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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1813
Page
3
Royal proclamation warns British subjects against aiding American ships or enemies at sea. Reports detail privateer actions, troop movements, and Naval Yard changes. Notices include land and slave sales, bank elections, and post office letters with residents listed.
Reports claim General Smyth recognized his error after opposing arising plans while Portex's letter spurred a clash. Portex allegedly apologized after a meeting following exchanges of shots. Congress passed laws remitting penalties on merchant bonds linked to Orders in Council removals and authorized seventy four and six frigates.
Voters in a contested race for the twelfth Congress seat remain unresolved after discrepancies in returns. Barnett led by 84 votes, but Telfair County votes were defective, and Forsyth led in Franklin County by 10 more counted than voters. The committee refrained from ruling amid uncertainty whether a majority favored Forsyth, as evidence was not yet complete.
Trustees of the Presbyterian Church announce un subscribed pews, about six in number, will be rented for one year by public outcry at the church on Saturday next at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. A sexton of twelve seats with a salary of 160 dollars a year will be appointed. Those with extra pews may rent them out. Thomas Cumming, Chairman. January 8.
The sale of 23 bales of cotton stored in La Roche and Van Sinderin's warehouse, tied to Charles Stovall, is postponed. The auction will occur on the first Tuesday in February at the Market House in Augusta to satisfy a U S District Court execution. Purchasers must pay for bills of sale and comply with conditions.
A historical injunction from M Verdery orders the public not to harbor or transport two enslaved men named Thomas and Worry without written permission. It states intent to prosecute violators under the law and enforce penalties. The language reflects antebellum legal restraint and enforcement against escape or trafficking.
Patrick Prescott informs friends and the public that he continues the blacksmith shop in the former J J Perin location. He pledges careful service and faithful order fulfillment to earn public patronage. A note mentions N B Hosles, but the date is unclear.
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