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Newspaper
Java Government Gazette
Location
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Date
Jun 20, 1812
Page
4
A fragmentary ode laments departure from Samarang. The verses praise the city’s gaiety and courtesies, mention English soldiers, Bacchus, and dancing damsels in Cabayas. The author bids farewell to the archipelago’s lively scene and its pleasures.
In a fierce gale the Master urged Captain Wayne to set more sail to save the ship. Top-sail set with divine aid kept the crew alive as the ship weathered breakers near Lough Swilly. Commodore and a marine perished on shore. Captain Pakenham among the lost.
The Liverpool Mercury discusses Batavia and the empire posture, praising British gains and criticizing Pitt and Fox on colonial policy. It notes Spain Portugal and Wellington in Spain, defends American views on defense, and critiques a Liverpool Courier piece as biased while detailing Caribbean conspiracies and a Venezuelan envoy to the United States.
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