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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1843
Page
2
The passage discusses widespread irregular school attendance in town and nearby areas. It calls for community leadership to educate neglected children, reduce crime, and foster civic responsibility, locating authority in citizens and local leaders rather than official power alone.
Capt Green reports a singular accident aboard the ship Edward, en route from Philadelphia to Montevideo, when a swordfish pierced copper, plank, and ceiling, leaking the vessel. After unloading, Capt Bree haw led the plank cut out and plans to bring it and the award home as a rare curiosity.
From the Pacific briefings report rebel ship arrivals from Callao and Monterey, Cyane with Amotore Jones and recall rumors, and Commodore Jones rejoining United States ships. Captain Richard Byron of the Champion dies at Newport and is buried with naval rites. Local notes recount artillery drills, Fourth of July planning, and Bristol boarding-house commerce as warm weather invites Rhodes Island visitors to summer stays.
The Great Western, Captain Hosken, reached New York after a 13 hour passage from Liverpool, with news from London up to the 28th and Liverpool to the 29th. Markets were unsettled with cotton and grain weak, two banks suspended payments, and political events in England noted including the Duke of Sussex's death and the birth of a princess. A wreck of the American ship Hewes near Goodwin Sands is reported with cargo losses and salvage details.
Three men named Austin Jewell and Breedlove were arrested in Washington on charges of stealing missing treasury notes. A fourth man Halliday remains at large. Authorities found substantial gold on the prisoners. one man is said to be the nephew of a New Orleans ex-collector. Andrew Walton was recently convicted in Cincinnati for murder.
A ceremonial verse from Bristol dated January 1643 addresses a loved one with imagery of white purity and steadfast trust. The speaker asks for permission to comfort fears through a symbolic gesture, invoking emblems, tears, and a diamond’s luster as a sign of enduring affection.
The Sunday School Union anniversary and Foreign Evangelical Society meeting are noted with receipts around 10 607 dollars and 6 999 dollars respectively. Temperance efforts progress as Maine society reports pledges and a preacher emphasizes sailor welfare. banditti activity in New Orleans and Texas prison executions by Mexican order are described with several names listed among victims.
The Union steamer, under Lieut Hunter, is to visit accessible ports for citizen examination of its construction. The Crawford revenue cutter and Somers will sail from Norfolk to Savannah to join the Home Squadron. Preparations begin for building a first class war ship at major yards in Portsmouth, Charlestown, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Washington.
The document outlines a grand procession from the Common in Boston to the Monument area with a speech by Darien Wenerad. Major General Samuel Chenier of Lexington is named chief marshal, with a committee coordinating military and civic units. Willard’s account cites total project cost at 101,858 and notes higher market costs could reach 200,000, plus land and miscellaneous expenses totaling about 240,000 for the celebration and related works.
Reports arrive from Vera Cruz via Havana about Texan prisoners in Mexico. Gen Waddy Thompson threats, Santa Anna’s possible dictatorship, and the belief that the Mier expedition's actions were unauthorized are discussed amid accounts of sixty two Texan prisoners, including Col. Fisher and Geo Green, being forced to work in the streets and mistreated. two San Antonio prisoners escaped custody.
U S court charges Captain Treat of the brig Robert Treat with cruelty and assault on a crew member, bail set at 500 each charge. Portland American claims Thorn confessed to murdering Mr Wilson with Mrs Wilson implicated, detailing the plot, execution, and subsequent actions. Sailor accounts from the Sandwich Islands note cession of rights to Queen Victoria and other naval dispatches.
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