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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1817
Page
3
A crowd celebrated a victor and his prize as a bear about four feet long and two feet high was displayed. This marks the third bear seen near Quebec since spring with prior sightings in St. Foy parish. Such appearances are unprecedented in years.
The narrator describes a moon voyage by a newly built balloon and uses the platform to urge Augusta residents to fund benevolence. He laments moon inhabitants, advocates converting several groups, and promotes a grand temple while criticizing atheistic and imperial motives. He frames philanthropy as a civic duty amid social satire.
A speaker denounces delaying reform and urges Augusta citizens to form a Moon inhabitants conversion society. He mocks cautious critics, warns of mass human sacrifices to Hangfongtaw, and invites locals to a four o'clock meeting at the market house to hear ViLOX AFRONAUTICUS discuss Lunarians and the supposed prospects of salvation.
Savannah dated July 8 reports from the South that Patriots under General Gregor M Gregor seized Amelia Island on June 30. They entered Fernandina unopposed, the fort surrendered July 1, and the Patriot flag now flies. Preparations for a march to St Augustine are underway with expected light resistance.
London papers report Mr. Sergeant Onslow introducing a bill to repeal laws restraining interest rates. The exchequer councillor backs the measure in principle. Also noted is a treaty between the Porte and Great Britain ceding Parga, and changes in senior legal offices with Garrow to become Baron of the Exchequer and Shepherd to replace him as attorney general.
A brief note outlines the planned laws for governing Florida and lists the new public functionaries. It mentions a Patriots naval force offshore and references Am elia as a location.
From Savannah Republican: A dramatic prison break on the 5th left five prisoners attacking deputy Harman at the gaol. Harman’s gun and servants’ muskets disabled two inmates. one attacker was killed and others wounded as pursuit continued for several hundred yards. Victims include Coven Crutchfield Donavan and Bush. others were under penitentary or charged with robbery. The report also notes Bahama islands friction between governor and assembly and a governor’s mandate enforced by his regiment.
The Massachusetts General Hospital treasurer received an extraordinary donation of twenty thousand dollars from a distinguished fellow citizen, marking an unexampled act of liberal charity reported in the Boston Centinel on June 25.
Brigadier General T Lascock orders strict enforcement of patrol law within the 1st Brigade 2d Division Georgia Militia. Captains of companies must appoint sober orderly patrol captains and ensure conduct. an enquiry will follow for neglect. Colonels and Majors are called to aid in enforcing the order.
In Warren County Georgia an Inferior Court session recorded multiple estray notices. Entries name Onashan Owens horse gelding eight years old twelve to thirteen hands high with a star and white left hind foot appraised at forty dollars. AVID SALLIS reports a brown jack-ass about three feet four inches high with two brands appraised at twenty dollars. William A Fuller tolls a sorrel horse about eleven or twelve years old with a blaze and white feet appraised at fifty dollars. John Moses reports a mare and foal eight or nine years old, fourteen hands, mare foaled after capture, appraised by two men. Records dated June to July 1817.
James Kimball brings before Burke county magistrate the bay horse aged seven to eight years thirteen hands high with visible brands and paces and trots. Appraised by Charles Floyd Jacob Hollingworth and Daniel Thompson to twenty five dollars as of July 10 1817 Estray Book extract recorded by John Carpenter clerk.
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