American setback at Michilimackinac reported in detail
The official account from Captain Sinclair describes Michilimackinac as a near inaccessible rock with attackers hidden in a thick wood. Despite barricades and cannon, American forces suffered heavy losses and retreated amid confusion, while Crocnar’s defense held before a potential surrender. The report notes American captures of vessels and British blockades, with casualties on both sides.
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Michilimakinac
Sinclair
Gibraltar
Crocnar
Mijor Weiwes
van Horn
Uly
Fort Mackinac
Cookiine
Kennedy
Fort George
Cazo
Somers
Destruction of the General Armstrong Privateer at Fayal Roads
A Plymouth Dock letter dated October 17 recounts the destruction of the American privateer General Armstrong by British squadron boats off Fayal in the Azores. The privateer fired on the Carnation as boats attacked. after a intense exchange, the vessel was set afire with heavy losses to the British crew.
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General Armstrong
Fayal
Plymouth Dock
Plantagenet
Lloyd
Rota
Somerville
Three settlers cross Blue Mountains for fertile tract in unsettled territory
London reports a letter from Boslany Bay noting three settlers passed the Blue Mountains forming a western north boundary and finding a vast fertile tract with a fine river. The Governor would allot each pioneer a thousand acres. Drought has persisted for ten months with only brief rain. 5,000 sheep and 3,600 cattle starved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bos Lany Bay
Blue Mountains
London Funds Hold Steady Amid Peace Speculation
London reports show funds firm after days of rise on belief in immediate peace. A Ghent dispatch gap fuels activity with large policy purchases at 20 for 1000 if preliminaries are signed by January 1, 1815. A town arrival hints at optimism as Fingal dispatches reach Ghent and temper expectations.
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London
Ghent
Fingal
England
Admiralty replies on finding cruisers for Quebec convoy protection
Lloyds records a letter from John Bennett Jun to the Admiralty detailing a request for cruisers to protect homeward bound trade from Quebec following a gale that separated the convoy from HMS Liffy on the fifteenth ultimo. The Admiralty replies that cruisers on Irish and Plymouth stations will be dispatched where possible to aid protection and orders are given to their commanders to be vigilant.
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Quebec
Hay
Newfoundland
Lloyd’s
Admiralty
Admiralty Office
Aving
The
Liffy
Pam
Plymouth
J. W. Croken
John Bennett
Lloyd's
Parliament adjourns to February ninth after brief sitting
Both Houses recessed after a short sitting that mainly admitted financial needs and the continuing extraordinary taxation. Questions on foreign affairs drew few satisfactory answers, highlighting ongoing government finance concerns.
Europe and Saint Domingo policy debated in Parliament
The text urges public sacrifice for national vigor and criticizes opportunistic policy toward Europe. It discusses Britain’s restraint, balance of power, and support for smaller states, while reviewing a report on restoring Saint Domingo under royal authority and the conditions needed for peace and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
France
Bernadotte and
Murat
Switzerland
Geneva
Britain
St. Domingo
Chamber of Deputies
Lainé
Esland
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Matterface
Norman
Bowerbank
Thais
Portsmouth
Calypso
Journal de Paris
S&t. Domingo
M. Laine
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