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GENERAL REED IN COMMANDTHE FILLIBDSTER8;OF,• f 1'It / •-t. /*» r 4- iJR*rom Kanohero,: Jahuui*y 5tli.Bai% • %-. .?-r -- x* ym:i'r~:i wYesterday several officers and men from the FederalAdde lt;*f the ^Bio‘Grande, SrosBod^at Clarksville during the day, and tyok up quarters in Bagdad, apparently for the night Hhortly oiler midnight the guard at the ferry and along the riverwerfc surprised^, captured and disarmed by thenarty above-mentioned. Such UghterKasyvere at hand were immediately token possession of, and with them nearly the entire military force were crossed over15ei’.* i «;*20, i ■ ■■■:20in two separate'400 men, mostly negroM■ i . '/The garrison of Bftgtkul,; containing about1 1 V . •*'* -M min all some»4 rf J »1 ;•« V rtrv*Vf •1 lt;•» -175 inem completely surprised and cup-•i5• •»/ »*«tured., The Commander of the post and the Cap-* *•• * * : ‘ ft ■ 1 . ' \ ‘ ' ~ ' ’ f .1tain of the port were hikcn prisoners while intheir beds. It is sobt ttiat the latter was- lt;1 • • .killed and the foriiler made' his escape. Oithe triitEof this there is doubt Upon taking• * • • ‘ 1 t ^ • *possession of the town, the work of; pillage* V ^ I •* ,and plunder was immediately inaugurated. Every lighter in the place; some thirty in number, was. taken possession of, arid an Rapidly• »us each warehouse could bo gutted its contentswwrp loaded op and immediately crossed to’the ’’ o *• 1 ***.• iAiiicricaii side. The guulwnit Antonio Wasculled upon t‘* surrender, . fcrhe answered their' . 1' - • r ■ I . . / * ■ • ' 'demand witlui broadside which scattered the• .tillibusters in a hurry, Q^hortly alter a second demand of the same hnture was made, which52010twwas answered in the saute manner with a like•r* , -r * r , ;.*.*• • ..»*••• f.result. She is [now on her way up th£ river.'• • •; ; . •- * -i t : o# t*.*put* Atisiriaq sergeant onilm Antonia was killed at daylight' .The French men-of*wur hi the• v,- \ lt;|4 *• . * , . i 4 iharbor opened tire, compelling the 'tUlibustersf .; I * * ■ /' * i ?. - '•to take retuge in the Upper part of the town.Thi*Conn•• € • v, -.'IE.it*• 1.1 - * The deaths are reported to be about iJO on♦ ^ tuich side.' 'i * t * * •. 14 , , lt;It is stated th^it*the FiTlibustei-s wero^underJan4dtf-(ho command of Col. Uaed, and that one Hi1 i */. c ' i-i.Jrl m: *11 ‘ • I'.Clay Crawford, being Brownsville* Upon re-eeiviugduformation of the capture of Bagdad, started• clown for tho scene of action, postbasic. , ■ . ,/t 'iff ;.v •: 1 ^ ■ i •t 1 * \ i v i' t**’: i ?'v I \ :J -l‘!lil ve iIf you make mlt; cular fn. decll *
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Galveston Flakes Daily Bulletin
Galveston, Texas, US
Tue, Jan 16, 1866
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