Tremendous Battle on Lake Ontario
Extract of a letter from Commodore Chauncey to the Navy Secretary dated Sept 29 1813 describes the Lake Ontario engagement. He notes British squadron on opposite coast, Chauncey’s forces gaining advantage, and reports a possibly decisive action though batteries were superior for the British. A later postscript mentions a flag to the British camp and a dismasted vessel. No decisive news by Oct 7.
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Secretary of the Navy
Chauncey
Ley
York
Lewistown
Royal George
Letter from Commodore Chauncey to Navy Secretary Sept 1813
The document records Chauncey informing the Secretary of the Navy that he continued the blockade of the enemy after reporting on the 13th until the 47th, with the wind described as heavy. It notes the Niagara and Pike locations and the date September 25 1813. Tradeoffs in weather affected operations.
Report on British-Indian movements in Ohio theater
A Cleveland mail arrives from Sandusky with news that General Harrison landed at Malden and the British destroyed works there, retreating to Sandwich. British forces of 700 regulars plus Todiaus, Col. Ball have driven Indians from Brownstown and burned the town. Indians reportedly angry at being used.
Indian Expedition Advances as 500 Men Move on Agency
October 13 dispatch reports Maj Alexander leading about 500 troops toward the Agency with the main force to follow in detachments. Gen Flournoy directs the 3d Regiment from Washington to Bay of St. Louis and Mobile. Two 12 month volunteer regiments under Brig. Claiborne stationed at TomBBee forts. Choctaws show peace signals as 80 intermarried Creeks linked with them. dangers loom along Pearl River roads. Election returns list Bryan Pray Bullch Senate Rawls M Call Clark Clark Hull Mitchell as reported in Journal.
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Miltcenceville
Alexander
Lisenty
M. TI
Flournoy
United States Infantry
Washingtn
Bay of St. Louis
Pas Christian
Mobile
Gra. Claiborne
Tombobee
Pearl River
Dangee
Bryan Senate
Pray
Maxwell
Bullch
Senate
Rawls
M.call
Clark
Cook
S. Clark
Hull
Mitchell
Senate and Representative Listings Across Multiple Districts
A long list of state Senate and House representatives by district shows numerous names such as Scruggs Pow ere dilber Wilkins Fal som Quver Rhoebuck Franklin Little Blair Alen Smith Nesbit Stocks Ball Jasper Baker Cargill Rovinson Adams Wood Whit akery Cobb Montgomery Mathiws Cochran Witt Fulwood O Neal Liberty Winn Fleming Cuthbert Spaulding Hopkins Tuomas Alston Moore Fannin Harrison Safford Lane Fulgham Triggs Fort Wim berly Anderson Telfair Watts Powell Zainall Backman Johnson Warren Newsom Baker Gray Beall Washington Irwin Hopson Rutterford Moores.
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Eredilber
Senate
Wilkins
S. Falsom
Quver
Rhoebuck
Franklin
Little
S. Blair
Alen
Smith
Greene
Nesbit
Stocks
Ball
Rep
Jasper
Baker
S. Cargill
Rovinson
Adams
Jefferson
Wood
Whitakery Cobb
Jackson
Montgomery
Mathiws
Cochran
Witt
Laurens
Fulwood
O'Neal
Liberty Senate
Winn
Fleming
Cuthbert
Mintosh Senate
Spaulding
Hopkins
Tuomas
A Montgmery
Alston
Moore
Morgan Senate
Fannin
Triggs
Fort
S. Wimberly
Anderson
Telfair
Watts
Powell
Zainall
Backman
Johnson
Warren
Newsom
Gray
Beall
Washington Senate
Irwin
Hopson
Rutterford
Moores
Dimensions of Death and Mourning in Elbert County
The notice reports FRANCES BIRD and LOUISA BIRD dying in Elbert county Mississippi on the 7th and 8th with interment at Peterburg burial ground. It notes their parents Capt. Daniel Bird of Edgefield district South Carolina and references a December burial of the mother. A poetic meditation follows, and the item closes with a brief line about WASHINGTON MILLER in York district South Carolina and Mr. Joux Martone of the same place.
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Robert H. Watkins
Elbert County
Frances Bird
Louisa Bird
Daniel Bird
Edgefield
South Carolina
Peterburg
Sviour
Christ
York District
Washington Miller
John Miller
Joux ‘Martone
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Washleton City
Lake Ontario
Headquarters
For. George
Kingston
Sackets Harbor
Perry
Lake Erie
Mulcaster
C. Isaac Chancey
William Jones
Sec’ry
The
Navy
Washington
Harrison
Effingham
Scruggs
Pow
Bilis
New York
Phelps & Howard
George R. Clayton
Treasury Office
Georgia
Milledgeville
Camp Hope
Fort Hawkins
United States
Geo. W. Evans
G. li
Globe Tavern
Thomas Bourke
M.r
New Drug Store
Broadstreet
Augusta
Ryan
London
South
Charles C. Dunn
Daniel Hubbard
Merchant-Taylor
Knafien & Hubbart
Knapen & Hubbard
Broad Street
Knupen & _ Hubbard
Pep
S. Bogan
Esterday
Mureray
Richmond County
Dolly Dafeer
Formely Dell
Mary Moore
Dee
Jowna Dafeer
Goth
Isaagq Herbert
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