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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1812
Page
7
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A royal message to Mr Perseval declares the Prince will not remove officials and cites filial duty and duty to the King. The Prince aims to avoid hindering the sovereign's recovery and upholds the British Constitution amid a perilous crisis. A hot river dawn saw 260 men impressed as Fentibles assisted the impress service aboard Tenders.
Letters from Detroit report a British war vessel being built near Malden. The Saratoga Advertiser warns that yielding control of the lakes invites insult, yet promises the blow will fall on those who cannot counsel or prevent it.
The April 10 1812 issue reports Gov and Major General visiting Richmond Regiment of Militia led by Col McKinney with high praise for discipline. Georgia readers are told Virginias and Pennsylvanias legislatures back Madison, while Dewitt Clinton sues for prominence in New York. A potential war declaration by June is hinted, and tributes follow for Matthew Sully a recent Charleston Theatre citizen and Mr James Clendening who died after illness.
Thomas Pinkney of South Carolina appointed Major General. William North of New York named Adjutant General. Yo Spettesinfeld of New Jersey, James Wintherfer of Tennessee, and William Polk of North Carolina named Brigadier Generals in the New Army.
In June 1775 Major Pinkney, brother of General Charles Cotsworth Pinkney, was appointed captain in the first regiment of South Carolina regulars and served through the war. He was active and brave, disciplined and humane, respected by officers and men. He served as second in command of a light infantry corps of 124 men.
An account recalls how on the Steno battlefield in 1779 two Highlander companies led by Captain Collin Campbell, with 108 men, charged bayonets after Major Pinkney’s plan. The British force collapsed, eight of the two companies escaping. Major Pinkney’s abilities and character are praised by a veteran.
The Chronicle refuses the correspondent from Waynesboro. We urge consulting the Elders in the Synagogue to seek a decision under the laws of Moses. The piece notes long variance with the world and the need for proper ecclesiastical guidance.
B T Longbothom informs Augusta inhabitants that he is now in the city and available in Reynold Street at Messrs Calffrey & Buffin's, with attendance by request at his residence or at the Augusta Book Store. Urges immediate inquiries from those seeking his professional services.
A list of names including Francis Ayres Francis T. Allen J I. Allen Esq Miss Mary Booker Hugh Blair Rev J Blackstone Mrs Apness Bacon Mrs Jno Peecreare De is Bradberry Rev Abda Christian Col John Forte Capt Thos Cobb Jeremiah Griff Zachariah Garnetty Col Henry Hampton Mrs Sarah Harden Itham Henderson Wm Hoge Capt Thos S Jones Jeremiah Saunders esq The Inferior Court officers and many townspeople are noted as letter recipients in Columbia Court-house post office records dated 11 April 1812.
Notice to persons holding lots on the south side of Green street between Washington and Lincoln streets to extinguish the Richmond Academy trustees claim to surplus lands added to their lots within three months or risk public sale. The board will also sell the lot below W Barton’s residence, formerly in Mr. L Coleman’s possession. Ordered by Berard Barrett. April 1797.
Executors announce a sale April 10 for property in Franklin and Wilkinson counties and the town lots in Petersburg and Louisville. The sale includes 202.5 acres on the Middle Fork of Broad River and two hundred plus acres in Wilkinson, plus three Petersburg lots and six Louisville lots with six days credit for approved paper. Bazil Lamar Zach Sinquefield seek buyers for these parcels and city carriage passage.
Publication notice for Sacramental Selections or the nature and design of the Lord's Supper by William W. Woodward. It outlines the order of topics including obligations to partake, excuses for neglect, self examination, disposition in participation, life after communion, and scriptural and patristic support for frequent communion.
From various authors by the Reverends James P. Wilson and D D pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.
The notice outlines printing in one volume with binding and lettering for subscribers, offers one free copy for every five subscriptions, and notes the publisher has begun work. Subscriptions are one dollar until October, with early names possibly printed by end of April. rapid demand is expected.
A Massachusetts native named Roswell Blair, 12 months as a Tanner and store keeper at a South Carolina farm, is suspected in a store robbery. He was seen loitering and returned with only saddle bags. A driver who aided is implicated. Blair may head toward Natch ez. A $50 reward offered for his apprehension and delivery to John Fox. April 10, 1812.
Notice offers for sale the subscriber’s summer residence on the Sand Hills two miles above Augusta with a 40 by 30 foot house, a 30 by 16 foot cellar, water from nearby source, trees around the home, and a tract of 700 acres of oak and hickory land near the Oconee River three miles from Dublin. Payment by bank note and immediate possession required. credit terms possible. Negroes or real property near Augusta accepted in payment.
Isham S. Fannin issues a public caution against John Thompson alleging association with counterfeit Virginia bills and stolen goods. He urges arrest under state law and warns others trading on his certificate of honesty not to deal with Thompson. The notice names Butler Higginbotham Wright and references Sparta jail and the Chickesaw nation.
A dark bay horse about fifteen hands high with a flat forehead small white spots under the saddle and a left buttock brand J M D and dock tailed eight years old with a small bell vanished from Horne Creek Edgefield South Carolina last July. Any person who may have apprehended the horse should deliver it to Mr George Pearson in Augusta and will be reimbursed all reasonable expenses.
Owners of town lots and residents are warned that a 10 dollar fine applies for letting water stand in a cella after three days following a complaint. The board extends until May 1 to distant owners to comply. Wm Jones, Chairman, Petersburg Georgia.
S Hammond jun states in the Chronicle that he has seen four notices warning others about a note drawn by Wm Sims and Man Sims in his favor. He says offsets do not exist and asks Sims to call and pay the debt on open account. He insists payment rests with Man Sims and that he hopes Mr Sime will discharge it when due. He notes no desire to meet the creditor but expects payment.
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