Bristal Phenis Saturday Morning Notice
Saturday morning October 10 1863 Bristal Phenis column appears with brief notices and local items in this edition.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1863
Page
2
Abolitionists Under Fire in Political Rhetoric
A historical reevaluation denounces abolitionists as extremists and traitors while praising their core beliefs in equality and rights. The piece lists alleged positions on slavery, unity, and loyalty, contrasting with pro-slavery or Union leaders and urging support for a loyal presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Wendell Philips
Sumner
Jeff. Davis
Judish P. Benjamin
Washington
Jefferson
Hamilton
Clay
Webster
Guet Namnes
Butler
Burnside
Banke
Grant
Rosecrans
Fremont
McClellan
Hooker
Meade
Jeff Davis
Alex
Stephene
Mnson
Slidell
Richmond Enquirer
London Traxs
Atlantic
Jeff
Davin
Slavery
President's Proclamation Declares Thanksgiving Day National
The article notes the President proclaims a day of national thanksgiving praising prosperity in business and military victories to honor the Providence. Governors plan statewide observances on the last Thursday of November. A separate report describes a Monday train collision near Warren striking twelve sheep, five killed and others injured, after two large dogs drove the flock onto the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
James Swett
Henry
Palla
Joma
Town Meeting Adjourned at Lown Hall on Saturday
Report of the committee on furnishing and vaults for state arms and equipment discussed at adjourned town meeting held at Lown Hall Saturday at 3 o'clock P M. Voter passed on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lown
Rosecrans and Bragg clash in pivotal southern theater
A Civil War update notes Rosecrans advancing, Bragg reinforcing the Confederate line. Both sides suffer losses as tactics shift toward Georgia. Reinforcements bolster the Army of the Potomac’s defenses while Stonewall Jackson and Lee's flank actions pause. The gulf and southern Atlantic may still see action as armies mass for decisive engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosecrans
Bragg
Shattanooga
South West
Confederacy
Army of the Potomac
Stonewall Jackson
Lee
Gulf
Atlantic States
Georgia
Virginia
Town Meeting Votes Narrowly On State Constitution Amendment
Town meeting attendees cast 101 votes on Monday with 27 in favor and 74 against the proposed state constitution change. A notice also urged funding for militia armories and depots for arms and equipment provided by the State. A committee of William R. Taylor John B. Munro Thomas J. Thurston Josiah Gladding and Philip B. Bourn was formed to study armory or depository needs and report at the adjourned meeting on Saturday the 17th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewna
William R. Taylor
John B. Munro
Thomas J. Thurston
Josiah Gladding
Philip B. Bourn
Town Council Meets and Posts County Court Actions
The Town Council and Court of Probate met in the Council Chamber on Tuesday afternoon. They approved and ordered payment of town expenses including watch, rent, coroner inquests, poor relief, undertakers, insane pauper care, fire department, and highways totaling 487.75. Seven jurors were drawn for the next Court of Common Pleas term. Tax remission petitions were referred to the next meeting. A concert at Tower Hall by H. W. Luther and associates for a wounded soldier drew a smaller crowd due to bad weather, with plans for another benefit in a few weeks to aid a Rhode Island battery soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Plena
Tower Hall
W. Luther
E. J. Cole
Mies Crocker
Edwin A. Young
SB. Lethon
Rhode Island
Warren Town Meeting Chooses New Tax Collector
Luther M. F. Borden Jr. loses his post as Collector of Taxes after four weeks missing. his father Luther M. Burden Sr. is elected to replace him. The Woonsocket Patriot notes the paper’s growth and asks profits match labor. Governor Smith proclaims Thanksgiving on Thursday November 26. Jof. Davis orders release of criminals who join the Confederate army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Luther Mf. Borden, Jr
Luther MM. Burden Sr
Davis
Staite
Lecture series for Soldiers' Friend Society announced
The Ladies' Soldiers' Friend Society plans a Town Hall lecture series starting next Wednesday at 7 30. Rev. Charles Tiffany Bishop Clarke and Hon. Samuel G Arnold among speakers. Eight lectures total. tickets two prices at one dollar for all or twenty five cents each. Proceeds support soldiers and wounded alike with no speaker fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Soldiers’ Friend Society
Charles Tiffany
Bishop Clarke
Samuel G. Arnold
J. N. Burgers
Hope Street
Bristol
Rapidan
Chattanooga
Charleston
Apenkera
Indies
Onions and Carrots Report Mixed Harvest and Strong Prices
The town reports a smaller onion crop, about half the previous year's yield, yet demand remains good with prices near 1.00 per bushel and up to 1.25 for select lots. Carrot output also drops slightly due to disease, but several hundred bushels sold this week at 25 cents per bushel. Vegetables overall see brisk demand at fair prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geome
Soldiers' Friend Society Monthly Contributions 1863
List of September contributions including Mrs Murice three dollars and Mrs Edward Babbitt two dollars. Funds and a box sent to the Sanitary Commission on September 15. Contents include cotton shirts drawers handkerchiefs towels flannel shirts wool socks pants linen coat and papers. Direct gifts to soldiers added four funnel shirts two cotton shirts and nine pairs of socks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friend Society
Murice
Edward Babbitt
Harris & Ruenik Advertises Large Stock in City Stores
Readers are invited to visit Harris and Ruenik at 326 Grandetree, 231 Eighth Avenue, and 228 Bowery New York where one of the largest and best made stacks of goods are offered at very low prices with a wide selection for buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris & Ruenik
Grandetree
Eighth. Avenue
Bowery
New York
Annual sermon opens Protestant Episcopal Universities meeting
The annual sermon before the Board of Missions was delivered in Grace Church Providence by Rev. Dr. M. M. Howe of Philadelphia on Wednesday evening, following the opening Monday of the Protestant Episcopal Universities meeting in Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Board of Missions
Grace Church
MM. A. D.W. Howe
Philadelphia
Newport Exudes Promises As Growth Reawakens in 19th Century
Letter from Newporte Byrd Evirorate notes season decline in Newport as many visitors depart due to illness yet military figures and notable leaders remain. Admiral Goldsborough and Gen Sherman are mentioned along with Gen Anderson at Fort Acame. Naval School resumes. rail improvements advance with track laid and preparations for larger trade at Main Street terminus and Long Wharf expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newporte
Newport
Admiral Goldsborough
Commodore Nuff
Slunter
Blair
Anderson
Sherman
Gen. Anderson
Fort Sumter
Fort Acame
Naval School
Annapolis
Taland
Fuall
Stellamera
Long Wharf
Tioga Captures Rebel Steamer Herald Near Key West
The United States steamer Tioga captured the rebel steamer Herald on the 28th ult bringing her into Key West with two hundred fifty two bales of cotton and agents of a South company facing capital of two million dollars. This was their first blockade running attempt and it failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tioga
Herald
Key West
Tierald
Constitution Amendment Vote Narrow Across State
The statewide vote on the proposed constitutional amendment was weakly supportive in most towns. Only six towns reported majorities for the amendment while more than two thirds of votes polled statewide favored rejection in the forum where it was presented.
Command Changes Move Generals to New 4th Army Corps
Generals McCook and Crittenden are relieved and ordered to report at Indianapolis. The 20th and 3rd Army Corps, formerly under them, are consolidated into the 4th Army Corps and placed under Gen Gordon Granger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCook
Crittenden
Indianapolis
20Th
4Th Army Corps
Gordon Granger
Prize Ship Seized by U S Steamer Sem inole
The U S steamer Sem inole captured the most valuable prize of the war, a British built vessel over 300 feet long flying British colors. The ship appears to have been fitted in England for a rebel man of war and is commanded by Commander Rowland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Rowland
England
Wounded in Chickamauga Battle Exchange Debated
Dispatches describe exchange negotiations for wounded from Chickamauga. Confusion over handling of deceased officers and denial of enemy capture treatment surfaces, while reports claim 52 of our surgeons were taken prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickemauga
Teberg
East Tennessee volunteers armed for home defence
The loyal East Tennesseeans numbered about a thousand and formed to defend home soil. They are rapidly volunteering for service in our army, showing swift organization and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Unchanged Front Fortifications Near Chattanooga
Report notes both armies strengthening positions before Chattanooga with pickets only a stone’s throw apart, indicating tense standoff and ongoing trench line consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Norfolk Expedition Destroys Four Rebel Salt Works
An expedition from Norfolk to North Carolina in June resulted in the destruction of four rebel salt works, marking a significant setback for enemy supply operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
North Carolina
Rebal Salt Works
National Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Lincoln 1863
Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving observing the “latt Thursday in November” amid Civil War turmoil. He attributes blessings to divine mercy, urges prayer for the nation and its soldiers, and calls all Americans to set aside the day for gratitude and penitence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States OF America
Maxeion
Washington
Union
United States
Descriptive account of Wilder on Chickamauga battle slaughter
Col T J Wilder recalls Longstreet’s corps at Chickamauga, describing the失 brutal melee as Union left wing drives two divisions back. Lilly’s cannister fire decimates advancing rebels in a narrow ditch, killing thousands and leaving Lee’s flower crushed before retreat. Wilder notes the scene as the costliest two day fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longstreet
T. J. Wilder
Army of the Cumberland
Chickamauga
Wilder
van Cleve
Davis
Xu Little
Lilly
Inchipa
Lee
Rumored Bristol to New York Steam Line Association
Rumor suggests a new travel line between Boston and New York using steamers from Bristol Rhode Island. Named investors include A and A Lawrence Francis Skinner Jordan Marsh & Co Mary B Young of Fall River and Alexander T Stewart of New York. Details remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Bristol
R. I
Messrs. A. & A. Lawrence
Francis Skinner
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Mary
B. Young
Fall River
Alexander T. Stewart
All River News
Atlantic and Pacific coastal defenses expand with new gun placements
Chief of Ordinance orders 242 large caliber cannon to forts and arsenals of the Atlantic states and 50 to Pacific defenses. Fortifications to be improved immediately as civil and military matters unfold. Paroled Confederate prisoners at Fort Columbus may return home until recalled. Captains Sawyer and Flynn are treated as other prisoners and may soon be exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic States
Pacific
Fort Columbus
Sawyer
Flynn
Winder
Riker’s Island
The Peace Party in Civil War Rhetoric
The piece accuses antiwar opponents as allies of rebels and cites Lieut Maury in the Georgia affair. It argues that peace factions in the North create divisions to hinder Lincoln, offering comfort to the South and aiding Confederate aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
Maury
Georgia
London Times
North
Lancoln
Oudh
Norfolk Navy Yard Restored and Vessels Repaired After Rebel Action
The Norfolk Navy Yard, damaged by rebels, has been largely rebuilt with little cost. Government officers recovered the dry dock and repurposed the old pump. Nine ships of war are under repair or conversion to double enders, while twenty two more have been altered or repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk Navy Yard
British plan iron forts to guard naval entrance
The government aims to build large iron forts on boats guarding the entrance to the main naval arsenal. The challenge is to create portable iron Martello towers with removable foundations that can be raised on causeways and will settle into a stable base under their own weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tron
Warwick veteran commits suicide at home
Elias S Leach forty years old a discharged soldier from the Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers hanged himself at his Warwick residence at seven Tuesday morning. Dissipation probably led to the fatal act. He leaves a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias S.‘Leach
Twelfth Regiment
Rhode Island Volunteers
Warwick
Post
Safe use of saleratus in baked goods urged by grocers
A historical notice asserts that converting Herrick Allen's Geld Medal Saleratus into carbonic acid gas during baking renders food perfectly wholesome for weak stomachs and dyspeptic persons. Grocers and druggists promote its sale as a healthful baking aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrick Allen
Gilmore's Army Shifts HQ From Morris to Folly Island
The Poser reports Gen Gilmore moves headquarters from Morris Island to Folly Island. Rebels claim batteries and Greek fire tests near Fort Sumter aim to deter Union advance. Gen Gilmore’s Morris Island operations continue with Cummings Point and Wagner protecting troops while new batteries near Charleston near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
New York
Fulton
Mort Island
Folly Island
Charleston
James Teland
Directid
Limoss
Fort Sumter
Kent
Walla
Muine
Morris Island
Cummings Point
Wagner
Navy
Army
Chattanooga Letter From New York Describes Reconnaissance And Skirmishes
From Chattanooga a letter dated October reports a recon from our line on the evening of October 24. Five or six of Turcin s brigades were wounded in sharp skirmishing. Rebels fired from past tints, and some shots were found nearby. The same afternoon their ferry boat near Lookout Mountain was captured after our artillery opened, forcing them to abandon it with arms left aboard. Around 10 pm the night erupted with cannon and musket fire, followed by a quiet rest for exhausted troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chattanooga
Lettera
Turchin
Lookout Mountain
Fort Monroe Dispatch Reports Secret Expedition Sanctioned
From Fort Monroe New York Oct 6 a fortress Monroe letter dated Oct 4 notes an expedition of artillery cavalry and infantry with gunboats set off yesterday under sealed orders to a rendezvous unknown to participants Major General Foster drafted the plan and entrusted it to a few trusted officers ample war materials are supplied and success is anticipated if orders are followed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Monroe
Hzratp Enya
Foster
Position of General Burnside Reported From Knoxville
The journal notes a dispatch from Knoxville claiming Gen. Burnside holds land from Knoxville to Calhoun along the river and rail lines, within twenty-five miles of Kingston and east to Greenville. His passes into North Carolina are secured and his right wing links with Gen. Rosecrans. The army is in good health and spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside
Knoxville
Calhoon
Kingston
Rome
Greenville
East Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Army of the Potomac repels rebel messengers near Somerville Ford
Dispatch from New York dated October 7 reports a skirmish along the extreme left near Somerville Ford. Rebel messengers in shell form approached but were met with steady resistance and soon abandoned their attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Somerville
Ford
Tennessee Oct Letter on 16th Army Corps in Memphis Hospital
A Tennessee dated note from New York describes the 16th Army Corps being sent to general hospital duty in Memphis. It reports leaves forbidden, sick and disabled soldiers sent to hospital, ammunition and supplies shipped, extra trains and loaded cars, and speculation that Major General Sherman’s corps may command the expedition. Springfield rifles are issued to Ohio soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennevece
New York
Potéhontas
Tenn
Enya
16Th Army Corps
Memphia
Sherman
Springfield Rifles
Ohio
Hunter Found Frozen in Alps After Nineteen Years
A young Alpine hunter missing for nineteen years was discovered in the Alps, preserved in ice and mud. Authorities report the body remained largely intact, with features and clothing surprisingly well preserved despite the long disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
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Europa
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Liverpool
Cleveland
Detroit
France
de Grand
Michigan City
Indiana
Missouri
Erasmun Corning
Albany
Congress
John van Buren
Chicago Journal
The
Peace Party
Fort Monroe
Xo Oh
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