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Newspaper
Georgetown Gazette
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1801
Page
3
A Paris deputation of 24 members presented to the consuls a message praising the republic and the treaty as universal progress. The speech extols peace won by victory, urges unity across departments, and cautions against disruptive voices while noting England’s role in shaping continental moderation.
A Leeds petition urging peace is handed to Mr Wilberforce to present to the king. It cites factory misery and town ruin caused by trade distress, signed by over twenty thousand merchants manufacturers and mill owners. The notice also mentions the king’s illness and a revived remedy once used by Devddingre as part of the royal recovery.
A royal health update notes favorable circumstances and swift progress toward recovery. A ministerial card from George Street Westminster recalls Captain Blake of the Grenadiers and Col Murray from Prestonpans in 1745, describing his eleven wounds in battle and a skull injury later spared by protection enabling him to inquire after the monarch’s condition.
New York riflemen competed for a Gold Medal at 100 yards without a rest. Hodgkinson won with an average four inches from bullseye, while the nearest rival was four and a half inches away.
In Philadelphia harbor the frigate Constellation ran onto a rocky shoal during a tide change and lay on its side. A seaman fell from the main-yard during efforts to right the vessel, fracturing leg and thigh. Crews expect to refloat without major hull damage, though rigging will suffer.
Norfolk April 19 report seeks to correct misconceptions about a recent incident at a house of ill repute where British sailors entered earlier and refused to leave after a dispute with the French. The note says such clashes are common and should not imply hostility to new allies. It also lists post office figures and mentions United States ship President at anchor in Elizabeth River with senior Navy officer Tuomas Fraxton in harbor.
After a clash between American and French Semillante crewmen, Tromas Truxton orders officers to prevent future outrages and to treat French seamen with civility and hospitality, especially those seeking protection in American ports following a treaty restoring good relations.
In Georgetown South Carolina Mr Collet author of An Impartial Review of the Life and Writings of the Rev. J Westley recants his accusations against the founder of Methodism in a letter to Dr Coke of City Roads Chapel. He concedes two purported original letters attributed to Westley were forged.
The schooner Centurion under Captain Spencer has cleared out at Georgetown Port bound for Barbadoes.
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