Important Naval Movements and Orders at Navy Yards
Despatches order all naval yards to standby for immediate service with ships and crews ready. Command changes assign Captain Perry to lead a vessel while other officers and workers are kept in readiness. Vessels from East ports return for action as more ships prepare for launch and repairs. Leave is halted. personnel to remain on duty and on alert for further instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renshaw
M. ©. Perry
Anil Fairfield
Rrs
Columbus
Juan Adewm
Navy Yard
Arcivell
Washington
Beanett
The Canadas On The Verge Of Revolution
A New York Herald letter argues Canada and parts of British North America drift toward peaceful separation from England and a united republic. It claims property values rise upon separation and union, noting Upper Canada and New Brunswick have good soil and stronger land values across the border by 50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadas
England
Upper Canada
New Brunswick
N.Y
The Swanton April 15 1540 Civic Debate on Liberty
The Nilra Register discusses a high stakes public problem about republican government. It examines whether a nation born from the people can sustain liberty, safety, and the will of citizens, contrasting republican sovereignty with monarchic rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulema
Hasard
Our Paper enters second year amid liberty and duty
The editors pledge continued effort to interest readers of the North American through original matter and curated selections. They promise to monitor relations with Great Britain as war concerns rise, and to keep patrons informed of movements affecting them while maintaining an engaging and useful publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metican
Great Britain
United States
Petition Drives for Release of William Ly Mackenzie
In this county petitions circulate for the release of William Ly Mackenzie from imprisonment in the United States. Citizens are urged to sign in favor of appealing to the President and Congress for his liberation from what is described as an American Bastile and to restore his freedom and family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lyon Mackenzie
United States
Congress
Mackenna
Emancipation and Frontiersmen Chronicles 1784 Petition
A 1784 report discusses a petition to Pot Masters urging signatures before May. It recounts a freed black man who fled to Canada claiming British benevolence yet condemning American slavery, and warns that aid to fugitives may empower Canada to oppose slavery and influence emancipation across the continent. Also noted are seizures by Customs officers, calls to recover plundered property, and reflections on Nova Scotia politics and UK tensions with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Erate
U. States
Canada
Ganade
Victoria
Regiment of
Royal Blacks
Acta of Charity
South
British Influence and Embezzlement Sparks Calls for Change
A Vermont news fragment discusses a deficit in Crown Land office funds in Nova Scotia and embezzlement tied to King and Queen alienmint. It questions foreign influence via the American press, warns of espionage, and notes a habeas corpus discharge in Vermont. The report cites New World editorials and the Burlington Sentinel date April 10.
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Crown Lande
Nova Scotia
Alymint di Rognes
Britain
Meir
United Stars of America
Victoria S Albert Unlawful Marriage of Cousins
An 1835 act in South and Gh, Wa, TY makes all cousin marriages illegal after passage. Offspring are illegitimate, and intestacy or wills affect inheritance and duties. The piece cites royal marriage relevance and notes deterioration of offspring in such unions, referencing the Bourbons and Levitical law.
embassy to Pekin from St Petersburgh set to depart
Vienna reports Venice chronicles an Adriatic island's sudden disappearance. Twelve people aboard the submerged isle were buried in the surrounding waves as it sank. Military officers travel to Pekin to advise China amid tensions with Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburgh
Pekin
Great Britain
Vienna
Venice
President notes possible Anglo Argentine clashes
In a letter to the Courier and Enquirer the Spy in Washington says the President recently stated that difficulties between the British and Argentine governments could soon swallow up all trifling collisions among ourselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Courier and Enquirer
Correspondence from 1840 on Anglo American tensions and finances
Extract dated Buffalo April 1840 laments Van Buren bent to British pressure and sub treasury policy. Writer accuses Wall Street vampires and internal enemies of selling honor for gold, warns of war and national affronts, praising hardy resolve against perceived corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
van Buren
John Bull
Fox
Wall Street
Veiled Reflections on War and Neutrality in Canadas Crisis
An overbearing American narrator condemns British actions and Canadian resistance in a harsh, satirical tone. He blames “the Us” for prolonging conflict while arguing the United States could have avoided war by remaining neutral and letting Canada procure arms on neutral soil. He laments failed diplomacy and calls for views on impending consequences.
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Durfee
De—Vonrerengel
Buffalo
Niagara
Schlosser
Seblo
Molly Sherman
Burlington
Odell
Canada
Lord Durham
Vieronva
M' Kenzie
van Buren
Lon Durham
Washington
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan
Canada Rumor Stirs as Decoigne Seeks Return Aid
In 1840 readers report that Olivier Decoigne, brother of the executed Decoigne, plans a bid to return to Canada seeking help from Dr. Quesnel and local officials. Benjamin Holmes and Louis Marchaed are to be consulted as his appeal to his homeland’s cause unfolds amid health claims and political tension.
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Ste. Marguerite de Blairfincie
The
North American
Decoigne
Thadothrow
Hye
Quesnel
Canada
United States
Ever Decoigne
Benj. Holmes
St. Luc
Louis Marchaed
St. Johns
Olivier Decoigne
Slavery fears and accusations loom over Canale exile
A fragmented letter warns that Mr. Decoigne faces danger if he returns to Canale, with calls for caution amid fears of persecution and public blame. The writer argues British generosity may not allow exiled patriots home, suggesting Decoigne avoid the trap and stay away from the city.
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Tewanes
Deccoigne
Canale
Decoigne
North American subscription note and receipts from 1840
Farexn Thomas sends two dollars to credit J.C. and himself for the second volume of the North American. The writer endorses the paper and its anti tyranny stance and pledges influence for its libertarian aims. Cash receipts listed include A. S. T. Keeseville four hundred dollars P. S. G. C. M Franklin two dollars each E. B.J. and others small sums. various postmaster and town figures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American
East Berkshire
Farexn Thomas
J.C
Jou
America
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Swanton
William L. MacKenzie
Custom House
New-York
U.S
Plattsburgh
Canadian
House of Assembly
Journal of Commerce
Collamer
Holmes
Can
Burling Stinel
Victoria S Albert
Theoptile
Lacy
Chartland
Keeseville
C. M
Franklin
E. B.J
J.C. Esq
Derby
North Troy
Swanton Falls
Ava
Mee
Maseneuxe’s Gazette
Rochester
Tan Caroline Almanack
American Freeman's Chronicle
Swanton, Vt
R. Cote
Highgate
Jas. M’nally
Heman Hopkins
Kaye Swanton
Jewset Hene
Joseph Dowdish
North Fairfield
John Maville
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