February 28, 1863, The Charleston Mercury RICHMOND, February 27. – A Proclamation of the President will be published in the papers tomorrow, appointing the 27th of March as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, and inviting the people of the Confederate States to repair on that day to their usual places of public worship [...]

February 28, 1863, The Charleston Mercury RICHMOND, February 27. – A despatch, dated Frankfort, Ky., gives some particulars of the disposition of the Democratic Convention at that place by the military. The Kentucky House of Representatives, by a decided vote, having refused to the Convention the use of their hall, the Convention rented the Theatre. [...]

February 28, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We publish, by request, the following article from the Richmond Dispatch, in regard to the loss of New Orleans. For our own part, we have never been able to gather the data necessary to form a satisfactory opinion as to who is responsible for that grievous disaster. It is [...]

February 28, 1863, The New York Herald The particulars of the rebel cavalry raid across the Rappahannock at Kelly’s Ford, which we announced yesterday, have been received, and it appears that it was a force of Stuart’s famous corps, commanded by himself, which made the attempt, in which they were completely defeated and driven back [...]

February 27, 1863, The Charleston Mercury In almost every newspaper one takes up now he finds an article, in a conspicuous place, headed ‘Plant Corn,’ addressed to the planters and farmers; and in several States, South Carolina included, laws have been passed, restricting planters to three acres cotton per hand this year. To both of [...]

February 27, 1863, The New York Herald The rebels appear to be actively engaged in making raids on this side of the Rappahannock. It is stated by a Washington journal that on the night before last a picket guard of Union cavalry, on the Chantilly roads, out of Centreville, was pounced upon, and all but [...]

February 27, 1863, The New York Herald Our Army Correspondence. HEADQUARTERS NEAR VICKSBURG, Feb. 9, 1863. The situation in this vicinity remains unchanged. The improvement in the weather has caused a corresponding improvement in the spirits of the men. The surgeons in this department are laboring faithfully to prevent a prevalence of diseases induced by [...]

February 27, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Commercial reconstruction is the grand object of the war with all the capitalists and people of the North who are not Abolitionists. They are unwilling to give up the special privileges and advantages unjustly and unconstitutionally conferred upon them in the Union, and to live upon their legitimate, fair [...]

February 26, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Let us suppose that the world at large has no interest in the establishment of a great Slaveholding Confederacy of Republican States, and that the question of admitting Non-Slaveholding States into the Confederacy, or of unrestricted commercial intercourse with Non-Slaveholding States, is merely a question of interest and security [...]

February 26, 1863, The New York Herald The United States transport Star of the South arrived at this port yesterday morning, bringing as passengers the surviving officers and crew of the gunboat Hatteras, which was sunk off Galveston on the 11th of January last by the rebel privateer Alabama. From them we glean an interesting [...]

February 26, 1863, The Charleston Mercury We have some late and trustworthy tidings from Beaufort, which fully confirm the news heretofore published, of a personal difficulty having occurred between Major Generals HUNTER and FOSTER. The quarrel related to precedence in rank, and concluded by General FOSTER informing General HUNTER that sooner than fight under him, [...]

February 26, 1863, The New York Herald No movements have taken place in the Army of the Potomac. It is stated that the diminution in the rebel army at Fredericksburg is not so great as has been reported, although some troops have been sent to Charleston and some to Suffolk. Generals Lee and Jackson are [...]

February 25, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Supposing that we are able to hold our own in Mississippi, Tennessee and South Carolina, there may come, in May, proffers of peace. Here will be our greatest danger. We never feared the issue of the war. Indeed, originally, we did not think that it would take place. The [...]

February 25, 1863, The New York Herald The long pent up enthusiasm of our sleighing population has found ample vent during the past two days. Before the snow storm people began to believe that winter had neglected us this year. The seasons seemed to sympathize with the distracted condition of the country, and were dreadfully [...]

February 25, 1863, The New York Herald The most important news from the Southwest today is the reported capture of the Union ram Queen of the West, whose gallant exploits in running the blockade at Vicksburg are already known to our readers. She is said to have been captured under Fort Taylor, at Gordon’s Landing, [...]

February 24, 1863, The New York Herald As we announced a few days ago, the mortar boats of the expedition against Vicksburg were towed into position on the 18th inst.; and we now learn by despatches from Memphis that they opened fire upon the city on that day, which was answered by the rebel batteries, [...]

February 24, 1863, The Charleston Mercury A very few months – perhaps weeks – will settle the question of a continued war or peace. Our cause is stronger than it ever was with the nations of Europe, and the pressure of their sufferings and interests upon their Governments is greater. All around, the elements of [...]

February 23, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The Confederate States want nothing but their rights under the laws of nations at the hands of European Powers. They object decidedly to any kind of armed intervention, having in view a compulsory peace on terms dictated from Europe. Any settlement of the war must be of their own [...]

February 23, 1863, The New York Herald The significant special advices from Washington which we published yesterday, in reference to Mr. Seward’s late peace proposition to the French government, involve considerations of too much importance to be lightly passed over. What is this peace proposition? Mr. Seward, in his despatch to Mr. Dayton, our Minister [...]

February 23, 1863, The New York Herald Owing, no doubt, to the severe snow storm which raged yesterday, our news from the Army of the Potomac and from the West did not reach us. It is probable, however, that no movements have taken place in either direction. From Fortress Monroe we learn that the flag [...]

February 23, 1863, The Charleston Mercury The Yankee gunboat Flambeau, of the blockading squadron, steamed in towards Sullivan’s Island about ten o’clock on Saturday morning, displaying a white flag at the foremast’s head. The unusual incident for a time gave rise to much speculations among the wondermongers in the city; but a boat from Fort [...]

February 22, 1863, The New York Herald The defence which General McDowell read before the court of inquiry at Washington is a paper too voluminous for our columns. Yet it contains points of great interest, to which we desire to advert. As far as the charges against General McDowell are concerned, we think he has [...]

February 22, 1863, The New York Herald There is no news today from the Army of the Potomac. From the South we have an interesting commentary upon the diplomatic correspondence of M. Orouyn de Lhuys and Mr. Seward in the Richmond papers. The plans of the French Minister for mediation and peace are pretty roughly [...]

February 21, 1863, The New York Herald Our news from the Southwest indicates the approach of stirring events. The Union troops are now in view of the city of Vicksburg, and the mortar boats were towed down and ready for action yesterday. A barge containing seven thousand bushels of coal followed the example of the [...]