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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 6: (search)
a provincial attorney had risen to be the chief minister of a world-wide empire, had a passion to be spoken of in his time, and to gain a place in history: he, therefore, kept open the negotiations with France, designing to consent to a junction only after stipulations for extraordinary and most unequal advantages. For the recovery of Gibraltar he did not rely exclusively on a siege, Montmorin to Vergennes, 31 Aug., 1778. yet before the end of March he had collected battering cannon at Seville, and held at anchor in the bay of Cadiz a greater fleet than Spain had launched since the days of the armada. Avoiding an immediate choice between peace and war, Florida Blanca disdained the proposal of an alliance with the United States, and he demanded the postponement of active hostilities in European waters, that he might gain free scope for offering mediation. The establishments of Britain in all parts of the world were weakly garrisoned; its homeward-bound commerce was inadequatel
The Daily Dispatch: November 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Trivial cases. (search)
off Fernandina, bound South, is undoubtedly in error. The Federal fleet remained at Port Royal on the 16th. The Atlantic brings a number of secession trophies, including a bale of cotton. Further from Port Royal. New York, Nov. 19. --The steamer Atlantic brings some further intelligence from Port Royal. The position of our troops there was considered quite sale. Extensive defensive works were rapidly progressing, and guns were being mounted. The entrenchments extend to Seville, about five miles from the fort on Hilton Head. They were constructed under the superintendence of Captain Gilmore. A letter dated Port Royal, Nov. 16, says that Gen. Sherman, on the 14th, sent his aid, Lieut. Wagner, under a flag of truce, to carry his proclamation to the people of South Carolina. He there had an interview with the rebel officers under the flag of truce. These officers admitted that the depredations at Beaufort were the work of the blacks, and entirely exculpated o
The Daily Dispatch: June 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Art of weeping. (search)
islatures, in every province, and these Juntas immediately issued the most animating proclamations, calling on the people everywhere to rise in defence of their independence and their King. Madrid being in possession of the French, the Junta of Seville was selected as the depository of national legislative power. They immediately proclaimed Ferdinand King, issued an order for all persons between the ages of sixteen and forty-five to enroll themselves, and seized all the military stores for th They declared peace with England and war with France. They established inferior Juntas in every town within their jurisdiction having a population of two thousand. They sent couriers all over Spain inviting the towns to follow the example of Seville. They recommended the avoidance of all general battles, and the confinement of Spanish efforts to a harassing and desultory warfare. Arms, ammunition and clothing began to pour in from England. The great commercial city of Cadiz opened the wa
The Daily Dispatch: June 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battles of Port Republic. (search)
, to Castile, to cut off Moore from the sea. He failed by a hairbreadth. During the pursuit of Moore, he was called off to Paris by tidings of threatening relations with Austria. He left the pursuit to Soult and, freed from his presence, Spain had time to breathe once more. It has often been remarked that, in her days of trial, Spain has always owed her safety more to her people than to her armies. It proved so on the present occasion. In the very beginning of the war, the Junto of Seville perceived this truth, and in consequence proclaimed a Moorish war.--that is, a war of the same nature with that formerly waged by the Spaniards against the Moors; in plain terms, a war of extermination. They reminded the Spaniards of the manner in, which their fathers had extirpated these invaders of their soil. Now, as then, the country was to be saved by killing their enemies day by day, as they would rid themselves of a plague of locusts. The work would be slow, but it would be sure.
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