Order to enforce brigade patrols by Captains in militia
Brigadier General T Ilascock issues a July order requiring every Captain in the 4st Brigade 2d Division via Militia to organize patrols, inform themselves, and ensure strict enforcement. Officers face inquiry for poor conduct. sober orderly Captains will lead patrols and be responsible for their units. Majors and colonels are called to assist.
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Aucwie
Goth
Lown
T. Ilascock
W. Barton
Aid-De
AP Gollonels
Pom
Regiteenis
Warren Academy Opens January Term Under Board Supervision
Warren Academy begins the January term under the board of supervision with instructors recommended for duty and morality. Tuition mirrors other seminaries with optional boarding on moderate terms. The health, salary, and location are cited as inducements for parental choice, per secretary Thomas Gibson. August 2.
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Warren27
Thomas Gibson
Sec
Magust
Widkwij
Early August Auction and Reward Notices from Burke County
A chaotic 1847 public notice details a $30 reward for a man named Jace missing since June 27, described as a dark complexioned enslaved person about 5 feet tall, last seen in Ohio River region. also lists sheriff sales including 600 acres in Burke County, several land tracts and livestock, and a mare seizure with appraised value of twenty dollars, all to satisfy various legal actions.
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Jace
Ngion
Kentucky
Jacoby
Stone
Augusta
Basil Lamar
Li Xng
R- Porter
Nashville
Tess
Gister
Waynesborough
Burke “County
Savannah Fivety
Telfair
Charles Jones
Welcom Allenainst
Thomas Sanders
John A. God Jey
Charles
Georgia
Riberi County
Aken
Joan Turner
C. W Christin
White Rendrick
Elijy Christian
Bailey M
Cl’k. c
Elysium on Earth in Moore’s Lalla Rookh Verse
Fragment from Moore's Lalla Rookh extols an earthly Elysium found in love. The poem images mingled sighs and tears like pearls, praising two lovers joined in a heavenly bond. It contrasts fleeting pleasures with lasting bliss and eternal passion.
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Gome
Earth
Jean Elysium
The Labors of Others and Death in Secret Traditions
Fragmented verses describe a translator, Frederick Morel, delaying care for a dying wife while finishing a rebus like task. A naked man learns of his father’s death as he sleeps, showing dark humor and fatal indifference. The piece then surveys the use of twelve jurors, tracing twelve’s sacred status across cultures and legal tradition.
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Frederick Morel
Morel
Pam
Janske
American Gallantry and the Vixen Capture Tale
The account recalls President Madison visiting Bainbridge and detaining acting midshipman King to hear his recollection of being captured on November 22, 1812. King describes the U S brig Vixen taken by the British ship Southampton under Sir James Yeo during the War of 1812 episode.
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Bainbridge
King
Bermuda
U. S
Southampton
James Yeo
Escape by Small Boat From British Prisoners of War
An escaped sailor recounts capture aboard the Vixen and transfer to the Poictiers. After amassing provisions, he and a fellow crew member attempt cross gulf in a boat but the companion refuses to sail. He sails alone toward Cape Henry, reaching Lynnhaven Bay and beaching near the Whitehouse residence.
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Little Isla
Bahamas
Little Island
Ithodian
Jamaica
Hope
Rebecca
Syins
Philadelphia
Delaware
Poictiers
John
Voichiers
Bermuda
Stevens
Myself
Ruby
Com. T Vans
Gulf
Phn Black
Dermuda
Cape Henry
Lynnhaven Bay
Cape
Boat sale details from a 19th century report
The fragment describes a boat about 22 feet long 7 feet wide and 3 feet deep sold for 30 dollars after contacting Captain Cassin who advanced funds to travel to Washington. The vessel had a fore sail mainsail and jib and was balanced with fresh water in breakers.
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Aioe
Old Gentleman Gould Marries Young Bride
An elderly man named Gould married a girl barely nineteen. He sent a verse to his friend Dr. G to announce the union, claiming a nineteen year old falls for Gould. The doctor replied that a nineteen year old may love Gould but implies the match is odd or improbable.
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Gould
Dr. G
Welcome to James Monroe by the Shaking Quakers at Enfield Vermont
The Chronicle notes two recent Northern Main failings likely due to high waters between Camden and Fayetteville. It contrasts President Monroe's northern tour reception with a plain and sincere greeting from Shaking Quakers in Enfield Vermont. Joseph Goodrich welcomes Monroe to their settlement and warns against ostentation in praise.
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Camden
Fayetteville
Enfield
Vermont
Ider
Joseph Goodrich
James W Manroe
Raturé
Contradicted Ex voyage reports and 600 Africans claim
The Savannah Republican disputes earlier claims about MacGregor's expedition and two princes arriving at Amelia with 600 Africans. The source, distant from the editor, cannot respond now but asserts the Republican is mistaken in its bravado. The writer defends having transmitted information as received and remains confident in its credibility until better evidence appears.
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MacGregor
Priges
Amelia
Savannah Republican
The
Republican
Decline of Spanish American Revolution and Leaders
The account condemns the revolution in Spanish America for losing its noble aims after Cortez’s dissolution. It recalls the early unity led by a single influential figure betrayed by followers for private gain, with Morales briefly reviving the flame before it waned and degenerated under factionalism.
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Spanish America
Cortez
Morales
Howeer
Fated and unimportant successes of the party
The passage laments the misdirected efforts of the party and their widening field of influence in cartage and distillation, noting no real improvement in human happiness or welfare. It questions whether a holy revolution could rise to liberate Spaniards but concludes humanity lacks a pure philanthropy in Spain.
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Spain
Sales of Alabama Lands At High Prices At Public Auction
Public lands in Alabama fetch strong prices with river low grounds priced 40 to 50 dollars per acre. An 170 acre fraction near the Big Bend sold up to seventy dollars per acre, while adjoining parcels brought 40 to 50 dollars. A large tract on the Ten Miles Blufs opposite the Big Bend sold for 50 dollars per acre. Buyers include those in No 16 Range 17, and expert observers claim the fertility of the low grounds can yield 100 bushels of corn per acre in immediate cultivation, a claim supported by many knowledgeable locals.
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Prime River
Big Bend
Alabama
Blufs
Big Bena
Northern mail delays due to Friday storm and floods
The northern mail due on Saturday did not arrive and three northern mails are due this evening. Severe storm and high waters caused detentions. Bridges to Park Sonborough are swept away. One northern mail driver is said to have drowned crossing the Salt. Ketchers.
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Parksonborough
Ketchers
Republican
Sailor recounts wreck of Eliza near Beaufort bar
A sailor named James F Winn arrived in Savannah asserting the schooner Eliza of New York, 10 days out, struck near Beaufort bar during a gale. The crew perished except Winn who swam ashore and walked to Savannah. The paper questions the tale while noting Savannah's health and crop reports and that corn and cotton conditions depend on upcountry.
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Savannah
James F. Winn
Eliza
Wood
N. York
Ashor
Beaufort Bar
Winn
Savanna
New York
Spanish Consulate Notice From New Orleans 1817
The Spanish Consulate in New Orleans on June 30 1817 announces an official communication regarding Vera Cruz port restrictions. It states that vessels may be admitted with provisos and notes changes to trade privileges previously granted.
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New Orleans
Vera Cruz
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