The Steamship Mount Vernon
The steamship Mount Vernon, Capt. Layfield, reported ashore on Monday on Old Inlet bar, N. J., is in a critical condition, though hopes are entertained that she may be got…
Loss of an American Vessel
The London papers by the Bremen contain the particulars of the loss of the bark Tonquin, of Bath, Maine: London, Feb. 19.—Report of Henry Smith, one of the two sole…
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The Jefferson Shoe
By a late order of the Secretary of War, the non commissioned officers, privates, &c. of the rifle regiments are required to wear the Jefferson Shoe — Without pretending to be judges…
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Thus Far
It is now nearly five months since treason first showed itself in South Carolina. What has it gained? The Gulf States have made common cause with South Carolina. They have…
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The War News
We refer our readers particularly to the telegraphic dispatches in our paper of today. We give them in full and to the exclusion of much other matter. As to their…
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April 18, 1861 – The Old Fire
Who can doubt that the old fire of the old Revolution still burns in the hearts of the people? From Maine to Minnesota, the sons of ’76 are rising as…