Loire Frigate Grounded Off Havre Captured After Prolonged Battle
The Loire frigate under Captain Newman ran aground off Havre and was captured by two French frigates and several bomb and gun vessels after hours of intense fighting. The ship was completely dismasted and unmanageable. Mr Merry, former British minister at Copenhagen, is named agent for prisoners in Captain Coates’s room and will carry dispatches from Lord Hawkesbury concerning pending negotiations believed to be favorable.
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Newman
Havre
Merry
Copenhagen
Paris
Coates
Lord Hawkesbury
Fire at Beale's wharf stores in Charleston causes substantial losses
The August Charleston report notes a fire at Beale's wharf stores owned by Frink Langstaff. Firemen confined the blaze to the originating store, damaging sugar tobacco and possibly cotton. Sufferers M Farlane and Player face heavy losses. Axmen Fire Company impresses with rapid response and suggests growing city fire protection.
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Messrs
Frink & Langstaff
Beale’s Wharf
M‘farlane
Axmen
Georgetown Marriage Sealed in Charleston
Married in Charleston Thursday evening by Rev Dr Purcell Lieutenant William Smith of the frigate John Adams wed Miss Harriet Wale. Official appointments by the President include Samuel Osgood as supervisor for New York district and Silas Lee as Maine district attorney in place of Daniel Davis. New judges and collectors named for Massachusetts Penobscot Currituck and other ports. Jacob Lewis named consul at Calcutta.
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Charleston
Jaft
United States
Samuel Osgood
Distric
New York
Silas Lee
District of
Maine
Daniel Davis
Massachusetts
George Blake
Benjamin Jarvis
Penobscot
Malachi ‘Jones
Currituck
N. C
James Irwin
Samuel Duncan
Machillimakimac
Maflac
Michillimakinac
Jacob Lewis
Calcutta
Notice Excluding Wife from Financial Responsibility
Loped from my protection, my wife Ann Berghen. This is to give notice that no one will give her credit on my account, as I will not be accountable for any contract made by her. at Sram 2 August 15.
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Ann Berghen
Sram
Boston Quay Market Cargoes Sell Cheap for Cash
Crosby and Murray report arrival by the sloop Endeavor capt. Eldridge from New York with an extensive stock of goods. The list includes Indian meal, crackers, beef, porter, shoes, hats, linens, ribbons, calicoes, muslins, cambrics, gloves, veils, parasols, threads, paper, cards, silverware, crockery, candles, candles, violins, and sewing supplies. The sale offers cash or short credit, or barter for produce, dated July 1.
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Endeavor
Eldridge
New-York
ORTY
Marseilles
Twenty Dollars Reward for an Absent Negro Fellow
A notice offers twenty dollars reward for Stobey a stout black man about five feet six or seven inches tall a carpetmaker by trade known in George town and Indian town He is said to be harbored near Nathaniel Snows Pee Dee plantation where he has a wife and family A further fifty dollars is offered for proof of harboring by a free person dated June lowercase initials SCREVEN and signer Benjamin Scriven
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Stobey
Georgetown
Indian Town
Nathaniel Snow
Pee Dee
Erson
Benjamin
Screven
Pee Dee River
Tra&s
Withers
Long Bay
Hanceguin
Chambers
Francis Withers
Sampit
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Hermione
Hutchins
Port Glasgow
Glasgow
London
Georgetown, S.C
James Carson
John Burd
Benjamin L. Ferrer
Taylor
M.faranes
J.B. Mason
August Rg
James S. Dick
Crosby & Murray
Newark
Enos Tart
John Tart
Newell
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Smith & Simons
Lizar Joseph
Dorothy Singellton
Josias WM. Allston
Washington
Jefeind
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