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Newspaper
Georgetown Gazette
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1801
Page
3
An extract from a London letter dated Nov 3 1800 reports American minister Mr King bringing action against Porcupine alias William Cobbett for publishing a seditious paper against the United States. The note adds that Cobbett likely faces severe consequences.
A fire discovered between 4 and 5 am damaged a dwelling owned by John Simons in Georgetown, with flames reaching high before residents could contain them. The cause remains unknown, and residents call for prompt action to curb marauding and protect property.
A report notes that the article has been introduced widely and provides a palatable nutritious food. In Rutlandshire it is now used by two thirds of the inhabitants, indicating broad acceptance and daily use.
A fragment lists ships at Georgetown including the schooner DeErartD Our and Sea Flower with Fox and Webster and a Philadelphia sloop Pearfall. Names appear in a damaged maritime note from the port records.
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