| From the Richmond Daily Dispatch |
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| March 18, 1862 |
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| From the
Savannah
papers of Thursday last, we get some further intelligence of the state
of affairs on the Florida
coast. The Republican says: |
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| The evacuation of Fernandina
was conducted very badly, and much was lost owing to the inefficiency
of the Colonel in command. Ex-Senator Yulee, President of the Florida Railroad,
was untiring in his efforts to save the property of the citizens. He
was the last man to leave Fernandina, and was on the train that was
fired on. He escaped by great efforts, and projected an expedition on
Monday night to bring off the train that had been left, which would
have been entirely successful had not the railroad
bridge been set on fire by order of Col. Hopkins, in command,
just as the train reached it. All the Florida
troops need to insure success is a worthy commander. |
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