davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12


B6s- The following from the New Or
leans Delta concerning the first few days
operations of the enemy at Port Royal,
will be read with interest just now:
The Great Expedition thus Far.
Some of our people seem discouraged by
the news we published last evening from
our trustworthy and well-informed cor
respondents at Savannah and Charleston.
The fact that seven of the largest of the en-
emy's ships had passed the Hilton battery,
and were safe inside, created the impress
sion that a decisive success had been
achieved. Far from it. Were the whole
feet inside, the fighting is only begun.
The work at Hilton is comparatively weak
At that point Port Royal Inlet is miles
wide. Higher up, becoming Broad River,
it narrows to point-blank range from shore
to shore, and there Commodore Dupont is
very apt to have his jacket warmed The
next battery he encounters is powerful in
guns and situation, and other works viii
dispute his passage higher up.
But if every one of these batteries are
silenced by Sunday, they will then have ac-
complished all that could reasonably have
been expected of them. contending against
such terrible odds. If they hold out longer,
so much the better, but with that they viii
have done their duty.
1t cannot be that so formidable an az
NADIA seeks nothing more than the possess
sion of those watere and the shores adj
jacent. The Yankees can hardly be salts
fed with another Hatteras with such an
outlay of strength and so comprehensive
proclamation they have made. They
are aiming at Savannah or Charleston,
most likely the former, pnrposing perhaps
an attack from the front by sea, and in the
rear by land. Well, let them silence every
battery on Broad River. Already Gen.
Ripley and Com. Tatpsn have held them at
bay Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, tour days, at the weakest point,
and this morning Gen. Ripley had six
thousand men about him. They have poured
into him from Charleston and Savannah.
In few days he will have double or treble
the number With every fort passed by
the advancing feet, still the landing has to
be made by the troops, and that will be no
holiday work even in the presence of six
thousand men. But let it be successful,
next battle must be fought, and the Mac
Gregor meets the foe upon his native heath.
All that such temporary works as those
on Port Royal Inlet and Broad River are ex-
pected to do, is to check an enemy until an
army is assembled, and that, they have done
nobly thus far. The news, far from being
dispiriting, is most encouraging. If the en-
envy contents himself with the acquisition Of
an island swamp or two, at such extravagant
cost, we can contemplate his exhaustion COM
posedly. If he advances inland, We are con-
tent to trust him to the care of Georgians
and Carolinians, but would seriously advise
him not to trust them much, for, if our In
formation of their temper be correct, and We
believe it is, not many of the invaders viii
have reason to complain of prison-house
treatment
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
Latet from observation-disclosures
near Springfield.

The Fort Smith Times, of the 1st inst,
has the following:
We learn from Capt. Knapp, of the quar-
termasters department., who arrived here
yesterday from Gen. McCulloch's headquar-
tiers, that news of skirmish had reached
there, between a portion of Gen. Prices
troops and the advance guard of Fremont
The Missouri troops killed forty Federals
and took one hundred prisoners.
We also learn from Captain K. that Gen.
MeCulloeh, hearing of the Federal troops
being in Springfield. sent two companies of
Col. Greer's Texas regiment to ascertain
the fact. When they arrived near Spring.
neia they halted, and eal,t two mar, int the
town. Soon after they arrived company
of fifteen men attempted to arrest them, but
they drew their pistols and knives and
fought their way cut, killing four or five
Federals. One of them was wounded in
the wrist, and the other in the thigh An
express arrived at Gen. McCulloch's camp
on Monday night for surgeon TO dress
their wounds.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12

Tue CUMBERLAND RIVER GUN Bears
On Thursday last, about two o'clock, as we
learn from gentleman who was at the
Fort, two of Lincoln's gun boats came up
the Cumberland river together as far as To-
bacco Port, eight miles below Fort Donel-
son, when one of them proceeded up the
river within three miles of the Fort, and lay
there under the point about ten minutes. =
She tired three cannon, and then started
back down the river to Tobacco Port, whero
she and the other boat remained until Friday
morning, when they left for Smithland. They
kept up th eir firing at intervals during the
night. On receiving information that the
boat was nearing the Fort, the citizens of
Dover, young and old, Immediately went
down with their guns to assist, should an
attack be e.-Nashvilie Gazette.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12

ARREsTs.-In Cincinnati on the night of
the Sd mat, A. LOWE and M. FINN were ar
rested, at the Spencer House. Their baggage
was searched and between 200 and 500 let
tars, directed to parties in the South, chiefly
in New Orleans. found. Amongst them were
letters from all the heavy bankers in that
city. They claimed to be British subjects.
RosT. BUNKER, of Mobile, recently return
ed from Europe, and stopping at the Burnet
House, was also arrested, at the instance of
Mr.. SEWARD. - :
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
LATEST FRonI COLUMBUS.
[Fr0m ths Msmphis Appeal, NOv. lOth.l


A special dispatch, received last night,
from high official source, at Columbus,
says that our loss in killed, wounded and
missing in the recent battle, exceeds sir hun
dred. The amount of excess is not stated
Other reliable estimates place the number
of missing, (supposed to be prisoners in the
hands of the enemy, at two hundred =
This would leave our loss, in killed and
wounded, over four hundred. :
The loss of the enemy is stated, in the
dispatch alluded to above, to have been
more than double our own, Our men have
already buried two hundred and ninety five
of the enemy's killed, and the task is not
yet completed.
1t thus appears that the recent battle in
Missouri was one of the bIoodiest of the
war, and the large number of casualties, in
proportion to the forces engaged on both
sides, shows the stubbornness with which
the ground was contested.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
FROM SAVANNAH.
PARTICULARS OF THE ENGAGEMENT an FORT WALKER.

SAvASNAH, Nov. 8.
The steamer Sampson has arrived from
| Port Royal with the wounded, and re-
| ports that the engagement yesterday was
between Fort Walker, at Bay Point, and if-
| teen vessels inside and several outside
Five hundred men were in Fort Walker and
thirteen hundred outside on Hilton Head Is
land. The steamship Minnesota first enter
| ed and was followed rapidly by others, when
they commenced to attack the fort ON three
| different sides. After the second round
from the feet the principal gun in our bat
terry was dismounted. The engagement
lasted five hours, when all the guns in the
fort were dismounted except two. The fort
being no longer teHable, we have dismount-
ed the magazine and arranged to blow it UP
when the enemy enters. The Confederates'
total loss is about 100, including the follow
ing: Sergeant F. Parkinson and private
ass Of the BsrFy aptr M5ibs Nouns Kna
County Volunteers ]. W. Fontan, missing;
18th Regiment Patriots, priyates Anon and
Thomson, missing; Capt. Radcliff's compa-
ny, missing; Deasausseur's Regiment, Is
missing in one company; DIR. Buist, Of
Charleston, was killed while dressing the
wound of Lieut.. Smach, who was wounded
in the leg; Capt. Reid's company of regu-
lars, Is killed, wounded and missing. One
of Gen. Drayson's aids was shot from his
horse, and Gen. Drayton is slightly wound
ed Dispatches to the Charleston papers
say our batteries worked badly, and the
enemy's fire was excellent.
From Charleston. =
CHARLEsToS, Nov. 8.-The steamer Aid
yesterday approached the blockaders, fired
a few shots, and retired.
LATEST FROM SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, Nov. 80 P. N.
Fort Walker and the Bay Point batteries
were evacuated yesterday afternoon, after
terrible contest.
Our loss is twelve killed and forty Houn-
ded.
The troops retreated from the works, but
not until after their ammunition was ex-
hausted. We lost no prisoners.
ALI the guns in the forts we're abandoned,
and the Federal flag was flying over the
works ct last accounts
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12

Murder OF Hon. Josiah M. Anderson.
1t was reported in this city Sunday that
Hon. JOSIAH III. ANDERSON has been murdered
on the 9th inst. by Union men of Marion
county. The following paragraph in relation
to his death is taken from the Jasper Herald
of Saturday:
On Wednesday evening last, at the election
ground in the 3rd district of this county, a
difficulty originated between a number of
the citizens of that district and Colonel J. NJ.
Anderson of Sequatchie county, which result
ted in the stabbing of Col. A., which we have
just learned as we go to press. He died this
evening at one o'clock. The loss of Col. a.
will be seriously felt in all the relations of
life.
we will speak more fully of the affair in
our next.
P. S. A Mr.. Lockhart of Sequatchee county
was also severely stabbed at the same time,
and is said to be in q critical condition.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12

Telegraphic intelligence from Little Rock,
states thar the Hon. RoBEKr W. JOHNSON and
Hon c. B. MIrcHELL, were elected by the Ar
kansas Legislature on the 9th inss., to repre-
sent that State in the Senate Of the Contede-
rate States. They were chosen on the first
ballot. ~
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12

1t is understood in Louisville that Col.
BLANToN DUNCAN will be indicted for murder
if he is ever caught by the Federals. Since
the receptions. shcrC Of; its otsru upon rREN-
TICE, the latter has INDUCED in a big drunk.
and has nearly killed himself by falls twice.
He has not even recovered his equanimity
sufficiently to attempt an answer with his
usual modicum of blackguardism and lies.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
gen. aritchell Resigned.

The Cincinnati Commercial of the 4th says,
Gen. MITCHELL, the Astronomical General,
has resigned. Cause--eonflict in opinion
With Gen. SIBERIAN.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
The Latest Northern News.
Fremont Supersedsd---Ilis Address to his
Troops.
He Leaves for ST. Louis.
A FIGHT IMPENDING.

SPRINGFIELD, Nov. Gen. Fremont has
Issued the following farewell order to the
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
Reported Resignation OF Gen.
Beauregard-G Halleck in
Washington.
Breekfnridge's, Douglass and Rfeess
Residences Converted into
Hospitals.

WASHING TON, Nov. 5.-The report OF the
resignation of Beauregard is believed here.
as 1t e also known h. disagreed with john
sion, who is in command over him.
Maj. Gen. Halleck reached here to-day, and
is TO be Immediately ordered to an important
command. There is much comment in peliti-
cal circles on the dispatch from Missouri, that
Fremont will resist bis removal, but tie Star
OF this evening discredits the report as it
believes Fremont is not quite ready to end
bis career on the gaflows
The friends of Fremont believe, however,
that he countenances no such rumors
Three members of the Cabinet are now alb
sent from Washington
The Government, to day, took possession.
OF the late residences of Breckenridge, Doug
las and Rice, known as Minnesota row, Tor
hospital purposes.
Steam fire engines have been ordered here
from northern cities, owing to frequent fires,
and the incapacity OF the Washington fire
department. No lives we're lost at the burn
ing Of the hospital.
Yesterday, as published, Secretary Chase
has just returned from a successful financial
mission TO New York,
$4,000 infantry will be reviewed Tomorrow
by General Mcclellan, being the largest re-
view which has ever taken place on this Con
tiHent.
Mcclellan c Counting his nIen---Fresh-
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12

- - E<s-zss
s. 81 stz - t-e
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
McCIeIInu Conntfng his Men---Fresh
ct In the P0to mac.

WAsHIsGToN, Nov. 4-From information
received here il is believed that Gen. Ben
ham, with y pretty large force. had got 10
the rear of Floyd, aud the presumption il,
that Floyd and his command win be sur
rounded and captured.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12

ty, leg cut off and prisoner; major 31st H.,
killed; adj. general. H., prisoner; lieut.
colonel, ILL.,, prisoner; besides any quantity
Of captgins and hcutenants killed and pris-
oners.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
lFron the Memphis Avalanche. sti.I
The Great Battle at Columbus,
description OF the Fight by am Eye
witness.

Our Forces Rspulsea and Dzipea to the
Watsr's Edge.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
Letter from columbus.

Letter from Columbus.
We are permitted by friend, Mr. A.
Woodward, of this city, to publish the fol-
lowing interesting letter from his brother,
DIR. E. Woodward, Surgeon of Col Smiths
154th regiment;
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12


and wounded--they got on board of the
transports, under cover of the gunboats; it
was while getting aboard of the boats that our
regiment did the greatest execution. l sup
pose we killed more than hundred on the
boats; the distance we drove them was
about four miles; our men laid fat all the
while they fired. The gunboats poured
upon them perfect torrent of grape, can
lister, bomb and ball. We lost one man
killed, five badly wounded, and six or seven
slightly wounded. Our regiment captured
great manylgans, pistols; arnsas,.,i.:... lad
new.
The loss of our entire army is about one
hundred killed and less than two hundred
wounded. The enemy lost over three hun
dred killed upon the field in the retreat,
besides the uncertain number lost ON the
boats. Ninety-o prisoners and over one
hundred wounded are..now in our hands.
The enemy sent flag of truce this morn
ing to bury their dead, which was granted
Numbers of their dead and wounded were
badly burnt and mutilated by the woods
catching fire.. We are expecting another
fight tomorrow. The enemy are about fif-
teen thousand strong at Milburn, fourteen
miles distant, and advancing win also
attack us by water. We will give them a
hot reception.
The following is an imperfect synopsis of
the killed and wounded on our side: Capt.
J. w. Armstrong, killed; Capt. J. Saffsrans,
badly wounded; Capt. Morgan, arm shot off;
Capt. W. jackson, badly wounded; Mai
Butler, La, lost leg, badly wounded !; Lieut..
James Walker, hip wounded, not dangerous;
Lieut.. Ray, Wright's regiment, killed; Capt.
Sam. Vance, wounded in throat and finger:
Lieut. Hit, Walkers Regiment, badly
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-30


Sen WMs BAPTszgD wuEaB 0THBRs
vss9 NkHezD.-NeaP the place IN COlum.
be. TuSlnmns county, whers IN former
Zines mo6s hanged bad character, Q clsr.
gy@sssesatly bAptised several converts
10 religion. Verify the waste places shall
blOssom - the FOasI But this pleasing
FsAsetiOa oaly signifies change toward re-
stsaisiss is6uesess, not absOlnts reGOrma-
Aioa. MObs msy not hang 90 many per-
sons O. IN earlier days, but that does not
lsassh The Humbsr Of those who ought to
be kaaed (; IN getting rid Of one error an
eehm b oftsnR Rodn0sd the error Of hang
ing By fhsPsOpls has bssn transGosmsd to
tie inassssssncs Of the euprsme Court
with thsacsioas Of lawful tribunals which
SssVlasly dscids thas certain persons who
AsssszalAaA b -hsaesd Assts Be haAesd at
csstsis tines. This almost invaEiabls IN.
SssSsssaOs b - encouragement 10 aban-
doasa aad malignant hearts; the rsstFAlu.
ing Influence II Tie execution Of the law
i perverted By tie chief instrument Of
tn ~. Ths sOtioa that hseOmmunity
b estaiag better . 70 The msttsV d kill
Ing asd quaFrSI, should b encouraged {;
bat EAss. Il : said that he Hen vill soon
Nsdswn with he la@b. Ne win naintain
tAAt tAs k@bS pAse VIII BE- inside q the
Nm.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-30


PScTURrs % VILLAOE&-Ths Lndsc, Of
K"ightS Ferry StanisIaus county, thus
pictures il place:
Our Nttls town 10 mo much given 10 gossip
ing. TNeF0area certain few in this quiet villa &c
wh" seem 10 delight IN tVaducisg and maIiRn-
tnR ehs ehesacteS, Gir fame aud reputation Of
their noighhoss.
The Herald, Of Crescent City, Del
NOrte county. thus pictures it's plsce:
II 70 perfectly astonishing bow lively this
eoWu 10 ct present People chase % round the
etreess with lOcal items 10 such IN Oxtent that
We have 70 got nut into The suburbs every after.
eoon to escape them. Money is just laying
loose round the streets.
The EexStGin Messenger, Of La Porte,
Sierra county, thus pictures its place:
4 lot q young nrchinO Of this plaos-kriRht
IAda and Doe aldoFmanic material they will
make tor this tOwn when Il becomes incorp0.
rsied-aFe giving performsScss, daily. in the
O'd ceAoel hcuoe. They do up "Cam.plum.
gum, Essence Of Old Virginny," asd other
saraeteS = niggOr business with considerable
lseee, ed poFpetTAts fewer vulgarisns than
tn:tr more noted prototypes. Over the dooriof
-: SC Sd painted .. 70 2" artist, ii. 9; %: e:
yo0eg "eagurs" that be hadn't givsa The last
word fair aAO0-he " took" and remarked,
~ enoWed that wash't the way to spell show,
Ous merry hadn't room 10 squeeze 10 &C.,"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-30

BEAUTTvUL APPEAL FoR PeAcH.. Shortly
after the inauguration Of the new ADMIN
istntIOn In Washington. Senator Critten.
den presented . memorial Of fourteen
thousand women Of the border States
praying for . cO@PFOwiss Of The Union
troubles The memOrial is described %
having been handsomely inclossd in . blue
silk beg, Ornamented with Ane needle.
work, while the fourteen thoUaand signa.
turss, I" delicate female hand, presented
an irresistible demand tor peace. In pre-.
senting Il. Mr.. Crittsndea compared the
appeal with that Of the Sabine women,
who rushed in between the coMtsMdlMs
hosts and restored peace BY peAceably
alarming them
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-30

FELoNT ~ CHAN0ISO WEIGHTS AND
MEAsUREs.-ThOse persons who have com.
planned Of the tax required to maintain
the Office Of Ssaler Of Weights and Meas.
ures, should not endeavor TO make up what
they have lost In that tax BY changing
their weights and measures In view oil
the repeal Of the Law creating Tie Office
Of Ssaler Of Weights and Measures. Such
change may be proved to be q felony
and to rectily weights and measures, ap.
plication should DO made to the County
Clerk,
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-30

TaE CURLEr LEAV QUEsrIoS. learn,
says the Stockton RepSOEiOGn, that the
disease known Is cuFlsd leaf 10 making its
appearance already on the peach trees in
many gardens and orchards in this vicini.
y. it, prevalence last year occupied the
study Of fruit growers, and many articles
were written relative to the causes and
remedy Of the disease. The whole ques-
ton, We believe, Is still an open one, in
reference to esch-neither the cause nor .
remedy for It having been positively aseer.
tained.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-30

CONcEOTNe TIE FANATICS. The New
York Tribune blots Mr.. Seward out Of the
Republican party, and says that treachery
on the part Of leading Republicans to-
ward the party by means Of concessions
to the South, will destroy tho party. We
cannot perceive any material concessions
which the Republican leaders in power are
willing to make. except that they are evi.
IDENTIFY very willing and very determined
to "cOHcsde" Greeley and the Tribune
fanatics.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-30


REPUBLICAN, HARMONY. -Thurlow Weed
has lost patience with Greeley, and demol-
ishes him after the following fashion -
The Tribune already shrinks from its
wanton attack upon Cassius N. Clay, un.
der false pretense that he has rrtracted
his opinions. We saw Mr.. Clay at Wash.
ington on Wednesday, when no reiterated
the views which induced the Tribune to
bestow the epithet of coward" upon him
AN imputation made on the very day
that its editor. free enough with expires.
sions Of "pluck" and " bach. bone, found
discretion the better part Of vaior'' aud
backed out Of 81 Louis declining TO use
another Tribune expression) 70 ESce the
music" Il busters 10 New York. but
It quails In st. Louis.
DisaEPOintnsnt has rendered Gweley
perSsedy insaas. He hoped and expected
to receive good appointment and 70 die.
tate the policy Of the new Administration
aud to saub Seward. There car scarcely
Be doubt that bic present courss h die.
tatsd BY hostility - tho autAov Il the
"higher iaw" doctrine and that be will
oppose compromise OF concession with
the ssms seal that Seward may favor il.
The World . Republican organ, gives the
following truthful notice Of Greeley's
course:
ut seems to b tho determined Dur.
pose Of the Tribune either 10 AbOlitiOa.
Ice the Republican party Os 70 ruin Il.
That reckless and iAtemprrSte Journal not
only aims to strike down every public
man In the party Of conservative tendon.
ciee, bot to 20 oeSswsit AS party to bold
Gad xMdis0Uissd A6OlitiOnism a. to rsn.
der tAs retGT" Of ts SScedod States isM.
possi6IS."
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-30

- 49, NANvss sAvs EoT HEARD
svs sa-0ss e he ns~berS Of the
I,0ianausU Whe delivered sspeeeh 10 favor
sfNs Baisa, - mt - printed report
SFksWssks. Il H. "PsrOatiO0. " o.
90 aebs word which shows
hasas aAnass how SidicnlOus
- IasgAakas ~ accidental expression
wdl ssmsdass u'aks thSt which was in
asadsa y he very serious performances.
~ ssaAsE was viewing The States re-
oaIllae sad knseliag "bsneath the pro-
tsuaiswRe& the Consultation, when
VOID b bard ths glad voices Of thirty.
AVs millISus Il people announcing the
great svena IN one joyful shout such as
che asaia@ have never beard since the
aaeulEs QAsir In hsaTsaly strains pro-
A.Asa Ae birth e the Messiah" Sub
setste he werd aStiess fOT "nadves"
md ~ gravity Of The sentsues will be
unaintsissd, bat however ridiculous the
falss woea nay make the form Of the ex-
pesaioa, tSTkus WoEd does not remedy
he SbsaTdig e thsidea and comparison
Indeed wsdo aoe know bat that natives
l. ~ hsst SOFd IN connection with thG
Oxt1aVagaat aotioa that the "aNgeIiC
chsiP b hSavsnly strains" were heard b.
ths natioas ct the birth Of the Messiah, o.
that . rS-usiOn Of the American people
Wosh eauss zone joyful shout" to com,
Out Il thiFty.avs millions Of people, o.
that such Q shout could be heard by mani
except tie natives"