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The Daily Dispatch: January 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], George N. Sanders to the Democracy of the Northwest Fragment of the late United States. (search)
direct land operations. The steamer Spaulding sailed last night, from Fortress Monroe with the 13th Massachusetts Regiment, it is said, for Port Royal Goldsborough was a passenger. The bark Lyres, a slaver, of New York, with 820 negroes on broad, has been captured by an English gun-boat. The Fleet Eagle, also a slaver, with 900 aboard, escaped. On Friday the Federal forces at Romney, under command of Gen. Lander, retired on learning the advance of the Confederate army, under Jackson. The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to prevent the detention of fugitive slaves in prison in the District of Columbia. Cotton in New York was held at 34 cents; whiskey, 23 cents; sugar, 8 cents; coffee, 20 cents. The steamship Constitution, which sailed from Boston on the 13th with the 12th Maine and Bay State regiments, had arrived in the Roads. Reliable information received here states that thirteen vessels, with troops on board, went to sea from the Roads to-day. F.
y the words in which it ought to be denounced. If there is not a special corner in the lower regions reserved for such villains, then there is no such thing as just retribution, either is this world or the next. We copy from the the New Orleans Crescent, of the 9th inst.; We have heard, from an authentic source, of an act recently committed by the Hessians in Missouri, which stands without a parallel in the annals of civilized warfare. Two young ladies of that State, returning from a visit to a neighbor, found that, during their absence, some Federal troops had encamped on the plantation and near the dwelling house. They had to pass these troops to get to the house. They were called upon to hall, but being frightened by the appearance of the men, and apprehensive of rude treatment, they hurried on to the house. The Federal soldiers deliberately fired a volley at them, killing one of them instantly. The young lady killed was a sister of the wife of Gov. Jackson's brother.
The Daily Dispatch: January 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], Testaments and Religious Tracts for our soldiers. (search)
The occupation of Remey. By way of confirming the reports in relation to the evacuation of Romney by the enemy, and its occupation by our troops, we may state that a letter was received from the Valley of Virginia last evening, which says--"General Jackson has taken Romney, with out a shot."