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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1806
Page
2
The passage notes that service members who desert face death or other punishment as a court martial may sentence. It states noncommissioned officers or soldiers absent without leave may be punished at the court martial's discretion based on the offence.
A historic retelling of Joseph Cardinal Fesch born Ajaccio 1763 who converted in Algiers, became Archbishop of Lyons, and rose as a key imperial church figure. It recounts his marriage scandal with his Corsican wife, his flamboyant conduct, efforts by Napoleonic power, and lofty titles including ambassador to Rome and Grand Almoner of the Empire.
London dispatch reports the French government as owners of Venice asserting ownership of all territories in Turkish Dalmatia and Albania that belonged to the Venetian republic and demanding rights from the Porte.
A letter from officer aboard the Pompee dated off Gibraltar April 16 states the ship will repair to Milan to bring the King and Queen of Naples to England without delay. Another Gibraltar letter April 9 reports the Swifture, from Tetuan, watering, while Moors seized a lieutenant and held him prisoner for powder demands.
Extracted from the 1806 Minutes shows 15 625 new members added in one year to a branch of the Church of Christ. The total Methodist Episcopal Church in America reaches over 139 000 members, not counting Nova Scotia New Brunswick and West Indies.
Report from Pensacola claims Spain ceded the two Floridas to France in exchange for Parma and Placentia, to be joined to Etruria. France allegedly sold the lands to the United States for about 4,000,000 dollars. Residents suited to Pensacola think the tidings originated from visitors who recently departed New Orleans.
From Paris Park Lyons in April, His imperial and royal majesty has agreed to accept the offer made in the name of our city for the creation of an imperial palace on Ile Perrache as part of civic development.
A summary of defensive works planned for New York City and Fort Jay including brick and stone faced ramparts, new ravelines and curtains, additional fortifications, and contracts for stone and heavy cannon. Proposals circulate for gun boats under navy department plans. Extracts from a Leader letter praise General Miranda and discuss commerce and naval strength. Also notes an 1806 St Louis inquest into the death of a Kickapoo Indian, with Meigs and Hammond cited, and coroner Nathan Pusey’s certification.
In St Louis on March 27, a Kickapoo speaker reports tribal members saying the killed Indian, noted as calm, was caused by whisky. An interpreter to the 214 tribe, Mons Belon, recalls the request for a white flag to honor the grave and view the burial from the Amero.
The notice describes milk of lime and ashes as an inexpensive fix for foul privy odors and sickroom sanitation, noting a board covered seat and lime mix to neutralize smells. It also reports Venice prefect ordering ten sail of the line with Charlemagne keel laid in March, plus timber shipments from Dalmatia and two large dry docks to preserve ships for 240 years.
Accounts from Norfolk via Captain Mallory report English agents in Antigua learning of French capture actions at Saint Thomas Saint Bartholomew and Saint Martin. A cloth finishing method using wax oil is described. Irish barrister Sampson praised for defence of countrymen arrives in port. Daniel Claike chosen as Delegate to Congress from this Territory. Ships Western Trader and Perseverance arrive at port from Pittsburgh and Marietta. Dollar imports into China by American vessels reach 4 857 300 in 1803 1805.
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