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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1847
Page
2
Long dispatches recount Vera Cruz operations, Walker’s death, Lane and Paterson actions, American advances into Orizaba and Atlisco, Santa Anna’s standing, and shifts in Mexican leadership. Reports describe battles near Puebla, Guerrilla activity, and Mexican casualties, with notes on ships, officers, and upcoming movements toward Veracruz and Puebla.
Further steamer reports from Mexico recount garrison details at Perote and political strife in the Mexican Congress. The Capital and Vera Cruz postings note deaths from typhoid fever, military movements, and officials traveling amid tensions. News lists officers who died or were wounded and references Captain Walker’s death and reissued rosters.
The French steamer New York arrived at Newport from Waves with two days later intelligence from France and the Continent. Reports include stock moves in Paris, ministerial changes expected in Vienna, and papal decrees forming a State Council. Insurgents and government actions feature in Madrid and Paris, with sparse details on battles near Neufchatel and Catalonia.
Letters released by the Union through the Navy Department reveal Liberia proclaiming independence as the Republic of Liberia. Reports detail slave trade cargoes on American ships near Cape Frio and Porto Praya, including the J. W. Huntington and the Senator. The dispatches condemn the use of the American flag to cloak slave trading and outline American trading establishments along the southern coast and at Ambizella.
Reports from the N Herald describe relations with Brazil, a baptism event attended by Mr Tod and family, and naval movements including the USS Ohio’s readiness. Also noted are rhetorical appeals to Christendom, Empress ceremonies, and upcoming ministerial duties as chambers close.
Governor W L Greenly of Michigan proclaims Thursday November 26 as a day of general Thanksgiving and prayer for annual blessings. The proclamation, dated October 13, 1847, is signed and sealed in Detroit. Also included are advertisement snippets for Vaughn's Medicine and Olivet College noting winter term dates and tuition details.
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