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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1846
Page
2
A wife learns her husband Mr. Fenton is fatally injured after a fall near a train depot in Philadelphia. Mr. Seymour delivers the grim update as the household reels with shock and grief, the implicated mansion of Henry Fenton stark with despair.
A Bath Maine Enquirer item relays a 12 year old yarn about the brig Nile under Capt Brookings sailing to the West Indies and burning near Bermuda. A man named Mem from Woolwich claims seeing Jones in California who says the Nile was robbed and scuttled by pirates. Crew supposedly toiled in Cuban mines until escape to Mexico. Measures are said to be planned to verify the tale.
A Philadelphia woman persuades a friend to become security for her court appearance, then leaves a note of intent to kill herself and hides wing apparel by a river before appearing in New York City. Captain Taber reports the whaling bark Frances was burned near Mauritius on April 24, with 980 barrels of sperm and 1000 whaleslashed. an incendiary theory arises as crew are questioned without results.
A garbled Bedford Mercury snippet references a vessel returning with Captain on board and mentions 268 tons burden and sums of 25 000 and 5 000 dollars tied to New York dealings.
The piece notes waning Mexican war excitement after Congress adjourned and Europe quiets, with speculation on future sparks. It mentions Warren Artillery’s march through town to Stone Bridge, and praises Daguerreotype artists Menars, Gregory & Ramiveron. It also covers Woonsocket Patriot reporting a Central Railroad convention of 500 delegates across New England.
A Phenix Monthly Concert of Prayer for Seamen laments low turnout. Only ten men attended, none of them women, and organizers urge Christian families to join next meeting to pray for sailors and honor those at sea and ashore.
The piece explains Mercury as an inferior planet with a mean Sun distance of 37 million miles. It notes a diameter of about 3 hangard miles, an 88 day orbital period, a velocity near 100000 miles per hour, and a 24 hour rotation. Mercury's axis inclination, visibility near the Sun, and high surface heating are discussed. Venus is mentioned as the next planet to be covered.
The British steamer Caledonia, Captain Lott, reached Boston from Liverpool and Halifax with 84 passengers Boston bound after 21 from Liverpool to Halifax and 23 from Halifax to Boston. Liverpool to Boston 84. Halifax to Boston 23. Parliament nears end with sugar duties vote. new ministry led by Sir Robert Peel has a 190 seat majority in a 400 member House. Iron prices rise and American bread stuffs fall slightly. A London London-ship protest letters about restricting religious services on the Britannia voyage are noted along with signatures from U S and Halifax church leaders. Paris reports an assassination attempt on the King of the French at the Palace of the Tuileries on July 1.
The King left the Tuileries for the Chateau d'Fu at ten. The attempted shooting involved a pistol of a size to reach the balcony where the King stood. The prisoner is described as about forty, stout, well dressed, with no confirmed rank of life given. The King remained cool and collected throughout the affair. A Frankfort journal notes 6000 people enabled to return home by the Pope's love amnesty with 900 freed in Rome.
Later from the Rio Grande notes multiple marine disasters among government charters. Cora and Siphon Francis are total losses. Crusoe also sunk. cargo salvage limited. Army news scarce amid Indian disturbances. Lipan and Tonkawa incidents reported near Corpus Christi. ties to violence and murder in Matamoros and along the Rio Grande.
July 27 1846 Camanco report describes Comanche raids killing nine Mexicans capturing fourteen women and children, theft of horses, and American cattle deaths. McCulloch's Rangers cross Rio Grande toward Mier as Gen Worth prepares for campaigns while troops gather for mountain operations and steamer Aid departs for Mier.
Brazos Santiago July 31 1846 Gen Taylor will leave Mitamoras to-morrow for Camargo The Whiteville will start for Matamoras tomorrow morning and go directly to Camargo
Report describes a violent incident in New Orleans during a skirmish involving Mexican volunteers and U S troops. A guard-house shooting erupts near the 3d Infantry camp. two men of the 4th Regiment killed and several wounded as a mob patrols the streets and guards reinforce through the night.
From Havana August 5 1846 the English war steamer Vesuvius bound to Bermuda for crew health reports the Raritan sailing for Pensacola with almost 100 sick from yellow fever and scurvy. The vessel notes heavy fever outbreaks in Vera Cruz and casualties among its engineers. Rumors about Mr Murphy Morfia and Mr Tammaris stir speculation in Mexico and Santa Ana circles with claims of vast fortune and land forgeries in California. The writer mentions intense heat and widespread yellow fever before closing respectfully.
A Nashua New Hampshire storm caused extensive destruction with a blown down Nashua Manufacturing Company water wheel building, partial wall collapses, and 30 to 40 damaged houses. About 60 000 panes of glass broken by hail and vast crop damage followed. Timothy D. Vickery of Litchfield drowned in the Merrimack amid the storm. The Lowell Courier notes violence and damage in nearby Pelham and citywide hailstones large as an inch.
From Kingston Jamaica we learn via the Despatch that Upper California may have declared independence from Mexico and placed under U S protection. Reports say the American squadron horned the U S flag and Vice Admiral Seymour moved south for a possible collision. The Delta notes uncertainty.
The steamship Massa chusetts under Capt. Wood ferried three companies of the Second Louisiana Volunteers commanded by Lieut. Col. Emerson. The ship Charlotte brought Captains Kennedy Stewart Smith and Brastelman with eight noncommissioned officers and lieutenants. The bark E. H. Chapin carried three companies of the Andrew Jackson Regiment totaling 147 men under Captains Head Keene and Fountain and Lieutenants Fairchild Johnson Soelly Kelly Jed Hunter N. O. Com Bulletin 81h.
Newsman reports volunteers subjected to six months clothing charges or pay-for-nonexistent attire under United States Army rules. Observes suppliers may lose pay as a result of alleged abuses and mismanagement affecting the Volunteers at their post Jeabal.
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