06 Oct 1849
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1849
Page
1
The Keowle Courier reports extensive dispatches from Europe and the United States detailing Hungary's uprising, Austrian amnesty for General Kossuth, Roman politics, naval diplomacy, and depictions of the French and American diplomatic friction. It notes Venice siege measures and local commercial news touching prices, employment, and rail of trade.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows adjourned to meet on the second Monday of September 1450. A fire in Quebec yesterday consumed twenty five houses with losses estimated at $100,090. Reports from New Orleans note arrivals and various capsule news items from Havana to Yucatan, including ships, proclamations, and political tensions.
The fragment notes ongoing rebellion led by Gurman and others, with estimates that the United States and Belpiunt forces may depart the country. It mentions civil conflict at Nhar fun and government efforts to quell it, while reporting the arrival of the United States Charg at San Juan and a debate over the Nicaragua line and mail service between New York and Kingston.
The Times notes the U S government sent a confidential agent to Hungary to gather accurate intelligence on the state of the country and assess potential outcomes of disruption. The diplomat, Mr M D M, travels from Paris with sealed instructions and full powers to negotiate or arrange a commercial treaty if needed for U S interests.
Telegraphic dispatches report Continental stock gains and shifting alliances as French and Austrian interests influence Rome and Vienna. News item notes Mr Clayton and the British Minister discuss relations to the Monroe doctrine while a U S envoy contemplates Bilin, and a Baltimore telegraph summarizes broader European maneuvers and a New York literary departure.
New Orleans reports Severn steamship arriving with a million in specie destined mainly for Loghind and Mobile. Disarray follows the Round Hindu expedition in Mexico City. Mexican capital subjects and Antigua near Vera Cruz flooded by heavy rains. Relief efforts mobilized at Veracruz and Oaxaca as cholera subsides.
In a conflicting report the New York Tribune claims Robert Walsh remained consul in Paris, while court reports and dispatches say he has been removed. The administration, citing European opinion and support for republican ideals, asserts Walsh was removed due to his views on popular rights and institutions, misaligned with Gen. Taylor and his Cabinet.
Arrivals from Bytown reveal ongoing disturbances as large armed groups mobilize in surrounding counties. Government troops remain vigilant to prevent any serious mischief amid reports of violent rhetoric and political tensions linked to the Wilmot Proviso and regional loyalties.
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