17 Feb 1844
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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1844
Page
1
The Madison Courier outlines subscription options at the Main Corner office on McLeary Street. Annual prepaid rate is 200 with a final year total 300, six month prepaid 100, no discontinuation until arrears cleared, and failure to notify may renew for another year.
An 1843 report describes raids where pirates were driven from an island, twenty three ships hauled ashore, forty cannons captured, and dwellings and vessels burned as the Dutch fleet extended its campaign. Forty enslaved people were freed and six pirate ships remained afloat bound for Macassar, with a day of thanksgiving declared there.
Holland reports a naval expedition against pirates east of Java. The Hecla, a steam frigate, and allied ships, captured pirate vessels after bayonet assaults and burning villages. Lieutenant Gevers led a boats operation, disabling fortifications and seizing cannons and slaves. The fleet then hunted further pirate sites along Macassar, Tannak Djampea, and Boni Bay.
A detailed speech reviews Oregon boundary history from 1818 to 1844, arguing the United States holds clear title to the Pacific Northwest and criticizing concessions to Britain. It warns that continued diplomatic appeasement risks ceding vast lands and urges firm action to prevent war while protecting settlers.
A playful verse in which a chemist compares love to chemical reactions. The speaker imagines夫妻like unions of elements, proposing a Johnson Briggs bond to form salts and compounds. The dialogue hums with puns on acids bases salts and historic chemical terms, ending with a vow to marry.
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