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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1861
Page
2
A northern publication urges a heartfelt Thanksgiving honoring divine sovereignty amid wartime trials. It argues Providence uses war to remove evil, praises recent Union gains, calls for penitence and unity, and notes broad observance in Northern states as a contrast to rebels.
The piece notes gains for the Union including Port Royal fortress capture with minimal casualties, a Kentucky victory forcing rebels back, East Tennessee loyalist rising, Floyd repulsed, Mason and Slidell commissioners seized, and a Union State Convention in North Carolina projecting government under the Union. London and Madrid denials are also mentioned concerning diplomats.
The past two weeks featured fine and mild weather with a sunny outlook. North winds prevailed and the fall proved very favorable to the poor as fuel consumption was notably lower than usual for this season.
The cotton mills in New England are idle no longer and may start immediate operation. Lyceum Lectures begin on the 12th with top speakers. The Providence National Guard parade on the 30th promises a splendid turnout. Public auction at St Michael's church occurs Monday at 10 AM. Thanksgiving was observed in Massachusetts and Maine with governors designating the 28th as time to remember the poor.
A dramatic Union triumph over rebels Mason and Slidell occurred when Commodore Wilkes of the San Jacinto intercepted the British mail steamer Trent off Havana. Mason and Slidell were arrested along with papers and luggage seized, while their suite faced a tense moment and potential transfer to the North.
The letter recalls the Dereclee seizure near Genoa and argues Captain Wilkes acted within English law citing boarding rights to seize cargo if Earl Russell remains fair to the US. It asserts no grievance against Wilkes’s actions and notes long-standing wartime practice.
The new St Michael's Church will be consecrated for Protestant Episcopal worship on Tuesday the 26th instant. Services begin at 11 o'clock A.M. with a sermon by Rt. Rev Bishop Clark. An evening ordination will install a townsman’s son as Deacon, followed by a sermon and Holy Communion at 7 o'clock, with several distinguished clergymen expected.
The December issue marks the eighth volume with a stellar list of contributors led by J Russell Lowell H W Longfellow R W Emerson N Hawthorne O W Holmes J G Whittier Bayard Taylor Mrs H B Stowe and others The magazine presents stories essays and notices including The Home of Lafayette A Field Night in the House of Commons Agnes of Sorrento A New Counterblnat The Wolves Health In the Hospital A Story of Thanksgiving Time Song in a Dream England and Emancipation Union and Liberty How tou Rough it Self Possession of Prepo geession Reviews and Literary Notices The January number will feature Hawthorne Agassiz Windham Hillard Winthrop Higginson and more Subscription is four dollars per year in advance three dollars for the Monthly or Bristol Phenix options.
Local youths taunt Banner men near the Custom House and risk prosecution. The noted Prof Hambujar will perform Tuesday afternoon and evening with prizes to be given away. Hambuser, a former Prussian army officer, will also lecture on military movements after the show. Tickets priced at 15 cents.
Hon. James F Simonds of the U S Senate is thanked for Patent Office Reports 1860. Forney writes that Mason and Shidell faced a potential uprising if reaching Washington. Shidell in Richmond pressed harsh treatment with Beauregard’s involvement. Havana papers note a steam tug delivering commissioners and the Nashville with seventy naval officers leaving, destination unknown.
Correspondence from Wasutxerun notes Washington's new phase with Congress opening. The city gains army-related commerce and temporary residents, spurring higher prices for fuel and rents while attracting contractors and tradespeople. The piece also covers naval enlistment hopes, Mason and Slidell incident fallout, and a State Department passport notice.
News from Havana and Port Royal describes Union forces shelling rebels on Santa Rosa Island near Fort Pickens and reports Accomac county rebels laying down arms at Newtown while later dispatches note North Carolina provisional government actions and local uprisings as United States forces tighten control along the coast.
A Michigan salt venture values salt at about 550 dollars per day. Stamford subscribes over 100000 dollars to the National Loan, not counting 30000 dollars at the Stamford Bank. Ex Commodore Tatnall’s Sackett’s Harbor estate is set for confiscation. Salt shortages push Booth and Macon Telegraph report prices rising toward 20 dollars a sack by month’s end. Western Canada sees four inches of snow. a man 46 or 65? years old dies after cider brandy intoxication near Bernards ton. The Constitution at Newport heats deck levels by steam from a nearby plant. Cod and mackerel fisheries prosper but slim margins from low prices. Suspects arrested near Elizabeth Creek bridge in New Jersey. US Navy boarding pikes made in New London. England patents electric rail warning to prevent collisions. The slave ship Augusta seized off Montauk. Appleton Smith sent to Fort Lafayette. California cotton yields boost Tulare county, while B&O locomotives removed by rebels near Winchester. Commodore Wilkes of the San Jacinto, a New York native, leads chase against rebel ministers. famed explorer, about fifty five, based in Washington. News stirs markets on the Change with keen curiosity.
The Prov Journal reports Mason may present credentials at Fort Warren as an ambassador after earlier Washington talks with Robert C. Winthrop. It notes about twelve hundred sick soldiers in Washington hospitals with fever as the principal ailment and higher mortality among Pennsylvania troops versus Massachusetts regiments, where several units have had no deaths.
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