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Newspaper
Georgetown Gazette
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1801
Page
4
The poem laments the death of a cherished only son, recounting nine years of joy and the deep bond between father and child. The speaker mourns the loss, recalls shared moments, and seeks solace in heaven as mortal sorrow cannot restore the dear form.
A late publication recounts a dog at the battle of Castiglione kneeling on an Austrian officer, with eyes fixed on its dead master. Buonaparte halts pursuit after the animal's mute plea, described as a moving moment of mercy amid carnage.
A French lodger evades arrest after a maid warns of bailiffs. He hides behind a tale of no dress, claims his clothes are pawned, and dances naked to mock the officers. They evacuate him, and weeks later the burden of mortals seizes him, freeing him from trouble.
In Nassau on March 2 James Drummond master of the brig Georgia Packet killed himself by slitting his throat with a rag or cord in the cabin. He had been seen in a state of insanity for days prior. Coroner's verdict: lunacy.
Philadelphia reports Captain Parsons of the William arrived at Cape Ann after 78 days from Smyrna and 42 from Gibraltar. He says the George Washington may depart Constantinople by January 1801 but lacks the Algerine ambassador due to the grand vizier imprisoning him and seizing gifts. The grand vizier has declared war on Algiers and Tunis after peace with France. A Tunisian admiral who carried gifts was also taken. Smyrna's cargo valued at over two million pidsters was found.
Petersburg reports a sudden death of a Boston brought woman believed to be Hastingsy’s wife. She died after three days burial as jury reviews testimony and examines the body concluding the death was not proven unnatural.
He states she was not his wife but the wife of Cotterie, from whom she deserted, and that she is the daughter of a respectable clerk in England named Monroe.
For sale by the subscriber Frances Marshall agent in Georgetown DC. London prepared pills claim cure and prevention of intermittent and bilious fevers dysentery gout and other ailments. Sold 50 cents per box or 10 dollars per dozen. Certificates of efficacy available at the place of sale.
An 18th century styled notice promotes a white yellowish paste for teeth and gums claiming cures for scurvy bleeding gums enamel destruction and tooth loss. It promises whitening breath improvement and gum strengthening with a detailed usage method and 50 cent per box price sold in America by the proprietor.
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