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The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Southern Affairs. (search)
ll proceed to make a meal of us. The voices of the cannon once more created the greatest enthusiasm all along the line of forts and batteries, and every one was hoping that Brown would accept the challenge and open this fire. A visit to Cairo from our gun-boats. Brief mention has been made under our telegraphic head of the firing from our gun-boats upon Fort Holt, near Columbus, Ky.-- We take the following in reference to the affair from the Columbus Confederate News, of the 2d inr gun-boats, three in number, and they started up to have a conversation with "Abraham," if agreeable to them. But as soon as they "knew by the smoke that so gracefully curled," that we were coming, they very naturally backed out and returned to Cairo. Our steamers pursued and followed them up to within sight of that awful place. An anxious crowd of thousands stood upon the eminences around our town, regardless of a rather raw day, awaiting in breathless suspense to hear the opening of t