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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1821
Page
6
The poem laments leaving Scotland for an Atlantic voyage. It recalls homeland hills and fields, border towers, and martyrdom, praising Scottish fens, streams, and the green isle of memory. The speaker vows to honor Scotland while seeking distant shores.
A collection of curious anecdotes from a London and Virginia vantage point. A country funeral practice is described with a supernatural twist. Notes mention Nolan of Stafford with 26 wives and 73 children, aged 105, plus a hung jury concept and remarkable yarn spinning feats. A brick store in Haverhill was struck by lightning with no injuries.
In the New-York Advertiser Aug 41 Curiosities of Literature surveys how English sermon style evolved since the Reformation. The piece notes shifts in rhetoric and method across periods, highlighting the influence on literary taste and scholarly interest.
A study of Latimer’s plain preachings against judicial corruption in Edward VI’s era contrasts with Charles I period sermons. Peter Sterry’s 1647 fast sermon to Parliament is presented as a literary curiosity, with a lengthy dedication and extensive divisions, illustrating period style and thinking.
Royal Dukes Clarence and Gloucester and Bishop of Chester inspected preparations in Ab bey and Westminster Hall with foreign ambassadors. Decorations include banners of English arms, gilt iron pillars, and a plan to finish a grand arch. Coronation medals will be scattered to the crowds after the ceremony.
The article details the Champion's armour and horse selection from Astley's stud. Two other horses for the Lord High Constable and Lord High Steward are picked, with black and white coats, about fourteen and a half hands high. The Champion's horse is measured for trappings by Mr. Cuff, the King's saddler.
Letter from Pensacola dated July 18 1824 describes the transfer of the fortress of Barrancas and the Floridas to American control after prolonged negotiations with Spain. It details the ceremonial handover led by Gen Jackson with troops from both nations, the raising of the American flag, and the arrival of Governor Jackson to establish municipal authority. The writer notes quarantine needs, optimistic prospects for Pensacola as a Gulf emporium, and confidence in Jackson’s civil leadership and protection of colonial rights.
The notice states a sheriff sale of 150 acres adjoining lands of Jacob Reddick and others as the property of Drewry Elliott to satisfy John Clark and others. It also lists 200 acres adjoining lands of Peter Allday and others levied on as the property of Charles Kimball to satisfy Benjamin Buckiey S. W. Blount and others. August 2.
Holt Clanton offers ten dollar reward for information leading to the capture of Ephraim a Negro man about thirty to forty years old five feet ten inches tall with yellow complexion and bow eyes a shoe maker by trade last seen in Augusta believed to be in hiding near a boat bound for Savannah He was brought from Virginia five years ago and relations expect him near Columbia County or a South Carolina or Georgia jail for safekeeping.
The piece argues about attribution of an article in the Advertiser and defends editor Hannon. It denounces anonymous assaults as cowardly and promises to safeguard journalistic integrity while acknowledging debates over editorial responsibility and opinion.
A traveler recalls cows fed on poisonous shrubs tainting milk and killing families who persist in use. He notes locals who survived still rely on the pernicious food. A tornado and hail event on the 22d struck the island wrecking glass and a lighthouse keeper’s lantern. Also mentioned is the Emmeline Martinique voyage bringing Mrs Bacon from Sierra Leone to Martinique with plans to reach Barbadoes.
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