You guys are too funny, and I do enjoy it, will remember this the next time I have a Rodney Dangerfield moment. ;-)
Posted on 01/11/2023 4:52:37 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
The steamer Marion, Capt. JOHNSON, from New-Orleans on Jan. 2, arrived at this port yesterday morning. She brings very little news. The capitol at Baton Rouge was burned on the night of Dec. 30. Fire was discovered early in the evening. It was apparently subdued about nine o'clock, and it was supposed that the danger was past, but the flames soon after broke out with renewed violence, and the whole structure was consumed. No loss of life is mentioned. The Baton Rouge Comet, of Dec. 31, says:
"The building was occupied by Confederate prisoners, but the cause of the catastrophe is enveloped in mystery. Some negroes were cooking in the eastern portion of the building, above the Senate Chamber, and it is supposed the flues were foul, and hence fire was communicated to inflammable materials, and the second outbreak of the fire is attributed to the [???] of gas by the bursting of the pipes.
Gen. GROVER was early at the scene of destruction, and issued his commands, and every exertion was made by the [???] to extinguish the flames. The Provost-Marshal, Capt. SEAMONS, was indefatigable in his exertions.
The loss is very heavy. Many thousands of rare and valuable books, papers and the furniture of the building were entirely destroyed. The outer walls stand in majestic defiance of the fiery ordeal they have passed through. Seventy thousand dollars will not replace the building and contents."
The Houston, Texas, Telegraph publishes the following special dispatch, which is unquestionably exaggerated, as private letters, dated as late as Dec. 11, written by officers of the fleet, make no mention of the occurrence here alluded to:
GALVESTON, 9 A.M., via EAGLE GROVE, Dec. 2.
A terrible bombardment took place last night at 8 o'clock,
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“The above would seem to further refute your inaccuracies.”
I appreciate your opinion.
In this case, I value Brother Joe’s post 16 more.
“You’re right . . .” he said to me.
I suppose anything that floats can be a refuge for a lost causer. Typical. Now you hide behind BJK. Is that your final answer? After you made up all that stuff about Lincoln?
“I suppose anything that floats can be a refuge for a lost causer. Typical. Now you hide behind BJK.”
I’ve cited Brother Joe as a source of high credibility.
Anything wrong with that?
What have you heard about him?
I heard from you he was philippic. Now he’s not, I guess. I have always held him in the highest regard.
Great point! Thanks.
You guys are too funny, and I do enjoy it, will remember this the next time I have a Rodney Dangerfield moment. ;-)
I think jeffersondem is your fair weather friend.
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