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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1863

Page

2

Gilmore replies to Beauregard and Charleston bombardment notes

Gen. Gilmore defends his bombardment plan and cites 40 days of prior notice, suspending attack for 24 hours to aid Spanish and British consuls. Missouri convention plans Washington visit, endorses emancipation, denounces militia policy, and urges constitutional reform.

Washington Morkis Islanp 8. C Aca Charleston Fort Sunter Morris Island Fort Wagner Attac Servat Q. A. Gunwire P. F. Beaurecarp S. C

Morning Star Arrives with 670 Bales of Cotton in New Orleans

New York service reports the steamship Morning Star arriving from New Orleans on August 27 with 670 bales of cotton freight. A movement seeks to present the 26th Massachusetts regiment with a stand of colors for good behavior in New Orleans, the unit ordered to active field duty. Vessels bound for St. Louis and upriver ports are advertised. Warships on the Mississippi to be scuttled or sent home for repairs. Three hundred bales of government cotton sold on the 26th alt., prices 47 to 58 4c. An order regulates enrollment recruiting employment and education of persons of color.

New York Morning Star New Orleans Mass St. Louis Mississippi River

Navy Assignments Signal Shifts in Atlantic Fleet

Commander Thatcher takes command of the steam frigate Colorado with West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Commander Bowers moves from Portsmouth to command the Van Alen receiving ship. Commander Leroy heads to Oneida. Lt Commander E P Williams departs Powhatan for Huron. Lt Commander Fleming prepares to command Saga more. Lt Commander Robert Boyd detached from Boston receiving ship to Powhatan.

Washington Thatcher West Gulf Colorado Bowers Portsmouth N. H Leroy E. P. Williams Powhatan Huron Charles E. Fleming Sagamore Robert Boyd Boston

Union forces push Marmaduke's cavalry toward Bayou Melorie

Gen Steele telegraphs from Devol's Bluff Ark Aug 26 noting Davidson's advance drove Marmaduke's 3000 strong cavalry from Browns ville, capturing Col Burbridge and privates. Deserters report Price's forces crossed the Arkansas and were in retreat. Steele and Davidson in hot pursuit with Little Rock within reach.

St. Louis Steele Schofield Devol’s Bluff Ark Davidson Marmaduke Brownsville Burbridge Glover Bayou Melorie Pilot Knob Price Arkansas Little Rock

Syracuse Convention Nominating Ticket

Postmaster Wakeman of New York was made permanent President of the Convention with a slate of vice presidents and secretaries. The ticket includes Secretary of State Peter A. Porter Comptroller Thomas W. Olcott Attorney General John Cochrane State Treasurer George W. Schuyler Judge Henry R. Selden Canal Commissioner Benjamin F. Bruce State Engineer and Surveyor N B Taylor and Prison Inspector James K Bates.

Syracuse Wakeman New York Peter A. Porter Niagara Thomas W. Olcott Albany John Cochrane Geo. W. Schuyler Tompkins Court of Appeals Henry R. Selden Monroe Benjamin F. Bruce Onondagua N. B. Taylor James K. Bates

Market summary from New York stock and money markets

First Board stocks lower with declines in railroad and coal issues. Second Board likewise weak with Erie, Galena and Chicago, and Harlem railroads dropping. Cotton, flour, and grain markets mixed amid broader dullness. petroleum firmer, naval stores nominal, taxes and freight activity noted as subdued.

New York First Board Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Cumberland Coal Company Illinois Central Railroad Michigan Southern Railroad New York Central Railroad Reading Railroad Hudson Railroad Canton Company Missouri Erie Railroad Galena and Chicago Railroad Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Michigan Central Railroad Harlem Railroad American Gold Treasury Milwaukee and Prairie Dua Chien Railroad Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Alton and Terre Haute Railroad Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad Ohio Canada Chicago Milwaukee Porto Rico Havana Liverpool

Financial Market Brief on Tuesday’s Trading and Prices

Wednesday afternoon trading showed active money demand for stocks but cautious lending on unproductive collateral. Banks favored short dated government papers and modest lending to government at five percent. Gold and foreign exchange held steady with limited demand for remittance. Copper stocks dominated broker attention as dividend payers remained scarce. Closing board prices spanned Coupon Sixes 107 to Free man 101, with many issues quoted in between and several rail and local securities noted.

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