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Newspaper
Evansville Weekly Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1848
Page
1
The Alex. Scott Sails Through Peril After Hole Opened
Aboard the Alex. Scott on her last trip she holed her bow below Providence, took on four feet of water, crew stopped the leak after great effort, and the ship carried away much of its cargo yet remained afloat. The issue also features State Journal correspondence between Gen. Taylor and Hon. Geo. G. Dunn on the 2d Indiana Regiment, urging trust in Taylor’s official report.
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Alex. Scott
Providence
Scott
State Journal
Prediction of Marcy’s Russia mission denied by Union
The Richmond Enquirer reports a proposed resignation of Mr. Marcy to head a Russia mission and Faaskeus Pierce promoted to the War Bureau, but the Washington Union dismisses the claim as baseless. Officials cite prior Union contradictions as reason to doubt any Russia bound designation for the Secretary of War.
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Marney
Russia
Pierce, &c
Richmond Enquirer
Marcy
Faaskeus Pierce
War Bureau
Washington Union
Union
Connecticut Whig Vote Alleged Federalist Proof
A garbled report claims 369 Whigs and 223 Loco votes giving a Whig majority of 146 in Govorneros election. It cites a town where a woman allegedly used a flannel petticoat as wadding for a 1812 cannon. The note urges editors to copy the vote as evidence Whigs are federalists.
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Orv Srostnctox
Connecticut
Guvernos
Gato’s Early Attempt at Domestic Medicine
Gato, the first Latin writer to tackle diseases and medicine, produced a work likely titled a system of Domestic Medicine though it showed limited knowledge of the subject.
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Gato
New Orleans men fund corn voyage to Campeachy
A group of gentlemen in New Orleans are using money to buy a cargo of corn for shipment to Campeachy to aid white inhabitants said to be in dire need due to Indian devastations.
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N. Orleans
Campeachy
Bracken County Courthouse Destroyed by Fire
The Bracken County Court house in Kentucky burned Thursday morning destroying the building and leaving the Sons of Temperance and a Masonic Lodge in possession of lost furniture regalia and related items.
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Bracken County
Sons of Temperance
Masonic Lodge
Plan to Prize France's Plate in Eight Days
A proposal suggests France borrow against private plate holdings to mint bullion valued at about 6 to 7 million owners with an average 300 francs per item. State credits owners for metal value plus workmanship, using current metal prices. if enacted, France could become the world’s richest nation promptly. a warning notes electroplated items are as ornamental as pure metal.
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France
Brevets for Gallantry in Mexican War Reported
A large batch of brevets for gallantry in the Mexican War has been communicated to the Senate in Executive session, including officers such as Kearney and Persifer F. Smith elevated to major general.
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Senate
Kearney
Persifer F. Smith
Louis Clef bids for Chelsea House from Winnissimmet Ferry
The New York Sun reports Louis Clef, agent for Louis Philippe Egalite the former French king, has made an offer to buy the Chelsea House and grounds from the Winnissimmet Ferry Company of Massachusetts for 100000 dollars.
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The
New York Sun
Louis Clef
Louis Phillippe Egalite
France
Chelsea House
Winnissimmet
Mass.) Ferry Company
Arkansas Lead Mines Attract Miners From Memphis
The Little Rock Democrat reports Moreland and Hunt are building houses near the diggings to house a large mining crew arriving from Memphis. New discoveries suggest the region is broader than thought, with a silver rich lead sample 18 inches thick. Analysts say silver content could cover capital and mining costs, as speculation grows around lands owned by the United States and entry fever spreads.
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Arsassas
Little Rock Democrat
Messrs Moreland
Monltené Hunt
Little Rock
Diggins
Memphis
U. States
Miscellany From Our Galleys Headlines
A compact note of miscellaneous items collected from our galleys. a week ahead may see a single daily dose of varied items for readers.
Important correspondence from 1848 on Buena Vista Indiana clash
Postscripted letter from Geo G Dunn to Wasutyaron dated April 12 1848 in the Indiana State Journal transmits authentic exchanges between General Zacuanzy Taerin and Dunn about the Second Indiana Regiment at Buena Vista. Dunn urges publication and requests Bowles receive a copy to remind him of duty to the regiment and the public.
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Wasutyaron
J. D. Derrezes
Zacuany Tarein
Indiana
Buena Vista
Bowles
Geo. G. Dunn
Letter to General from Geo G Dunn on Buena Vista misreport
Geo G Dunn writes to Major General through J J Crittenden asking for clarification and vindication regarding the Second Indiana Regiment at Buena Vista. He notes court inquiries and Lane’s supplemental report, urges a full explanation to rebut alleged misstatements and defend the regiment and the state’s honor.
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Wasaxotox
Tarton
Sim
J. J . Crittenden
Indiana
Buena Vista
Agua Nueva
Wool
Lane
United States
War Department
Geo
G. Dunn
General remarks on Indiana Volunteers and Buen Vista report
A Baton Rouge dated letter discusses corrections to official reports on the Indiana Volunteers and the Buen Vista battle. It notes delays due to river travel and asserts that official eyewitness observations, not secondhand accounts, should anchor the military summary. It cites Lane's 1817-1818 supplemental reports as corrective context.
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Indiana
Lane
War Department of Washington
Buen Vista
Taylor defends Indiana Second Regiment in battle inquiry
General Z. Taylor writes to George G. Dess defending the Indiana Second Regiment after the Buena Vista battle. He criticizes private animosities behind the Court of Inquiry, notes missing reports from Gen. Lane and Gen. Wool, and asserts his intent to judge fairly while exonerating Indiana troops as warranted. He emphasizes restraint to protect the regiment and states his duty to truth and propriety.
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Indiana
Union
Lane
Major Bliss
Wool
Iis Head
War Office
Washington
Columnia
Gen. Wool
War Department
Gen. Lane
Battle of
Buena Vista
Bowles
Second Indiana Imentes
Z. Taylor
Geo
Dess
Washington, D. C
Steamers From N. Tally $700000 In Specie
The final two steamers from N. reportedly withdrew seven hundred thousand dollars in specie, marking a notable cash shipment or transfer.
Europe in Revolutions and Press Praise From New Albany
The column traces European uprisings from Paris to Berlin, detailing the abdication of Louis Philippe, Prussia's king kneeling to his subjects, Belgium's Leopold granting reforms, and broad hopes for liberty spreading across Germany, France, and Lombardy, with editorials praising peaceful reform and warning against despotism.
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Poland
Germany
Russia
Nicholas
Europe
France
Switzerland
Belgium
England
Turkey
Great Britain
Charles Albert
Sardiana
Lombardy
Austria
Italy
Legislative Council
Lexington
Yorktown
Black Sea
Pyrenees
Janus
Weeson
Louis Phillippe
Tuilleries
Paris
Jovenel
Herculius
Democritus
Uhrones
Slapo
Adold
Metternich
Vienna
Ferdinant
Rederick William
Prussia
Frederick William
Moliere
Leopold
Report on Treaty Documents and Newspaper Purchases
Washington witness Mr. Bennett of the New York Herald testifies before the Senate that Symington of the Union offered to sell treaty and Trust correspondence for 200 dollars, later 300 with added 100. The Herald refused extra, Journal of Commerce bought 120 dollars. Union prints Senate confidentially and serves as President’s organ. Louisville Journal notes a stabbing threat over publishing the treaty copy.
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Bennett
New York Herald
Washington
Senate
Tribune
Symington
Union
Herald
Journal of Commerce
Reporter of
Louisville Journal
Nugent
Buchanan
Storm Glass Becomes News At Chesapeake And New York
Mention of a heavy storm on Chesapeake Bay with vessels wrecked or lost and a heavy snow storm in New York on the night of the 19th inst. The notice records peril at sea and winter weather impacting the city.
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Chesapeake Bay
New York
Slaves Seized after Potomac Abduction Attempt
In Washington on the 15th seventy seven enslaved people from local owners embarked on a small vessel to flee down the Potomac. A pursuing steamer captured the group near the river mouth and returned them to Washington where all aboard, including the captain and crew, were jailed. The incident sparked intense public outrage against those responsible.
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Gutar
Washington
Georgetown
D. C
Potomac
Editor challenges critics at the Delta office in Cairo
The Cairo Delta editor, new in Cairo Illinois, urges patrons to confront him directly if they object to any article. He advises readers to defend their views, demand discussion, and if unsatisfied, cancel subscrip tions and consider social adventures before resuming support.
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Cairo Delta
Cairo
Ill
Delta
Mazeppa
Pig Tail Whistle Claim Stirs Ithaca Rumor
Green City asserts a Ithaca man has fashioned a whistle from a pig tail. The feat was long deemed impossible but is credited to skill overcoming difficulty.
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Ithaca
N. Y
A Present to Faunce Liberty Cap to Paris
Arrangements finished for the New York presentation of a grand liberty cap to the city of Paris on the 25th at the Park Theatre. Ex President Martin Van Buren will present the cap and M de la Forrest the French Consul will receive it for Paris.
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New York
Paris
Park Theatre
Martin van Buren
M. de la Forrest
Gen Gaines and companion arrive in Cincinnati en route to New Orleans
Cs Gen Gaines and his lady reached Cincinnati on Monday evening and are traveling onward to New Orleans.
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Gaines
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Abolition of Jesuit and religious congregations decree
The High Commission of the Government decrees all religious corporations not authorized by law are abolished, with particular mention of the Jesuit congregation.
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Jeenus
France
Congregation of the Jesuits
Fire in Indianapolis Journal counting room set by burglars
The counting room of the Indianapolis Journal office caught fire around 9 30 on Tuesday night the 18th. It was put out by office youths and neighbors without alarm. Two boys entered to steal newspapers to sell to grocers, stealing the room key earlier in the day to keep it unlocked.
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Tndianapolis Journal
Steamer Robert Falion Sunk After Rock Collision
A letter from Steubehville reports the steamer Robert Falion from Pittsburgh bound down struck Brown's Island rocks and sank after breaking bottom timbers. Captain Collier raised the vessel with a bulkhead and brought it to the location where it remains afloat with over 18 passengers and damaged freight. The cargo is spoiled and the boat is expected to be moved to Pittsburgh for repairs.
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Pittsburgh
Man Arrested in New Orleans for Indecent Language Toward Wife
A man in New Orleans was arrested several days ago for using indecent and improper language toward his wife, with authorities describing him as a blackguard.
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New Orleans
Blackguard
Louis Philippe Arrives in England Without Wig
A witty limerick recounts Louis Philippe arriving in England without his wig. It notes his children rushing into town and finding that their father faced the situation with courage regarding his crown.
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Louis Phillippe
England
Tuileries
Papa
Lord Grey Uses Fellow Citizens Phrase in Riot Debate
In the British House of Lords Lord Grey, kin, addressed the riot discussion using fellow citizens to refer to the public, shifting from fellow subjects or the lower orders. He may have drawn a contrast with the French Revolution era and its rhetoric.
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Sicus
The
Tores
Lord Grey
Irish coop er leaps from ship mast into river in daring 68 foot drop
A Wilmington iron worker named Rawx Fouty jumps from the cross tree of the foremast of the schooner Klouis e into the river, clearing about 68 feet. He lands on his right shoulder and chest but survives with timely aid. meanwhile Mr Tuttle of New York presents Queen Victoria with a fine baby jumper for the royal nursery likely to see heavy use.
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Rawx Fouty
Wilmington
N. C
Kluoise
Michigan Asserts Lead In Mexican War Enlistment
The Detroit Free Press claims Michigan supplied more men for the Mexican War relative to its population than any other state, highlighting the state's strong enlistment effort.
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Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evansville Journal
City OF
Evansville
Indiana State Journal
Gen. Taylor
Ocs
Mexico
Mexican Congress
CCE
Deanoren
Louisville Courier
Haldeman
Louisville
New Albany
Bubletin
Davis
Charlestown
Waover
Louisville Journal of
Sarah Sands
Svcadia
Duchy of Schlesing
Denmark
Schlesing
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