Absence of Editor Prompts Wisconsin Florida Territorial Funds
From Washington reports the House devoted two days to Territorial business, with Wisconsin receiving attention. Bills favoring Wisconsin include three thousand dollars for a Lake Winnebago pier and road funding to Racine and along the Mississippi, plus ten thousand for a Racine to Mississippi survey. A proposal to confine Territorial officers to Madison near removal lingers, prompting debate over the delegate’s next session.
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Territorial Bills and Lake Depths Reported in Congress
The House considered multiple bills on territory boundaries and local governance alongside a detailed extract from S. W. Higgins on the Great Lakes. It describes lake depths, channel borrrows, and bottom conditions for Lake Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, and St. Clair, noting the vast freshwater volumes and geographic features.
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Menor
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Arrests and negligence case over steamboat loss of hire
Report from New York editor: Capt Carter and Diane, tied to a steamboat incident near New Orleans, face arrest. Plaintiffs allege negligence by owners in hiring captains and engineers after an explosion causing hire losses. Trial expected to determine accountability for the steamboat company.
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Army enlistment and size under 1837 1848 law report
The report from the War Department shows that between October 1 1837 and September 30 1848 the United States Army enlisted 4237 men. The total force on the latter date was 8653, 3833 fewer than authorized by the last session for army growth. The balance of the authorized increase remains to be recruited, and the army strength when fully raised would reach about 12 539 officers and men.
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Nightly York Packet Disasters Lashing Liverpool Coast
Severe storms in early January wrecked several ships near Liverpool. The York packets Oxford Andrew and Pennsylvania ran aground or were lost, with many passengers and crew missing. The Victoria steamship rescued survivors from the Pennsylvanian and Lockwoods while reporting dozens drowned or saved, amid chaotic scenes and dramatic rescues.
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Arrains in Mexico An Extract From A Letter
From the New Orleans Bee a forwarded extract dated in Mexico details a polite note from a sabre d ers recipient. The letter describes the courteous reception and remarks on ceremonies or events connected with the arrival and reception in a Mexican locale.
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Mexico 1838 Crisis Fails to Stabilize Government
Mexico City faces an unstable political scene as Gomez Pedraza resigns amid reforms to the 1624 constitution. Buastamente struggles to form a new ministry with Turmoils over war, finance, and foreign affairs. Canargo and Urrea hold firm in crude federal tensions while Tampico remains cut off. Clergy funding the war is suggested as a possible outcome.
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Important and late Lima news from December
Private advices from Lima report General Santa Cruz and Chilean troops evacuated the city on November 8. Peruvian forces under General Bulnes occupied Lima while the Chilean army moved north in a dispirited state. A Chilean warship was captured by two Peruvian privateers and the intelligence circulated quickly.
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Texas adjourns Congress amid gambling ban talk and treasury plans
The Houston Telegraph reports adjournment chatter in Texas with a board of commissioners discussing gambling suppression. A Senate-passed bill proposes a national bank model, and other measures include a 1.5 million spending authorizations and a one million dollar day for the President. Reports note escapes from Bilmarap’s dungeon, frontier Indian disturbances quieting, temperance societies rising in Galveston, plus scarce provisions and high prices in Houston markets.
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Frontiery troubles and frontier raids on Vermont border
Refugees from Alburgh, Vermont crossed into Canada at Caldwell's Manor. They bound residents, looted, and burned homes and barns, destroying 15 head of cattle and many sheep. The attackers wounded Vosburg and seriously injured an elderly man. a fire was set but neighbor efforts limited damage. An American force headed toward the frontier as officials debate decisive action. The piece also discusses lake formation in North America and curious animal behavior from Alexander's expedition.
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Aconete
Neresdé
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Gaona
Santa Anna
Rincon
Bardin
Arista
Veriagge Straße
Thase
Antonio Lorez de Santa Anna
Battle News and Territorial Updates From Turbulent Times
Dispatches recount naval actions near Ulua with French bombardment and Santa Anna’s fortress siege, plus statehood progress for a new territory, legislative shifts in Albany, and Texas flag design debates. Reports include casualties, capitulation terms, and leadership movements across multiple fronts.
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