This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Java Government Gazette
Location
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Date
Jul 22, 1815
Page
5
The engagement followed pursuit by three ships including a heavy frigate. After light winds, the Commodore ordered boarding with the enemy firing until decisive close action. The Endymion was forced to surrender as the squadron endured heavy damage and a savage gale.
The National Intelligencer reports Congress passed an act to protect U S commerce from Algerine privateers. The President may arm and employ public vessels or grant private commissions to privateers to subdue seize and bring Algerine vessels to port under lawful instructions. The act sets terms for prize and distribution and requires presidential approval for commissions.
The owner and commander of a privately commissioned vessel must post bonds of seven thousand dollars or fourteen thousand dollars for larger crews to observe US laws and pay damages. Algerine prizes captured and brought to port may be judged good prize and distributed to owners and crew according to a contract or court discretion.
Secretary Crowninshield submits naval expense estimates aligned to peace with Britain while protecting commerce against Algiers. He urges maintaining and gradually expanding the fleet, recommends creating the rank of Admiral, and outlines force composition and funding for vessels, guns, timber, and Lake Champlain captures.
The British sloop Favourite delivered Secretary Carrol with the US Great Britain peace treaty. Citizens celebrate across Broadway with lights and cheers, declaring calm after years of war and Premier Regent hints of signed preliminaries. The mood is triumphal as news spreads to Boston Philadelphia and beyond.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.