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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the war on the Rapidan. (search)
liant exploit which deprived the Confederates of a vessel upon whose success they had built the most extravagant hopes. On the 12th of November, 1861, the English steamer Fingal, forcing the blockade, had entered Savannah River with a valuable cargo of small-arms and cannon. But since that period the vigilance of the Federal sailors had not allowed her to put to sea. This vessel, of twelve hundred tons, two hundred and four feet in length and forty-one feet in breadth, had been built at Glasgow; her hull was solid and her machinery powerful. The Confederate government, seeing that she was unable to continue trading with England, purchased her with a view of converting her into a man-of-war. The hull, which was of iron, was cut down to within two feet of the water-line, while in the centre of the new deck, constructed at the water's edge, there was erected a casemated battery having the shape of a truncated rectangular pyramid, whose four faces had an inclination of twenty-nine d
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—eastern Tennessee. (search)
of provisions the army was divided, on leaving, on the 16th of August, Camp Nelson near Lexington, into four columns of infantry and one of cavalry, which, collecting some reinforcements on the way, formed in line on the 21st, to the north of the Cumberland Valley, on the different routes which each was appointed to take. To the first column on the right, which had the longest way to go, was assigned the best and surest route: it was entrusted with the heaviest part of the train. Leaving Glasgow, it made, via Tompkinsville and Livingston, for the village of Jamestown, where it was merged, on the 28th of August, with the second column, which had come from Columbia via Creelsborough and Albany. The two others, much more numerous than the preceding, united at Chitwood's on the 26th, the one having started from Somerset under the orders of Hartsuff, and the other, under the immediate direction of Burnside, having followed, after leaving Crab Orchard, the route that was the most diffi
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—the siege of Chattanooga. (search)
he part of the partisans who found in these mountains an unapproachable refuge. Since the occupation of Knoxville the tranquillity of Kentucky, which is so novel a thing, has been disturbed only once by a bold dash against the small garrison at Glasgow. It was composed of two or three hundred men who were guarding a fort containing important stores, while sending out reconnoissances beyond the frontier of Tennessee. Since Morgan had been in prison and Burnside at Knoxville the vigilance of all the small posts in that region of country had been considerably relaxed. Therefore an audacious Confederate partisan, Colonel Hughes, collected in the neighborhood of Glasgow on the evening of the 4th of October about a hundred men without being observed by the Federal patrols, and in the morning at daybreak he quietly entered with his troop into the town without meeting a single sentinel. The Federal officers lodging in the houses of private citizens fancy they hear at this early morning
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8, Chapter 55: (search)
yet renounced allegiance; after the success at Kemp's Landing, nearly a hundred of the men who were in the field the day before, came in and took the oath of allegiance which Dunmore had framed; and in the following three weeks it was accepted by nearly three thousand: but of these less than three or four hundred could bear arms, of which not half so many knew the use. Norfolk was almost entirely deserted by native Virginians, and was become the refuge of the Scotch, who, as the factors of Glasgow merchants, had long regulated the commercial exchanges of the colony. Loyal to the crown, they were now embodied as the militia of Norfolk. The patriots resolved to take the place. On the twenty eighth of November the Virginian forces under Woodford, consisting of his own regiment and five companies of the Culpepper minutemen, with whom John Marshall, afterwards chief justice of the United States, served as a lieutenant, marched to the Great Bridge, and threw up a breastwork on the sid
The Daily Dispatch: February 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], Sudden death of the Hon. J. A. Rockwell, of Connecticut. (search)
not the materials for sailors, &c. Now we hold this to be sheer nonsense. Julius Cæsar certainly understood the elements of human power as well as any other man. He said: "Give me money and I will have men, and (econ verso) give me men and I will have money." We parody this famous declaration of the great General and statesman. We say, give us tonnage, and we will have ships, sailors, merchants, everything necessary to carry on a vast commerce; everything that New York, or Liverpool, or Glasgow has. Tonnage makes sailors, and builds ships for them to sail in.--Tonnage creates merchants, builds cities, accumulates capital, rules the world. Give us tonnage and free access to the sea, and we will answer for all the rest. What is it that has built New York? Tonnage.--What is it that is building Baltimore? Tonnage. To obtain it they have upturned the Continent and reversed the very order of nature. Nature says, "the tonnage of the great West shall glide down the ' Father of Waters
The Daily Dispatch: March 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], Reclaiming fallen women. (search)
Reclaiming fallen women. --The movement in London for the reformation of fallen women has been attended with remarkable results. Similar measures have been adopted in other large cities of Great Britain with success. In Glasgow, over two hundred have been received into the Refuge and provided with employment, mainly through the efforts of a single lady. who devoted herself to this work; and many more have applied, but have been rejected, from the want of means for their support. Of 163 who had been received in over a twelvemonth, only twenty had relapsed, and nearly all of these had returned of their own accord, bitterly repenting their weakness, and desiring further opportunity of reformation. As the most insidious means were adopted to lure them back to vice, the secessions were encouragingly limited. In Dublin too, a similar movement has been inaugurated, and a very considerable number have embraced the opportunity of abandoning their evil courses.
The Daily Dispatch: April 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], [by Telegraph.] (search)
The United Kingdom at Portland, &c. Portland,April 6. --The steamer United Kingdom, from Glasgow on the 23d ult., arrived here yesterday afternoon. News anticipated. The steamer John Bell, having discharged her Canadian cargo, sailed at 6 o'clock this morning for New York.
The Daily Dispatch: may 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 24 (search)
Wreck of the United States --A dispatch from Montreal reports the steamship United States, from Glasgow for Montreal, on Bird Rocks. Her boats were gone and there was no one on board.
The Daily Dispatch: November 6, 1860., [Electronic resource], The Hanging of Rev. Mr. Bewley. (search)
Further from Europe.arrival of the City of Glasgow. Queenstown, Nov. 5. --The City of Glasgow, from London, has arrived here. The news that Austria has one hundred thousand men in Verona alone had been confirmed. Mantua and Peschova was likewise strongly garrisoned. The Pope had assured the Representatives from France at Rome that he has no intention of leaving. An article in the Constitutional semi-officially defines the part Napoleon will take in Italian affairs as that of non-intervention, and argues for a settlement of an organized force in Italy by a Congress. Commercial. London, Friday.--Consol 90½. Breadstuffs dull but prices unchanged. Corn had advanced is to 1 since the Europe's report — mixed and yellow Rosin 5 Tea firm. Rice firm. Rest of the articles unchanged.
The Daily Dispatch: February 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Fort Sumter correspondence. (search)
-James H. Cox, Conservative, 1,098; L. M. Burfoot, P. A., 325.--Majority against reference, 135. King and Queen.--Richard H. Cox, P. A., by a large majority. Rockbridge.--Jas. B. Dorman and Samuel McD. Moore, Conservatives, have a majority of 1,000 or 1,500. Fauquier, (Official.)--Scott, P. A., 1,318; Marr, P. A., 1,443; Shackleford, Conservative, 409; Paine, Conservative, 154. Majority for reference 33. Caroline.--Ed. T. Morris, P. A. The majority against reference is 600. Botetourt.--Glasgow and Miller, P. A. Hanover.--Complete returns give Richardson, P. A., 450 majority over Nelson. Washington.--Campbell and Grant, Conservatives, are elected. Hon. Jno. B. Floyd withdrew. [by Telegraph.] Norfolk, Feb. 6.--In Northampton, Myers W. Fisher, P. A., is elected. In Warwick and Elizabeth City counties Mallory, Conservative, is elected. In Aeromac, Custis, Conservative, is elected. In Isle of Wight, Whitfield, P. A., is elected.
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