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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1807
Page
3
A collage of 1806 dispatches recount Minster Fox letters and Talleyrand praise, noting detainment of a suspected spy and plans to prevent escape to France. It also references Burr forces near Natchez with Col Cratsorne and Commodore Suaw, and a Navy order to seize boats tied to Burr.
News from New York reports British ships capturing multiple American vessels including Titus, Hen ry and Francis, Hermaphrodite Cyrus, Virginia, Cicero, Eliza, Intrepid, Aspasia, and Unicorn. Paragon seized at Bermuda. Charleston notes Athenienne’s crew losses near Cadiz and Governor Fouts at Fort St Johns. Orleans legislature meets as Fermentation rises and arrests mount, including Aparr and Workman. Commodore Suwan restricts Mississippi river movement pending passes.
Augusta February reports decline to Congress on Burr and plans to seize power. Mentions ships on the Ohio, attacks on naval leaders, and potential global warfare developments with Napoleonic Europe. Also notes trade impact on Sea Island cottons and a local marriage in Columbia County.
Due to the late arrival of the Southern Mail at Louisville the Sandersville and Milledgeville mails will close every Sunday at 1 30 p m and go via Washington The notice is from James Fraser p m Post Office Augusta February 216
Notice asks all debtors to the estate of James and Martin Stewart, deceased of Columbia County to pay promptly. Samuel Magruder as administrator notes February 21. Auction sale at the late Fudge Walton plantation features cattle, hogs, wagon, tools, and plantation items with twelve months credit for sums over ten dollars. Sale to start at 10 o’clock. Also a notice seeks owner for a runaway John, a Black male about six feet tall, thirty, claimed by John Jones. owner to prove property, pay charges, and reclaim him.
T A P Charlton announces in Savannah on February 12 1807 his plan to publish The Life of Major General James Jackson and a History of the Revolution in the State of Georgia. He vows impartial, factual narrative honoring Jackson while detailing Georgia’s patriots battles and events, inviting citizen submissions and subscriptions to fund the work.
Acolored youth about five feet ten inches tall aged around 25 ran away on Friday the 2th inft in Augusta. He speaks little English, has a small scar on a finger, bow-legged, wore a coat without pockets and blue plain pantaloons. Reward offered by George Morse if delivered in Augusta or secured in jail. Also notice of letters of administration sought for Ebenener Harden in Scriven county with March 13 deadline.
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