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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1863
Page
2
A passage from the Bristal Phenix quotes Webster praising liberty and the American republic. The line speaks of enjoying preserving and transmitting the land and institutions inherited from forefathers. The fragment appears in a Saturday morning 1863 issue dated August 20th.
A Northern newspaper denounces Border Ruffian violence against Kansas, condemning the Lawrence massacre and rebel treason. It accuses slavery of inciting war, praises loyalty, and calls for harsh punishment of traitors. It also asks European sympathizers to study the causes of humanity and liberty.
The Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting closed Monday evening. Weather was pleasant all week as thousands gathered for worship at Wesleyan Grove. Preachers drew many to committed faith, while critics say new comforts lessen spirituality. supporters insist the meeting offers lasting good and ecumenical prayer across Christendom.
The American reports that Pope and Draper near Caseyville sold seven hundred bushels of onions the day before, grown on one and one third acres, for 1400 dollars. The buyers purchased for the use of the Illinois troops in the army.
The fall term of the Public Schools of this town will commence on Monday next, marking the start of the new academic season for students and staff.
An adjourned town meeting at Town Hall adopted a report on relief for men drafted or substituting in the U S Army. It authorizes weekly payments to families, sets caps, designates payment recipients, and allows a $300 bonus for necessitous draftees or substitute procurements, funded by the Town Treasurer.
Readers are told the Methodist Episcopal Church and society of South Somersett will hold their eighth annual festival on Thursday next September 3 at Sherman's Grove between Swansea village and Slade's Ferry on the Providence and Fall River road. The committee promises efforts to meet public expectations and advises to see the advertisement for full particulars.
The Charleston claim that Gen Gilmore fired shot from Morris Island at Charleston is questioned as the distance is under five miles and Gilmore possesses heavy guns capable of firing a two hundred pound slug. Citizens may see unintended projectiles nearby. EF Major Alfred B Gardner in Warren is near finishing new military companies at Portsmouth and Middletown. Captain John C Engs helps organize Newport units and aims to finish soon.
In Warren a special town meeting approved four dollars per week for families or dependents of grafted men or their substitutes who reside in the town.
From the Providence Press comes word that Rev. Wm. H. Collins of Warren has accepted the call to lead Trinity Church in Lewiston Maine and began duties this week.
A Bristol report details the election of officers for three newly formed militia companies and a detachment of 23 colored men aged 18 to 45. Captains Wright Brunson Crump and their lieutenants are named, with Daniel Hazard elected commander of the detachment.
The list of officers elected in Warren includes Captains John P. Abbot Lewis T. Fisher Samuel Pearce and William I. Sergens. First Lieutenants Norace G Barrun Thomas Cule George A Mathewson and Alexander G Sanford. Second Lieutenants Daniel K Bowen William A Cornell Daniel L. Turner and George W. Walker.
Lewia Dunn of Barrington and former member of Company I Twentieth Massachusetts regiment died at Devon House in Boston on Tuesday afternoon. He was captured at Ball's Bluff. The steamer Montpelier hosted a Newport excursion last Thursday taking many passengers aboard.
Information indicates a large quantity of counterfeit United States Treasury notes in denominations of five ten twenty and fifty dollars is circulating in the South. The notes are believed to be English manufactured and a few have crossed into the Union side of the Potomac. They resemble the counterfeit rebel five and ten dollar notes printed in Philadelphia and sold cheaply.
A pre Charleston letter stresses secrecy in ongoing operations and accuses Northern newspapers of sharing information with the enemy. It notes that since arrival, effects can only be countered or overcome by bloodshed that otherwise could have been saved.
The Richmond papers discuss rapid depreciation of the rebel currency and urge Mr Mewminger to halt further issues while calling on the public to curb consumption of foreign luxuries.
The London Truss consoles holders of the Confederate cotton loan by saying they were not ragacious but lacked caution, meaning they were sharp yet unwise. The remark offers a dry, consoling critique of their prudence.
The force stationed in New York includes eleven regiments and one battery of regular soldiers and thirty-two regiments of volunteer infantry and artillery.
An axe throwing contest at Providence trotting-park on Monday pitted Worcester’s Mr. Edgar against Providence’s Mr. Murray for a $250 wager. Edgar emerged as the winner.
The Hartford Horse Association hosts its third annual fair in Hartford starting September 8 for three days. The piece notes Rhode Island has eighty eight banks with a capital of twenty five million dollars on a specie basis of a rid e over half a million.
The Richmond Waie argues the Union victory at Gettysburg and the loss of Vicksburg seal the rebellion’s fate. It says foreign intervention is unlikely, as conservative Northern masses back the government, and that secession will die as the government tightens its grip.
The London Herald critiques Palmerston and the Confederacy on territorial scope. It notes the Confederacy's map shrinking from thirteen states to fewer than five, predicting further reductions and urging cautious British recognition as events unfold. The piece highlights fluctuating borders as a sign of the rebellion’s collapse.
The Hilled reports Commander George W Rodgers and Paymaster Josith G Woodbury of the monitor Cuttskill killed by a Fort Wagner shot. Rodgers is noted as a New York native appointed from Connecticut in 1836 and a highly useful officer. Woodbury, from New Hampshire, is described as cousin of Jesse P Woodbury of the monitor Passaic.
The National Cemetery at Gettysburg for fallen soldiers is arranged with fourteen acres bought by Pennsylvania. The site fronts the Baltimore turnpike to Taneytown road and includes Cemetery Hill’s high point. Other states are invited to cooperate in interments and plotting preparations accelerate.
On Saturday afternoon around five Miss Larah M Cule and Miss Alice Paine of this city and Amanda J Richmond of Barrington went to Bullock's Cove East Providence to bathe. Two strayed beyond channel bounds and Sarah A M Cole, 16, adopted daughter of William T and Mary A Cole, drowned before aid could reach her.
A local observer notes no swarming among bees this summer. They offer no definite reason but suggest that the heavy rainfall during swarming season may have hindered the bees’ operations.
The Second Controller of the United States Treasury rules arrears due to soldiers and sailors will not be paid to legates under a noncipativn will, contrasting with British recognition of such payments in military service.
A missionary reports the American minister pressing the Japanese government to grant indemnity for Mr Richardson’s murder. Satsuma is said to command 100000 troops, with iron foundry and gun making capacity. The Taikun’s riches and power loom large as the ports open, while hari kari is speculated as a symbolic threat to avert war.
A Sikh widow of Maharajah Ranjeet Singh dies near London. Her strong adherence to Hindu rites and caste led to a separate Indian establishment for her table. Two attendants sought to cremate per Hindoo faith, but her son objected and appeals went to English protection.
A group of Bedouin Arabs arrived in New York aboard the Hecla seeking to study the workings of a Republican government. They describe themselves as a nomadic people with a history of resisting conquest. Their amusements include storytelling, spear throwing, smoking, coffee drinking, and gymnastics. An Arabian pavilion will be set up on Fourteenth Street for visitors.
Among the conscripts sent to Long Island today was David H Champion of Hingham a colored man Champion volunteered to go in his stead without pay from his friend He leaves a wife and children to offer up his life for his friend in a tale of rare friendship reported by the Boston Traveller on the 25th.
Swarms of locusts on the Ottoman railway hinder engine drivers who must proceed cautiously. The crushed insects make rails greasy and slippery, reducing wheel bite and creating danger. Sand is dropped on the rails to improve grip.
A severe thunder shower drenched a Connecticut river valley area Friday afternoon. Torrential rain from Vermont to Chicopee flooded the Northampton track, four feet deep, washing out the line and sending an engine into floodwaters. Crops, including tobacco, suffered hail damage across the region.
General Meade orders sutlers to run a weekly supply train guarded by cavalry to support the Army of the Potomac. No other conveyance will be allowed to move goods to the army, aiming to deter Mosebey’s guerrilla attacks.
Paris shopkeepers display a varied assortment of canes for Indies uses as an old inveterate critic complains the dear creatures have been raising Cain and should wear some article of their own production.
A Patterson New Jersey lawyer was found guilty after nibbling in a grocer’s shop. The jury awarded the grocer twenty five dollars for the loss and nuisance from the thefts including cheese crackers and buttered goods.
A historical excerpt recalls a soldier who defines courage as facing death at first fire then fighting on fearlessly. He describes viewing carried limbs as gains or savings from the fire and continuing the day as a dead man would. The quote frames stoic endurance amid combat danger.
A tale claims President Lincoln learned a committee accused Gen. Grant of drinking too much whiskey. Lincoln asks where Grant gets whiskey to send a barrel to every general. The New York Herald classifies delirium tremens and heavy drinking deaths as alcoholism.
One hundred ninety four people die in Lawrence fire and pursuit aftermath. Five hundred fifty five orphans created and eighty two buildings burned. Lane returns from chase of 6H murderers having killed forty one of them.
Reports describe unexploded 13 inch shells atop gate posts in Vickeborg with homes displaying shot and shell per bombardment. Washington notes Fort Sumter occupation is unlikely. Other items include drafts, naval academy rejections, and various odd anecdotes from across the United States and Canada.
Washington dispatch reports that Sumter remains under Union control with the fort’s rear wall battered and interior exposed. The Richmond War Office notes Pensacola movements suggest a Yankee advance toward Mobile. A Charleston note predicts the flag may fly over Sumter again soon if no accident occurs overnight.
The Richmond Examiner reports Charleston under heavy bombardment with 15 and 8 inch shells at midnight. Noncombatants flee as Fort Sumter’s top and parapets are said to be destroyed. Wagner is rumored to be ready to surrender and Sumter remains unresponsive. Remains of Capt. Rodgers and the Cattskill Paymaster aboard the Brooklyn bound for New York.
Kansas City reports General Ewing pursuing Quantrell’s rebel band after the Lawrence attack. About 300 riders split near Grand River with skirmishes ongoing. Lazar’s Missouri militia killed five guerrillas near Harrisonville and seized goods and horses.
Dispatches report Moseby has expanded from 60 to about 800 guerrillas operating between Fairfax and Warrenton. Early morning attacks seized 41 wagons and government horses bound for the army near Centreville to Bull Run. A wounded officer was evacuated as White’s command pursued the raiders along the Leesburg Pike.
From Vickeburg Cano Aug 26 Col Winslow's force reached Memphis on the 24th from Yazoo City via Grenada after meeting Col Philips's unit which had recently destroyed railroad property. Winslow brought in 100 prisoners. Gen Steele and the Arkansas expedition progress well with no battle yet, but one is anticipated.
From Pilot Knob details Gen. Woodson’s cavalry raid into Pocahontas Arkansas routing several guerrilla bands. About 100 prisoners were captured including rebel General Jeff Thompson and his staff. The report comes via Gen. Fiske to Gen. Schofield.
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