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Jacques (search for this): article 1
The Baltimore Gazette of the 23d inst. was received last night. It states that on the authority of the Washington correspondents of several New York papers that a Rev. Col. Jacques and a Mr. Edward Kirk were recently at the Spotswood Hotel, Richmond, on a secret mission; that they were elegantly entertained for three days; that they had two interviews with "Mr. Davis," &c. What passed at these interviews will not be disclosed for the present, but "it is intimated that Mr. Davis would consent to nothing short of the recognition of the Confederacy." Another "Peace Negotiation." The Gazette publishes a summery of a correspondence which has taken place between Ex Senator Clay, of Ala., Prof. Holcombe, of Va, and George N. Sanders, on the one side, and Horace Greeley on the other. On the 12th, Sanders addressed a note to Greeley asking safe conduct for Messrs Clay, Holcombe, and himself, to Washington. His letter is dated at the "Clifton House," Canada. Greeley, unde
Frederick Douglass (search for this): article 1
he past ten years. Four days the the thermometer stood 93 deg. to 95 deg. in the shade. Mrs. S. A. Douglas, while the guest of General Cameron, at Harrisburg, Pa., two weeks ago, received a telegram that her only brother was mortally wounded. She left immediately for Washington. The total indebtedness of the South to Northern merchants is estimated at $400,000,000, of which New York holds $158,800,000, Philadelphia $24,600,000, Baltimore $19,000,000 and Boston $7,000,000. Fred. Douglass lectured in Dundee, Yates county, a short time ago. The Record gives him a first class endorsement. A bill has been reported to the Legislature of Massachusetts providing for a fine of twenty- five dollars upon railroad companies that neglect to carry a certain quantity of good drinking water in their passenger cars. A meeting of Fred Masons who have "worked up" to the thirty-second and thirty- third degrees was held at Boston last week. Representatives were present from Maine
S. A. Douglas (search for this): article 1
t got them to a point to remain at which is destruction, to retreat from which is ruin. Miscellaneous Fifteen car loads of Mormons passed through Rochester recently en route for the Saints's Rest at Salt Lake City. They were a savory lot of individuals, as persons of this unique persuasion usually are. The weather last week was the hottest experienced in the city of New York for the past ten years. Four days the the thermometer stood 93 deg. to 95 deg. in the shade. Mrs. S. A. Douglas, while the guest of General Cameron, at Harrisburg, Pa., two weeks ago, received a telegram that her only brother was mortally wounded. She left immediately for Washington. The total indebtedness of the South to Northern merchants is estimated at $400,000,000, of which New York holds $158,800,000, Philadelphia $24,600,000, Baltimore $19,000,000 and Boston $7,000,000. Fred. Douglass lectured in Dundee, Yates county, a short time ago. The Record gives him a first class endorse
July 18th, 1864 AD (search for this): article 1
ment, and felt authorized to declare that if the circumstances disclosed in the correspondence be communicated to Richmond, they or other gentlemen would be invested with full powers. Greeley answers that the state of facts being materially different from that supposed to exist by the President, it was advisable for him to communicate by telegraph with him and obtain further instructions. The following was accordingly received from Lincoln: Executive Mansion, Washington, July 18, 1864. To Whom it May Concern: Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States, will be received and considered by the Executive Government of the United States, and will be met by liberal terms on substantial and collateral points, and the bearer or bearers thereof shall have safe conduct both ways. Abraham
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play. A small battery was playing uncomfortably upon our picket reserve, and we went after it. We crawled around the flank of it, but the rascals scented the danger and opened with grape and canister, with no effect, and then ran away. Fort Reno, opening upon them from a distance of two and a half, exploded a 100 pound shell directly over their heads, and a rapidly advancing cloud of dust attested the celerity of their retreat. At 4 P. M. the skirmishing in front of Forts Stevens and De. Russey brought us back there. The scattering picket shot had thickened in sound, and on our arrival there was every appearance of a brisk engagement. With a mass of troops of the Sixth and Nineteenth we went in. The work was hot. Men were picked off close by the forts, our skirmish line having been driven in by reinforcements of the rebels. It was evident that it was the intention of the enemy to attack in force; but our army was now amply sufficient to meet them fairly. Parts of the Sixt
George N. Sanders (search for this): article 1
uld consent to nothing short of the recognition of the Confederacy." Another "Peace Negotiation." The Gazette publishes a summery of a correspondence which has taken place between Ex Senator Clay, of Ala., Prof. Holcombe, of Va, and George N. Sanders, on the one side, and Horace Greeley on the other. On the 12th, Sanders addressed a note to Greeley asking safe conduct for Messrs Clay, Holcombe, and himself, to Washington. His letter is dated at the "Clifton House," Canada. GreeleSanders addressed a note to Greeley asking safe conduct for Messrs Clay, Holcombe, and himself, to Washington. His letter is dated at the "Clifton House," Canada. Greeley, understanding they were the bearers of propositions from Richmond looking to peace, tendered a safe conduct from the President. They replied that they were not accredited with such propositions, but in the confidential employ of the Government, and felt authorized to declare that if the circumstances disclosed in the correspondence be communicated to Richmond, they or other gentlemen would be invested with full powers. Greeley answers that the state of facts being materially differ
Russey (search for this): article 1
. A small battery was playing uncomfortably upon our picket reserve, and we went after it. We crawled around the flank of it, but the rascals scented the danger and opened with grape and canister, with no effect, and then ran away. Fort Reno, opening upon them from a distance of two and a half, exploded a 100 pound shell directly over their heads, and a rapidly advancing cloud of dust attested the celerity of their retreat. At 4 P. M. the skirmishing in front of Forts Stevens and De. Russey brought us back there. The scattering picket shot had thickened in sound, and on our arrival there was every appearance of a brisk engagement. With a mass of troops of the Sixth and Nineteenth we went in. The work was hot. Men were picked off close by the forts, our skirmish line having been driven in by reinforcements of the rebels. It was evident that it was the intention of the enemy to attack in force; but our army was now amply sufficient to meet them fairly. Parts of the Sixth and
Joseph Price (search for this): article 1
undred of them, and captured four pieces of artillery and about two hundred prisoners. The Washington Star also states that a skirmish took place near Snicker's Gap., in which some eighty rebels, acting as teamsters, were captured, but not before they succeeded in burning the wagon train. From Missouri. The latest advices from Missouri are exciting. The guerillas are increasing in that State to an unprecedented extent, and it is now confidently asserted that 50.000 men under Gen. Price have also entered the State. From the tone of the last telegram which reaches us, we should judge that the authorities are alarmed at the aspect of affairs, and are not in a condition to meet the emergency with any adequate military force. Decline in Gold. Gold closed at 10 o'clock on the 22d, in New York, at 252½. The market was probably affected by "peace rumors." A Picture of the siege of Washington as seen from the Inside — Scenes of there days. A letter to the New
Charles P. Johnson (search for this): article 1
erty as horses approaching a precipice; the people are holding the wheels having cut loose two of the horses; Fremont with an axe cuts the traces of a third; the goddess says: "John, you had better take charge of it." In another Lincoln is painted as a tight rope performer, walking with unsteady steps, having lost his balancing pole, and dropping his carpet sack, $700,000,000 of patronage, army commissions, etc. Strong speeches were made by Emil Pretorius, Mayor Thomas, Col. Moss, Charles P. Johnson, and Dr. Hilgaertner, breathing defiance to Lincoln and uncompromising devotion to Fremont. A Hopeful Fourth of July Creation. The New York Times, of the 4th inst, got off the following on the "situation." Matters have changed considerably since that: Though we cannot to-day celebrate a new Gettysburg or another Vicksburg, we can assuredly perceive reasons of abounding hope in the present aspect of affairs. Our military operations are now reduced to a much simpler form,
Hon Frank Blair (search for this): article 1
giment and five commissioned officers had been stricken down with heat and sun stroke. By two o'clock the rebel skirmishers were appearing and disappearing, in that snake-in the grass style so becoming to their status, near the residence of Hon Frank Blair. By three o'clock their skirmish line had worked its insidious way within pistol shot of the gunners at the fort, and matters were becoming decidedly interesting, sufficiently so to beguile the President, the Secretary of State and his son,dog between his legs, shearing off his tail, inch by inch, with a pair of scissors. In another the President was represented as a camel kneeling before the French Emperor. Another represented Lincoln as a coachman driving the car of State, with Blair, Bates, Seward and the goddess of liberty as horses approaching a precipice; the people are holding the wheels having cut loose two of the horses; Fremont with an axe cuts the traces of a third; the goddess says: "John, you had better take charge
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