04 Jun 1828
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Newspaper
The Virginia Statesman
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1828
Page
1
An OCR fragment lists a wide range of goods including violins flutes clavions piano music and violin strings, plus DRY GOODS and various household items. The garbled text names clothing fabrics, shawls ribbons caps and belts, boots and gloves, glassware and tableware, china queens ware and other assorted merchandise, indicating a general catalog or sale inventory.
A British officer recounts commanding a Portuguese Cacadores company at Torres Vedras and later near a Spanish peasant guide in pursuit of French foragers. Velasquez, devastated by a brutal attack on his betrothed, endures a night of horror as the wounded woman dies and vengeance stirs. The narrative spans two nights of danger, discipline, and a dramatic ambush against a French detachment led by a lieutenant with white moustaches, witnessed by Cameron, Velasquez, and the narrator.
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