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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1862
Page
2
The text outlines duties for brigadier generals to designate September or October for regiment assemblies, allow rendezvous when multiple regiments gather, require inspection and training, and set ten days notice for assembly. It details parade bounds, discipline, load restrictions, duty not to conflict with elections, order distribution, and governor power for militia reviews and enforcement actions against nuisances near encampments.
Provisions govern voluntary military parades for funerals and duties. Brigadier generals command multi regiment parades. highest ranking officer leads in their absence. senior regimental commander prevails among equal ranks. Troop fusion into battalions aligns with regiment counts. governors may order command in limited parades.
The adjutant and first sergeant must maintain a correct command roll and an orderly book noting orders and fines. Each September the orderly sergeant must compile his company roster with full names, then submit by October first. the regimental adjutant will finalize the regiment roster as company rolls arrive.
The text details how adjutants of brigades record regimental returns and assemble a brigade roster. By the first day of November a copy is returned to the adjutant general along with a list of enrolled militia homes not appearing in regimental returns. Concluded next week.
A Saturday report notes routine political contests and Democratic gains in New York and nearby states during the recent elections. Citizens label the event as a half-baked victory, while Breckinridge supporters celebrate with the Union flag. The piece questions party motives and urges caution before judging the People’s party. It closes with a tribute to Capt William Pierce on his 90th birthday, praising his long church service and moral character.
The country mourns General Ormady M Mitchel who died at Port Royals on October 30. Born in Kentucky in 1810 he attended West Point in 1825 and served as mathematics professor then shifted to law before returning to science. He led notable Confederate campaigns in Tennessee and North Alabama and rose to Major General before his death.
From the Providence Journal comes news Lieut Walter B Manton of the third Rhode Island regiment died at Port Royal on the 25th after a three day illness. He was son of Joseph Manton of Providence, survived by a widow and one child. He had been slated to become quartermaster of his regiment. A Manila hemp cable made in New York for Detroit orders measures 140 fathoms long and twelve inches in diameter with over eleven hundred strands.
The U S frigate Sabine departed New London on Monday evening under sealed orders, likely to pursue the rebel pirate Alabama.
At a town meeting held Monday instant the town voted to pay 2.50 per week to families or dependents of residents who enlisted in the Twelfth regiment for nine months service. Another meeting is set for Saturday 15th to provide for families or dependents of townspeople who have enlisted and to cover filing the town quota expenses.
A severe northeast wind drove sleet and snow creating harsh travel conditions and a strong pull to fireside comfort. Most snow did not remain long as it melted rapidly after falling.
Rev. E K Fuller of South Providence will preach at the Baptist Church tomorrow Sunday morning afternoon and evening. The evening service will include a sermon to the Sabbath School.
John P Abbott of Warren rises from Sergeant Major in the Twelfth Regiment to Second Lieutenant in a formal military promotion notice.
Governor Andrew elected by large plurality as Massachusetts politics shift. Senate: 35 Republicans 5 opposition. House with small GOP minority. Most Republican councillors elected except Alexander H. Rice defeated by John S. Sleeper. District results include Peter T. Huner and others. notable returns from Bullock Cushing Wentworth Morrison Mayhew.
Henry Ward Beecher opened the Franklin Lyceum course with a Tuesday night lecture. The report notes other items such as grafted Gilliflower apples presented by J. S. Hay, and updates on Lieut. Blanding of the 3d Regiment recovering from wounds. The Boston Traveller discusses naval matters and iron clad vessel construction notes.
The Richmond Examiner alleges a forty mile wagon train of supplies stolen in Kentucky by Kirby Smith carried a vast haul including Kentucky jeans, clothing, boots, 2000 wagon loads of bacon, 600 barrels of pork, 15000 mules and horses, 5000 beeves and hogs, with figures likely exaggerated by the Ocean Queen from Aspinwall arriving in New York with a million dollars in treasure.
Reports from across the Atlantic and United States note unusually plentiful geese and ducks near Chesapeake and Delaware tributaries. General Banks reaches Boston amid volunteer mobilization while news on drafts, prices, fires, thefts, and military preparations fill columns.
Jose A. Santos who faced trial in the U S District Court in New York for aiding the slave trade by fitting out the bark Cora in 1860 fled last Sunday or Monday, forfeiting his bond of 5000 dollars.
Ezra Chapell, Esq., a long prominent resident of New London, has for several winters distributed weekly hundreds of loaves to the town's needy and has begun his charitable efforts for the season.
Captain Small of the Lafayette filed a formal protest in Boston detailing the capture and destruction by the pirate Alabama and certifying that the ship’s cargo belonged to British subjects.
The English steamer Scotts, seized by the barque Restless while attempting to run the blockade, carried Enfield rifles valued at 340000 dollars and 250000 in specie. Four Massachusetts regiments departed Boston for Newbern and New York. Canal closures in New York around November 10 may affect commerce. The English steamers Anglia and Scotia, captured and brought to Port Royal, are valued at 900000 dollars.
New York City remains about 5000 volunteers short of its quota and it is reported that the draft will certainly proceed there on Monday next.
The dispatches recount Captain W. Brown of the 3d Rhode Island and his coolness at Bell Run, later Colonel and artillery chief on Gen Mitchel's staff, leaving a widow and four children. New York Evening Post notes measures to halt rebel privateer Alutama. Providence Journal reports Rhode Island Cavalry scouting between Leesburg and Aldie surprised by a superior force. Capt Gove of New Hampshire killed. others wounded or missing.
A gypsum bed of 150 acres near Tawas Bay in Saginaw county Michigan is described as pure white plaster. The bed has been bored to fifteen or twenty feet with no rock barrier, can be mined for fifty cents per ton, and lies along the western vessels route, marking a discovery of great value.
The 112 ton vessel Robert Bruce captured October 22 by the gunboat Penobscot while running the Wilmington blockade carries medicines woolen goods and a cotton cargo from a prior December blockade attempt. It arrived in New York on Saturday.
The San Francisco press sent a reply to the New York Associated Press greeting. The New York message was sent between four and five o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the San Francisco reply arrived between six and seven o'clock.
Our army in Virginia reports progress with rebels driven from Thoroughfare Gap on Monday evening. Snicker’s Mills now in our possession along with Aldie and the area between that point and Gen Sigel’s advance. Cavalry actions have supported these advances.
EF Tobacco will soon be one of the unattainable luxuries or an expensive one. Prices have jumped about a hundred percent with prospects for further increases. Anderson's Solace and Lilienthal's Young America now sell for ten cents per paper. Cigars have also risen materially in a short period.
Dr Kane's work fetched 66000 dollars from Mr Childa of Pennsylvania, a figure unmatched by any English language author. The only higher sum was 11000 pounds paid for Lord Macauley's History of England.
Henry Ward Beecher spoke to a large Brooklyn audience Sunday evening and called the Northern opposition to the Government the meanest and blackest hypocrisy ever conceived.
Reports from New York money circles indicate the Internal Revenue Tax bill, once framed to yield 150 million annually, is now projected to generate about 350 million per year based on early indications.
The London Morning Advertiser reports Dr Patridge, an English physician hired by Garibaldi supporters to treat the wounded, presented a bill of $3400 about two weeks ago.
Newbern correspondent notes eight Colvin brothers from Blacks stone serving the country. Three of the brothers belong to the 5th Rhode Island regiment.
Reports say the second mate and seven crew of the Alleghanian were arrested after a burning incident near Yorktown. About fifteen crew members remain at large, with tensions rising over unrest and investigation. Tax rhetoric in Parzor notes higher paper costs, urging readers to share the burden.
The Wheatland Herald reports a slow advance toward enemy lines with hopes of striking the main body. Centreville Times notes Gen. Walker with 11 000 men moving from Upperville toward Albys shape in a decisive maneuver.
The dispatches describe Union forces occupying Snicker’s Gap under Hannock and Sykes, with rebels dispersed after shelling. Centerville reports Sickles and Patterson’s brigade driving rebels from Manassas to beyond Bristow Station, and the Alexandria rail line restored for normal service. Confederate strength estimated under 100,000, sweeping cattle and forage ahead.
The Army of the Potomac advances up the valley on the left of the Blue Ridge. General Pleasanton occupied Upperville after a four hour engagement with the enemy. We had no deaths, several wounded, and the rebels left three of their dead on the field.
Reports from Raseas City and Cairo on November 4 describe a skirmish between Chatterwood's 6th Missouri Cavalry and Quantrall. Quantrall halted a train of twelve wagons, killing nine and capturing twenty five, before Catterwood engaged near Rose Hill, driving him back. Hancock holds Snicker's Gap as rebels mass beyond Shenandoah. robbers along the State Line terrorize travelers near Memphis.
A compact note on rhetoric and the artful use of language, contrasting eloquent speech with the dubious fluency of a quack. The piece hints at stylistic devices and the dangers of garbled persuasion.
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