the Br. Schooner Lone Star, of Halifax, for Baltimore; in the afternoon put into Hatteras Inlet. On the 25th inst. made a sail, which, on nearing her, was discovered to be a U. S. frigate; and in the afternoon the Gordon returned to Ha
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
From North Carolina. Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 5. --Reliable authority states that neither Ocracoke or Oregon Inlets, nor Roanoke Island had been occupied by the enemy as late as last Sunday. No Federal crafts of any kind was seen in the Sound at that time. No Federal fleet was seen off the coast between Cape Lookout and Cape Fear either on Tuesday or Wednesday last.
The Daily Dispatch: January 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], The wreck of the steamer Vestafull particulars. (search)
r running in till nearly sunrise no land appeared. We had gone too far during the chase to make the return distance in time. Heading out again, we ran some half an hour, and then, no cruisers being in sight, the engines were stopped and the ship hove to. The sun came out and a chance offered to get our position, but the Captain was asleep, and the 1st officer (Tickle) made an attempt with the sextant, but nothing definite came of it. It was supposed we were some five and forty miles off Cape Lookout, but whether we were or not may be classed among "historical doubts. " Well, not to make my story too long, here we remained until about midday, when a steamer came in sight and immediately bore down upon us. Scarcely had we got under steam before two more steamers had discovered us and joined in the chase. Of course we now had to run for it. It was impossible to go at full speed without showing a black cloud of smoke, and, as soon as this became visible, we had the whole blockading flee
The Daily Dispatch: April 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Two hundred Dollars reward. (search)
pulsion. The New Orleans correspondent of the New York Herald says that Farragut's fleet has with drawn from the attack on Fort Powell, near Mobile. An emeute between negro recruits took place in New Haven a few days ago. A row, in which soldiers were chiefly engaged, had also taken place at Hartford. All the sutlers and their employees with the Army of the Potomac have been ordered to leave by the 16th inst., under the penalty of hard labor and confiscation of their property. This order has been issued, it is said, in view of an early forward movement. Two gunboats ascended the Chickahominy river twenty seven miles, on Tuesday, 5th inst, but were so harassed by Confederate cavalry that they were compelled to go back. A party of Confederates recently took possession of the light house at Cape Lookout, and seriously damaged it by exploding a keg of powder at the base of the tower. J C Rives, of the Congressional Globe, Washington, died a few days since.
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