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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1812
Page
3
The excerpt evokes martial resolve and just retaliation against tyrants. It centers on defending liberty, battling belligerents, and the animating spirit of freedom through vivid imagery of war’s storms and distant clashes on waters and shores. The speaker vows to subdue foes and ensure no oppression endures.
A Chronicle theater notice praises the Tuesday performance of Every One Has His Fault. Caulfield, Placide, Anderson, Burke, and West receive commendation for their roles, with special note of Little Pickley and Cornelia, while criticisms mention a bald joke and ill health limiting Lord Nol.
A historical item reports a dispute in Savannah over gun powder supply and a letter from the City Council Committee. Lieut. Col. James Johasroxy sought 2 3000 lbs of powder. the council replied a larger Savannah supply existed and none was needed.
J. B. Walker recounts a delayed dispute triggered by a note to the Savannah City Council resolutions. A man sought a direct reply and, after ten days of seeming resolution, plotted an attack he believed condemned. Walker notes the cowardly nature of the act and its lasting stigma on the assailant and his target.
A Georgia publication recounts a long dispute between Col. M Kinne and Major Williams. A Board of Honor in 1810 absolved Williams of an insult, citing his claim it came from a misattribution. The text describes subsequent notes and confrontations leading to renewed names and accusations, with Gilbret Longstreet authoring a July 1812 account defending M Kinne and public opinion.
An 1812 notice hunts Russell Hatcher, a tall man with a beard, last seen near Edgefield Court House with a tall woman. reward offered. Also advertised is Tekeli or The Siege of Montgatz a grand melodrama with elaborate scenery and an appended farce by Garrick, premiering Monday evening.
A crowded page lists theatrical notices with open doors at 6 30 and ticket price one dollar plus children's half price, with a long roll of names in Columbia Court House and surrounding counties. Merinos auctioned at the post office, then the celebrated Black Arabian Barb horse advertised for fall season and travel details, fees, and consular notes from Algiers and Washington.
A July fourth oration by John Forsyth esq. delivered before the citizens of Augusta in Christchurch is announced as ready for delivery on the upcoming Saturday. The item notes publication and availability for readers interested in Forsyth’s address and its Augusta audience.
On Saturday evening July 48th 1812 the theatre presents Catharine and Petruchio in three acts followed by the Comic Opera The Romp Cure for the Spleen and concludes with O Keefe's Modern Antiques The Merry Mourners Curtain rises at seven thirty with no weather postponement.
For sale 2300 weight of prime Tennessee bacon. Apply at Messrs Brux and Pope's warehouse or at the Chronicle Office. July 17.
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