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Hopkins (search for this): article 1
[from the Mobile evening news, April 28th.]from New Orleans. The steamer C. W. Dorrence, Captain Hopkins, arrived this morning from the Ringlets, which she reached at 8 o'clock Saturday morning and left in the evening, putting into Pass Christian to avoid some of the enemy, who were in sight. She left Pass Christian at 10 o'clock last night. The latest news she brings is that telegraphed to us from the Bay of St. Louis. It was understood that the city would be occupied at 2 o'clock to-morrow. All the cotton was rolled into the public squares and burned, and the sugar and molasses on the levee rolled into the river. The dry docks, shipping of every description, and steamboats were burned, except some of these last, which took troops up the river to destroy the cotton on the bank. The gunboats, after making a single trip over the lake with soldiers, were burned. --Captain He is sure they could have been brought to Mobile. At the last intelligence fighting was st
April 28th (search for this): article 1
[from the Mobile evening news, April 28th.]from New Orleans. The steamer C. W. Dorrence, Captain Hopkins, arrived this morning from the Ringlets, which she reached at 8 o'clock Saturday morning and left in the evening, putting into Pass Christian to avoid some of the enemy, who were in sight. She left Pass Christian at 10 o'clock last night. The latest news she brings is that telegraphed to us from the Bay of St. Louis. It was understood that the city would be occupied at 2 o'clock to-morrow. All the cotton was rolled into the public squares and burned, and the sugar and molasses on the levee rolled into the river. The dry docks, shipping of every description, and steamboats were burned, except some of these last, which took troops up the river to destroy the cotton on the bank. The gunboats, after making a single trip over the lake with soldiers, were burned. --Captain He is sure they could have been brought to Mobile. At the last intelligence fighting was st
John T. Monroe (search for this): article 1
he gun-carriages burning as she passed. About 10,000 bales of cotton were burned in the city, and perhaps 1,000 escaped the flames. A large fire was seen in the city Friday night, but what it was could not be made out. We append Mayor Monroe's proclamation to the citizens: To the people of New Orleans. Mayoralty of New Orleans, City Hall, April 25, 1862. After an obstinate and heroic defence by our troops on the river, there appears to be imminent danger that the insold now threaten the city. In view of this contingency, I call on you to be calm, not with submissiveness nor with indecent alacrity, but if the military authorities are unable longer to defend you, to await with hope and confidence the inevitable moment when the valor of your sons and of your fellow- countrymen will achieve your deliverance. I shall remain among you to protect you and your property so far as my power of authority as Chief Magistrate can avail. John T. Monroe, Mayor.
April 25th, 1862 AD (search for this): article 1
more coming. The Watson took a load of passengers across the lake before she finally left. Fort Pike was evacuated and the gun-carriages burning as she passed. About 10,000 bales of cotton were burned in the city, and perhaps 1,000 escaped the flames. A large fire was seen in the city Friday night, but what it was could not be made out. We append Mayor Monroe's proclamation to the citizens: To the people of New Orleans. Mayoralty of New Orleans, City Hall, April 25, 1862. After an obstinate and heroic defence by our troops on the river, there appears to be imminent danger that the insolent enemy will succeed in capturing your city. The forts have not fallen. They have not succumbed even beneath the terrors of a bombardment unparalleled in the history of war fare. Their defenders have done all that becomes men fighting for their homes, their country, and their liberty; but in spite of their efforts, the ships of the enemy have been able to avoid
Pass Christian (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): article 1
[from the Mobile evening news, April 28th.]from New Orleans. The steamer C. W. Dorrence, Captain Hopkins, arrived this morning from the Ringlets, which she reached at 8 o'clock Saturday morning and left in the evening, putting into Pass Christian to avoid some of the enemy, who were in sight. She left Pass Christian at 10 o'clock last night. The latest news she brings is that telegraphed to us from the Bay of St. Louis. It was understood that the city would be occupied at 2 o'clock Pass Christian at 10 o'clock last night. The latest news she brings is that telegraphed to us from the Bay of St. Louis. It was understood that the city would be occupied at 2 o'clock to-morrow. All the cotton was rolled into the public squares and burned, and the sugar and molasses on the levee rolled into the river. The dry docks, shipping of every description, and steamboats were burned, except some of these last, which took troops up the river to destroy the cotton on the bank. The gunboats, after making a single trip over the lake with soldiers, were burned. --Captain He is sure they could have been brought to Mobile. At the last intelligence fighting was sti
September (search for this): article 1
e recovered himself and instantly took his resolution. Austria and Russia had joined with England in a fourth coalition against France. Austria had already invaded and forced the elector to fly with the army to the north of Danube. He determined to transfer the the banks of the Danube. He issued orders instantly, for the camps at Boulogne and Ambitense and those in Holland to be broken up. These troops commenced their march across the whole length of France, about the middle of September, and were on the Rhine by the 25th. They had marched five hundred miles in the interval, and they had no steam to help them. On the 26th Napoleon himself arrived at Strasburg, and the same day the French crossed in five columns at different places on the river. A portion of them maneuvered before the Black forest in front of Utah to persuade Mark that they meant to approach him in that direction. The others crossed the Danube, united with Marmont and the Bavarians, and with and marchi
McClellan (search for this): article 1
Ulm and Richmond — Bonaparte and McClellan. The Whig says a Northern paper proclaims the intention of McClellan to seize all the communications leading to thisMcClellan to seize all the communications leading to this city, cut off the supplies, shut up our armies as Mack was shut up at Ulm, and take them all without a battle.--This is very grand a k and it is probably suggested ichmond cannot be made an Ulm, unless General Johnston be made a Mack and General McClellan a Bonaparte; and as we are unable to see how these metamorphoses can be af anything but a copy of the old Austrian professor; and we should think even McClellan's warmest admirers can hardly claim anything Napoleonic for his Of all the shich his operations before this very town of film present to the movements of McClellan in his approach to Richmond. McClellan started his army from Washington McClellan started his army from Washington two months ago. He himself, after issuing a thundering proclamation to his troops, started after them about six weeks ago. From Washington to Richmond, by way of Yor
Napoleon (search for this): article 1
ng the whole of that time. and he has never yet fought a battle. Napoleon, on the contrary, was (to use the words of one of his biographers) of a general battle. Very slow all this for a man professing to Napoleon in his movements, and not altogether to sure at he hoped it might be. Napoleon was at Boulogne, in the latter and of August, 186 with the grand army of England, awaiting the arrival of Admiral Villanuev in the interval, and they had no steam to help them. On the 26th Napoleon himself arrived at Strasburg, and the same day the French crossed ace. Such is the difference between Ulm and Richmond, between Napoleon the great and Napoleon the small. The French troops marched, on fNapoleon the small. The French troops marched, on foot, six or seven hundred miles defeated the Austrians in seven bloody combat with the less to them of 30,000 men, took Ulm, and captured 30,0 without the use of their fleet. It must be considered, too, that Napoleon the Great had the advantage of keeping his designs secret until th
26th (search for this): article 1
tria had already invaded and forced the elector to fly with the army to the north of Danube. He determined to transfer the the banks of the Danube. He issued orders instantly, for the camps at Boulogne and Ambitense and those in Holland to be broken up. These troops commenced their march across the whole length of France, about the middle of September, and were on the Rhine by the 25th. They had marched five hundred miles in the interval, and they had no steam to help them. On the 26th Napoleon himself arrived at Strasburg, and the same day the French crossed in five columns at different places on the river. A portion of them maneuvered before the Black forest in front of Utah to persuade Mark that they meant to approach him in that direction. The others crossed the Danube, united with Marmont and the Bavarians, and with and marching down the river, the whole recrossed to the side they were originally on, and placed themselves between Ma and VI . Mack had several divisi
October 16th (search for this): article 1
f Utah to persuade Mark that they meant to approach him in that direction. The others crossed the Danube, united with Marmont and the Bavarians, and with and marching down the river, the whole recrossed to the side they were originally on, and placed themselves between Ma and VI . Mack had several divisions stationed in his rear. They were all successively attacked by over whelming forces and either driven in or captured. He then drew in all his remaining forces to Ulm, and on the 16th of October, ten days after the first blow of the campaign, surrendered to the number of 30,000. As many had already been lost in the various actions that had taken place. Such is the difference between Ulm and Richmond, between Napoleon the great and Napoleon the small. The French troops marched, on foot, six or seven hundred miles defeated the Austrians in seven bloody combat with the less to them of 30,000 men, took Ulm, and captured 30,000 more with an Austrian Field Marshal — all in six
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