07 Feb 1864
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1864
Page
1
From the Pacific Coast a report details a peace treaty between New Grenada and Ecuador. It notes parliamentary ratifications, frontier adjustments, and regards to military reductions, with broader South American affairs and shipping news including the Ocean Queen's arrival with treasure.
The Guatemala steamship Guatemala arrives at Panama with limited cargo destined mainly for England. In Honduras the presidency dispute after Guappiola’s assassination sparks instability while Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica undergo political maneuvering and infrastructure plans. A Panama canal like route via Serapiqui river is eyed for future transport, and regional ministers attend a New Year ball for British and American envoys.
Gov. Yates proclamation reports overall draft balance at forty thousand four hundred and fifty nine men, with adjusted balance three thousand two hundred sixty four lowering to eleven hundred ninety five. January rolls indicate Minels exceeded quota under all calls, implying no draft for them on January 1 or thereafter.
Fire at Colt's Armory in Hartford destroyed the main building and adjoining structures, crippling pistol and rifle production. About 900 workers were left unemployed as early estimates peg total losses at around two million dollars with insurance near 560 thousand. Fire officials and police coordinated scenes of disruption and rescue as crews fought flames, with uncertainty over the cause and one rumored fatality.
A court restores the Chesapeake and her cargo to owners under bond and future payment conditions. The case notes potential claims and surety demands while Confederate officers depart on the Alpha. The narrative then cites Quebec Mercury on Joan C Basins, a pirate tied to Grand Trunk guides, accusing him of extensive schemes across Canada and Britain and implying legal doubts about his authority in the Chesapeake affair.
The Washington Irving carried dispatches from Newbern reporting a rebel assault on Bachelor's Creek. A company of Second North Carolina Volunteers and detachments held a block-house nine miles from Newbern, aided by civilians, while a cavalry relief was repulsed near Fort Totten. The Confederate flotilla captured the gunboat Underwriter, which blew up. two hundred fifty Confederate officers and sailors came ashore, with many crew captured. News adds that New Bern may face a desperate attack as rebels threaten Beaufort and Portsmouth, with several warships at Portmouth and a Dakotak cruise planned.
A private letter from Charlotte Harbor Florida dated January 20 reports troops under Gen Woopatar arriving at Fonte Hosa to cut rebel beaver supplies. Lieut Cainz, ex US Army commissary, leads the expedition toward Fort Myers to use as a base on the Caloosahatchee River. Confederate forces capture Gen Seasmen and others, burning the steamer Levi near Winfield. guerrillas seize a skiff and take officers while many prisoners are paroled. The New York Forty third and Ninety third Volunteers left for the war front as furloughs expired, while the Crittenden and McCook Court of Inquiry proceedings continue in private until adjournment.
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