Present War Prospects Spur Bold New Efforts
The article argues that despite past disappointments, the present war climate shows rising resolve and expectations of decisive action. It notes widespread mobilization from the President to the private citizen, with preparations expanding, a winter campaign looming, and hope for a fast, powerful strike against the rebellion along Virginia, the West, and the Southern coast.
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Pope
Virginia
Maryland
Ihs
England
US Debt to Canadian Steamers Sparks Contract Debate
Canadian papers report the United States owes Canadian ocean steamers 50000 for mail service at stated rates and suggests settling with US notes at par. Critics call this an impairment of contracts and demand payment in gold, arguing international contracts default to gold as the mutual payment basis.
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Canada
United States
Cotton Supply Estimate by British Consul at Charleston
The British Consul in Charleston estimates Southern cotton in August at about 3.5 million bales. Last year's crop was 2,750 bales, with a claim of 1 million bales destroyed to keep it from Union forces, though this is likely exaggerated. Harvest had not begun, with estimates for this year from 1 million to 1.75 million bales. Smuggling from Southern ports is expected to reach nearly 75,000 bales.
First instalment of sugar crop received in New Orleans
Report from New Orleans notes the initial shipment of the new sugar crop arriving on the 20th last, but prospects for saving a large portion are poor. Shortages of wood and coal hinder processing, and local workers show insubordination, limiting cane harvest capability. The item mentions earlier commentary on English steam rams and reports A J Hamilton possibly named Military Governor of Texas.
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New Orleans
Discovery in Gonseer reshapes naval power with 15 inch guns
The Boston Journal reports Mr. Ericsson’s invention enables practicable 15 inch gun discharge from turrets like monitors. It claims two 15 inch guns deliver 450 pound projectiles, creating a potential naval revolution and American superiority, while arming crews with fewer men.
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Gonseer
Boston Journal
Ericsson
Blin
Monitor
Merrimac
Whitworth and Armstrong Gang
Cave
African slave trade trial ends with five year sentence
Albert Torn was convicted in New York after a lengthy trial over fitting out the steamer City of Norfolk in 1860 for the African slave trade. The vessel carried 800 enslaved people to Cuba, then was captured by a Spanish cruiser.
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Stave
Albert Torn
City of Norfolk
New York
Africa
Cuba
Insurrection Rumors From Bermuda and West Indies
Reports from Bermuda and West Indian islands describe extended slave insurrections causing plunder and property destruction. In St Vincent the uprising lasted ten days and was crushed by a combined military and naval force. Many insurgents were captured and martial law proclaimed.
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West India Terasas
Bermuda
West India Islands
St Vincent
Bold bank theft foiled by bystander in Philadelphia
An expert thief tried to steal a thousand dollar package of bank notes from the Bank of North America in Philadelphia on Monday using a fine wire hook. A bystander observed the movement of the notes, alerted the teller, and the rascal leaped over the counter and was captured.
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Bank of North America
Philadelphia
Whitworth and Armstrong Guns Trial Reportedly Compared
The London News details a test of Whitworth 12 pounder guns versus Armstrong breech-loaders. Whitworth firearms fired more accurately and quickly, averaging 20 rounds in 13 minutes while Armstrong guns took 15 minutes and 12 seconds for a similar count.
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Tne
Negroes Under Fire from South Carolina Regiment
The New York Tribune prints a long letter describing the bearing of the negro roldigus of the 1st South Carolina regiment in a Georgia Florida coast expedition. They behaved finely under fire and received commendations from the expedition commander and Lieut Budd of the steamship Pstomska.
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New York Tribune
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Budd
Cotton floods Bolivar area as wagons haul fiber to rail
Correy from Bolivar reports ground beside the railway blanketed by cotton for a mile and roads packed with cotton laden wagons delivering the fiber to the line. Cotton burning in parts of that region and Northern Mississippi appears limited. The Dacomah details.
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Correy
Tennessee
New York Times
Bolivar
Mississippi
Farragut letter to Navy Secretary over Commander Preple dismissal
Rear Admiral Farragut writes to Secretary Welles expressing regret and astonishment at the dismissal of Commander Preple for allowing the rebel steamer Ovita to escape and reach Mobile. He asks for a chance to present a defense before a court of inquiry as he desires.
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Tar
Farragut
Welles
Preple
Ovita
Mobile
War News and Front Lines Report From Northern Press
Reports show President pressed for vigorous war prosecution with Congress members visiting him to urge renewed energy for the army and navy. Private Richmond letters warn of attacks from the Peninsula and Potomac area while Confederate troops suffer shortages. Beaufort notes frosts raising hopes of yellow fever abating and a Charleston celebration rumor involving four hundred guns after English recognition. Burnside informs the War Department no resignations from McClellan’s old army and operations proceed as expected.
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Congress
Beaufort
Charleston
Washington
Burnside
War Department
McClellan
Town Meeting Adjourned to Next Session
A town meeting held Saturday adjourned without final action and is rescheduled for a future session at Town Hall at 10 o clock AM. The notice urges residents to attend and participate in upcoming agenda items.
Daggett Honored for Mississippi Expedition Service
In Yorkville New York the Croton Aqueduct Engineers presented Daggett with an elegant sigurd. Daggett served with credit in the expedition up the Mississippi River under Commodore Farragut.
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Sworp
Richmond Daggett
U.S .N
Babur Bny
Croton Aqueduct Engineers
Yorkville
N. Y
Daggett
Mississippi River
Commodore Farragutt
Banks to require government stamp on checks above twenty dollars
Banks in town will stamp all checks over twenty dollars starting Monday the 24th. Stamps are available at the banks.
Atlantic Monthly December Issue Promises Best American Talent
The Atlantic Monthly for December closes its tenth volume and reports the publication has grown to its largest circulation in five years. The staff includes leading American writers and promises top quality stories and poems in the next volume.
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The
Atlantic
Death of Providence builder William Tallman
William Tallman of Providence died at his Pine Street residence Thursday morning. A longtime member of Tallman & Bucklin builders and lumber dealers, they built Grace Church and other major structures. Tallman served with the American Horse Nail Co for seven or eight years and was a leading director of the Providence Mutual Insurance Co for twelve or fifteen years.
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Fe William Tallman
Providence
Pine Atreat
Frm
Tallman & Bucklin
Grace Church
Tallman
American Horse Nail Co
Providence Mutual Insurance Co
Garibaldi to Seek Medical Return to America
The Independent Belge reports Garibaldi has full confidence in his medical treatment and plans a brief stay in England before continuing directly to America.
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Garinatot
America
Independent Belge
Garibaldi
England
Salt production at New York State works rises further
The Onondaga County salt works report continued growth with 7,680,000 bushels inspected up to the 8th inst., an increase of 1,350,000 bushels from the same date last year.
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New York State
Onondapa County
Desertions Prompt Death Penalty Seen by Confederate Government
The Lynchburg paper reports the Confederate Government plans to execute deserters upon capture, highlighting a harsh policy aimed at suppressing desertion. The move reflects severe measures against rebellion and military disloyalty.
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Lynchburg
Retail prices in Nashville Tenn show high provisions
In Nashville Tennessee provisions are high with beef at thirty cents per pound butter at a dollar per pound coffee a dollar and a half per pound tea three to five dollars per pound brown sugar twenty five cents per pound and cabbages fifty cents each.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tragedy at Throg's Point New York Coastline
Ex John A Kent of Providence an employee of the Commercial Steamboat Co was knocked overboard by the main boom of the schooner Ninetta on Sunday morning near Throg's Point Long Island and drowned He leaves a family in Providence.
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John A. Kent
Providence
Commercial Steamboat Co
Long Iland
Ile
Cotton Bales Arrive as Northern Mills Resume Activity
Nine hundred thirty two bales of cotton reached St Louis on the 10th from the Lower Mississippi. The transport of cotton northward accelerates with eastern mills resuming full operation.
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St Louis
Mississippi
No Daart in New York Draft Enforcement Delayed
New York authorities will not enforce the draft until after Congress convenes, hoping to be relieved from it entirely. The move follows a state decision to await federal action before pursuing any drafting obligations.
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New York
Congress
Recruits Leave Providence Under Chaplain Jameson
Twenty three recruits for the Second Regiment departed Providence Monday evening led by Chaplain Jameson. A number of deserters from the Twelfth and Seventh Regiments were sent in at the same time.
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Providence
Jameson
Fire still vents from ruin of Blartford coffee and spice shop
The Troy Whig reports smoke rising from the May great fire ruins of a coffee and spice establishment. In Blartford on Saturday night died John A. Taintor, a wealthy stock importer and cattle breeder improver, noted citizen.
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Troy Whig
John A. Taintor
Blartford
Taintor
Postmaster Plan to Abolish Small City Offices
The Postmaster General plans to present to Congress a plan to abolish small post offices near large cities by turning them into branches of city offices, consolidating operations. The move aims to streamline service but spares no details on timetable or affected locations.
War bond loan awards and postal currency orders
The State loan of three hundred thousand war bonds is distributed with Mesara Jackson and Butts of Providence receiving fifty thousand dollars and the remainder going to Boston area parties at eight percent premium. The Postmaster General reportedly orders redemption of used stamps as currency, with arrangements to implement soon. Rev Huntington of Boston told his congregation he would not accept the Calvary Church call in New York.
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Mesara, Jackson & Butts
Providence
Boston
Dr. Huntington
Calvary Church
New York
Governor Buckingham postpones Connecticut draft
The draft planned for Wednesday in Connecticut was postponed indefinitely by order of Governor Buckingham. Zion's Herald announces its price will rise from 150 to 2 dollars per year starting January 1.
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Connecticut
Buckingham
The
Zion's Herald
Emancipationists May Control Missouri Legislature and Other War News
Missouri may see a ten‑vote majority on joint ballot for emancipationist plans. Minnesota elected two Republican Congress members. Passaic turret 15 inch guns tested satisfactorily. Whiskey sells at forty dollars a gallon in Mississippi. Telegraph dispatch costs from New York to Oregon set at eight dollars seventy cents per ten words. Reverend John B. Pinney named Consul General of Liberia. Postage stamp currency to cease in New York.
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New York
Washington
Fortress Monroe
Missouri
Minnesota
Congress
Passaic
Mississippi
Alfred Davis
26Th
Connecticut Regiment
Quinebaug
Shetucket
Norwich
John B. Pinney
Liberia
United States
Henriette Munille
Lord & Taylor
Carolina Stubbs
Palmer’s Island
McKinstry
St. Louis
Oregon
Tax Contrabands Plan Reported by Washington Correspondent
Washington correspondent for the New York Express says a plan is under way to provide for all contrabands at Washington and those arriving, relieving the Treasury of their maintenance. The government would apprentice enslaved people for years, with bondholders ensuring instruction, sustenance, clothing, and quarters, plus two suits of clothing and five dollars after apprenticeship.
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Washington
New York Express
National Treasury
Sentence of a Slave Trader in New York
Albert Horn has been sentenced in New York to five years for involvement in the slave trade. The piece notes a large preexisting traffic run from New York ships and lists over 150 vessels active in the two years before the current administration. It states 45 ships landed more than 50 thousand Africans in Cuba, while last year about two thousand were landed there in vessels fitted in foreign ports.
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Searon
Alabama
Dacomah
New York
Long Island
Cape Hatteras
Albert Horn
Eaid
The
New York Times
Cuba
Fremont to command capital defenses disputed by Post
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports General Fremont will head the defenses of the capital after a long interview with the President on Saturday evening. The Post denies the Inquirer’s claim providing no confirmation of the assignment.
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Fremont
Philadelphia Inquirer
Enya
The
Inquirer
New York papers suffer losses from low price per copy
A New York daily paper reportedly loses about 3000 dollars weekly by selling at two cents per copy. Most New York papers are offered at low prices to outpace rivals and provoke competition, yet a price rise seems blocked by fear of a broader industry move.
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Newsravens
New York Daily
New York
Massachusetts Coast Defenses Contested by Governors War Plan
Perley telegraphs from Washington that Governor Andrew consults with the War Department on Massachusetts coast defences and with the Navy on arming a vessel to cruise off the coast manned by volunteers but commanded by a naval officer. OG The snow in Washington County New York was eighteen inches deep. farmers have not yet dug potatoes or gathered corn.
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Washington, County
New York
Attack upon Chartyston threatens Charleston bombardment
Washington correspondent reports expected Confederate defense of Charleston may end with fire rather than surrender. Rebels allegedly prepare for an ironclad approach, with civilians ordered to depart as coastal news promises imminent, dramatic action to come.
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Chartyston
Washington
N. Y. Post
Charleston
Connecticut stamp swindle targets clergy and schools
Reported scheme in Connecticut shows enterprising men collecting and selling government postage stamps by fooling needy clergymen and boarding school girls. They cut and separate stamps to claim payment, defrauding the government with large profits from millions of 3 cent stamps. Investigators are urged to probe this operation.
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Connecticut
Singular British Vessel Fails At Cape Horn Voyage
A Swansea to Cubija voyage sailed April 12 with a single ship, all hands faced seven days of a raging storm near Cape Horn. The captain claimed a divine warning urged return to England, and the vessel then reached Newport with its original cargo, after a fruitless transoceanic passage.
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Swansea
Eng
Cubija
South Ameria
Cape Horn
England
Newport
Mutiny Threatened by 23d Regiment at New Haven
Mutinous demonstrations by the 23d regiment in New Haven after noon Friday arose over the nine months term just begun. Soldiers refused to answer names, heckled officers, and built bonfires in camp. Some attacked the guard tent of the 28th with boards and poles. Col Ferris of the 28th wounded one assailant with his sword and restored order. A night guard with arms was deployed from Gray's Armory by the governor.
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New Haven
Conn
Journal
Ferris
Forage Supplies Near Warrenton Defy War Claims
The Washington Republic notes that despite South starving talk, Union recon reports show abundant forage near Warrenton. It states hay is purchasable within ten miles for thirteen to fifteen dollars per ton, about two thirds the government price, contradicting Army claims.
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Starvina
Washington Republican
Warrenton
Richmond
Washington
Earthquake Shocks Reported at Fayal Island
Our Fayal correspondent notes continual earthquakes since the 28th ult with no damage so far. He recalls two prior shocks 54 years ago tied to a St George Island eruption and marks 103 years since the last volcano eruption on this island.
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Fayan
Fayal
Island
St. George
N. B. Mercury
Farmer and Scoton Debt Warning and Rifle Seizure
A young farmer asks an old Scotchman for farming advice and hears a warning never to go into debt except possibly for manure. Provost Marshal Simeon Draper of New York recently captured eight hundred Enfield rifles, many in transit to the South via Canada.
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Sandie
Simeon Draper
New York
South
Canada
Disease in Horses Strikes Warrenton Burying Ground
A Warrenton dispatch to the Philadelphia Ledger reports a strange disease among horses, especially in the batteries. It appears in the fetlock joint, rapidly damages the hoof, and cripples hundreds in a single drove en route to Washington for sale. Veterinarians suspect limestone soil and neglect as causes. the condition is not thought native to the area.
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Warrenton
Philadelphia Ledger
Kirby's
Waterman
Rhode Island
Washington
Retreating in Manassas Gap and Burnside’s rising activity
A Philadelphia Press dispatch reports Jackson withdrawing behind Manassas Gap with renewed Confederate weaknesses exposed in the valley. It notes General Burnside’s vigorous return to action and hints at expected stirring news within days. Also described is a Washington Navy Yard test of a 10 inch Dahlgren gun perforating iron plating at 500 yards. General Mitchel anticipated fatal danger before Port Royal, a premonition that proved true.
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Tux Rny
Rny
Sincear Suot
Washington Navy Yard
Dahlgren
American Silver Coin Surfaces Plentiful in Canada
Report notes American silver coin is common in Canada yet many samples are poor quality and minted in the United States. Counterfeiters are said to be active among Canadian neighbors, with heavy business reported in the region.
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Canada
Tes
United States
Bulletin board overheard after election in New York
The Independent notes a Democratic bulletin in New York with garbled slogans on Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania and a cheeky clerk adding Se-eesh. Journal of Commerce and other papers report Lord Lyons returned to Washington without instruction from his government, urging an end to war speculation.
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New York
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Seymour
Bulletin
Se-eesh
V. Y Independent
Lord Lyons
Washington
Journal of Commerce
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Inon-Coops
Court Journal
A. J. Hamilton
Texas
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Patereburg
Peninsula
Western
United States Supreme Court
Temperance
North America
Nevada
Pacifico Railway
Sacramento
New Jersey
Trenton
James Stanbrough
Sapkinton City
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Army
Navy
Execurius
Washington, D. C
Army and Navy
Abraham Lincoln
Argus
Mitchel
Port Royal
Albany
Bragg
Kentucky
Sys Prentice
Buell
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