In the Philadelphia Navy Yard
A force of three hundred workmen is now engaged at this naval station. The Jamestown is still on the dry dock, and the caulkers are steadily at work. — The…
A Note on the Pawnee’s Engines
Will you be pleased to give the following correction in reference to the steamer Pawnee? — The next trial trip will not be made before the 15th or 20th inst.…
Pawnee at Philadelphia
Pawnee, third-class screw steamer, 4 guns, Com S. C. Rowan, at Philadelphia, repairing engines. Chicago Daily Tribune, January 23, 1861
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Resignation of Hartstene
Commander Henry J. Hartstene, of Arctic fame, in command of the gunboat Pawnee, has been detached at his own request. The reason he assigns is that he is a South…
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February 7, 1861 – Southern Privateers
A Powerful Bulwark for our Defence—Letters of Marque and Reprisal—Privateers We are happy to be informed that in case any act of coercion attempted against any Southern State, that the…
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February 6, 1861 – Preparations for War at Charleston
Private advices from Charleston, to-day, show that the secessionists preparations for war are much more extensive than is generally supposed, involving expenditures enough to nearly beggar the State. The plan…
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February 5, 1861 – Commissioners to Washington
The Massachusetts legislature will resolve to send commissioners to Washington. The senate passed resolutions to this effect yesterday, by a vote of 25 to 6; and, to-day, the house will…
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February 4, 1861 – The Mother of Statesmen
We are by no means surprised to learn that some of the Virginia Members of Congress are taking measures to prevent the circulation in that State of the recent patriotic…
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February 3, 1861 – The South—The Secessionists to be Recognized by England and France
Letters from Charleston, says the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, in this city authorize me to state that the harbor at Charleston is being rapidly cleared of all obstruction,…
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February 2, 1861 – Can an Individual Secede?
The following appears as a communication in the Philadelphia Press : "I am a citizen of West Hempfield Township, Lancaster county. Our taxes are heavy, mine amounting to about $2OO…