19 Nov 1850
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1850
Page
1
A ballad like poem laments lost loved ones, describing death as darkness then ascent to light. It contemplates sorrow, memory, and reunion, with imagery of graves, angels, and the heavenly realm beyond. The verse moves from mourning in the grave to hope of meeting again in the Silent Land.
On a sunny voyage up the Mozambique Channel the Semiramis chased a fore and aft Brazilian schooner. The chase ended when the schooner struck a reef and broke apart, sinking with hundreds of enslaved people chained below deck. two gao lers survived. The incident is framed as a critique of Britain’s anti slave trade efforts.
Commodore Talbot’s fire ship siege unfolds on the North River near New York as he abducts a daring mission against Asia sixty-four guns. The narrative recounts the night attack, Talbot’s burns and escape, and Allen’s startling mutiny during the voyage.
A fragmented account traces Ethan Allen’s origins in Roxbury Connecticut 1739 his move to Vermont and bold 1775 capture of Fort Ticonderoga with eighty three men. It recounts his Montreal expedition capture imprisonment exchange and a famed tale of freeing himself from chains aboard a British ship ending with a sharp quip about dinner hour.
An anecdote recalls Davoust's corps evacuating Rugen leaving a sentinel behind absorbed in a newspaper. He deserts, becomes a baker, marries Justine, and years later tricks a French landing by donning his old uniform and shouting a thunderous challenge. Davoust pardons him after a formal discharge.
A dated moral note urges young men to cultivate zeal without arrogance, stressing public welfare and benevolence. It compares youths to Napoleonic conscripts, urges middle and lower classes to contribute, and notes the value of piety with benevolence during youth for lasting virtue. Also includes homely bits and a ham curing recipe from Germantown Telegrapher.
An ornate portrait of General Foote contrasts a sharp mind with restless habits as he moves between debates and social chats with Clay over a snuff box. The piece blends anecdote with reflections on leadership, virtue, and the role of a senator in public life.
A fragment from Daniel Webster extols the United States flag as the living symbol of Liberty and Union. The speaker pleads for the flag to remain unfurled throughout the land and sea, asserting national unity against disunion and civil strife.
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