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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1808
Page
2
The document notes a continuation of the court’s proceedings to the next April session and treats October actions as legally regular. It records J S Varnum, Speaker, and Geo Clinton, Vice-President and President of the Senate, with approval by Thomas Jefferson on February 10, 1808.
A Tamany Society committee in New York announces plans to memorialize fallen American prison ship victims from the Revolutionary War. They seek relatives and citizens’ assistance to locate names and biographical details for a monument near the Navy Yard, with fundraising and a public procession to follow.
A Glaswegian style summary from Bell's Weekly on American rights, proposing a compromise to suspend navigation laws in favor of France and open Caribbean produce trade. Reports include Napoleon’s decree backing maritime law, court verdicts in England, ship movements to L Orient and Falmouth, Burr at Chillicothe absence, and notices of a new paper mill in Raleigh with Georgia prospects.
The Medical Lyceum of Philadelphia announces a $50 Gold Medal for the best essay on physiology. It invites authors to submit work addressing the prescribed questions and topics to promote physiological investigation.
The text calls for retaliation against England's actions and urges Napoleon to join. It asserts measures remain in force until England adheres to the laws of nations governing civilized states in war, and states provisions become null when England changes course.
At Augusta on March 5 1808 the council debated a unusual case about a Phare Table with contested evidence and whether the table was covered or uncovered. A citizen's license to entertain in his yard was argued and the deposition attempt to silence him failed. A curious geed price question followed the session.
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