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The Daily Dispatch: August 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Counterfeiting. (search)
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News from Texas. Independence, Mo., Aug. 7
--The Santa Fe mail has arrived.
There is considerable excitement in New Mexico and Texas, and the security of public property is threatened — About one thousand troops, who were returning to the States, had been recalled.
Two Federal officers had deserted and joined the Texans.
The Texan forces at Fort Bliss were 700, with pickets within ten miles of Fort Fillmore, which was defended by thirteen companies of regulars.
The Daily Dispatch: August 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], [from the New Orleans true Delta .] (search)
The Democrats of Ohio against Lincoln. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 7
--The Democratic Convention have nominated H. J. Jewett for Governor, and John Scott Harrison for Lieut. Governor.
Several resolutions were adopted, the third of which recommends the State to call a National Convention, and the sixth condemns President's Lincoln's suspension of the habeas corpus.
The Daily Dispatch: August 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Counterfeiting. (search)
Spain taking possession of St. Domingo. New York, Aug. 8
--Dates from Havana to the 3d instant have been received.
The Captain General was absent.
He was absence for the purpose of taking formal possession of St. Domingo.
The Daily Dispatch: August 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], The bogus Government in Missouri . (search)
The bogus Government in Missouri.
The New York Times, one of the leading Abolition journals of the North, is greatly chagrined at the proclamation of 'Governor' Gamble, of Missouri.
We copy from that paper of August 7th:
We felt much cheered, a few days ago, in announcing that the Missouri State Convention had deposed the traitor Governor, Jackson, and the seditions General Assembly of that State.
The offence of the Legislature was that I had passed an unconstitutional military bill, putting the militia of the State in the hands of the traitor Governor, and compelling them to swear realty to that Governor, instead of to the Constitution of the United States.
The offence of the Governor was that he had openly conspired with armed enemies of the United States, and was using the militia and the treasure of the State in trying to withdraw Missouri from the Union.
And further, that in the violent effort accomplish this revolution, he had been driven from the State and compel
The British press on the battle of Manassas.Lord Palmerstons Views on the blockade. [From the London Times August 7th]
"The dissensions which arose some months ago in the United States of North America have unfortunately assumed the character of open war"
Such is the tranquil comment of the royal speech upon the events in the New World which have fallen so unexpectedly upon the ear of Europe.
Our Queen has reflected with an excellent fidelity the feelings of her people.
After the first surprise was over, and when the "God bless me!
you don't say so?" had been said, we think we never heard of a battle in which 75,000 men seem to have been engaged on each side, and which fell so blank upon the public ear, and engaged so little European interest.
The fact is, that we do not like to laugh, and the sense of the ridiculous comes too strong over us when we would be serious.
It is a great battle without the dignity of danger or the painful interest of great carnage.
There are
The Daily Dispatch: August 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Sensible servant. (search)
Latest war movements.Northern accounts.
From late Northern papers received at this office we make up the following summary of news:
Official information relative to the Privateer Sumter. Washington, August 23.
--The State Department has received a letter from the United States Consul at Curacoa, dated August 7th, in which he says that, according to the statement of the runaway seaman, an Englishman named Old, from the Privateer Sumter, she was not allowed to enter the port of Ciennuegos de Cuba, but was ordered to anchor below the fort.
Her prizes, however, six in number, went into the port.
The Sumter, after coaling, proceeded to see immediately, supposing some of our men-of-war were in pursuit of her. She subsequently captured two American vessels, both loaded with provisions.
One of them, named Jos. Maxwell, off Puerto Cabello.
She was seen on the 21 instant in the vicinity of Mattanani, on the coast of Venezuela, proceeding to the windward, and it was sup
The Daily Dispatch: August 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], The blockade (search)