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The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Great Uprising in Eastern Kentucky. (search)
m. B. Astor.] It was reported at Washington on the 12th, on the authority of a private letter from New Mexico, that the strong forces which have been sent against the Texans in the Mesilla Valley have driven them far back into Texas. Geo. Wilkes, of Wilkes's Spirit of the Times, was accidently shot in the thigh by a pistol which he was handling. The wound, although not a dangerous one, will confine him to his room for some weeks. The Governor of Michigan has called an extra sess the 12th, on the authority of a private letter from New Mexico, that the strong forces which have been sent against the Texans in the Mesilla Valley have driven them far back into Texas. Geo. Wilkes, of Wilkes's Spirit of the Times, was accidently shot in the thigh by a pistol which he was handling. The wound, although not a dangerous one, will confine him to his room for some weeks. The Governor of Michigan has called an extra session of the Legislature to meet on the 2d proximo.
The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Negro Hiring for 1862. (search)
we take the following items: No progress was made on Wednesday at Washington in the Mason and Slidell case. The British Government have not presented their ultimatum. The Cabinet have had no consultation on the matter yet. Prince Albert died on the 14th inst. His disease was typhoid fever. The Paris Patrie says that all the great Powers of Europe have been consulted by Great Britain with regard to the arrest of Mason and Slidell, and they concur in declaring the conduct of Wilkes a gross violation of all the rights of neutrals. The Burnside expedition will not leave Annapolis until some time after Christmas. Its destination is for shallow rivers, probably south of Norfolk, as the vessels are all small and of light draft. Gen. Scott has certainly arrived at New York, and is expected in Washington in a few days. He says he is the bearer of the earnest desire of Napoleon for the maintenance of peace between England and the United States. He telegraphs to Wa