British Brig Serpent Arrives After Guadeloupe Blockade
The English government brig Serpent under Captain Dwyer reached New York from Dominica, 14 days at sea, firing 16 guns on passing Fort Jay. Guadaloupe remains blockaded by 18 British vessels as French forces near surrender. Also noted: two French frigates, support from Andromache, recapture of the Duke of Kent, and a separate court sentence for Walter Daley after Hempstead scuffle.
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New York
Serpent
Dwyer
Dominique
Fort Jay
Guadaloupe
France
Andromache
Ce Oe
Duke of Kent
Halifax
Queen's
Walter Daley
Hempstead
Benjamin Fich
Troops March from Southwest Point Toward Wilkinsonville
U S forces under Lt. Col. Butler moved from Southwest Point to the Boat Yard to descend the Tennessee River and join troops at Wilkinsonville near the Ohio River mouth. Frigates John Adams and General Greene anchored in the Eastern Branch on Wednesday.
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United States
Col. Butler
Isl
South West Point
Tennessee ‘River
Wilkinsonville
Ohio
John Adams
General Greene
Charleston Observes Twenty Fifth Anniversary of Independence
On July 6 Charleston marked the twenty fifth anniversary of independence with bells, salutes, and militia review. Cincinnati and Revolution Societies led a procession to St Philip’s Church for an oration by Captain Fame Kennedy of the Cincinnati, praising the revolution’s causes and events in a balanced, nonpartisan manner.
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United States
Cincinnati and Revolution Societies
St. Philip’s Church
Fame Kennedy
The
Cincinnati
Trater
Hose
Revolution Society Elects Officers for Next Year
Officers for the year include Major-general Moultrie as president and Major-gen. Pinckney as vice president. Other posts listed include Major Lining as treasurer and Captain Gilchrist as distant treasurer with stewards D Oyley and I M Dart. The Standing Committee names Mitchell, Beekman, Reeves, Purcell, Read, Ramsay, and M Calla. The Revolution Society elected Thomas Bee as president and H Delauffure as vice president with T W Bacot as secretary and treasurer. They nominated John Ward as orator for the next anniversary.
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Moultrie
Pinckney
Lining
Major Reid
Gilchrist
D'Oyley
I. M. Dart
Col Mitchell
Beekman
Reeves
Doctor Purcell
Read
Door Ramsay
Do&or
M‘calla
The
Revolution Society
Thomas Bee
Hew. Delauffure
T. W. Bacot
John Ward
Obituary and notices from Georgetown and census data
Died last Sunday night Benjamin Williamson, a valuable citizen, leaving a wife and several young children in grief. President appoints Charles Pinckney as minister plenipotentiary to Madrid. The US frigate John Adams arrived in Washington after a boisterous passage. Warren sloop of war sold in Boston for about 18,400 dollars to Nathaniel Fellowes. Census numbers list Rhode Island population 69,387 and Connecticut 251,002.
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Benjamin Williamson
Boston
Nathaniel Fellowes
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Epitaph on Earl of Lonspare and the Earl of Lonsdale
Epitaph laments the death of James Louther once titled Earl of Lonsdale denying his wealth and honors. The verse condemns his deeds as savage and unjust, suggesting humanity should veil the memory with silence and pity.
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James Louther
Earl of Lonsdale
Adam
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