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The Daily Dispatch: February 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 25 (search)
sive of the cost of clothing, subsistence, and transportation. The Burnside expedition. The Herald. congratulates itself and the North that the disasters attending the Burnside, fleet are no worse than they are, and says: The expedition now being fitted out under Commodore Porter promises to carry out fully the design of our naval enterprises, and there is little doubt that if we persevere we shall soon be in possession of the whole of the Southern coast, from Norfolk to Matamoras, together with a hundred million dollars worth of cotton, which there will be little difficulty in capturing and shipping to the North. Loss of the city of New York. The Herald publishes lengthy communications from the fleet, from which we take the following, written from on board the U. S. steamer Cossack: Hatteras Inlet. Jan. 15.--Our destination is as yet a profound mystery, and the unfavorable weather of the past few days has interfered with any movement of the fleet fr
The Daily Dispatch: February 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 14 (search)
oad, and assistant engineer in the survey of the Norfolk and Wilmington Canal, of the Eastern Shore Railroad, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and on other prominent works of public improvement. On the breaking out of the war with Mexico, he repaired to the Rio Grande, and served as a volunteer aid-de-camp to Brigadier-General Twiggs in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. He subsequently commanded a small volunteer partisan corps, superintended the erection of defences at Matamoras, and, during the last year of his services in Mexico, was captain of a company of light artillery in the regiment of Maryland and District of Columbia volunteers, commanded by Col. George W. Hughes. After the war, he returned to his profession of engineering, and became principal assistant engineer of the Panama division of the Isthmus Railroad. For some time past he has resided at Paducah, Ky., and was one of the earliest to take the field from that State in behalf of the rebel caus
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Difficulty with the Spanish Government (search)
A Difficulty with the Spanish Government --The Havana Diaries of the 24th ult., has a long and serious leader on the capture of the Spanish brig Tersita, bound with an assorted cargo from Havana to Matamoras, by the U. S, cruiser Kingfish. The capture took place in latitude 25 deg N., and longitude 82 deg., and, according to the Diaries, in the line of a straight course from Havana to her port of destination, and, therefore, beyond the jurisdiction of the blockade. The official journal treats it as a subject of gravity, and says that the authorities will make it the subject of immediate reclamation.
The Daily Dispatch: April 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], The capture of the English steamer Labuan. (search)
account of the affair: The English merchant propeller Labuan, of Hull, 723 tons burden, left this port, arrived at Matamoras on the first of January last, and discharged her cargo of merchandize, consigned to Messrs Droege, Cetling & Co., merchants of that place. As all the commercial world knows, Matamoras is about forty miles from the mouth of the Rio Grande — As that river has a bar, vessels of heavy draft are compelled to anchor outside. For this reason, in the treaty of Guadalupe Hral waters of both nations were extended a marine league north and south of said river, which is considered the port of Matamoras. The Labuan had dispatched for Havana the 24th of January. She had on board 439 bales of cotton, of which 269 are rs. Jersey & Co, of Manchester, and the 170 remaining belong to Don Francisco Armandacz, a Spanish merchant residing in Matamoras. The Captain had gone to the mouth of the river with the rest of the cargo and $150,000 in silver. He was detained th
The Daily Dispatch: April 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 7 (search)
Foreign vessels at the South of the Riogrande. --The Galveston News, of the 15th ult, has private advices direct from Brownsville, from which we learn that there are now 16 foreign vessels loaded with merchandize, consigned to Matamoras, but none of them are allowed by the Lincoln block aders to enter or to discharge their cargoes, unless the different foreign Consuls will give bonds that the goods shall not cross the river into Texas. The Consuls are awaiting instructions from their respective Governments.
The Daily Dispatch: October 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
r at Pocahontas, and fell back one mile, when he was reinforced by Whitfield's Legion and a section of artillery, and afterwards by Maury's division, which was also reinforced; but the whole of the force proved insufficient, and was driven back — the enemy burning the bridge, and trapping Maury's brigade and four pieces of artillery. Van Dornand Villipigue coming up relieved Maury and captured a brigade of their captors, and thirteen pieces of artillery. The enemy were then driven to Matamoras, and our army continued their retreat to Ripley over the road our baggage train had passed. Our loss in all the engagements is estimated at 5,000, and the enemy much heavier. The loss at Pocahontas was equal to that at Corinth. Our loss may be over estimated, as stragglers were numbered by the thousand, and the retreat was not very orderly. We lost four pieces of artillery. We captured 350 prisoners at Corinth, who were brought off. The enemy made no attempt to follow up from
The Daily Dispatch: October 10, 1862., [Electronic resource], Emancipation and Martial law. (search)
he fell back upon hearing that 20,000 fresh troops were marching to gain his rear, carrying with him a part of the captured artillery. On Sunday, after a severe battle in retreat, the enemy captured Maury's brigade; but this capture seems to have been temporary; for we are told that Van-Dorn and Villepigue afterwards came up, and not only recaptured Maury's men, but took a whole brigade of their capture. Such is the substance of the telegram, which adds that the enemy were driven back to Matamoras, and that our army resumed its march. The enemy, it seems, took four pieces of cannon, and we brought off a portion of the nine we had captured. The enemy claims 700 prisoners. The telegram claims that we brought off 350 from Corinth. If we have these, and the brigade we are said to have captured, the balance is in our favor.--The telegram says that we lost 5,000 men, and the enemy many more, and that our army is safe and reorganizing. We do not mean to extenuate the severity of th
The Daily Dispatch: January 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], Eastern North Carolina. (search)
[Associated press dispatches]important from the Rid Grande. Charleston, S. C, Jan. 11. --Late advices from San Antonio, Texas, state that an express from Brownsville had brought information that 4,000 French troops had landed at Matamoras, Mexico, and taken possession.
The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1863., [Electronic resource], Later from Europe. (search)
ew was considerably enhanced by an announcement being made during its progress that while the United States Government have been seizing British vessels bound to Matamoras without any contraband of war being on board of them, Mr. Adams has been giving a special license for a ship to proceed from England to Matamoras, free from any Matamoras, free from any interference by American cruisers, to carry supplies, which are stated to consist of arms and ammunition for the Mexicans in their war with France. It was also shown that the interference of the Federal cruisers with the Mexican trade had the effect of enabling the Americans to establish a monopoly. The immediate object of the dedated from the United States Legation, London, and stating that Messrs. Howell & Tidman had furnished Mr. Adams with evidence that the vessel was really bound to Matamoras with a cargo for the Mexicans, and he therefore cheerfully gave them certificates at their request. The Times's editorial says: "Mr. Adams has transferred
The Daily Dispatch: July 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], The cotton trade to Nassau. (search)
mers from Charleston, Wilmington and Savannah28,704 received by sailing vessels from Atlantic ports.667 received from Matamoras2,764 Grand Total32,075 the following is a statement of the exports of cotton from January 1st to June 24th, 1863: on hand5,663 bales. it will be seen from the statement of receipts of cotton in Nassau that 2,704 bales came from Matamoras, in Mexico. This cotton is all transhipped to New York by the firms who are engaged in the Matamoras trade. Since Jan. 1st, 2,381 bales of this Matamoras cotton has been shipped to the North, and 313 bales, a late arrival, remain on hand. By subtracting the exports of Matamoras cotton from the general cotton exports, we shall arrive at the following: ExMatamoras cotton from the general cotton exports, we shall arrive at the following: Exported to European ports23,817 bales. Exported to ports in U. States.204 bales. It is presumed that none of the cotton sent to Bermuda finds its way to the United States, unless it is transhipped from England, which is not likely now, as it co
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