Iron spindle on Watch Hill Reef rocks South Carolina
In Georgetown on November 11 1801 merchants and public spirited men fund a granite platform and iron spindle with a black ball and white director itemizing the north and west course to Latimer's Rock in Fishers Island Sound. The notice warns sailors of deep water north of the rock and shoal water southward and near Watch Point.
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John Earl Jon
Newport
Watch Hill Reef
W. N
W.N
Latimer
French Detachment Disarms Tunis Corsairs After Beating Back Neapolitans
An 1801 Tunis letter extract recounts French vice admiral Ganthume disarming two Corsairs and a corvette after a boarding. The Bey is admonished to avoid provoking France as Barbary and Neapolitans face a harsher stance, with the First Consul warning of terrible consequences. The incident shifts Tunisian relations and signals growing French pressure.
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Alt
Ganthume
Italy
Barbary
Chamber of Commerce Seeks US Action on Spanish Depredations
The chamber of commerce reports to the President that Spanish depredations at Algeziras have been remonstrated and will receive immediate attention. Officials indicate the President will order expeditious representations and consider further measures to protect American interests.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cit
United States
Algeziras
Executive action to curb unwarranted aggression against commerce
Within the executive’s authority, measures aim to arrest the progress of serious and unwarranted aggression on the lawful pursuits of our commerce. The wording emphasizes protecting trade interests from disruptive or unjust interference.
Glove to Love and Page to Age Verses Nonsense
A romantic garden scene features Mr Page and a lady with a glove exchange and playful letter-word verses. The tale shifts to brief notices of deaths, including Diep and Francis Hucer, with names and locations in the town and North Santee.
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Diep
North Santee
Francis Hucer, Esquire
General Hucér
Craudvs Betourcey
Erratum Correction in Last Issue
A notice on page 3 corrects line 7 in column N noting the phrase should read keenest manner instead of earnest manner.
Sale Notice Listing Administrators Names
Will be sold at 1 AM. SnO. John Sowase Samuel Nesmeth Benjamin Britton named as administrators for the estate.
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John Sowase
Samuel Nesmeth
Benjamin Britton
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