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Newspaper
Georgetown Gazette
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1801
Page
4
An excerpt from a Boston Mercury piece unfolds a meditation on hope that journeys beyond death. The verse envisions a radiant cherub of the sky and calls for relief from despair, while contrasting earthly sorrow with the promise of an afterlife and heavenly rest.
A naval song depicts sailors facing storms and longing for home. The refrain calls the Tara to welcome a sailor ashore while tempests rage at sea and stiff ards sailors’ creeds. The shore’s welcome brings brief comfort as ships ride out the last gales.
A Theban noblewoman, Triavella, escapes to a retreat during a siege. An officer, intent on coercion, tries to seize her valuables via a well. She lures him with a tale of hidden treasure, he tips over the well and is buried by debris, mocked for his own boast.
In a ceremonial gathering of Creek leaders war concerns rise as elders convene to address the immoderate use of Siri Liquors amid looming conflict and the eyes of prominent sachems watch closely.
A speaker addresses the Creeks urging restraint on alcohol to preserve national integrity. He recalls Garangula, warns that in temperance failure the nation loses courage, leadership, and future generations suffer. emphasizes family duties and ancestral virtue. The message blends moral exhortation with tribal pride.
A letter from Geo Alex Stehens, author of Letture on Heads, written in June 99 from Yarmouth Gaol, describes his confinement for a London debt. He recounts poverty, hunger, and reliance on friends, pleading for a concert donation to obtain liberty and citing the pity of high-ranking patrons.
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