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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1836
Page
2
Andrew R. Porter & Co announce plans to publish a weekly Lincolnton Transcript newspaper in Lincolnton North Carolina. It would oppose Martin Van Buren’s presidential election bid and charge $1.50 in advance or $2 after the first issue.
In Congress on May 9 and 16, memorials from Philadelphia urged recognition of Texas independence. Senator Preston harshly criticized Santa Anna while Webster urged restraint to preserve peace with Mexico. House members debated abolition of slavery with a printing plan of 5,000 copies and explored constitutional limits on Congress. Texan prisoners and Santa Anna’s offer to lay down arms and seek peace were noted amid reports of Santa Anna’s capture and Texan victory.
The Petersburg market reports reduced cotton prices since the last note with extremes from 15 to 7 cents. operations at that rate noted. By May 24 cotton quoted 164 to 174 cents in fair demand.
Important from Texas Houston's victory confirmed by New Orleans Bulletin May 9. Col A Houston of the Texian army arrives on the Caspian and lists Mexican officers killed wounded and prisoners Gen Castrillon Col Gaines Col Mora Col Trevino among the fallen and captured.
Southern papers recount Creek and allied attacks in Alabama and Georgia. Cherokees reportedly join Creeks as massacres mount, with white settlers fleeing coast to frontier towns. Reports describe women and children, some barefoot, forced from homes. dozens feared killed and territory destabilized. Authorities urged swift federal action.
Reports from May 1836 describe large bands of Native Americans moving through Alabama and Florida, committing massacres and arson while driving settlers from their homes. Florida letters warn Tallahassee of looming attacks, with volunteers and regular troops engaging Seminoles near Fort Brooke and Fort Alabama, suffering several casualties and returning to their posts.
Col White, Florida delegate, arrives from Augusta after speaking with Columbus passengers. Reports say fifty families murdered and 2000 people seek protection in Columbus. Frontiers in Florida catastrophically degraded with Seminoles advancing to Tallahassee. Creeks poised to push toward the capital. calls for mounted troops from South Carolina and Georgia. Gen. Scott in summer quarters. White dispatches appeal to governors.
Fragmentary OCR text references Florida figures, Seminole context, and a governor, but lacks coherent events or details to form a factual summary with named entities or a clear outcome.
Fragmentary text shows Loring of Wilttinyes involved in a dispute over the establishment of a statement. The readable portion hints at uncertainty whether a certain action will take place. No clear names or dates emerge beyond Loring and Wilttinyes.
A letter from Augusta reports Native tribes committing depredations in Alabama, killing many whites, burning the town of Limestone, and threatening Columbus. The governor orders three regiments to be sent to quell the danger.
Europe reports from Paris to Liverpool note no major events. In Dublin, the equestrian statue of William III at College Green was destroyed by unknowns on April 5, after a blast weighing about 1300 pounds. Glass shattered. the horse statue hollow body damaged. A reward of £50 is offered. An Algerian expedition of 7000 men moved from Algiers toward Melealy on March 28.
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