Destructive British Raid Through Bristol and Warren 1777
An 1777 account describes British and Hessian troops under Lieut. Colonel Campbell marching from Newport to Pappasquash, burning churches and homes in Bristol and Warren, capturing prisoners, and causing widespread destruction including Usher House and the Episcopal church, with militiamen attempting defence and a bridge battle near the mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Newport
Peck’s Rocks
Pappasquash
Warren
Kickamulthiver
Bristol
Crary
Pearce
Hope Street
Antillery
Hope
Burton Streets
Artilery
Burton Street
Wood 61
John Burt
Jacob Babbitt
Mr. Burt
Aaron Palmer
Gov. Bradford
Hope and
State Street
Usher
Byfield Streets
Episcopal Church
Congres
St. How
Era Sullivan
Providence
Fragmentary Civil War Sea Action Recounted in Newspaper Sliver
The text recalls a chaotic river road scene with casualties and a shifting battle. It notes a ship bringing a bene for Newport, a landing party captured, and American privates slipping away toward a ferry to evacuate from British forces. The fragment hints at naval movement and prisoner details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Newport
Weatcots
September Breezes Bring Travel and Prosperity
The piece notes cooling September air after a hot summer, praising the season for travel and general prosperity. It highlights ripening fruits and harvest time, inviting people to travel for business, health, or friendship as fruits of Providence and national vitality become evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inatuma
Troubles in New York and the Anti-Renters
A editorial urges calm as Anti-Renters are portrayed as violent. It calls landlords to grant reasonable concessions on real estate tenure and tenants to submit to lawful authority to avoid insurrection and civil war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire State
Troubles with Mexico in Texas War Dilemma
The piece ponders delaying a thunderbolt against Mexico to cool passions and avoid war. It questions Texas annexation and speculates on Mexico's possible actions, noting U S forces in Texas and urging restraint to win peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Texas
U States
Friends of Peace
Death of Judge Story
The Boston papers report the death of Judge Story who expired at his Cambridge residence yesterday between one and two o'clock in the 65th year of his age after a illness of several days. He graduated Harvard in 1798 and was appointed to the United States Court by President Madison in 1811. He held a high judicial office and a notable public standing, leaving a notable vacancy in the New England bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Judge Story
Cambridge
New England
Harvard University
United States Court
Madison
Die
Supreme Court September term opens and ends in town
The state Supreme Court began a September term in this town and adjourned next day after discharging the grand and petit juries. The civil docket was light with one major case Fitz Henry Homer vs Mark A O Wolf on executor compensation. The court met in Providence next Monday and notes of local insolvency petitions.
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Supreme Court
Grand
Court of Probate
Fitz- Henry Homer
Mark A. O'Wolf
James O'Wolf
Joh. Whipple
Appellee
J. M. Blake
Albert C. Gregue
Elkwnah French
Joseph B. Manchester
Providence
Great Broad Street Fire Ends Devastating Philadelphia Outbreak
Two major fires struck Philadelphia on Sunday with the Great Broad Street blaze causing enormous damage. Estimated losses run to $200 000 while insurance on merchandise and property destroyed covers the losses, preventing material interruption to forwarding merchants who leased other large warehouses on the same street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Great Broad Street
Mexican War Rumors and Naval Updates at Pensacola
The sloop Saratoga under Commander Shubrick arrived at Pensacola and reports changes in dates from Vera Cruz to the 16th ult. Mexican letters claim 8000 troops left Vera Cruz for Matamoros and 95,000 men may be raised to invade Texas, though these may be from Mexican papers. Herrera elected president with new cabinet. opinions warn Congress may hesitate to declare war while preparations for frontier action continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Saratoga
Shubrick
Pensacula
Vera Cruz
Matamoros
Paredes
Texas
Herrera
Vera Crus
Congress
Filusula
United States
General Herrera
Manuel Pena Y Pena
Pedro Arcaya
Fernandez del Castillo
Arrival of the Great Western After Liverpool Passage
The Great Western arrived in New York after a 17 day voyage from Liverpool. Reports from Europe note riots in Germany sparked by religious preaching, with clashes in Halhastade and Leipzig damaging public order. Weather events include a Paris hurricane and a Rouen factory collapse with casualties.
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Great Western
England
New York
Liverpool
Germany
Halhastade
Rouve
Rome
Leipsic
John of Saxony
Naples
Paris
Rouen
Abbe Chardarvine
la Rochelle
France
Republic of New Grenada
London
Daniel Jenifer
Austria
C. Hughes
Hague
Boulware
U.S
Cumberland
Breese
Aring
Smith
Trieste
Malta
Beyrout
Admiralty
Royal William Victualing Yard
Stonehouse
Quebec
Anti-Rent Unrest Reported Across New York and Delaware
The Albany Argus notes mass arrests as anti rent disturbances spread. Nearly 100 in custody with two companies returning prisoners, while landowners collect back rents and distress warrants are served. A New York trial erupted with Van Buren and Jordan clashing. the judge jailed defendants for contempt before adjourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Argus
Delaware
John Armstrong
Poughkeepsie
New York
van Buren
Jordan
Edmunds
Apology From a Fanatical Preacher Amid Fraud Warnings
A preacher apologizes for faltering end time predictions while acknowledging his errors. The Providence Journal notes the damage caused and questions his fortune from preaching. The same paper warns of widespread counterfeit notes circulating, listing numerous banks and altered bills in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Miller
War in the Society Islands Reported by Venice Crew
A letter from the whale ship Venice describes a French native conflict in the Society Islands as of March 15 1845. An 8000 strong native army threatens the French held town while English and American moves are awaited. Queen Pomare departs and tensions rise with ships and threats of cannon fire.
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Venice
New London
Oraurra
Society Islands
Pomare
New Steamer Oregon Aims For New York Newport Route
The Oregon, built by Smith & Dimon for Geo Law, launches as a premier New York Newport Providence liner. It measures 15330 feet long, 35 feet beam, 1100 tons, with a 1000 horsepower engine and wrought iron shaft. Officers include Capt. St John and H H Hough, J P Acker as steward. Cost about 130000 dollars, furnishing 25000. It seats 600 passengers with luxurious cabins and ornate fittings. The article also notes a Cincinnati discovery of a powerful new cannon ball and an Italian bladder-dissolving calculi claim from Florence.
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Neptune
Rapsira
Oregon
New York Sun
Messrs Smith & Dimon
Geo. Law
New York
Newport
Providence
Capt. St. John
Knickerbocker
H. H. Houghton
Clerk
J. P. Acker
Alan
Fragmentary Rant on Trade War and Figures
A garbled 19th century critique laments taxation and maritime threats to American commerce. It references figures such as Gen Galnon and Gen Taylor, mentions Havana and the Bank, and muses on Irish labor and Mexican frontier disputes in a fragmented editorial voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Geo. Suthentice
Banka
Newfoundland
Havana
United States Bank
Galnon
Han
N Orleans
Taylor
Military movements near Matamoras and Taylor force
The Picayune reports Gen Arista at Matamoras with about 8000 men entrenching as Taylor’s force of about 2000 gathers at Corpus Christi. It notes Arista could have attacked earlier, but now delays and water scarcity hinder an assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Picayune
Alabama
Windle
Aransas
Corpus Christi
Picayune
Cate
Songer
Corpus Christy
Mexicas
Rio Grande
James Cace Steamer Described After Trial Run
The James Cace a handsome two masted steamer with powerful 100 horsepower engine and Loper propeller lay at the third wharf below Walnut street. Built by Rennie Neafie is 175 long 105 feet on deck 23 feet 6 inches beam hold 7 feet 9 inches. Owned by Reed White Stephens Co and captained by James Lawless of Bristol. Intended for sugar trade between New Orleans and Grand Caillou with a successful trial run yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cace
Walnut Street
Shiv
Messrs
Rennie & Neafie
James Caco
Eeds. White, Stephens & Co
James Lawless
Bristol
Roi
New Orleans
Grand Caillou
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cargo crate plunges into the river near Allyn Point
A baggage crate on the Norwich and Worcester Railroad toppled into the river as crews moved it to the steamer Cleopatra. The crate held about seventy trunks of clothing, prompting aboard passengers to condemn the steamboat company in a scene described as ludicrous and delaying the trip by an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norwich and Worcester
Allyn's Point
Sultsenagers
N. S. Tribune
Capture of a Suaver with Slaver Princeza Imperial
A letter from May 16 1845 reports the Mutine under Commodore Crawford pursued the Brazilian slaver Princeza Imperial off Quillenmiane and Madagascar. After seven hours the brig overhauled the 400 ton vessel carrying 2400 slaves and ready for 800 or 900 more, while US ships faked American whaler flags to mislead pursuers. The Mutine then captured the Aruba off Madagascar with 231 slaves aboard, its men leaping overboard as boarded.
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Crawford
Mozambique
Kier
Quillenmiane
Tnu
Aluhpeide
United States
Brazile
Mutine
Mends
F. Curzon
Madagascar
Aruba
Dreadful Massacre Report From Haiti War Zone
The schooner Joseph Ann reports 16 000 Haitian troops surprised a Dominican village about 60 miles from Port au Prince and killed all residents. Martial law has been proclaimed across the island with 10 000 Dominican troops at Santa Ana and 1 000 from Port au Prince en route to confront the Haitians. Port au Prince residents fear due to the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Dowce
Joseph Ann
New York
Port Au Play
Port Au
Santa Anga
Port Au Platt
Port Ag Platt
Thunderstorm Crash Kills Wagon Driver Near Honeywell Stand
A Wester train met a thunder shower near Honeywell's stand eighteen miles from the city. The driver Simmons was struck by electric fluid, dies instantly. A passenger moved inside, horse harness torn, another horse killed, rest uninjured. A quarrel in Apple Street ends with a woman throwing her infant from a window, infant seriously hurt. A county man reports potato vines growing in gas emails?
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Wester Plage
Honeywell
Attie
Suameron
Apple Street
Brown
Pi Ledger
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Stephen Smith
Nathaniel Pearse
Bradford
Peck
Jeremiah Ingraham
John Howland
Stephen Wardwell
Peter Church
Nathan Munro
William Throop
ENE Phenex
Orrenxo
Mise Eastaux
Witli
Mise Eastman
Dream
Fall River
Woisa Bank
Northapton Bank
General Plate
Northampton Bank
Mass
Pall River Union Bank
Tiverton
Ni F
Washington Bank
Westerly
St. I.qde
Charles River Bank
N. Fugland Bank
Columbian Bank
Cto
Hiouty Impourant
Cincinnati
Newport Barracks
Europe
Wiare Ud
Florence
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