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The wars & local soldiers, 1861

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The Civil War in Naples

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 20 November 1861 · page 1

The Guardian has an interesting, and on the whole a fair article, on what it calls " Neapolitan Brigandage." It admits that the contest between the Bourbons and the Piedmontese in the…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 November 1861 · page 8

Cordelia, steamer, 11 guns, Captain Hume, in Port Jackson, for England. Fawn, 17 guns, Captain Cayter, on a cruise. Harrier, 17 guns, Cap[?] Sir Malcolm M'Gregor, at New…

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Men of War on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 November 1861 · page 13

Co[?], steamer, 11 guns, Captain Hume, in Port Jackson, for England. Pawn, 17 guns, Captain Cayter, on a cruise. Harrier, 17 guns, Captain Sir Malcolm M'[?] at New…

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The Civil War in America. (From the Home News September 20)

Empire · Thursday 21 November 1861 · page 2

THE Mississippi expedition is to be intrusted to General Fremont, the oommander of the Union forces in Missouri; and if he does not reverse the policy which ho has recently adopted…

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America. Latest News of the War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 November 1861 · page 8

By the Ele[?]tra, Captain Cayzer, we have American news, per pony, via California, to the 23rd of September. From the telegrams of the San Francisco Weekly…

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The Interpreter, a Tale of the Crimean War. Chapter Xxxiv. 'Messirie's.'

Empire · Tuesday 26 November 1861 · page 6

A NARROW street, paved with the roughest and sharpest ints, debouching into three other streets even less commodions than itself; a Turkish sentry dozing torpid at his post—half-a-dozen hamaul, clad in rough frieze jackets,…

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America. Latest News of the War

Sydney Mail · Saturday 30 November 1861 · page 7

BY the Electra, Captain Cayzer, we have American news, per pony, via California, to the 23rd of September. From the telegrams of the San Francisco Weekly…

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The Inte[?]preter. a Tale of the Crimban War, Chapter Xxxv. the Wolf and the Lamb

Empire · Monday 2 December 1861 · page 3

PAPOOSH PASHA is taking his [?] in his harem. Two softly-shaded lamps burning perfumed oil, shed a voluptuous light over the apartment. Rich carpets from the looms of Persia are spread upon the floor; costly shalls…

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The Civil War in America. (From the New York Herald, September 13.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 December 1861 · page 8

CHEERING PROSPECTS FOR THE UNION CAUSE.—The heavy clouds which settled around our political horizon after the disastrous blunder at Mantissas are breaking away, and East and West, and North and South, our…

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Dreadful Murder in New Zealand. Ensign Alexander Shot by a Private Soldier, (From the Wanganut Chronicle, 7th November.)

Empire · Thursday 5 December 1861 · page 5

(This our painful duty to record an occurrence, fortune [?] [?]) the first of its kind here, which has naturally produced a deep impression on our community, and has called forth the liveliest sympathy with the unfortunate sufferers…

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New Zealand. State of the Native Mind: Is It to Be Peace or War?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 December 1861 · page 8

WE have a week's later news from Auckland, viz, to the 23rd ultimo. From the Southern Cross of the 19th, we quote as follows:—…

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The Civil War in America Commercially Considered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 December 1861 · page 8

THE following suggestion for the consideration of the contending parties, and of the English and French Governments, we take from the Money Marka Review:—…

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The Interpreter a Tale of the Crimean War, Chapter XXXVI.—continued. 'The Front.'

Empire · Monday 9 December 1861 · page 3

'VERY slack fire they seem to be keeping up, in the fruit, yawns out Ropsley, who has just joined me on deck, and to whom the siege and all its accessories are indeed nothing new. Many a long and weary month has he been listening…

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The War in America. Later Intelligence

Empire · Tuesday 10 December 1861 · page 8

BY way of San Francisco we have news, received by Pony Express, from Washington to the 7th October, and from New York to the 6th of the same month. The town of Lexington (Mo.) had been surrendered…

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The War in America

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 11 December 1861 · page 6

Through San Francisco we have news from Washington to 7th October, and New York to 6th October. LEXINGTON YIELDED TO THIRST…

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Prince Napoleon on the American War

Empire · Wednesday 11 December 1861 · page 2

THE following is a translation of the third letter of Prince Napoleon from America, which appeared in the Paris Opinion Nationale of Sept. 4th:- Washington, August 16, 1861…

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New Zealand. State of the Native Mind: Is It to Be Peace or War?

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 December 1861 · page 3

From the Southern Cross of the 19th, we quote as follows:— The Native Policy of his Excellency is beginning to assume a definite form. It was intimated some time…

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The American War

Empire · Monday 16 December 1861 · page 8

The army of the Potomac, and General M'Clellan, was slowly advancing. The confederates were felling back, with a view, it is presumed, of strengthening the…

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The Interpreter, a Tale of the Crimean War, Chapter XXXVII.—continued. 'A Quirt Night'

Empire · Monday 16 December 1861 · page 3

WE are now in the advanced trenches. Not three hundred paces to our front are yawning the deadly batteries of the Redan. The night is dark as pitch. Between the intervals of the cannonade, kept up so vigorously far away on our…

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The War in America

Empire · Wednesday 18 December 1861 · page 3

The dates are not much later than those already quoted, [?] California. The details, however, and particularly [?] reference to affairs on the Potamac, are make ex[?]…

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