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... carried into effect . At nine o'clock Vance put his head out of the window . A rain - storm had set in , but he could see by the gas - lights the glistening top of a car- riage , and he could hear the stamping of horses . " All right ...
... carried into effect . At nine o'clock Vance put his head out of the window . A rain - storm had set in , but he could see by the gas - lights the glistening top of a car- riage , and he could hear the stamping of horses . " All right ...
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... carrying a bludgeon stepped up to him and said , " Whose turn - out have you here , darkey ? " " Dis am massa's turn - out , an ' nobody else's , sure , " said Peek , disguising his voice . " Well , who's massa ? " " Massa's de owner ob ...
... carrying a bludgeon stepped up to him and said , " Whose turn - out have you here , darkey ? " " Dis am massa's turn - out , an ' nobody else's , sure , " said Peek , disguising his voice . " Well , who's massa ? " " Massa's de owner ob ...
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... carried into effect , an errand - boy from the telegraph - office brought Semmes this letter : - " The scoundrels have cut the telegraph wires , and we can't communicate with the forts . I leave here at once to engage a boat for the ...
... carried into effect , an errand - boy from the telegraph - office brought Semmes this letter : - " The scoundrels have cut the telegraph wires , and we can't communicate with the forts . I leave here at once to engage a boat for the ...
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... . Having learned from a pilot that the Brooklyn , carrying the Stars and Stripes , was cruising off the South - west Pass , he resolved to steer in that direction . But when within five miles of the head of the Passes , 20 PECULIAR .
... . Having learned from a pilot that the Brooklyn , carrying the Stars and Stripes , was cruising off the South - west Pass , he resolved to steer in that direction . But when within five miles of the head of the Passes , 20 PECULIAR .
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... New York within the hour ; while all the persons captured on board the Rebel , together with the detective carried off by Vance , should be detained as prisoners and sent North in an armed steamer , to leave the 22 PECULIAR .
... New York within the hour ; while all the persons captured on board the Rebel , together with the detective carried off by Vance , should be detained as prisoners and sent North in an armed steamer , to leave the 22 PECULIAR .
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