Posted on 12/19/2021 7:35:29 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
A Cabinet meeting was held to-day, at which the English question was discussed -- of course informally, as the nature of the dispatches brought by the Royal messenger have not been divulged. There was but one sentiment prevalent, and that was that no quarrel with England must be permitted to interfere at this moment to stay the reduction of the Southern rebels. The Government is probably satisfied that the clamor for a war with England originates with, and is propagated by, sympathizers with the Southern rebellion. It knows that nothing would so gratify the rebels; would so restore their vanishing confidence, and reinvigorate them to redoubled efforts at defence, as the news that England is to be permitted to come to their rescue. It believes it has no right to give new life to the rebellion by entering upon another and vaster quarrel, which would at the same time increase tenfold the burdens upon the people of the North; and it naturally hesitates to adopt a policy which would carry joy to every traitor in the country, and weigh down to poverty the loyal and law-observing citizen. But whether these or other considerations govern in the matter, I have the best authority for saying the demands of England will be met in a spirit of conciliation, which will at once refute the calumny that Mr. SEWARD or any other member of the Cabinet has been eager to provoke a foreign war. The intelligence received by the Jura, that the dispatches with which SLIDELL and MASON were intrusted reached England, notwithstanding their arrest, renders the question as to the disposition of the persons of the rebel envoys one of secondary moment, and a most inadequate one on which to base a great international struggle.
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Important from Washington: A Discussion of the English Question in the Cabinet – 2-3
The Conflagration at Charleston: Further Details of the Disaster – 3-4
Important from Kentucky: Gen. Buell’s Official Report of the Skirmish at Green River – 4
Editorial: Favorable Aspect of the English Question – 4-5
England’s Second Thought-The News by the Jura – 5
Editorial: A Pretext but no Ground of War– 5
Editorial: Signs of Reaction Against the Rebels in Tennessee – 5-6
Editorial: Rifled Cannon – 6
Malicious Orthography – 6
The Rumored Insanity of Gen. Sherman – 6
Object of the European War with Mexico – 6
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"Skirmish at Green River" is today known as the Battle of Rowlett's Station (December 17, 1861), in central Kentucky.
Both sides claimed victory and today history records it as "inconclusive", even though greatly outnumbered Union forces did remain in possession of its objective -- a railroad bridge across the Green River.
Kentucky 1861 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Barbourville, KY | Union KY Home Guard (Black ~300) & Confederate Dept 2 (Zollicoffer ~800) | Union 15-total (1-killed); Confederates 7-total (7-killed) | CSA |
| Oct 21 | Camp Wildcat, KY (near Cumberland Gap) | Union IN & KY Infantry, KY Cavalry (Schoepf ~7,000) & Confederate TN Infantry (Zollicoffer ~5,700) | Union 25-total (5-killed), Confederates 53-total (11-killed) | USA |
| Nov 8-9 | Big Sandy-ivy Mountain, KY | Union: Dept of Ohio (Nelson ~5.500) & Confederate 5th Kentucky (Williams, ~1,010) | Union 62-total (12-killed), Confederates 235-total (41-killed) | USA |
| Nov 20 | Skirmish at Brownsville, KY | Union Dept of Cumberland (~115) & Confederate Cavalry (Morgan ~200) | Union 14-total (6-killed), Confederates 1-total (1-killed) | CSA |
| Dec 17 | Rowlett's Station, KY | Union 32nd Indiana (Willich ~500) & Confederate 8th Texas Cavalry, 1sT Ark. (Terry ~1,350) | Union 46-total (13-killed), Confederates 91-total (33-killed, including Terry) | inconclusive (outnumbered Union forces held the field) |
One war at a time.
A wise policy.
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