The three year old Inman Company steamship City of New York had sailed from New York and had a smooth and swift passage across the Atlantic.  Approaching Queenstown Harbour on the southern coast of Ireland in the middle of a clear night, however, she ran up on a reef called Daunt's Rock.  Held firm, and in mild weather, the passengers and crew had little difficulty abandoning ship and no casualties were reported. (By John Osborne)

The Canadian owned steamship Bohemian had left Liverpool eighteen days before and had almost completed her crossing, with around 220 passengers and 100 crew.  Approaching Portland Harbor, off the coast of Maine, around 8 p.m., she struck rocks and sank in twenty feet of water.  The weather was calm and all aboard were removed safely except for twenty unfortunate Irish immigrants who drowned when their boat overturned.  (By John Osborne) 

Two days before, 20,000 Austrian and 25,000 Prussian troops of the German Federation had crossed into the disputed Danish province of Schleswig to open the six month war against Denmark.  Danish troops had clashed with the Prussians the next day and then on this day fought two running battles against the Austrians at Jagel and Overselk.  The outnumbered Danes could only put up limited resistance and were forced to retreat.  (By John Osborne) 

Beginning in late 1862, Confederate agents had arranged the covert construction in Britain of a powerful vessel they hoped would mirror the exploits of the Alabama.  Given the cover name Pampero, she was constructed at the Thomson's Yards in Glasgow and launched on October 29, 1863.  She would never serve the Confederacy, however, as she was seized by the British Government under the Neutrality Act.  (By John Osborne)