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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oswego, (search)
Chauncey, not feeling strong enough to oppose Yeo, prudently remained with his squadron at Sackett's Harbor. The active cruising force of Sir James consisted of eight vessels, carrying an aggregate of 222 pieces of ordnance. To oppose these at Oswego was the schooner Growler, Captain Woolsey. She was in the river for the purpose of conveying guns and naval stores to Sackett's Harbor. To prevent her falling into the hands of the British, she was sunk, and a part of her crew, under Lieutenant Pearce, joined the garrison at the fort. The latter then mounted only six old guns, three of which were almost useless, because they had lost their trunnions. Mitchell's force was too small to defend both the fort and the village, on the west side of the river, so he pitched all his tents near the town and gathered his whole force into the fort. Deceived by the appearance of military strength at the village, the British proceeded to attack the fort, leaving the defenceless town unmolested.
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3, Chapter 9: Father Mathew.—1849. (search)
pi was implacable, saying he would exclude all abolitionists, foreign and domestic, from the chamber. John P. Hale proposed to vote for the resolution, but should be opposed to it as a sanction of the Apostle's course on the subject of slavery. Pearce, of Maryland, thought the precedent a James A. Pearce. bad one: to-day it was Clay's Irish patriot, to-morrow it might be the Hungarian Kossuth. So the debate was prolonged, with much heat evolved; but the Southern Senators and their doughface James A. Pearce. bad one: to-day it was Clay's Irish patriot, to-morrow it might be the Hungarian Kossuth. So the debate was prolonged, with much heat evolved; but the Southern Senators and their doughface allies were divided by Lib. 19.206; 20.1. considerations of political expediency, and Father Mathew was admitted by slaveholders to the dishonor of fellowship in their seat of power. The Apostle was but an incident in Mr. Garrison's activity for the year 1849. He addressed, with Wendell Phillips, the Judiciary Committee of the Massachusetts Lib. 19.38. House in favor of disunion; he presided, at Worcester, Lib. 19.126. over the celebration of West India emancipation, and at the fine anni
The Daily Dispatch: April 17, 1863., [Electronic resource], Letter from ex-president Pierce. (search)
Letter from ex-president Pierce. The following letter from ex-President Pierce to the late Senator Pearce, of Maryland, in regard to arbitrary arrests, has never before been published. The position assumed by ex- President Pierce is manly and decided: Concord, N. H. Jan. 15, 1861. My Dear Sir: I read with unusual interest and satisfaction the debate which occurred in the Senate on the 15th ultimo, upon the resolution of Mr. Trumbull, and desire to express my thanks for the seitutions of sovereign States--to foster sectional distrust and animosity, or to inaugurate conflict between different parts of the Confederation, and thus to weaken unity of feeling, interest, and purpose. If on the other hand, they are guilty, the law will conflict adequate punishment, whatever that may be, as it should do. But how long is such durance, without a hearing, to be their allotment. I am, very truly, your friend, Pierce. Hon. James A. Pearce, U. S. Senator, Washington, D. C.
The Daily Dispatch: January 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], President's reception (search)
tes Senator from Virginia, died in Washington last week. Gen. Thomas has issued an order assessing $30,000 on rebel sympathizers living within ten miles of the recent murder of three soldiers near Mulberry, Tenn., the money to be divided between the families of the soldiers killed. Admiral Storer, of the United States Navy, died on Saturday at Portsmouth, N. H. Ex-Gov. Thomas H. Hicks has been chosen U. S. Senator from Maryland to fill the seat vacated by the death of the Hon. James A. Pearce. The Democratic and Conservative members of Congress, in caucus last week, resolved "that the President's proclamation of the 8th of December, 1863, is unwise, inexpedient, revolutionary, and unconstitutional, and is therefore disapproved." A great commotion has been excited in the New York Custom House by the arrest and confinement in Fort Lafayette of Mr. A. N. Palmer, charged with being in collusion with parties engaged in contraband trade with the Southern States, and
The Daily Dispatch: February 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
ng certain parties residing in the North who entertained Southern feelings.] These witnesses knew P., and were certain that they had not seen him in Richmond since December, 1862. Mr. Cave examined the handwriting of "Santa Trinita" letter, and did not think it resembled P.'s style of writing; would not be certain about it, however. Mrs. Catherine Burruss testitified that some time since the war, when she was returning home from the North, whither she had been visiting her father, (James A. Pearce, former U. S. Senator from Maryland,) she met with Mrs. Patterson Allan. They stopped at Old Point and put up at the same hotel. Soon after arriving there a servant knocked at her door through mistake and asked if Mrs. Allan was in; that Major Chas. Dix, son of Gen. John A. Dix, Commandant of Fortress Monroe, was waiting for her in the parlor. A few minutes after she (Mrs. B.) went down to the parlor, and there saw Major Dix and Mrs. Allan in close and cordial conversation. They see
The Daily Dispatch: February 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Gen. A. P. Hill, and his Columbia friends. (search)
m the Libby prison on Tuesday night last, twenty-two have been overhauled and brought back.--The most of them were taken about fifteen miles from this city, in the county of Hanover, and were traveling in squads varying in number from three to five. The following is a list of their names: Col S P Spofford, 97th N Y reg't; Capts C J Gates, 3d Ohio; F Irch, 45th New York; G Slarr, 104th New York; Adjutant M R Small, 6th Md; 1st Lieuts A Moore, co E, 4th Ky; C S Edmond, co D, 67th Pa; W B Pearce, 11th Ky cavalry; H Schroeder, 82d Ih; C H Morgan, 21st Wisconsin; F Moran, 13th New York; W L Watson, 21st Wisconsin; E Schroeder, 74th Pa; A B White, 4th Pa cavalry; W A Daily, 8th Pa cavalry; H H Hindes, 57 Pa; 2d Lieuts J P Brown, 15th U S regulars; G S Goode, 84th Pa; G Gamble, 63d Pa; J M Wasser, 40th Ohio; P A White, 83d Pa; Isaac John, Engineer, gunboat Satellite. Since our publication yesterday we have obtained some further particulars of the escape. The work was mostly carrie