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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1847
Page
2
In a tense forest pursuit, pursuers close in as fugitive group nears the fort. Dudley Voldog's infantry shields women and children with bayonets raised, before the retreat ends with no shots fired and the assailants pressing the defensive line.
In a night raid Dudley and allies pursue a felonious assault near a fort. A child lies exposed as Indians attack, while Lee aims and misfires. Nando the slave rescues the infant, guiding it to safety and earning grateful praise from the distressed mother. The scene ends with a cliffhanger.
The obituary notes Joan W Vose died recently at age 36 or 37 after a year of declining health. He joined the office in 1839 as a partner and was praised for practical energy, enterprising spirit, and generous character. Friends remember his kindness and benevolence, while the piece declines a full elegy.
A jagged, incomplete passage laments a friend’s or husband’s fate and questions loyalty. The draft mentions a man named Gibert or Giber and references death, duty, and possible rebuke in a Monday diary style.
Thanksgiving discourse urges national unity gratitude and aid to the poor while prayers for relief from cholera and war spread. A School Committee resolution backs a Teachers Institute with local hospitality requested for visiting educators and lectures planned at the Court House and Centreville descriptions.
notices warn residents to register for the upcoming vote by the Saturday deadline or forfeit the elective franchise. clerks are urged to act at once. Also reports on a town court session, a shipwreck incident near Castle Hill, and political commentary on boundary monuments and clergy involvement in politics.
The Newport Herald sets straight a misreading of its article in the Phenix of the 6th and disclaims any insult. IGP Benjamin Cowell Jr is named Deputy Collector at Providence, replacing Jessee Tourtellot. A Washington letter reports peace propositions opened by Mr. Trist in Mexico. Also, Edward R. Chamberlain drowns after being knocked overboard from the schooner Monticello near the Vineyard.
In Bristol and New York discourse on Catholic and Protestant tensions, a speaker argues that misrepresentation abounds on both sides. He reflects on how popular views may exaggerate Papal faults and cautions against assuming total truth, promising a deeper analysis of the Jesuit oath claim in a future note. He notes early 19th century religious bias and urges fair hearing and cautious reasoning.
Reports from Vera Cruz and Mexico City describe American forces advancing on Puebla Huamantla and Queretaro battles. Generals Walker Lane and Santa Anna figures appear amid Mexicans commanded by Rincón and Almonte as American troops seize Orizaba and reach Puebla.
New York reports say Pensy Pena elected president by the Mexican Congress amid mixed reception for Pena and Almonte in Queretaro. Pr pronunciamentos surface in several cities including Zacatlan and Guadalajara urging secession or annexation to the United States. Michoacan proclaims independence from the central government, Santa Anna follows Pena’s orders, and Tehuacan awaits a court-martial.
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