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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 21: slavery and Emancipation.--affairs in the Southwest. (search)
h the letter and spirit of the Queen's proclamation of neutrality, See page 567, volume I. was fruitless. The Tuscarora watched her, but in vain. She was allowed to depart, with ample assistance, and under false pretenses she was supplied with cannon and other materials of war by an English merchant vessel, in a Portuguese harbor of the Western Islands. When all was in readiness, Captain Semmes and other officers of the Sumter were brought to her by a British steamer, and she left for Cardiff, to coal. Semmes took formal command, mustered his crew, Raphael Semmes. this is from a photograph by Ferranti, of Liverpool, taken in the summer of 1864. and read his commission, duly signed and sealed by the Confederate Secretary of the Navy. A copy of that commission, in blank, is given on the following page. That copy is a perfect fac-simile of the original, a little less than one-third the size. The original was engraved n England, and printed on elegant vellum, and it was
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
Friday; the price of gold reaches 162 1/2......Sept. 24, 1869 [During the excitement it is estimated that contracts were made for the sale of $500,000,000 of gold. The crisis ruined thousands, and disarranged the business of the country.] Cardiff giant discovered on the farm of William C. Newell, near Cardiff, Onondaga county......Oct. 16, 1869 Population of the State, 4,382,759.1870 Lenox Public Library, New York City, incorporated......June 20, 1870 John T. Hoffman re-elected Cardiff, Onondaga county......Oct. 16, 1869 Population of the State, 4,382,759.1870 Lenox Public Library, New York City, incorporated......June 20, 1870 John T. Hoffman re-elected governor......November, 1870 Corner-stone of the new capitol at Albany laid......June 24, 1871 Syracuse University (Methodist-Episcopal) founded at Syracuse......1871 Captain Hall sails from New York in the United States ship Polaris, on an Arctic exploring expedition......June 29, 1871 William M. Tweed arrested in New York City......Oct. 27, 1871 [His bail bond was fixed at $2,000,000.] Legislature establishes a commission of State parks......May 23, 1872 Topographical surv
e learn that the Oneida was bound from Shanghai for New York, and was captured and destroyed by the Alabama on the 29th ult., in lat. 1 deg. 40 min. south, long. 20 deg. west. At the same time he saw on fire the bark Henrietta, from Baltimore for Rio Janeiro, likewise the work of the Alabama. Capt. Potter ascertained that a few days prior to his capture the Alabama had, in company with the Florida, captured and destroyed the following vessels: Ship Louisa Hatch, Capt. Grant, from Cardiff for Singapore; ship Nora, Capt. Adams, from Liverpool, Feb. 14, for Calcutta; ship Charles Hill, Capt. Percival, from Liverpool for Montevideo. In addition to the above they had jointly captured and destroyed the following whalers: Bark Lafayette, of New Bedford, Captain Lewis; brig Kate Cory, of Westport, Captain Flanders; schooner King Fisher, of Fair Haven. Lee's army moving. New York, May 29. --The Herald's special dispatch from the Army of the Potomac, dated yest
The Confederate Navy. Another Confederate steamer is out, but was pretty thoroughly searched by the English authorities before she left. She was called the Lord Clyde while lying at Cardiff. On the night before she was to sail the custom house authorities searched her thoroughly; ripping open several bales of clothing to find arms. They found none, however, and were hardly ashore before the captain east loose from the wharf and sailed off. The English papers state that she is for the Confederate Government. At Hartlepool (Eng.) an iron screw steamer, 310 feet long, has made her trial trip. She is a blockade runner, built for the Charleston steamship company. The U. S. merchant ship Charles Hill was destroyed by the Alabama on a voyage from Liverpool to Montevideo. The cargo was British property, and much excitement has been caused in Liverpool by its destruction. The Alabama has burned 74 Yankee vessels since she started out.
the continuous and galling fire of the day, never for an instant flinching, but standing to their work manfully and creditably. This fact was a source of favorable comment during the day, and I am glad to be able to record it. Continued Depredations of the Tallahassee — a heavy List. The schooner Sophia, from Turks island, has arrived at Yarmonth, Nova Scotia, with the crews of the following vessels, sunk by the "pirate" Tallahassee: Ship Littlefield, of Bangor, Maine, from Cardiff for New York, sunk on the 14th, in latitude 42 degrees, longitude 66 degrees; schooner Lamont Dupont, of Delaware, sunk 13th, in latitude 40 degrees, longitude 18 degrees; schooner Mercy A. Howe, of Chatham, sunk yesterday, in latitude 43 degrees, longitude 66 degrees. After the crews of the above vessels were put on board the Sophia, the Tallahassee sunk four other schooners, one of which was the J. H. Aowen, of Gloucester. The smoke of the steamer was seen this morning in the direc
ust, and the atmosphere plainly indicates our progress northward. During the day rain fell, with thunder and lightning. At 3, the fog lightened up, and we exchanged colors with an English ship. From 4 to 6, weather foggy; wind light from northwest. A little after 6 in the evening the fog lifted again, and the masthead lookout reported a sail on the port bow. Course was changed accordingly, and at 7:40 over hauled the American ship James Littlefield, of Bangor, Maine, with a cargo of Cardiff coal for New York. After coming to, Lieutenant Ward was sent on board with a prize crew to take possession and stand her on our course. This coal was just the kind we wanted, and Captain Wood hoped to take some on board; but the sea being too rough to lay alongside, and the transfer in small boats being a long and tedious job, it had to be abandoned. Meanwhile the ship had been turned, and was now going northward, the steamer following. About 9 o'clock, the fog came up suddenly, and
ust, and the atmosphere plainly indicates our progress northward. During the day rain fell, with thunder and lightning. At 3, the fog lightened up, and we exchanged colors with an English ship. From 4 to 6, weather foggy; wind light from northwest. A little after 6 in the evening the fog lifted again, and the masthead lookout reported a sail on the port bow. Course was changed accordingly, and at 7:40 over hauled the American ship James Littlefield, of Bangor, Maine, with a cargo of Cardiff coal for New York. After coming to, Lieutenant Ward was sent on board with a prize crew to take possession and stand her on our course. This coal was just the kind we wanted, and Captain Wood hoped to take some on board; but the sea being too rough to lay alongside, and the transfer in small boats being a long and tedious job, it had to be abandoned. Meanwhile the ship had been turned, and was now going northward, the steamer following. About 9 o'clock, the fog came up suddenly, and