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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1806
Page
6
The text outlines penalties for circulating gold or silver coins as money within the United States. Offenders face a high misdemeanor with up to two years in prison and fines up to two thousand dollars. The act preserves state court jurisdiction over offenses and is signed into law with approval on April 21, 1996.
The pamphlet argues for leveraging neutral trade to injure France while strengthening Britain and its allies. It discusses American commercial gains, risks of sailors deserting to the United States, and the broader strategy of pressuring France and leveraging alliances. It notes British naval superiority, the response to American emigration, and the long war's cumulative effects on policy.
May 7 1800s dispatches report Swedish Army of Griswald units manning Marienstadt Sophienthal and surrounding passes as Prussian forces seize villages in Macklenburgh. Swedish loss cited as several killed and eight wounded. Prussians casualties uncertain. King orders embargo on Prussian ships in Swedish harbors.
The celebrated officer General Miranda arrived in Bridge Town this morning aboard the American ship Leander commanded by Captain Lewis in company with Her Majesty sloop Lilly. They fell in with the Leander off Grenada on the 26th last month as Miranda s expedition to promote South American freedom and independence moved toward Cumana arriving near Porto-Cavallo and Laguiray on the evening of the 27th April.
At Savannah on July 4 a gun misfire maims Jacob Fox and fatally injures young Robert Greer. Fox loses an arm and a hand with his other arm broken. Greer dies after being struck near the field piece. Medical staff amputate Fox’s arm. prognosis remains poor.
The candidate announces his bid for the next Congress and the current vacancy caused by Joseph Bryan of Chatham. A rental notice advertises a snug tenement for lease at Reynold street with inquiries to R Cresswell dated July 12.
Appointments set for residents of Richmond County to receive names for the land lottery draws under the act of June 26, 1806. Muster ground sessions scheduled at Capt. Collins, Capt. Beal, Capt. Wm. MTyre, Capt. Mel Coombs, Capt. Tegaditri, and Capt. Smyth districts between July 31 and August 16, with additional sessions at Harrisburg and the City Hotel Augusta. Includes note about a bond by White Roffetter and William Micou for about 140 dollars due March, not to be traded for.
The Augusta column reports fluid European and Caribbean developments. Swedes allegedly expelled from Hanoverian lands by the Piss. Sweden embargoes Prussia, while Palermo sees royal flight. European powers prepare fleets for Sicily, Cape of Good Hope, and the East Indies as Britain and allies edge toward conflict. In the Americas, Jackson and Dickinson duel. Barbadoes notes tensions with Don Aparte and Sweden. Barbadoes and Norfolk readers hear war rumors and local election results in Baldwin County.
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