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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1861
Page
1
The readable fragments describe a deed related matter involving named parties but lack clear actions, dates, or locations to establish a definite outcome or filing. Further context is needed to identify the responsible parties and the exact property or legal action involved.
A rugged narrator recalls a youth among sea coast bandits and smugglers. He was rich in gold and silver, with a beautiful wife and a doomed daughter May Colvine. As plans for a warmer voyage near Lisbon unfold, a smuggling cutter arrives in the bay signaling danger and change.
Miles Colvine narrates a voyage with his wife of beauty and health, aboard a pirate and smuggler ship. The captain plots against him, imprisoning his wife, and a violent storm seals the doom of the crew as the narrator plots revenge with a sworn ally in a moment of dire peril.
A dramatic recounting of a maritime battle aboard a schooner with multiple slayings and a perilous voyage ends with a rescue for May Colvine and a heroic sailor. The account also tells of a mutinous prize crew killing the captain and steering the vessel northward, and of Asper An Anias noting Gen. Beauregard's name origin from Toutant de Beauregard, tracing its Louisiana connections.
A New York correspondent recounts a Alexandria tale of a betrothed couple torn by Civil War allegiances. The groom from Richmond is shot while deserting to wed his bride, who dies after declaring she will desert too. A separate Fairfax incident shows a stubborn rebel prisoner provoking Beauregard and authorities with vaudevillian bravado.
The article extols Manassas as a formidable fortified position midway between the Blue Ridge and Potomac, commanding extensive territory and difficult to outflank. It notes Beauregard chose the center, with 6,000 men able to hold 20,000, and discusses natural defenses and fortifications. It mentions plans to raise 11 new regiments, forming 40,000 troops before later reductions.
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