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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1810
Page
4
A London dispatch of January 24 1810 describes the ambition of Napoleon to bend Holland to the continental system. The note claims the goal to seize Holland ports and courts from the administration and make Dutch merchants serve English interests through royal diplomacy and pressure.
A letter to Congress from 1810 argues that torpedo experiments must extend beyond a brief session. It calls for a New York harbor test with a committee including Oliver Walcot Cadwalder Colden Chancellor Livingston and Governor Lewis to study defenses against torpedoes and publish results for autumn report.
The Senate debated the House relief bill for Elizabeth Hamilton and then considered a National Bank bill with an amendment on director appointments. Final votes favored postponement and the motion carried as the Senate adjourned. New York reports Cadiz holds out with Napoleon likely to reinforce. numerous American ships wrecked or burnt near Cadiz amid ongoing conflicts. The Gravis case ends with manslaughter verdicts and prison terms including solitary confinement.
A bill proposes raising a limited time additional force from current troops to complete light artillery, two infantry regiments, a bombardier company, and to disband three brigadier generals and supernumerary officers while ending recruiting. Discharged officers receive three months pay plus travel allowances and can be recalled with prior rank.
On Saturday afternoon the Canadian printer Mr. Lefrancois was arrested and committed to goal under a warrant from the Executive Council on treasonable practices. On Monday evening Dr Blanchet and Mr Bedard and last evening Mr T Tashereau were also arrested and committed by the same authority on the same charges.
Yesterday 44 genuine full blooded Merino sheep landed and passed through Boston aboard the Edward. The animals were imported from Lisbon by merchants Cornelius Coolidge and Francis J. Oliver.
The item is praised for being in excellent order and labeled a valuable addition to a stock crucial to the manufacturing interests of Maflacha.
A letter from 1810 argues the Massachusetts legislature must ensure Federal party gains to shape a federal house and address a protracted dispute with Britain. It cites Jeffersonian policy, calls for vigorous town organization, and warns of French and British pressures while criticizing diplomacy and leadership.
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