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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1863

Page

2

Fourth Pacre Poetry-Letter and Market Auctions

A notices page notes boots and brogans sale at Pearl Street today at 10 O'clock by Rich Townsend & Cowing, followed by J H Lester at 121 Pearl selling boots and shoes. It also mentions Tremont Temple lecture by Henry Giles and political essays, plus railway bonds and various public notices.

New York Telegraph News

Steamer Arrivals and Rebel Cash Seizure Reported

The steamer Bio Bio arriving from Havana reports a rebel paymaster Reed arrested with 200000 in his possession near Bonne Carre while the Illinois from New Orleans via Key West also arrives. The article discusses Monroe doctrine vigor and U S enforcement.

United States New Orleans Havana Reed Bonne Carre Illinois Key West

Rebels Evacuating Vicksburg Reported Quietly

Memphis Bulletin reports well informed circles believe rebels are evacuating Vicksburg. Gunboat Carondelet and five others are said to have reached the Tallahatchie river via the Yazoo pass. Reports from Lake Providence remain favorable.

Caro Marcu Memphis Bulletin Vicksburg Carondelet Tallahatchie River Yazoo Pass Lake Providence

Battle Report From Vicksburg Drives Heavy Losses

The Peters burg Express reports a great battle at Vicksburg with heavy losses on both sides and no decisive result. The gunboat Indianola has been captured by rebel forces.

Monitor Petersburg Vicksburg Indianola

Richmond Examiner War Summary Scrutinized Provisions

March 29 Richmond Examiner reports Jefferson Davis declares a fasting day. Gen Rosecrans advances toward Middleboro. Rebel authorities curb shipments to south. Mobile and Ohio Railroad efforts to ease famine noted. Prices for enslaved people cited. hostage Edwin S. Dorsey linked to Maryland. Virginia Senate debates salt, food, and troop transfers. Floyd thanked. no major battle news.

Army OF the Potomac Marcy Richmond Examiner Jeff. Davis South Gen. Rosecrans Middleborough Murfreesboro Shelbyville Raleigh N.C Mobile Register Mobile and Ohio Railroad Edwins. Dorsey Dorsey Maryland United States Congress Senate Wigfall Kentucky Missouri Virginia Senate House of Delegates Floyd the Examiner

Mass Forty-Second Brigades Letter From Galveston Battle

A letter dated January 24 from Lieut Alfred Proctor, prisoner at Houston, describes the Galveston fight as severe but the 42d Mass regiments men held firm. Only one soldier killed, twenty wounded. captives marching toward Vicksburg for parole. Officers to have side arms returned, prized keepsakes from friends.

New York Mancy New Orleans Quartermaster Proctor Mass Alfred Proctor Houston Texas Galveston Frank L. Nott Lieut. Cowdin Go D Vicksburg

Treasure laden vessels reach San Francisco amid dull trade

From California reports arrival of the Lookout and the Sierra Nevada with treasure recovered from the Golden Gate wreck. The Golden Age sails for Panama with large sums for England and New York. A Mazatlan Cosmopolitan dispatch notes 2200 troops sailing for the Republic’s southern region to oppose French forces.

San Francisco Lookout New York Sierra Nevada Mazatlan Golden Gate Panama England Republic Jamaiin Gen. Vega Col. Norton Alert Carib Emigra Conde Cadavera

Fort Monroe Orders Revoking Shipment Permits

From Fort Monroe a March 1 1863 order from Headquarters Department of Virginia grants revoked shipments to Norfolk effective March 1 with permits canceled after 60 days. Major Gen Dix commands. Clark and his comrades to be executed at Yorktown at noon. Detroit propeller arrives from New York with ton of cotton seed for Hampton plantation. Mr Cushing of Adams Express reports Gen Foster back at Newbern and quiet there since Friday.

Monror Mancy Department OF Virginia Army Corps Norfolk Dix James Millwood Clark Yorktown Detroit New York Hampton Cushing Adams’s Express Company Newbern N. C Foster

Train Wreck After Rock Slide Near Perryville

An express train on the Pennsylvania Railroad derailed near Perryville after earth and rock slid onto the track. One man was killed. several injured including a Baltimore man with a broken leg and a St. Louis passenger. The engineer suffered leg injuries from scalding.

Perryville Pennsylvania Railroad John A. Stearer Greenburg E. A. Pryor Baltimore D. C. Donahue Greencastle B. A. Hill St. Louis George Ballinger Pittsburg J. C. Kurtz Bellefonte S. B. M. Young D. BE

Reestablished blockade reported at Charleston and Galveston

Havana advices state the official paper publishes the reestablishment of the blockade at Charleston and Galveston, communicated to the Government by the Spanish Minister in Washington. The gunboats Wachusett and Oneida arrived at Santiago on February 11. The Rhode Island.

New York Maxcy Havana Charleston Galveston Washington Wachusett Oneida Santiago Rhode Island

Rebel flotilla reports movement amid Caribbean ports

Advices from Caraccas say General Falcon was defeated and fled as Maracaibo remained blockaded. Santiago de Cuba was at Havana while the Sonoma stayed in port. Gas lighting apparatus arrived from New York for Caraccas. The rebel schooner Amalia reached Havana from St Marks with cotton.

Santiago de Cuba Havana Sonoma Caraccas Falcon

Rebels Press Franklin Move Fails. Prisoners Captured

Report from Nashville dated March 23 describes Van Dorn forces 2000 strong advancing toward Franklin on two roads with artillery, then withdrawing after a brief maneuver. Two of Van Dorn's command were captured. Fortifications at Franklin appear secure. Union forces under General Mitchell capture guerrillas Felix Young and Wm. B. Scraggs, with others confined. Seventy Morgan troops arrive from the front, while 193 rebel prisoners depart for Louisville. A Union man, Waggoner, was murdered near Lebanon pike. his property burned. Local floodwaters rise with 30 feet of water on Nashville shoals and railroad tracks near Moscow submerged, halting trains.

Nashville Tenn van Dorn Franklin Artilery Spring Hill Col. Opdyke 123D Ohio Mitchell Felix Young Wm. B. Scraggs Sumner County Morgan 14Th Alabama Louisville Waggoner Lebanon Pike Edgefield Memphis and Charleston Moscow

Democrats sweep multiple New York cities in March elections

In Lockport Oswego Troy Rochester and Utica Democrats won mayoral races by large margins. Lockport’s entire ticket and Oswego’s mayoral post were carried by Dems. Troy elected Mayor William M Van Alstyne by a strong majority. Rochester followed with a city ticket and eight aldermen favored by Democrats. Utica elected Charles S Wilson mayor by 606 votes.

Lockport N. Y Marcu Oswegco Troy Wm. M. van Alstyne Common Council Rochester Utica Charles S. Wilson

Leather duty rules and Vicksburg report update

The Internal Revenue Commission rules that leather tanned and removed before Sept 1 is not subject to duty when curried or finished. All leather in the tanned state bears one percent per pound duty if the specific tax was not paid. A recent Vicksburg engagement report is questioned as inaccurate. Representatives Odell Noell and Cox were absent due to illness.

Nevada Peru Colorado Internal Revenue Wilson New York Doolittle Maine Massachusetts Ashburton Signal Corps Minnesota Wilkinson Nebraska House Fenton United States Senate Secretary of the Treasury Pennsylvania Maryland Missouri Ohio Indiana Kentucky Congress District of Columbia Washington Commissioner of Internal Revenue Vicksburg Odell Noell Cox

Rosecrans reports Morgan and Wharton forced at Bradyville

Washington dispatch dated March 3 relays Gen. Rosecrans account of Cols Paramour and Long breaking Morgan and Wharton at Bradyville. Stoke’s cavalry charged. 70 prisoners taken including 8 officers with tents saddles and 70 horses. One man killed one captain and seven wounded. Basil Duke’s papers captured. Major Murphy praised.

Murfreesboro Tenn Halleck Stanley Bradyville Morgan Wharton Paramour Long Stoke Basil Duke Murphy W.S. Rosecrans

Mass Meeting in Columbus Oklahoma March 3

The Union mass meeting drew a large crowd despite bad weather. Gov Johnson was escorted to the Capitol with a 100 gun salute, and the House hall and Senate Chamber were crowded for speeches by L B Campbell Saml Galloway and Gov Johnson. Night addresses were planned by Gov Wright and others.

Columbus Ouro Union

Mass meeting denounces Harding Waite and Drake in Utah

Governor Harding Associate Justices Waite and Drake are denounced as enemies to the Territory and the General Government at a mass meeting in Salt Lake City. A petition to the President for their removal is circulating.

Salt Lake City Marcus Harding Waite Drake Territory

New York Stocks and Money Market March 3

Second Board stocks firmer led by Chicago and Rock Island 923 and Cleveland and Toledo 948. Railroads, scrip, and bonds quoted with varied gains. commodities and currencies show copper, coffee, sugar, and flour prices with little change overall. Cotton sales reported at 88.0 for middling, grains mixed, beef and pork steady to down slightly.

NEW York Stock and Money Market Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Lilinois Central Railroad Michigan Southern Railroad Michigan Central Railroad Canton Co Cory Improvement Co Pacific Mail Steamship Company New York Central Railroad North Carolina Erie Railroad Hudson Railroad Cumberland U. S U.S U.S. Treasury Tennessee Missouri California New York Fiour Hoop Ohio Canada India New Orleans Porto Rico Havana Liverpool

Historical Finance Ledger Fragment with Bonds and Banks

Fragmentary OCR of a historical finance page listing bonds and notes from various banks and companies. Mentions Utica Ogdensburg Rutland Webster Bank Howard Bank Bates Mfg Co Dwight Mfg Co Water Power Co and railroads including Middlesex RR Port S& Ports VT & Canada RR Western KR Fitchburg RR S Shore Railroad Old Colony KR Falls Min’ Bee and Central Min’ing Co. Includes amounts like 1000 US coupon 3600 notes 2000 Rutland and 500 Waverley Law with numerous small figures and dates span multiple issuers.

Ogdensburg Rutland Webster Bank Howard Bank Bates Mfg Co Dwight MfCo Ib Water Power Co Shererses Eeeeeene Do Ste Énes.do Cary Im HO Waverley Law Phil. W. Dess S& Ports Vt & Canada RR Vt & Mass RR IO Eicczis PAN Ices Central Min’g Co Franklin Min’g Uus Crete

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