Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

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- sprvire for which She was most suitable
an ncrnunt of nor snnnd and history WIN
Tho o,nronr;,tion of the vaseaI / ,v,s con-
trnt and after forwnr,linU a nrize isl nt
thn contors tool mo- further stems in mo
matter of prizp money When. however
i'm 1874 sha WINS condpmned and sold to
ings were very different, and | shall al
WAYS rpgret that means were not devised
~ tLa ,,rnror Inn r., ,,.,l,a har ,.,nn,,,,
tion with The naval ucademv permanent.
and the America's future tame history
identified with that of Ills Great nntion.l
establishment
Gems sherman and WRIGHT had arrived
in our absence and both were pratlfied
with tho conditinn of affairs The latter
officer bnvinr sncured Irinforcpments-
was about erecting n battery outside of
rho town vim th4 Uuns taken from -
Johns Bluff. Through Confederate
sources we heard of Grants operations at
pttsburg Landing and the retreat of
Beaurepnrd to Corinth. Through the
same source we received information of
thn attack of the Nrrrimnc upon our fleet
in Hamilton Roads the destruction of the
Cnmherlnnd and Congress- and the finely
odvant of tha VonitnT Communicntions
IL
fed his inteufiou to keen n floating force
in the river and the significant increase
of the land forces induced me to believe
th,t what was ORIGINALLY intended merely
as an armed reconnaissance i'm force To
Jacksonville wonld result in permanent
occupation of this section of territory. |
therefore addressed him n communication
under date If Anril Ri from which the
fnljolviny is an extract
yo,, vii ho,.o heon inror.od from my. nro-
vinus conmt,nic,tion' rs well ms from other
sources. / presume. that upon the River st.
Johns, from its mouth upwards, IL distance OF
some go miles, and upon both sides including
tn" towns OF IacksohNillc anu faiatka' thc
inhaoltahts are lor liie li9,t part luie pGucc
th,ir uid NO m His may ~. sinnr,dd"d thn
civ of ST. Augustine and that track OF coun-
try which lies between it and the River st.
Johns. The POPULATION OF all this region
which have me toned is to be sure but II
small portion OF tnc wholu n,a.e, Ne, .tu.
- vn WI -" ~, M y ~ f,,rn1S, Hmm AZ mn
early dnv The dement's of II riyil aJministrn-
ton OF the Federal laws. This, it is hardly
necessary to state, can he done only by the
appointment OF Federal officers, VIZ: Judge,
hlslrlcl ullorney nlu ln'islnl' ~ a,so us'oiii
no9c ",'vTls iu and S,rb VIII n.
tIIr,Ilv mult,uly rs we extend our occupntion
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