A Genuine Romance.—a Mother Separated From Her Child for Nine Years Sues for Possession—a Romantic Incident of the War
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1873 · page 5
The following interesting case will soon be brought before the Supreme Court of Missouri: —On the 23rd of September, 1863, the steamboat Robert J. Campbell, bound down to New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Indemnity. London, February 19
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1873 · page 2
It is stated that the fifth milliard of francs in satisfaction of the German claims under the Treaty of Peace concluded at Versailles, will be paid at the end of July…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Indemnity. London, March 5
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1873 · page 2
The German troops will occupy Belfort, in the Upper Rinne, until the whole of the indemnity has been paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Indemnity. London, March 17
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1873 · page 2
France and Germany have signed an agreement stipulating that the remaining portion of the war indemnity shall be paid by instalments, terminating in September next. According to this agreement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →United States. the Modoc War
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 6
Yreka, January 24th.—From further conversation with those who came in from the Modoc country, we learn the following additional particulars of the late fight. Several squaws took part in it, and one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Vessel of War for the Australian Station. London, May 25
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1873 · page 2
The screw corvette Pearl, seventeen guns, 400-horse power, has been placed in commission; she is considered good enough for the Australian station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vessel of War for the Australian Station. London, May 25
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1873 · page 2
The screw corvette Pearl, 17 guns, 400-horse power, has been placed in commission. She is commanded by Captain Goodenough, who succeeds Captain Stirling as Commodore of the Australian Station.—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →France—the War Indemnity. London, June 7
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1873 · page 2
The Bank of France, on Thursday last, paid to the Government fifty million francs in gold, being the first instalment of the advance of the final 200 millions of the German war indemnity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suez Mail Extracts. the Man-of-war of To-day
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1873 · page 3
Britannia's latest-born "water-baby"—the breast-work turret vessel Devastation—took her first public [?]iring on April 15, off the Isle of Wight No fond maternal pride can, make this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Khivan War
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1873 · page 2
The Russian vanguard reached Amordivia ou the 5th, and defeated 3500 Khivans without less. The Khivans also attacked them near Chabadt, and, after a severe fight, in which the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in Sumatra. Singapore, 17th April
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 5
The war at Acheen is being vigorously prosecuted. In their attack upon the Acheenese the Dutch succeeded by a second assault in taking two forts, but they suffered a repulse in attempting to gain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Termination of the Khivan War. St. Petersburg, June 26
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1873 · page 2
A telegram received here from Tashkend says:— "The Khan of Khiva has capitulated to General Kauffman, whose troops now occupy the capital." London, June 27…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Modoc War in America
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1873 · page 4
Later news respecting the war against the Modoc Indians is revenge for their massacre of the Peace Commissioners is contained in the New York papers of April 19:—"The Indians attacked Colonel Mason's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Acheen War. London, July 14
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1873 · page 2
The reported despatch of Turkish vessels of war to Sumatra has been contradicted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ashantee War. London, July 14
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1873 · page 2
The British defeated, 6000 Ashantees. A fresh attack hy 10,000 Ashantees is apprehended, to oppose whom the British force is small…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chapter V. the Proclamation of War
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1873 · page 5
When Hester recovered from a dizzy swoon into which the shock of Cecil's words had thrown her, the woman was gone, and she was alone with her husband, the hot tears dropping from his eyes upon her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ashantee War. London, August 29
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1873 · page 2
A large number of British officers have volunteered for service in the Ashantee war. It is intended to organize a native force of from 14,000 to 15,000 men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ashantee War. London, September 3
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1873 · page 2
Advices from Cape Coast to the 11th of August state that the condition of affairs in regard to the Ashantee war is unchanged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ashantee War. London, September 11
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1873 · page 2
A third steamer has been chartered to convey troops to the Gold Coast, so that the war against the Ashantees may be carried on with greater vigour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ashantee War. London, September 13
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1873 · page 2
Colonel Garnet Wolseley, the newly-appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Gold Coast, has sailed with his staff. A powerful fleet, with a large quantity of ammunition, preceeds to West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →