Road reform and state navigation proposals urged to lawmakers
The speaker urges legislature to centralize road control, curb local favoritism, and empower state oversight for durable routes. He discusses inland navigation, boundary disputes with North Carolina, and calls for expert surveys to resolve border questions and improve commerce. He notes funds, debt payments, and public works priorities, including surveys, leases, and potential sales of fractions.
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Perons
Interior Courts
Savannah
Altamaha
Pierce Butler
John Hills
Philadelphia
Major Butler
Walton County
Congress
House of Representatives
North Carolina
Gress
Haywood
Fehd
Ellicott
A&t
Baldwin County
Baldwin
Twiggs County
Daniel Sturges
Wilkinson
Telfair County
John Coffee
Sturges
Ocmulgeee
County of
Greene
Edward Downing
Great Victory Over the French in Portugal Reported
A dispatch from Coimbre dated September 20 details a major engagement near Vizeu with heavy French losses. British and Portuguese forces under Hill, Picton, and Crawfurd repelled attacks on the Sierra de Busco and Mondego positions, capturing prisoners and forcing a withdrawal to secure lines along the Mondego and Mendege.
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Portugal
London Gazette
Downing Street
Earl of Liverpool
Viscount. Welies K. B
Coimbre
Celerico
Francofa
Vizeu
Vizeu the Different Divisions of Militia and Orde. ‘Hanza
Col. Trant
Tojal
Doura
Almeida
St. Cambodio
Criz
Dro
Pack
Crawford
Martagoa
Sierra de Bufaco
6Th
St. Cambodno
Packs
Sierra de Busco
Ney
Regnier
Gcth
Mondego
Hill
Col. Lecor
Sierra de Marcella
Fane
Alva
Ene
Mendege
Sierra de Butaco
Montigoa
Oporto
Radgehich
Sierra de Bufacea
Sierra de Catatula
2D Corps
3D Division
Wallace
Meade
Douglas
Antonio de Cantaio
Piéton
Champelmond
Mackinnor
Leith
Gth
Smith
D. Nglass
Birmingham
Picton
de Arouje Bacellar
Arentchilé
Daufey
88Th Regment
Royals
Sierra
Crawfurd
Beckwith
Ggth
Barclay
de Rego Bonito
Armstrong
Merle
Maucun
Simon
Mortagoa