Pennsylvania Canal Debate Critics Warn Against State Ownership
A Pennsylvania periodical rebuts canal advocates led by Dr Lehman arguing the economic case for a canal. It questions benefits for farmers, predicts impact on river navigation, and warns state control may burden agriculture and local commerce while favoring external trade.
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Lehman
Erro Eaen
Comara
Theo
Canal Party
Susquehanna
Allegheny
Torrets Nua
Tomar
New York Canal
Chesapeake
Ohio
Commonwealth
Election turmoil and Irish results noted in European press
The Philadelphia Gazette reprints European dispatches noting Cobbett and Hunt trailing in election races and military deployment at Preston to quell unrest. Beresford leads for Orange in Waterford. French ships escorting cargo depart Marseilles. reports cite Greek pirate depredations and a surgeon’s unusual measurement in a ship’s hold. Continued rumors of Russo power tensions appear.
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P Hladelphia Gazette
Europe
Norfolk Herald
London
Cobbett
Hunt
Preston
Waterford
Ireland
Beresford
Orange Party
Corselles
Pacta of
Luspt
Marseilles
Dhomes
Canean
Russia
Turkish Fleet Sails to Dardanelles Amid Turbulent Greece
Reports say ratification of the treaty is unlikely from St Petersburg by January end. At Constantinople brutal scenes flare as Seraglio walls show mangled Greek remains. The Turkish fleet sails with five line of battle ships and four heavy frigates joining Captain Pacha at the Dardanelles and possibly moving to Hydra.
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St. Petersburg
Constantinople
Seraglio
Pacha
Dardanelles
Hydra
British and American notices in United States Gazette summary
Readable items from Commercial Advertiser and Statesman include Brougham losing Westmorland election and Tory wins by over 600. Arctic plans for Parry and Hecla described. Dublin riot over masthead figure. wreck of British ship with three skeletons found at Gibraltar. Paris Independence Day celebrations for Lafayette visit and American guests.
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United States
William Burns
Don Quixette
New York
London
Paris
Commercial Advertiser and Statesman
Brougham
Westmoreland
B. Will
Great Britain
Dublin
Shamrock
Mgb
Hunter
Gibraltar
Arctic
Pele
Parry
Hecla
Leeds
Huddersfield
Bradford
London Society For Relief
Dennis the Sun
Langer
Bua
Manchester
General La Fayette's Reflections On American Freedom
General La Fayette expresses gratitude for American progress since his voyage, praising republican liberty and the growth of social order. He notes visits to 24 states, the anniversary of a famous battle, and hopes for enlightenment through American institutions. Reports from Europe cover authorities in Helvetia and Constantinople, plus Ottoman events and Greek troubles.
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la Fayette
Union
Bunker Hill
American
United States
Europe
Lord Cochrane
St. Vincent
Perkin
Perseverance
Tours
Charmetagne
Edice
Constantinoale
Constantinople
Soliman
Biel
Ibrahim Pacha
Letter of a Beauchamp Widow Before Execution
A fragment said to be written by Mrs Beauchamp two days before her death addresses a jail and her husband, delivered by Beauchamp’s aged father. She reflects on fate, duty, and dying content, praising her husband for following conscience and calling his act glorious.
Dying declarations from Ann Beauchamp to Mrs
A fragmentary letter reveals Ann Beauchamp and Colonel Sharp planning a joint death, expressing willingness to die for love and awaiting their hour of death together. The widow offers kindness and solace as she faces the impending farewell.
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Ann Beauchamp
Wounds and Warnings From a Ghastly Self-Inflicted Injury
Fanscroft July 29 reports Tenac B who wounded himself in the neck is expected to recover. The Cynthiana paper notes surgeons detailing his improving condition over twenty months of confinement and abstinence, calling him an afflicting spectacle yet describing his breathing, appetite, and lack of immediate danger.
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Fanscroft
Cynthiana
Tragic Shooting in Plizas Bethtown Linked to Dr Young
A West misdated report claims Dr. Young, U S Representative, was shot in the street of Plizas Bethtown about two weeks ago. The slain doctor’s alleged killer, Mr. Hardry of Breckenridge County, is described as a violent, depraved man. Authorities suspect vindictive motive and note the act violated domestic sanctity and the doctor’s personal happiness.
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Young
Congress
Plizasbethtown
Hardry
Breckenridge
Etachin
Two Nelson County Murders Spark Suspicions
Two men were killed last week in Nelson County Kentucky near Bardstown. Victims were Mr. Cauffman of Nelson and Mr. Courtney of Mississippi, shot in a dark by path. Wounds included rifle shots in the back and a shoulder one as the men fled. two suspects, a father and two sons, have been arrested on suspicion of the heinous crime.
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Kentucky
Nelson
Cauffman
Courtney
Mississippi
Bardstown
Surviving Member Noted Of Kinderhock Bee Congress
A fragment notes that Mr fntin Tay is the only surviving member of the Congress of Kinderhock Bee, a point highlighted as peculiarly interesting in current times.
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Fntin Tay
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Ricara
Conaglyopia
Pennsylvania
York
New-York
New- York
America
General Lafayette
Ewne
Count Segure
Lafeyete
Housevard du Temple
Peacery
Salen
Tye
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