IMPORTANT FROM FORT MONROE: How the Nashville Ran the Blockade at Beaufort; MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED IN RICHMOND (3/6/1862)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 3/6/1862

[Homer_J_Simpson]

FORTRESS MONROE, Tuesday, March 4,

Via BALTIMORE, Wednesday, March 5.

Col. CORCORAN will come up from Richmond on Friday.

JOHN MINOR BOTTS was arrested a day or two since on his farm by order of JEFF. DAVIS.

Union sentiments are chalked over the walls at Richmond.

BALTIMORE, Wednesday, March 5.

A letter from Fortress Monroe, published in the American, of this city, says that yesterday's Richmond Dispatch announces that the steamer Nashville came direct from Southampton to the North Carolina coast, and approached the blockading vessel with the Union flag flying. The Nashville went directly up under the guns of the blockading vessel, almost within hailing distance, and then, passing her, raised the rebel flag, and moved directly towards Fort Macon. The blockading vessel immediately discovered the deception, and started in pursuit of the Nashville, following her until within range of the guns of Fort Macon. Several shots were fired at the Nashville, but she reports that nobody was hurt She claims to have brought into Beaufort a valuable cargo of bank-note and printing paper.

The Richmond Dispatch calls attention to mysterious writings on the wall, indicating that Union conspirators are at work. Among the writings are the following:

"Attention, Union Men."

"Watch and Wait."

"The Union Forever."

"The Day is Dawning."

"The Hour of Deliverance Approaches."

It was these significant announcements that caused the arrest of JOHN MINOR BOTTS and twenty other suspected citizen of wealth, character and position, and the proclamation of martial law.

The Richmond Dispatch urges summary measures for checking the progress of treason, and advocates the arrest and execution of the conspirators.

Col. CORCORAN and Col. WILCOX and other Federal prisoners have reached Richmond.

It was thought that Col. CORCORAN and Col. WILCOX would be now held as hostages

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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Important from Fort Monroe: News from Richmond and Other Points in the Rebel States – 2-3
Gen. Hooker’s Division: From the Lower Potomac – 3
News from the Southwest: A Skirmish at Keittsville, Mo. – 3
Important from Port Royal: Arrival of the Ericsson with Another Installment of Cotton – 3-4
News from Washington: The Refusal of Mr. Vanderbilt to Carry the United States Mails – 4
Editorial: How Shall We Deal With Subdued Rebels? – 4-5
Editorial: The State of Feeling at Nashville – 5
The Nashville at Beaufort – 5
The Influence of the Dearth of Cotton upon Pauperism in England – 5

[sauropod]

Bkmk. My daughter lives in Richmond.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

According to John Beauchamp Jones the folks in Richmond don’t care for martial law. (See this week’s civil war thread, reply #29)

[BroJoeK]

March 6 begins a major battle in Arkansas, the war's 86th engagement, it will be a Union victory:

Arkansas 1862 Engagements

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
Feb 17	Little Sugar Creek, AR	Union Army of the Southwest (Curtis ~2,000) & Confederate Army of AR (McCullough ~2,000)	Union 33-total (13-killed), Confederates 250-total (23-killed)	Inconclusive
Mar 6-8	Pea Ridge, AK	Union Army of Southwest (Curtis, Sigel ~10,500) & Confederate Army of the West (Van Dorn, Price, McCulloch, Pike ~16,500)	Union 1,384 total (203 killed), Confederate ~2,000 total (unknown killed, including Gens. McCulloch, McIntosh & Slack)	USA (Union outnumbered)

This will bring the total of wins & losses to almost even, for the first time:

Summary of Civil War Engagements as of March 8, 1862:
Engagements in Confederate states:

State	Union Victories	Confederate Victories	Inconclusive	Total Engagements
South Carolina	1	1	1	3
Virginia	4	11	5	20
North Carolina	1	0	0	1
Florida	1	0	0	1
Louisiana	0	1	0	1
Tennessee	2	0	0	2
Arkansas	1	0	1	2
Total Engagements in CSA	11	13	7	31

Engagements in Union states/territories:

State	Union Victories	Confederate Victories	Inconclusive	Total Engagements
Maryland	1	0	1	2
West Virginia	9	2	2	13
Missouri	11	9	1	21
New Mexico	0	7	0	7
Kentucky	4	3	2	9
Oklahoma	0	3	0	3
Total Engagements in Union	25	24	6	55
Total Engagements to date	36	37	13	86

These bring the war's total casualties to over 45,000 including at least 4,000 killed in action.

[sauropod]

Will do.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

“(See this week’s civil war thread, reply #29)”

I meant to say Harper’s Weekly thread.