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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 13: the capture of New Orleans. (search)
Lieutenant Lamson, 9; Miami, Lieutenant Harroll, 6; Clifton, 5; and Westfield, Captain Renshaw, 6. There were twenty mortar-vessels, in three divisions, the first, or Red, of six vessels, under Lieutenant Watson Smith, in the Norfolk Packet; the second, or Blue, of seven vessels, commanded by Lieutenant Queen, in the T. A. Ward; and the third, or White, of seven vessels, commanded by Lieutenant Breese, in the Horace Beales. The names of the mortar-vessels were: Norfolk Packet, Oliver H. Lee, Para, C. P. Williams, Orletta, William Bacon, T. A. Ward, Sidney C. Jones, Matthew Vassar, Jr., Maria J. Carlton, Orvetta, Adolphe Hugel, George Mangham, Horace Beales, John Griffith, Sarah Bruin, Racer, Sea Foam, Henry James, Dan Smith, accompanied by the steamer Harriet Lane, 4 (Porter's flag-ship), and the gun-boat Owasco, Lieutenant Guest, 5. Some were only armed tugs, intended for the purpose of towing the mortar-schooners into position. were in the river, and Butler, with about nine thousan
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 19: battle of the forts and capture of New Orleans. (search)
he greatest coolness, and the officers and men sat down to their meals as if nothing was going on — shells bursting in the air and falling alongside, and shot and rifle-shell crashing through the woods and tearing up trees by the roots. On the fifth day, the fire from the forts on the head of the first division was very rapid and troublesome. One hundred and twenty-five shots fell close to the vessels in one hour and thirty minutes, without, however, doing them any damage beyond hitting the Para, the headmost vessel, and cutting up the rigging and masts. The fire of the enemy had been attracted to the mastheads of one of the large ships which had been moved up, and which they could see over the woods. I deemed it prudent to move three of them two or three lengths, much to the annoyance of the officers, who seemed indisposed to yield an inch. Still, my duty was to look out for the vessels and not have them destroyed. The Norfolk Packet got a piece of a shell through her decks, and
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 59: (search)
,154 26 do Feb. 29, 1864 Montgomery. Schooner Charmer Waiting for prize list of the Oleander. 700 00 129 00 571 00 Key West   Sagamore, Oleander, Beauregard, Para. Sloop Clara Louisa 153 00 90 11 62 89 do Feb. 29, 1864 Sagamore. Sloop Clotilda 7,533 86 762 39 6,771 47 do Feb. 29, 1864 McLellan. Schooner Crazy Jane 14 1,351 71 Philadelphia   Powhatan, New Ironsides, Canandaigua, Housatonic, Paul Jones, Huron, Unadilla, Marblehead, Wamsutta, Augusta, Lodona, Stettin, Dandelion, Para, South Carolina. Steamer Cuba, cargo of 778 84 129 54 649 20 Key West Mar. 29, 1864 De Soto. Schooner Comet, No. 2 3,669 06 665 86 3,003 20 do Mar. 29, 1864 mer Secesh 19,080 46 1,394 77 17,685 69 Philadelphia Feb. 18, 1864 Canandaigua, New Ironsides, Powhatan, Wamsutta, Paul Jones, Lodona, Housatonic, Huron, Unadilla, Para, Stettin, Augusta. Schooner Southern Rights 554 24 133 53 420 71 Key West April 12, 1864 Sagamore. Schooner Star 800 00 168 51 631 49 do July 6, 1864 Brookly
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 123 (search)
annot violate treaties with impunity. It was a great misfortune that the Powhatan did not find the Sumter in the port of Maranham, for then she would have taken her despite the ships and batteries of Brazil, and would have demonstrated to the violators of neutrality that there is a law of nature which does not prohibit nations from relieving themselves from a grievous annoyance in any manner they may think proper. We waited until the mail steamer came in from the south, and the one from Para, in the Amazon. From all the accounts gained from these steamers the Sumter could not (without being seen) have gone east, west, or south; and it was supposed by the commander that she had gone to the northeast to lie in wait for vessels bound home from India, the Pacific, and Brazil, all of which pass the Equator between the longitude of 32° and 40°, and follow one beaten track to the north and west. Having taken in all the coal we could, (without losing time,) the Powhatan left Maranham
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Consular service, the (search)
six times the prescribed salary. But the places where such large fees are to be secured are very few indeed, and might almost be said to be covered by the three places above named. By an odd perversion of justice, the receipts from unofficial fees are largest in the places where the largest salaries are paid. It is not difficult to picture the plight of the man who finds himself, for example, in Ceylon, Auckland, or Cape Town, or, not quite so bad, but bad enough, in Malta, or Santos, or Para, all of which are places where the salaries are fixed at $1,500, with no financial resources except his salary. What must be the desperate financial embarrassment of the consul to either of these places who starts off for his post with the month's pay allowed him for what is called his instruction period and with no opportunity even to draw in advance that portion of his pay allowed him for his transit period, which can only be paid after he has rendered his accounts upon his arrival at the
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, I. List of officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy, 1861 to 1865. (search)
uck, Charles H., See enlistment, April 9, 1861. Credit, Lynn.Mass.Mass.Mass.Oct. 12, 1864.Actg. Ensign.North Carolina; Para.Recg. Ship; So. Atlantic.Sept. 15, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Buck, Isaac,Vt.Mass.Mass.June 9, 1862.Actg. 3d intment revoked.Actg. Ensign. June 2, 1864.Actg. Ensign. Hughes, William W.,-Mass.Mass.Dec. 16, 1861.Actg. Master's Mate.Para.East Gulf.Aug. 14, 1862.Resigned.Actg. Master's Mate. Hulse, Nathaniel T., See enlistment, July 23, 1861. Credit, BosSnowdrop.North Atlantic.Nov. 13, 1865.Hon. discharged.Mate. Morse, William H.,-Mass.D. C.June 6, 1862.Actg. Master's Mate.Para; C. P. Williams.South Atlantic.Dec. 8, 1865.Hon. discharged.Mate. Morton, Francis T.,Mass.Mass.Mass.June 4, 1862.Actg. Aischarged.Actg. Ensign. Newcomb, Frank H., Credit. Charlestown, Ward 2.Mass.Mass.Mass.Nov. 4, 1863.Actg. Master's Mate.Para.South Atlantic.May 6, 1865.Resigned.Mate. Newcomb, George D., Credit. Charlestown, Ward 2.Mass.Mass.Mass.Nov. 17, 1862
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, Louis Agassiz: his life and correspondence, third edition, chapter 28 (search)
s I. Voyage from New York to Rio de Janeiro. II. Rio de Janeiro and its Environs—Juiz de Fora. III. Life in Rio—Fazenda Life. IV. Voyage up the Coast to Para. V. From Para to Manaos. VI. Life at Manaos—Voyage from Manaos to Tabatinga. VII. Life in Tefee. VIII. Return to Manaos—Amazonian Picnic. IX. MaPara to Manaos. VI. Life at Manaos—Voyage from Manaos to Tabatinga. VII. Life in Tefee. VIII. Return to Manaos—Amazonian Picnic. IX. Manaos and its Neighborhood. X. Excursion to Mauhes and its Neighborhood. XI. Return to Manaos—Excursion on the Rio Negro. XII. Down the River to Para—Excursions on the Coast. XIII. Physical History of the Amazons. XIV. Ceara. XV. Public Institutions of Rio—Organ Mountains. XVI. General Impressions of BraziPara—Excursions on the Coast. XIII. Physical History of the Amazons. XIV. Ceara. XV. Public Institutions of Rio—Organ Mountains. XVI. General Impressions of Brazil. Appendix. The volume possesses a high degree of interest in the richness of its details concerning the manners and customs, social life, and natural scenery, of Brazil, its animated and often picturesque narrative, and the graceful freedom and simplicity of its style. New York Tribune. The narrative
The Daily Dispatch: November 28, 1860., [Electronic resource], A melancholy presentation. (search)
to "Artemus Ward,") was "not to have any public man of the present day resemble him to any alarming extent." Returns from a few of the principal counties of California, show the donations on election day to the Washington Monument fund to be $4,240, which will be largely increased. Three hundred and thirty-two students have matriculated in the Medical Department of the University of Nashville, Tenn., the present session. The schooner Fleetwood arrived at New York, Monday, from Para, bringing a family of fourteen anacondas. A Chinese Baptist Church has been organized at Sacramento, California, and nine other new churches have been recognized. Lieut. James H Moore, attached to the U. S. sloop of-war Lancaster, died at Lima, Peru, on the 19th of October. David Sparrow, convicted of felony in Marion co., Va., has been sentenced to be caged for five years in the penitentiary. Prof. J. Cobb, M. D., for a number of years connected with the Louisville Medica