June 24, 1863, Dallas Herald
The New Orleans exiles, driven from the city by Banks, have been arriving at Mobile by hundreds. They were received with a lively and hospitable welcome by the citizens of Mobile, although some of the “black sheep” which grace that goodly city desired to make a “good thing of it” by charging two hundred and fifty dollars for a carriage to convey the passengers from Pascagoula. The citizens broke into the arrangement by furnishing private vehicles.