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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1821
Page
2
A verses recount a wedding near a landaulette as rain disrupts the ceremony. Charles leads Jane to the altar then returns to her father’s house. The shower passes and the couple share a hopeful moment about a future child despite the weather.
Describes round satin dresses with pearl and lace trims, sultana crape, and pearl jewelry for evening wear. Details include velvet bonnets, lapis blue accessories, and cashmere shawls with a walking dress featuring poplin and gros de Naples pelisse. Also notes hair and bonnet styles, finished with white satin, boot color notes, and plume accents.
The article notes Mr Kean leaving the city after completing performances and heading to Philadelphia. It reflects on his rise to fame during a period of British stage changes and comments on the shift from old dramatic conventions to more bustling and decorated melodrama, mentioning Shakespeare as a reference point.
The essay lauds Kean as a supreme stage artist whose rich gesture and piercing eye reframe familiar Shakespearean roles. It notes critics initially opposed him but soon recognized his unique, natural style and emotional truth, distinguishing him from mere imitators.
Reports from Havana describe three days of citywide consternation as regiments Tarragona and Fijo pressured to leave garrison duties. Officers compelled the troops to march despite refusals, with crowds gathered on the anticipated relief day to witness further scenes.
An unpublished officer’s letter reports grim conditions near Sierra Leone. Migrants from the United States are reduced to 25 souls with none remaining white, seeking relief at Yonne amid encroaching natives, while donations from the United States have run dry. Reverend Coker confirms these dire facts during talks with local kings and chiefs.
Correspondents note late reply and report from Philadelphia directors on no dividend. In Washington January 8 the Senate did not sit and Congress mourned Linn with funeral rites. A Gazette excerpt defends Augusta health amid four Congress deaths and cites Dec mortality in a 14,000 population.
The piece notes Spain's Cortes deliberation and reforms amid expectations of a growing national character under representative power. It previews ministers, debt relief talks, and the evolving political landscape in Alabama and Tennessee River lands amid rising cotton valuation and federal debt concerns.
William P. Davis, a deaf and dumb traveler, toured the Hiwassee Land Sales town enjoying hospitality. He explained education at Paris and Connecticut seminarys, answered questions, and later confessed owing a watch owner money, leading to confinement in the local jail. The Knoxville Register remarks on the event as a fulfillment of the dumb speaking.
Extract from a log book noting sightings of a sea serpent near the Boston area on December 16 1820. The crew observed a moving water creature approaching the ship closely enough to touch the vessel and glide past the stern, described as a snake with a large tail under the bowsprit.
Fragmentary OCR shows a vessel passage with nets described and a sailor named Pelont. The text references a May 2 or 20th entry in 1820, mentioning a head out of water and a light breeze. Details are unclear due to damage and garbled words.
Cadiz reports the new general and uniform tariff of the Spanish dominions taking effect January 1. It regulates foreign ship access, port entry for produced goods, and coast trade rules. It outlines duties limits: foreign duties up to 80 percent, exports to foreign countries up to 10 percent, and other levies.
A dubious notice cites Hy Cannoun of Annapolis emanci pating eight or nine household servants after coming of age. The Chronicle declares him an enemy to general munition yet praises his generous act. The piece compares him to Cumberland’s philanthropist and hints at posterity’s judgment.
Married notices list Stichard Bush wed S L Stringfellow of South Carolina and Mary Ann Thornberry of Pennsylvania. Also on the ninth instant Rev Perryman united Clarke Planford of Warrenton with Miss Vv Haida of the same area.
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