ENTS IN THE LIFE OF GENERAL HARRISON No VIII
The Albany paper defends General Harrison against Gen Armstrong and argues Harrison secured naval supremacy on Lake Erie by urging early construction of a flotilla. It cites Monroe’s approval and praises Perry’s leadership. It also rebuts critics as biased and asserts historical success despite impediments.
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Albany Daily Advertiser
Harrison
Bell
Armstrong
Libeller
War Department
Chillicothe
Monroe
Lake Erie
Perry
Nelson
Eric
Thames
Madison
Infamous political plot mirrored in senate bribery scheme
A radical 30 million bribery plan led by Silas Wright would create a national stock board to seize bank control and fund a political despotism. The appeal targets Van Buren and allies, accusing them of corrupting the republic and diverting public revenue to private power.
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Republic
United States Senate
Silas Wright
van Buren
Taney
Forsyth
Woodbury
Butler
Martin van Buren
Washington
Jefferson
Florida War Updates Reach St Augustine and Tampa Bay
Gen Eustis camped near Pi lak lih ka ha two miles west of the village as of April 4 while an express seeks news of Gen Scott. Capt McLemore with 75 men and two boats head for the Suwannee mouth to join Scott, and Major Reed with 250 men from Tampa Bay reportedly surprised Indians on the Wythlacoochee at night. In Fort Drane region, a quarrel ends in a fatal shooting between two regulars. Reports from Jacksonville note Gen Scott may be advancing toward Tampa Bay as provisions run low and Indians may yield or evade.
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Eustis
St. Augustine
Pi-lak-li-ka-ha
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Fort King
McLemore
Suwannee Old Town
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Suwannee River
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Wythlacoochee
Reed
Tampa Bay
Alachua
Miller
Louisiana Volunteers
Fort Drane
Jacksonville
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