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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-09

Mr.. Robert Bruce originally descended
from some branch of the Scottish family of
that name, was born in humble circumstances
about the close of the last century, at Torbay,
in the south of England, and there bred up to
a scattering life. About thirty years ago, to
wit in the year 1928, he was first-mate on a
barque trading between Liverpool and ST.
Johns New Brunswick. On one of her voy-
ages, bound westward, being then some five
or six weeks out, and having neared the east
ern portion of the banks of Newfoundland, the
captain and mate had been on deck at noon,
taking an observation Of the sun; after which
they both descended to calculate their days
work. The cabin, a small one, was immedi-
ately at the stern of the vessel, and the short
stairway ascending to it ran athwart-ships.
Immediately Opposite to this stairway, just
beyond sn all square landing, was the mates
state room and from that landing were two
doors, close to each other, the one opening aft
into the cabin, the other fronting the stairway
into the state room. The desk in the state
room was in the forward part of it, close to
the door; so that any one sitting In it and
looking over his shoulder could see into the
cabin. The mate, absOrbedin his calculations,
which did not result as he expected, varying
considerably from the dead reckoning, had
not noticed the captains motions. When he
had completed his calculations he called out,
without looking round, 81 make your latitude
and longitude SO and So Can that be right?
How is yours, sir?"
Receiving no reply, he repeated his ques
ton, glancing over his shoulder, and per-
ceiving. as he thought, the captain writing on
his slate Still no answer. Thereupon he
rose; and, as he fronted the cabin door, the
: figure he had mistaken for the captain raised
its head and disclosed to the astonished mate
the features Of an entire stranger. Bruce was
no coward; but as he met that fixed gaze
looking directly at him in grave silence, and
became assured that it was no one whom he
had ever seen before, it was too much for
him; and instead of stopping to question the
seeming intruder, he rushed upon deck in
such evident alarm that it instantly attracted
the captains attention.
"Why, Mr.. Bruce" said the latter, ''what
in the world is the matter with your"
'The matter, sir! Who is that at your
desk?"
''No one that 1 know of"
''But there is, sir; there's a stranger there. :"
"a stranger Why, man, you must be
dreaming. You must have seen the steward
there or the second mate. Who else would
venture down without orders?"
''But sir, he was sitting in your arm chair,
fronting the door, writing on your slate Then
he looked up full in my face; and if ever [
saw man plainly aud distinctly in this world
saw him"
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have come there as it may, saved your lives
But you say" he added, turning to the passen-
ger, ''that you did not dream OF writing on
slater"
''No, sir. l have no recollection of doing
so. got the impression that the barque
saw in my dream was coming to rescue us,
but how that impression came, l cannot tell.
There is another very strange thing about
it. Everything here on board seems to me
quite familiar, yet L am very sure never was
in your vessel before. 1t is all puzzle to
me. What did your mate see? Thereupon
Mr. Bruce related all the circumstances above
detailed.
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Total.... ....................10 1
The numerous cases of amputaton of fin
gers and toes, removal of balls, fragments of
shell, and spicular of bones, are not included
in the above number.
The Sturges field hospital has not only re-
ceived and cared for more than one thousand
of the wounded in the late battle of Deem
Der 18th, but il has been visited by very many
intelligent officers soldiers and civilians who
with its numerous inmates can judge of its
beauty of selection, order, neatness, and at
tention on the part of surgeons and attend
ants to the necessities of the brave and
wounded soldiers. 1t seemed to give general
satisfaction to patients and visitors. | leave
its general reputation as a success or fail
ure with them.
December 25th | attended all the cases of
capital operations and others most severely
wounded (l30 in all) to the hospitals in
Washington. They were removed on filters,
without any secondary hemorrhagc or acct
dent. All were more comfortable than we
anticipated Thus the field hospital is now
numbered among the things that were
The medical director of the army of the Po~
tomac gave directions and furnished blanks,
so that the site of wounds, character of
wounds, missiles causing wounds, treatment
of wounds, and success of treatment should he
o
mission into the field hospital As eleven
medical officers of the I'd division 9th army
corps were absent on detached duty, land as we
had no aid from the medical officers of the LIST
division 9th army corps, (although they lost,
killed, wounded, and missing but p men in
the action and but three medical officers of
the Sd division 9th army corps was sent to aid
us the second day after the action, we had
to rely mainly upon ourselves. -Four sur
geons-Plumb, Whitbeck, Chadwick, and
Kilby of the I'd army corps-generously vol
unteered and gave us most essential aid on
the south side of the river, while medical
director Cuyler and his noble companions vol.
unteered from Washington not only assisted
oar companions in their operations, but
the noble and erudite Cuyler dropping
the medical directory acted the part of d
common dresser manipulated stumps and lac
Grated wounds, passing from tent to tent anc
from patient to patient, setting noble exam
pie, that may with much propriety be initiated
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Amputation ofthigh, .....................13
IeS.........
g shoulder joint. ............
arm ......-................lO
tore-arm.. ................. l
haIG Observation-Disclosures.
loot OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Reseeton of shoulder joint..,..........
radius. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
UNA L
una. .....................z
hbues..
loIal.. ................. ..............l
Grand Total Of Capital Operations Both Sides Of
the Riuer
Primary operations, 81
Secondary operations. 4
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I0tal... ..5U
The woun.ed, together with all the cases
for which capital operations were performed,
were removed to the different hospitals on the
north side Of the river, so that | cannot iurth-
er report the result Of the operations, or the
condition of the wounded.
At 10 o'clock ?. NJ, December 18th, l re-
ported myself to surgeon Watson at The Stur-
gis hospital on the north side Of the river and
was by him ordered to resume duty as ''sur-
geon-in-cllief" of the hospital, pursuant to or
der of November 10th, 1862. This L did, and
beg leave to report as follows -
We have received into and treated in the
Sturges hospital, second division ninth army
corps, on the north side of the Rappahannock,
as indicated by the registered names, six hun
bred aud s!xy-fve [655) officers and soldiers.
Ofthese, ffty-six (56) are registered as hav-
ing died in the hospital. The Others have
been removed to hospitals in Washington, to
their regiments, or their homes. The capt.
tai operations Gall primary but FOUR are as
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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

I, J., e'm,timc- -lil that. there ,holij
De- q war between America and England. the
navy of tli, country would feel thcl1~s of its
s,uihem officers. many OF whom wcr, men
Of merit. On former times There h. u1 dis}1-
sitI1n amon- northern mon - lessen the
reputation of southern naval officers. hut We
believe their reputation has hccu carried
quite a. high as IT deserves 60 lc carried, %
sneak moderately The best and most dis
tin ,li,hci Of our naval officers have not been
of southern BIRTH fhcy have come from the
northern pr mldile States. Pennsylvania
and New Jersey have produced more OF them
than all the Confederate States could name.
Charlcs Stewart is a Peunsylyaniau. and 80
Wa, Com Bidllc. and Bainbridgc, Lawrence
and Somers were natives of New Jersey, %
which stockton and Dupont also belong. r.
'. Morris was from New York. ot which
State Tuxtun and Patterson were natives.
Charles Morris, Isaac Chauuccy and Isaac
Hull were born in Connecticut. Perry, the
elder Dec1tur, and the two W II. Aliens
were Rhode islanders, Prchls was from
Maine and Porter from Massachusetts,. In
the war If the Revolution there were good
naval officers from the North, among them
beng Whipple, the Hopkiuscs. Manley, Tai
bot AMI Nicholas Biddlc. south Carolina
made great exeTtIons u equip armed yes
sell. but her two chief officers were Dutch
men John Barry was an lrishman. and
Paul Jones a Scotchman. There are two OF
the Southern Border States, Maryland and
Delaware. that have been remarkable for the
number of the naval officers they have pro-
duccd The Nichols0ns may be called naval
family. and they belong to Maryland. some
thing like twenty members or this family
have served in the navy. beginning with
l775. and Com. Murray, % Mary lander,
was a relatiyc OF the Nicholsons. Capt. Bar
ncy wa. of Maryland, and 50 were Jheyoung-
cr stephen Decatur. Captain Elliott, and
Caunin Rodgers Delaware has the honor of
havin. produced Macdonoush ami jacob
Jones. who were distinguished m the last
war with England. Com. Dale was Nirgi-
nian. and - was Com. Warrington. and 30
were the brothers Barron. Samucland James,
the latter being ou board the Chesapeake
when she was fired upon hv the leopard, in
1907. aud on his wav 70 the Mediterranean,
u take command Of the American squadron
in that sea. North Carolina has the honor Of
havin. given birth 70 Captain Blkely, one
Of the very best officers ot the American na-
vr. and who captured the Reindeer and
the Arou. he hcin. in the Wasp, which
never returned nome. Two Of our hest
officers. Aimirel FarTaSut and Cap
tain pravton. are natives Of the Con
icdciacv, the former belonging % tennessee,
and the latter to South Carolina. The Shu-
bricks are from the Palmetto State. These
{ facts. while they show that the South has
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Ghe free prsss.
BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 3. 1868.

The rocent rebel invasion Of Pennsylvania
is changing the ostensible policy of the 80
called peace party Of the North. There IT, 1t
seems. degree Of enorinity which may he
manifested in the course Of an - Irregular
opposition to the government "hieh even
the mildest dispositions and the tenderest
t,.--. ..,,,,,o, t.,l.r,t.. We confess to sumo
deo,re-. Of ,urip-itv in view Of the situation
in which they 6nd themselves They can
postpone their conventions when they think
puhlic sentiment will not warrant their bc-
ing held according To appointment. and they
certainly will not l,s at los t. devise other
methods Of d'dging tic point but m the
light of recent events what j, t. bc their
prospective policy? VIII they enter hcarti-
" into the views and purposes Of loyal men
and stand side by side with them in support
ing. not a rhimera or an abstraction. hut
r-al living actually existing government?
l. there reason to hope that the patriotism
that appears on tho surface Is genuine and
not squoe,rd out 10y the force Of circum-
stance l. Governor Seymour for instance,
resolved To sustain the Government, or is his
present activity spasmodic and occasioncd by
the invasion. and 80 likely to disappear when
that l. rcrell,d II i probable that the
PARTY themselves would affirm that there has
}.,cn and will be ~ radical change in their
policy. They regard a rebellion against the
Government a. very different thing FROM
an invasion nf Northern territory. and it l.
i"-l ~ this point that they make a di-tinc-
,iyr that more loyal men do not recognize
nor allow. II is just at tbi- point that their
l,ysljy i questioned They virtually allow
that the South has some show Of right on it,
sije when it rcsists on it, own soil the autho-
ritv Of the Federal Government. 1t l. per
haps too much to hope that an invasion viii
change their views. Yet it may serve to en-
tighten some Of the party We look with
curiosity for indication. that may appear ss
p, what will ie their affirmative policy q,
events drive them from the favorite .. mega
tive position - which they have hitherto as-
sumed.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

FIN WR1I>G.-Ihc finest bit ot fine writ
ing that has lately found its way into the
London Times i sentimental rhapsody Of
it, Richmond correspondent. Describing the
incidents of the attack upon Charleston. he
remarks that 1.-THE student of history. bad
he possessed csilmness enough at such a
moment, might have recalled Thucydide> :
thrilling description of the Pireus when the
ill-omened Sicilian expedition went forth
freighted with the prayers and aspirations Of
the entire population Of Athens, impotent
though they were to avert its ineNorable
doom"
The sane writer observes, in regard to
"thc Yankee conception Of the war, that
colossal contracts had to he issued, full flight
given TO the costly researches of empirical in
genuitv, q vast continent, Graded in the lap OF
fifty years of peace and unprecedented material
prosperitv had to don it armor and transfer
it. allegiance from Minerva to Bellona.'
1t is great thing for a newspaper to
possess correspondents with such powers OF
Imagination as this writer displays. lie Is
an ornament TO any establishment, and his
value is above that Of Tuhies.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

THrRTr-FIvE STARs.-A large number OF
new American flags will be displayed for the
first time on the coming Fourth Of July 1t
should be borne IN mind by those ordering
such flags, and especially by the manufac-
turers. that on that day the thirty-ffth star,
representing the State Of West Virginia,
must be introduced. that State having become
member of the Union, pursuant to the pro-
visions Of the act of Congress, which direct
ed its admission sixty days after the issuing
of the Presidents Proclamation. Those hav-
ing hags in good condition. with only thirty
four stars. should have an additional one
nut in the field in time for the national an
nriyersary, that being the day legally fixed
for making all additions 10 the number ot
the stars.
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'C,RrTo>' write, to the Boston Joaraa1
from Baltimore. june 2oi A. foilows

.'C,Rr1o>' writes to tic Boston Joaraq1
from Baltimorc. juno 2od. a. foilows
Baltimore resembles Pari- just now. or rather
it did two days ago. Apprehensye Of a cavalry
dash. Gen Schenck ordered the streets at the
entrance Of the city 10 he barrcaded ON sun
day morning there were lsughabe scenes. Old
carts, wagons, dilapidatei vehicles Of every de-
s-ription, boxes and barrels we're piled up in all
the streets, and patriotic citizens stood, musket
in hand. TO pick of any rebel troopers who
might have the harihood to advance.
nurug sunday the negroes were impressed
into the service. vt first they were shy
thought it a game 20 get them into slavery. but
when they found it Was to defend the city-that
they we're TO work under the stars and stripes,
they gave enthusiastic demonstrations. They
went to their work singing their -Ngrsciiaise-
" John Browns body lies moliering in the grave
While writing the above line heard shout
and hurrah, and the tramp-tramp-tramp Of
men. Looking into the street saw a long line Of
colore1 men Several in the procession carried
small iags-the flag Of our country They had
their dinner pals aud baskets in hand. They
were cheering Gen. Schenck at hi, quarters in
the Eutaw House, while thu, PASSING out to
their work. There they e.. TIE long line Dis
appears up the street. Their voices are lost in
the distance but still visible are their flag, fut-
tering in the morning breeze.
How wonderful are the revolutions of time
Twenty-si1 months ago and Massachusetts, wa,
giving her blood in their streets How changed
There Is not a more loyal city in the Union than
this to-day. The colored man here IS ranking
up. lie sing John Brown. anil there j. not a
hiss-not a word Of hate The colorei men hail
the approaching hour Of their redemption. They
who have opposed the onward march Of events
toward freedom. begin 10 see that Col and hu-
manity arr stronger than they.
Gen -Sch,ncS has done an excellent thing
He wantcf material for barricades. Tobacco
well pressed in hoc,heads, Is almost as good as
cotton bales The eastern shore -cctssionisis
have quantities Of tobacco here. Gen. Scheuck
thought it well that they should ard in the good
cause lie seized the tobacco, and it Is now in
position to shelter Union men from rebel bullets.
should the rebels think Of coming in this direc-
tion. There ale, Of course, severe auimadver-
sions upon Gen. Schenck. by the >etessionists,
who talk Of the great cost Of such fortifcatons.
Union men do not complain. They look upon It
as good joke upon the semi-loyal, milk-aud-
water men of the eastern shore.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

N,ttE or TUE REBEL IRoN-UADs.-The
Nerrimac fought one battle; the ram Arkan-
"a: in the Mississippi was blown UP 10y the
reb'ls in Der second engagement. the Fin
sl vss captured after firing four guns the
rshel rams at Charleston could not take one
" 'qr wooden boats and hare never dared
attack monitor; the Chattahoochc exploded
Fl A'r wharf with only seven pounds Of steam
n and the Columbus Sun saws her guns have
'Sen mounted on shore and 'the river is
much safer tlan ever before,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03


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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

The lar-e coi.c -l+cul,tors have not made
a good thin. out Of their speculation. The
price has become 81 euolInuu>, elnce iast
year, that thousands OF families have entire
IL discontinued the u-o oi coffee; and ln-
mense lots Of the article rluain on the spec
ulators' hands in New York and elsewhere
lkey las,.g the laleFss.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

IN examination WIS lately held for tie
purpose ofappointing fit persons to some of
the government officers in England. On Of
the candidate inadvertently spelled the
word Venice with two n's, thus, Nennice.
The examiner. clever man. thouc h not al
wavs a correct spcller. s,ernly inquired Do
vuu know. sir, there l. but one hen IN Ven
ice - ''Tncne.-- must bc very scarce there,
wa- The reply. The candidate passed..
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

" : pEwH - Considerable anx-
-. '1- ''f 'it by thc mauy friends Of
,,..,,- ~ '' thu rlacc vho Wis Quarter
t,l.I IT, N'lroy'- division, list he was
u '@Itured in th, late Winchester af-
, an, e nothing We, heard from bnn. We
-, '..,,''T '.-d'r that be escaped safely,
,i''' y, having '''i a very rough time indeed'
~. '''r'ih- inci'ieut- ol hi e-,z,rc
~; pat uuder dur-.- ~, l.i. ent,r-
,' ''' Mo" lio..,. where h. ws. not
-9srrcioi rrl.el. on Getting
N.Y.. ''ii'l''iie''tien by telegraph with Gen.
''TTf' ~ FsisisG iaglawai 19 sasrse
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

Officers who were on byard the Monitors
at the capture of the Atlanta (Fingal), state
that the value of the prize Il not less than
one million of doilors. A vast quantity OF
most valuable ammunition was found on her,
and the vessel itself is a rnos' valuable Prize.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

otter from Que If the 9Th Vermont IN
no Rutland Herald dated June 5th saws
as Seventh Vermont is on Sauta Rosa Island.
= aree companies, 6. 4 and j. are temporar-
l'tached from the regiment and are perforin-
~ - garrison duty IN Fort Pickeus, Fla. and
Lung in heavy artillery.
., -, oeaih oi the regiment is most excellent,
I, outstanding the severe yuarl duty ue,,essar-
'n'lr'sel upon It.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

The Arg1s and P0triof says the People Of
Ohio have, by au almost unanimous Homia-
atiou" desiguated Yallandisham to he their
next Governor. The Fl Tuesday Of Octo-
her next will show how much truth there is
in that statement.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

produced smo excellent naval officers, do not
allow us to lie discouraged a. 10 our own ca
pability to get good leaders for maritime war
fare. Whatever may be the weakness IF the
North, it POSSESSES immense naval caIabili-
ties, and under wise government it would
soon become a first class maritime power
Were our country To- hc broken up, a new
| nion might De- formed Of the New England
States. New York. New Jersey, and Penn
-ylyania, which would stand next 10 Eng
land as the po>scs>orof everything that leads
TO strength on the ocean. The Northwest
has in its lake commerce the means Of he
coming strong on the water. Those inland
seas breed good scamen, who are second to
none in bravery and enterprise. But We do
not mean to break up. With such means a.
we have at our command, it would be shame
ful to think of the Unions destruction a.
being in the list Of possibilities. unless there
should De- an European alliance formed To
help the rebels. and even as against such an
alliance We might hope ior success, if We
would but forget oar miserable party politics
and act ike men anl patriots. - Trare'er.