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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1808
Page
2
A long fiscal and political document outlines support for embargo measures against Britain and France, condemns opponents as monarchists, and endorses strong executive action. It includes appointments for Congress representatives and authorizes payments to claimants tied to investigations of official conduct.
London reports a Turkish revolution in Constantinople with the dethronement and murder of the sultan’s nephew advancing a successor. About forty thousand residents are said to be in arms as a Catalan Junta orders sale or lease of estates tied to Don Manuel Godoy to fund the army. A treaty dated September 8 is noted as signed, with further details to follow.
M Champagny and Prince William of Prussia end long standing frictions. On September 26 a major fire consumed Covent Garden Theatre London and nearby properties, with estimates suggesting the theatre once valued at a large sum, linked to Mr J Kemble’s market share sale.
New York reports the packet schooner Hope, Captain Woodward, arrived from France and England with government dispatches. Atwater sails to Washington. London merchants doubt diplomatic progress, predicting the embargo remains and orders in council likely to be kept. Boston notes Lord Strangford’s arrival in Brazil and British naval forces, with details on ships and trade duties.
A Baltimore incident described an English journeyman shoemaker seized from his work, tarred and feathered, and paraded through streets by a mob amid political uproar. The man had condemned the U S government, urged loyalty to Britain, and mocked American rights during a Shoemakers Society meeting. Local press decries mob violence and urges obedience to laws.
A narrator recalls overhearing a lively political discussion among city dignitaries in a public house. The Mayor, Sheriff, and Aldermen trade phrases and jokes as they toast, debate coup de main, and claim national loyalties amid a rustic crowd of onlookers and a humorous mix of pompous titles.
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