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August 11, 1852
Edgefield Advertiser
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A rumor of Capt. Marcy and his command being massacred in the Western wilderness is confirmed as a fabrication. An express from Fort Arbuckle reports all are alive, as per dispatches from New Orleans and Louisville.
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Capt. Marcy.—We find the following in the National Intelligencer of Tuesday last. It will be remembered that a telegraph dispatch to us received from New Orleans on Tuesday last, gave a statement confirmatory of the massacre: "As we expected, the painful rumor which reached us several days ago, of the massacre of Capt. Marcy and his command in the Western wilderness, turns out to have been a fabrication. So we are informed in a telegraph dispatch from Louisville, based on the authority of an extra from the office of the "Whig," published at Little Rock, Arkansas. This extra mentions the arrival of an express at Fort Smith on the 25th ultimo from Fort Arbuckle, bringing the welcome news that Capt. Marcy and his party were all alive, and falsifying the former report. It is added that this intelligence may be relied on."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Capt Marcy
Massacre Rumor
False Report
Fort Arbuckle
Western Wilderness
What entities or persons were involved?
Capt. Marcy
Where did it happen?
Western Wilderness, Fort Arbuckle
Story Details
Key Persons
Capt. Marcy
Location
Western Wilderness, Fort Arbuckle
Event Date
25th Ultimo
Story Details
A rumor of the massacre of Capt. Marcy and his command in the Western wilderness is debunked by an express from Fort Arbuckle confirming all are alive.