Proclamation and War News From Napoleonic Era
September 5 dispatches from England via Boston report France and Russia at war, with three bulletins from Napoleons Grand Army. Details cover Friedland and Tilsit outcomes, alliance with Russia, and plans to push war into Prussia. Also notes on Kowno operations, supply routes, Wilna, and Moscow’s retreat. The Liverpool declaration of war against Britain is cited.
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Boston
Russia
France
Letius
Friedland Tilsit
Tilsit
England
Suenow
Rhine
Athens
Sas
Europe
Wilkeski
Napoleon
Vistula
Des
Elbe
Dantzic
Konigsberg
Kowno
Wilna
Lithuania
Emror
Hetin
London
Edr
Great-Britain
Sticridan
House Commons
Great Britain
Liverpool
Reported naval action off Great Bank involves Essex clash
Capt Boyer of the Frances relays sighting of a engagement between the United States ship Essex and a British frigate off Great Bank. He counted eleven broadsides as both fleets faded in smoke, then a running fight continued until dark. No further word until the next morning.
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Boyer
Great Bank
United States
Essex
Providence
Henia
Requisition and Frontier Tensions Stir Georgia Frontiers
The Augusta paper details ongoing military requisitions and disputes over patriot forces. It notes Captain Dacres denying a flag, mentions preparations to send five U S companies to St Marys and Savannah, and reports Creeks and Seminoles anger over frontier depredations. A council of chiefs is planned at St Marks on the 17th to discuss reparations.
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Hull
Dacres
New York
Savannah
St. Mary’s
Florida
St. Marks
Flournoy
U. S
Camden County
Campaign fortunes and naval praise amid wartime doubts
The piece defends General Hull against charges of cowardice after the Western Army’s surrender at Malden and notes 400 reinforcements changed the outcome. It praises the navy’s achievements, predicts Guerrier and Maidstone defeats, and reports Maj. Woodruff and Lieut. Appling’s safety after rumors of their capture. It also confirms Col. Smith’s troops near Augustine and notes uncertain militia musters in the state.
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Hull
Malden
Eric
George
Washington
Maidstone
Hall
Woodruff
U. States’ Army
St. Augustine
Lieut. Appling
Maj. Long
Smith
Florida
Augustine
Georgia Volunteers
Col. Nunan
St. John’s
Supplement for public intelligence in Chronicle readers
The Chronicle announces a small weekly supplement due to early mail departure from Augusta. It will include the most recent public intelligence and accompany the paper in a separate package for country subscribers, delivered to city subscribers every Monday morning.
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THE
Chronicle
Augusta
Georgia congressional candidates listed for U S Congress election
The gentlemen named as candidates to represent the state in the United States Congress are W. W. B G. M. Troup, B. Hall, J. Forsyth, T. Telfair, W. Barnett, T. Carr, and Geo. Dent Esqs. They are presented as contestants at the state election.
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Congress of the
U. States
Op Bible
W. W.B
G. M. Troup
B. Hall
J. Forsyth
T. Telfair
W. Barnett
T. Carr
Geo. Dent Esq
Fust Received per the Industry from New York
The subscriber has just received per salid de train de Linseed and related items from New York including Cheltenham Salts White Lead Painter's Stones Mullers Magnesia Lump Quicksilver Spruce Juniper Berries Green and Blue Paint Verdigris Brimstone Surgical Instruments and other pigments for painting and working.
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New-York
Deserted Daughter and Faithful Scotichman Debut Play
On Friday evening September 18 1812 the play The Deserted Daughter Faithful Scot ich man in five acts by Hotcroft is presented for the first time locally with a large cast including Mordent Clark Cheveril Burke Lenox Anderson and Mrs Sarsnet. After the play a comic song by Mr West and a burlesque of Thumbelina with Miss Thomas appears. Doors open 6 30 and curtain rises 7 00 tickets one dollar, children half price, at the Chronicle office and theatre door.
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Hotcroft
Aughter
Mordent
Clark
Cheveril Burke
Lenox Anderson
Stem West
Grime Utt
Clemment Hanna
Donald
Caulfield
Lady Ann
Placide
Joanna
Sarsnet
Endfield
West
Tom Thumb
Clark the Great
Pationate
King Arthur
Mr. West
Max
Lord Grizzle
Burke
Hunca
Munca
Anderson Doodle
Hanna
Father Clark
Tom Thumb Lords
Dollallella
Thomas’ Placide
Grizzle
Tom
the Chronicle
William Craword
Astille
Virginia
William Henry Catley
John Brown
New York
W.H. C
Jesse Robinson
2D Regiment Artillery
U. S. Army
Warrahrah
Bojer
Postponement of Collectors Sale for County Lands
Tax sale postponed to the first Wednesday in October in Waynesboro. Jackson county tract of 600 acres, second quality, returned by Frederick Shubart as administrator of James B. Sharp estate, tax due 121.2. Also 500 acres of pine land granted to Pendleton, adjoining Dye on C branch, returned by Ephraim Hodson, tax due 6 cents. September 18.
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Augusta
Richmond County
M'Bean
Thoms Walter
George Ong
John D'Antignac
Otober
Waynesboro
Jackson County
Frederick Shubart
James B. Sharp
Pendleton
C.branch
Ephraim Hodson
Inferior Court
Eonty
Thoma Critcher
Burke
Maddon
Seal
Harrison Embre
Charles Cavenah
Aid
Michael Wiggins
Adm
B. Jenkins
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Georgia
Scriven
William Carr
Sophia Sirah Burges
John F. Lovett
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Tom Thumb the Great
Huncamunca
Congress
Howell Cobb
J. H. Mann
Rem
Miller & Mason
Tentj
Isaac ‘Anthony
William Stephens
Samuel
Charles Howard
Leonidas
Jamaica
John Eppinger
Sogary
Wm. Davis
1. C
Columbia County
Rior Court
Ann Harris
Ee Epward Harris
Peter Crawford
Clarke
Gherk
Mya
Edward Short
Thomas Few
James Ross
Elizabeth Wiley Minor
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