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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1863

Page

2

New Hampshire Letter Attacks Wilson and Seeks Vote March 10

A bitter anti Wilson political broadside alleges treachery by a local officers and a Union draft, accusing them of seeding fear to suppress suffrage. It mocks Lieut Col Barer and questions the 14th New Hampshire's leadership while urging voters to resist the “Black Republican” campaign.

New Hampshire Col Barer Wilso

Notorious secessionist Hicks arrested at the St. Nicholas Hotel

Charles Carroll Hicks arrived on the Eagle from Havana and caused a disturbance in a New York bar by denouncing the government and praising the Confederacy. He claimed service as a rebel officer and refused the oath of allegiance, being imprisoned for inquiry into his loyalties. Hicks had previously served Garibaldi and later lectured at Cooper Institute. He faced Provost Marshal Draper and was granted a parole until morning.

St. Nicholas Hotel Charles Carroll Hicks New York Eagle Havana Jeff. Davis Confederacy Lincoln Greenbacks Stonewall Jackson Jeff Davis Denniston Wool Richmond New York Hotel Hicks Draper Garibaldi Italy Cooper Institute Charleston Winder

Lancashire Laborers Reach America Sent by Miss Burdett Coutts

Reports detail the sailing of 149 Lancashire operatives to the United States aboard the Europa, funded by Miss Angela Burdett Coutts. The piece notes her family background, wealth, and extensive charity, including church and bishopric endowments abroad, framing the transatlantic labor shipment as a philanthropic response to American labor shortages amid the Civil War era.

Burdett Coutts Lancashire Europa Francis Burdett Thomas Coutts Miss Mellon Duke of St. Albans Angela Burdett Coutts Dr Blomfield London Adelaide South Australia British Columbia Australia

Richmond Enquirer mocks peace plan and cites Confederate leaders

The Richmond Enquirer denounces Crouyn de L'Huys peace mediations, insisting only Lee Beau regard Longstreet Jackson and Johnston are fit as commissioners. It questions French recognition of the Confederacy, notes Forrest’s raid near Franklin, and reports Yankee movements in Middle Tennessee as well as frontier bandit activity and recent deaths in Richmond’s military hospital.

New York Richmond Enquirer Crouyn de L’huys Lee Beauregard Longstreet Jackson Johnston Washington England United States Confederacy Richmond Forrest Jeff. C. Davis Franklin Nashville Davis Fortress Monitor Middle Tennessee Beech Grove Buford Texas U. S City Point Fortress Monroe Smith Stono Inlet Jeff Wilkins

Fort Monroe Fire Loot Recovered As Sloop Held

At Norfolk during the blaze a sloop tried to flee but was stopped and goods valued around 1500 dollars stolen in the fire were found aboard. One arrestee turned State's evidence. The Eliza and Rebecca schooner hauled off Rip Rap shoals. The State of Maine arrived with about 300 exchanged Union prisoners from Richmond and departed for Annapolis.

Fortress Monroe Norfolk Eliza Rebecca Rip Rap Fortress Monror State of Maine Richmond Annapolis

Winter Snowstorm Sighted Across Regions

Reports from BaltinMore Washington New York Philadelphia Fortess Moniter Burrago detail a major snow storm sweeping the area. About 5 to 10 inches have fallen with drifting in places and travel disruption expected. The storm began before daylight and persisted through the day. North west winds and low temperatures accompany the system.

BaltinMore Washington Fortress Moniter New York Philadelphia Burrago N. Y Fes

Storms and ship notices from early February coastal reports

A heavy eastward snow storm began this morning. The bark Sarah reports being boarded Feb 4 off Cape St Antonio by the gunboat Vanderbilt en route to Kingston to watch for the pirate Alabama. George N Sanders, bearer of despatches for the Confederate Government, has been in W Nassau. A Augusta despatch notes both Legislature houses refer Speed petition for a new telegraph line to the next Legislature. The steamship North American, Captain Dutton, sailed for Liverpool at 3 this morning.

New York Sarah Carthagenia Cape St. Antonio Vanderbilt Kingston Alabama Warffax N.S George N. Sanders Portland Augusta J. J. Speed North American Dutton Liverpool

New York Stock and Money Market Feb 21

Stocks steady with government and railroad issues quoted. Commodities including cotton, flour, wheat, corn, oats, beef, pork, and sugars show varied firming or steady prices. grains and oils active in New York, with naval stores, leather, and tobacco trading quietly.

Liverpool Aimerican Surats Egypt Hatat New Orleans Mobile U.janis Fair Manchester Richardson, Spence & Co Vikers Cory London Bank of England American Securities Ilinois Central Railroad Erie Railroad Queenstown Illinois Central Railroad Havre New York Treasury Notes Tennessee Missouri American Gold Pacific Mall Steamship Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Ohio Canada Chicago Milwaukee Michigan Jersey Cumberland State East India Havana Rio Porto Rico Naval Kentucky Western Liverpool Hull

Army bill to improve health and provisioning of troops

A Massachusetts senator's bill outlines army reforms including medical oversight of cooking, detailed cook assignments per company, enlistment of African descent under cooks with pay and rations, added pepper and tobacco in rations, nurse administration by the Surgeon General, hospital matrons pay and rations, and tax exemption for bounty lands pensions and pay documents for service members.

United States The Army Commissary Department Secretary of War

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