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Broad River (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 9
tions at Beaufort, while General Ripley is erecting works at Boyd's Landing for the defence of the railroad. Reports were current yesterday that the Wabash had been burned to the water's edge and that one of the enemy's transports was sunk in Broad River; but we could find no substantial basis for these rumors. We give below the dispatches received yesterday and last night: Abandonment of our batteries. Pocataligo, November 8, 3 A. M. --Our batteries at Bay Point and Hilton Head have been abandoned by the garrisons. The enemy have possession of Port Royal harbor and Broad River. All the inhabitants have left Beaufort, taking with them such of their affects as they could carry off. The town is now almost deserted. It is presumed that the enemy will effect a landing to-day, either at Beaufort or at some point in the immediate neighborhood. [second Dispatch.] Savannah, Nov. 8, 3 P. M. --The steamer Sampson has arrived from Port Royal, bringing some of our m
Hilton Head (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 9
generally believed that the abandonment of Fort Walker was owing to the powder having been exhausteous fire of shot and shell was opened upon Fort Walker, from three sides — the steamers in side, those outside, and one just in front of Hilton Head, taking part in the attack. Not withstanding thncipal fighting took place directly between Fort Walker at Hilton Head, and the batteries on the otside, and several outside. The garrison of Fort Walker consisted of five hundred men, and 1,300 mont lasted about five hours. All the guns in Fort Walker were dismounted, except two. The post, beid in our paper yesterday the firing between Fort Walker and the fleet commenced about nine o'clock,fleet giving the most of their attention to Fort Walker. Before ten o'clock seven of the largest smmunition exhausted, the garrison evacuated Fort Walker between three and four o'clock, retiring inupied Braddock's Point, at the south end of Hilton Head, in great force, and are throwing up extens[5 more...]
Ladies Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 9
leg. Fifteen of Captain Reid's company of regulars were killed, wounded, and missing. One of Gen. Drayton's Aids was shot from his horse. Gen. Drayton was slightly wounded. [third Dispatch.] Pocotaligo. Nov. 8 --10 P. M.--Gen. Drayton and his command retreated in two steamers, by way of Pope's Ferry, in safety, and a now at Bluffton. The last report of the casualties received here makes the number between thirty and forty. Gen. Dunnovant retreated by way of Lady's Island and Beaufort to Port Royal Ferry. This morning Capt. Hamilton took off a company at Sam's Ferry, and landed with his company at Port Royal. They are now at Pocotaligo. Beaufort, probably, will not be burned. A great deal of cotton on the Islands will fall into the hands of the enemy. Bluffton will be burned, if attacked. The points of danger now, are: The railroad, at Pocotaligo, Charleston and Savannah. The Savannah (Ga.) News, of the 9th, has the following: Fro
Wool (search for this): article 9
re at 30,20 degrees temperature Fahrenheit, or 4 degrees centigrade — the melting point of frozen water. The litre, French, for measuring capacity, is the cube of one-tenth of a metre. The terms for multiplying are Greek; those for dividing are Latin. A simpler or a more exact system cannot be devised. We could adjust ours from natural objects, such as the seed of tobacco or cotton, or even the fibre of sea island cotton. But the present complex tables of Troy weight, Avoirdupois weight, Wool weight, and Cheese and Butter weights, are indefensible, except that they are in use, whilst our measures are equally as bad. Long measure, Superficial measure, Cubic or Solid measure. Liquid measure, Dry measure, and Wood measure — every one are arbitrary. New names and new coins for our standards, struck by ourselves, abrogating entirely the name of every instrument which is now attached to our commercial intercourse, destroy the badges of our inferiority. Let the baptism of fire and
French (search for this): article 9
les has been carefully ascertained to be 5,130,740 toises, 6 feet 39,459--100,000 parts. This divided by 10,000,000 parts gives the metre, (which is 39,371--1,000 English inches.) This is the unit of their measures of length: its square and cube are taken as surface, capacity, and solidity. The grammar, which is the unit of the French weights, is the 100th part of a cubic metre at 30,20 degrees temperature Fahrenheit, or 4 degrees centigrade — the melting point of frozen water. The litre, French, for measuring capacity, is the cube of one-tenth of a metre. The terms for multiplying are Greek; those for dividing are Latin. A simpler or a more exact system cannot be devised. We could adjust ours from natural objects, such as the seed of tobacco or cotton, or even the fibre of sea island cotton. But the present complex tables of Troy weight, Avoirdupois weight, Wool weight, and Cheese and Butter weights, are indefensible, except that they are in use, whilst our measures are equally
Henry WooD (search for this): article 9
those for dividing are Latin. A simpler or a more exact system cannot be devised. We could adjust ours from natural objects, such as the seed of tobacco or cotton, or even the fibre of sea island cotton. But the present complex tables of Troy weight, Avoirdupois weight, Wool weight, and Cheese and Butter weights, are indefensible, except that they are in use, whilst our measures are equally as bad. Long measure, Superficial measure, Cubic or Solid measure. Liquid measure, Dry measure, and Wood measure — every one are arbitrary. New names and new coins for our standards, struck by ourselves, abrogating entirely the name of every instrument which is now attached to our commercial intercourse, destroy the badges of our inferiority. Let the baptism of fire and blood, through which we are passing, enable us to speak a new language in our exchange with the world. We are on the banks of an eternal deliverance from bondage; let us speak with new tongues; let us not recall our form r
United States (United States) (search for this): article 9
"Weights and Measures" in the Confederate States. --A suggestion, we believe was introduced into the Macon Convention for a reform in the system and language of weights and measures in the South. The labor of making these divisions on a philosophical basis and devising a perfect and analogous nomenclature has been performed by the French with singular acuteness and exactness. The spherical distance from the equator to the poles has been carefully ascertained to be 5,130,740 toises, 6 feet 39,459--100,000 parts. This divided by 10,000,000 parts gives the metre, (which is 39,371--1,000 English inches.) This is the unit of their measures of length: its square and cube are taken as surface, capacity, and solidity. The grammar, which is the unit of the French weights, is the 100th part of a cubic metre at 30,20 degrees temperature Fahrenheit, or 4 degrees centigrade — the melting point of frozen water. The litre, French, for measuring capacity, is the cube of one-tenth of a metre
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